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Scott Ian (Anthrax) - GSP #94 Sep 23, 2018

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Scott Ian is a founding member of US thrash pioneers Anthrax, who alongside contemporaries Metallica, Megadeth and Slayer are regarded as the 'Big Four' of the genre.

Scott joins us backstage during an Anthrax/Slayer show to talk about starting the band in the Bronx, why he's not interested in categorising music, his creative pursuits beyond music, Malcolm Young, Jackson guitars and his upcoming spoken word tour.

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Doug Wimbish (Living Colour, Mick Jagger) GSP #93 Sep 07, 2018

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Living Colour bassist, Doug Wimbish, joins us for episode 93!

Doug talks through 25 years of being in Living Colour and the significance of celebrating the 30 year anniversary of the band's debut 1988 debut, Vivid.

Doug explains why the blues is music's DNA and how it inflected the band's latest album, Shade.

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Steve Kilbey (The Church) - GSP #92 Aug 28, 2018

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Steve Kilbey, of Australian band The Church, joins us to talk about an upcoming run of REM celebrations featuring some of Australia's best loved indy artists, marking 30 years of The Church's iconic 'Starfish' album, surviving grunge and more.

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Dave Leslie - Baby Animals GSP #91 Aug 20, 2018

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Dave Leslie is one of Australia's most beloved rock guitarists. Dave discusses his career at length in this interview...his early gigs in Swingshift playing Ian Moss' parts, the meteoric rise of The Baby Animals, working with legendary producers Mike Chapman and Ed Stasium, touring extensively - and hanging with - Van Halen and Bryan Adams, his iconic Grubisa guitar, playing sessions, working on new projects both with The Baby Animals and as a solo artist and much more.

Dave has been one of our show's most requested guests, and we had a great guitar conversation!

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Drew Roller: Melbourne International Guitar Night - GSP #90 Aug 10, 2018

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We catch up with our friend Drew Roller (Acoustic Uprising documentary GSP Episode 56) who tells us about a brilliant new initiative in Melbourne starting this month.

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Steve Edmonds - GSP #89 Aug 08, 2018

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Steve Edmonds, with a professional career spanning over 3 decades, has established himself among the upper echelon of the Australian music community.

As a guitarist he has recorded and toured with luminaries such as Jimmy Barnes, Billy Thorpe, Renee Geyer, Human Nature, Delta Goodrem, Shannon Noll, Doug Parkinson, Matt Finish, Hippo’s, Doug Williams, Australian Idol Band and many more.

As singer, songwriter and band leader Edmonds has seen over three decades of constant sessions, touring, playing established festivals and creating residencies in an ailing live music environment on the East Coast of NSW.

Steve joins us to talk about the Sydney Guitar Festival, Hendrix, pulling killer strat tones (on any guitar!), his latest EP Chakras and much more.

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Kaki King - GSP #88 Aug 03, 2018

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Kaki King is one of the most compelling voices in acoustic guitar today, bending jawdropping technique to serve an inate musicality.

Drawing on the influences of Michael Hedges and Preston Reed, King has added disparate elements of pop, folk, chamber music and sound design to an ever evolving style.

King has been revered by the likes of Rolling Stone and Dave Grohl for her solo career and genre twisting collaborations.

Her multi-media tour de force, The Neck is a Bridge to the Body, is equal parts immersive, beautiful and moving.

King joins us on the eve of her 2018 Australian tour.

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Albert Lee - GSP #87 Jul 27, 2018

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Albert Lee's explosive rock-infused country picking has won him a legion of fans since the early '60s. Lee's remarkable career has seen him working as a sideman to Eric Clapton, Emmylou Harris, The Crickets and The Everly Brothers whilst stepping out as a frontman since the late '70s. Lee is a Grammy Award winner and member of Guitar Player magazine's 'Gallery of the Greats'.

At the age of 74, Lee's chops are as keen as ever - check out his 2018 release 'Live at the Iridium' for proof - and he joins us on the eve of his 2018 Australian Tour.

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Terry Wollman - part II (LA Guitarist, Composer, Music Director) GSP #86 Jul 08, 2018

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We welcome Terry back for part two of our discussion detailing his 30+ year career as an in demand guitarist, composer and music director in LA.

Terry speaks candidly about music directing for both live television and high profile touring, working with some giants of the music world - namely Al Jarreau, Stevie Wonder, Dionne Warwick and Joe Walsh to name a few, overcoming personal adversity and much more.

Terry also talks about his fantastic radio show, Making it with Terry Wollman, that features interviews with world class musicians and creative profesionals.

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Michael Sweet of Stryper - GSP # 85 May 28, 2018

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Michael Sweet joins us to talk about 35 years of Stryper, a new record and world tour, forming one of the great twin guitar teams with co-guitarist Oz Fox, his new Signature Washburn guitars, how he crafted the iconic Stryper guitar tone back in the 80s (and how he does it now), getting banned by Walmart and more.

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