Archive for the ‘Rock n Roll’ Category
You’re Not Going To Stop Me!
I was interviewed by the wonderful Danielle Palli from Birdland Media Works and Cindy Readnower from Skinny Leopard Media in the USA. We talked about the radio world and I got to share some fun stories. We also talked about Danielle’s fabulous science fiction book, “The Data Collectors” which I’ve just produced and narrated as […]
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Tags: 2CRFM, ACX, Audible, audio, Audiobooks, Australia, Birdland Media, BOB fm, Cindy Readnower, Commercial Radio, Danielle Palli, Florida, Graham Mack, London, Narrator, New Zealand, Parkes, Podcast Radio, Radio, Rode NT1, Shure SM7B, Skinny Leopard Media, Sydney, Whangarei
The Prince Who Met The King
I had a chat with the broadcasting legend Tony Prince. He talked about meeting Elvis in Las Vegas, the truth about Colonel Tom Parker and Tony’s early life and career that took him from spinning discs and introducing the Beatles in a northern ballroom to broadcasting to an international audience of 100 million on Radio […]
Filed under: 1960s, 1970s, AFTRS, America, Beatles, blog, Books, Broadcasting, Cold War, Comedy, Commercial Radio, Commercial Television, Commercials, DJ, England, Google, Graham Mack, Inside look, Inspiration, London, Media, Music, podcast, Politics, Radio, Radio Wars, Rock, Rock n Roll, Royalty, true story, Uncategorized, World, Youtube | Closed
Tags: Elvis, Graham Mack, Jimi Hendrix, Keith Moon, Led Zeppelin, Mike Read, Paul McCartney, Radio Caroline, Radio Luxembourg, The Beatles, Timmy Mallett, Tony Prince
Hail Hail Rock ‘n’ Roll!
I got emotional on BBC Radio Merseyside yesterday. Driving to work, I heard the news that Chuck Berry had died. I don’t know why it affected me so much, I didn’t know him and never met him. I did see him live once though and can only describe the experience as spiritual. In 1989, I […]
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Tags: BBC Radio Merseyside, Blog, Chuck Berry, feedback, Google, Graham Mack, Inspiration, Internet, Media, Music, News, Radio, religion, Rock 'n'Roll, television, video
Driving Miss Crazy?
You never know what you’re going to see at a classic car show. The only thing you can guarantee is that there’ll be lots of the classic car owners sitting on folding picnic chairs near their cars. On Sunday we went to the Uxbridge Autoshow, there were a lot of nice cars there. And some […]
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Tags: AFTRS, Aircheck, Blog, BOB fm, BOBfm, Breakfast Show, Broadcasting, Cars, Classic cars, Dodge, Ford Fiesta, Graham Mack, Invisible Car, Radio, Travel, Uxbridge Autoshow, Volkswagen, VW
Let Your Freak Flag Fly!
If you want to succeed, you have to be a freak. Evolution happens because of freaks. When the environment changes, the herd is thinned and the only ones that survive are the mutants who are suited to the new environment. Survival of the fittest is really survival of the freaks. Elvis was a freak, so […]
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Tags: AFTRS, Aircheck, Beatles, Blog, BOB fm, BOBfm, Bogart, Breakfast Show, Broadcasting, Chaplin, Comedy, Elvis, Evolutiin, Freak, Graham Mack, Hitchcock, Hurricane Higgins, Jagger, Johnny Rotten, Kenny Everett, Liverpool, Muhammed Ali, Natural selection, Radio, Spielberg, Steve Jobs, Survival of the fittest, television, The Rolling Stones, Travel
Rock On
My band raised £22,000 for charity in 2011. I was working as Breakfast Show Host on BBC Wiltshire. One day on the show, I interviewed Gavin Jones, the Chief Executive of Swindon Borough Council. During my research, I discovered that he played lead guitar, so I snuck a guitar and amp into the studio and […]
Filed under: AFTRS, blog, Blues, Broadcasting, Commercial Radio, Commercial Television, DJ, England, Gigs, Graham Mack, Live event, Live Music, Media, podcast, Radio, Rock n Roll, Television, Uncategorized, Youtube | Closed
Tags: AFTRS, Aircheck, BBC Wiltshire, BOB fm, Breakfast Show, Broadcasting, Cream, Graham Mack, Graham Mack Rock Band, Meca, Radio, Swindon
In this one we talk about David Bowie. Let’s hope people start getting his name right! Craic on! Listen to the latest Mack Nuggets at; http://www.mackmedia.co.uk/8th-mack-nuggets-audio-video If you enjoyed this Craic, please click “like” and tweet a link. If you’d like to talk to me about it, call me on +44 1438 422106 between 6 […]
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Tags: AFTRS, Aircheck, Auckland, Blog, BOB fm, Bournemouth, Bowie, Breakfast Show, Broadcasting, David Bowie, Graham Mack, Name, New Zealand, News, Radio, western Springs
You never know where you’ll end up unless you just take a punt and start something. In 2011, I was working as Breakfast Show Host on BBC Wiltshire. One day on the show, I interviewed Gavin Jones, the Chief Executive of Swindon Borough Council. During my research, I discovered that he played lead guitar, so […]
Filed under: AFTRS, Bands, blog, Blues, Broadcasting, charity, Chicago Blues, Commercial Radio, Commercial Television, Commercials, communication, fund raising, Gigs, Graham Mack, History, Inspiration, Live event, Live Music, Media, podcast, Radio, Rock, Rock n Roll, Uncategorized, Words, Youtube | Closed
Tags: 2011, AFTRS, Aircheck, Australia, BBC, BBC Wiltshire, BOB fm, BOBfm, Breakfast Show, Broadcasting, Chuck Berry, Epiphone, Gavin Jones, Gibson, gig, Graham Mack, Guitar, Johnny B. Goode, live music, Music, Radio, Rock 'n' Roll, Rockband, Soundbites Band, St George's Day, Swindon, Swindon Borough Council, The Graham Mack Rock Band
First Time I Met The Blues
I was the victim of a crime on the mean streets of Chicago a few years ago. I was reminded of this today when I came across a Youtube video of James Bay playing in Buddy Guy’s “Legends” club. James is from where we live in Hitchin, Hertfordshire and it turns out that he’s also […]
Filed under: 1960s, Airlines, Airports, Alcohol, America, Blues, Broadcasting, Cars, Chicago, Chicago Blues, Comedy, Commercial Radio, Commercial Television, communication, corruption, countrerfeit, Crime, Graham Mack, Hope, Life Skills, Live event, Media, Memory, motoring, podcast, Police, Radio, regulation, Rock n Roll, Transport, Travel, true story, Uncategorized, World, Youtube | Closed
Tags: 21, Blues, Buddy Guy, Budy Guy's Ledgends, Buick, carded, Chicago, crime, February, Hard Rock, James Bay, mugged, USA
Box Clever.
Sometimes you have to bend the rules. Today I found an old VHS tape of the first time I sang on live television. It was 1990, I was the lead singer in The Misfits, a New Zealand pub rock band. In the winter, TVNZ used to have a live Telethon. We sent them a demo […]
Filed under: Broadcasting, Music, Rock n Roll, Television | Closed
Tags: 1990, AFTRS, Aircheck, Beatles, BOBfm, Graham Mack, Misfits, NZTV, Paul McCartney, Pub Rock, Rock Band, Telethon, VHS, Whangarei