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GOLD A-Sides
by GOLD
GOLD A-Sides brings you all the stories behind the great rock hits.
Episodes
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Jon Toogood
Andrew caught up with Jon Toogood to chat about Mānuka Phuel FULL METAL ORCHESTRA, Shihad's farewell tour and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Christopher Cross
Tracey caught up with Christopher Cross ahead of his shows in New Zealand as a part of the TOTO 'Dogs of Oz' tour See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Andre Heimgartner
Tracey spoke to Andre Heimgartner ahead of this weekends ITM Taupo Super 440 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Ben Elton
Tracey caught up with comedian Ben Elton ahead of his ‘Authentic Stupidity’ New Zealand tour next month. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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TOTO's Steve Lukather
Tracey chats with TOTO lead guitarist and vocalist, Steve Lukather, ahead of their NZ Dogz Of Oz tour next month. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Crash Test Dummies' Brad Roberts
Tracey caught up with Crash Test Dummies frontman Brad Roberts ahead of their first-ever New Zealand tour next month. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark's Andy McCluskey
Tracey caught up with Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark frontman Andy McCluskey ahead of the Sound Series Tour this week. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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George Thorogood
Tracey caught up with George Thorogood ahead of his NZ Tour with ZZ Top this May See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Diesel
Tracey caught up with Diesel ahead of the Sound Series tour See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Sir Bob Geldof
Tracey catches up with Sir Bob Geldof ahead of his NZ Tour, why he needed a Donkey at Live Aid, sneaking into The Beatles' hotel room and his most treasured piece of rock memorabilia See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Jack Whitehall
Tracey caught up with UK comedian Jack Whitehall ahead of his NZ tour this week to chat all things Baby Reindeer, his new gig as Brit Awards host and touring with his old man, the iconic Michael Whitehall See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Bryan Adams
Tracey caught up with Bryan Adams to discuss the 40th anniversary of ‘Reckless’, his role as a label manager, the possibility of a Bryan Adams documentary special, his photography skills, and more ahead of his New Zealand tour in January and February next year. See omnystudio.com/listener for...
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Hoodoo Gurus' Dave Faulkner
Tracey caught up with Hoodoo Guru's frontman Dave Faulkner ahead of the bands 40th Anniversary NZ Tour See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Michael Kurowski & Spencer Davis Milford from Lord of the Rings - A Musical Tale
Lord of the Rings - A Musical Tale opens at the Civic next week, so Tracey caught up with Michael Kurowski who plays Samwise and Spencer Davis Milford who plays Frodo. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Buzzcocks' Steve Diggle
Tracey caught up with original member, Buzzcocks frontman Steve Diggle ahead of their NZ tour next week See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Monty Python's Eric Idle
Monty Python's Eric Idle joined Tracey for a chat ahead of his New Zealand shows this week See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Dire Straits' Chris White
Tracey caught up with Dire Strait's saxophonist Chris White ahead of the Dire Straits Experience tour across New Zealand this week See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Everclear's Art Alexakis
Tracey caught up with Everclear frontman Art Alexakis ahead of their New Zealand tour this summer See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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The Narcs' Andy Dickson
The Narcs’ Andy Dickson joined Tracey for a chat about how the Narcs came about and how you don't have to be dependent on a label to be successful. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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The Police's Andy Summers
Tracey caught up with The Police guitarist Andy Summers ahead of next month's NZ tour See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Steve Harris of Iron Maiden
Tracey caught up with Iron Maidens Steve Harris ahead of the Maiden and British Lion gigs next month See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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The Chills' Martin Phillipps
Over the weekend we got the tragic news that the founder of Dunedin band The Chills, Martin Phillipps, had unexpectedly passed away. Back in 2019, Tracey caught up with Martin Phillipps to chat about his documentary "The Triumph And Tragedy of Martin Phillipps,” and how he wasn’t sure he’d be…
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Sir Graham Henry & Tawera Nikau
Tracey had Sir Graham Henry and Tawera Nikau in studio ahead of the new season of Match Fit See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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The Stranglers' Hugh Cornwell
Tracey caught up with Stranglers' frontman Hugh Cornwell ahead of NZ Tour See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Chelsea Handler
Tracey Caught up with comedienne Chelsea Handler ahead of the "Life Will Be The Death Of Me" tour... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Jimmy Barnes
Tracey caught up with Jimmy Barnes of Cold Chisel ahead of the Greenstone Summer Concert Tour 2025. They chat about celebrating their 50th anniversary as a band, Jimmy's memories of his first NZ show, and even some stories from playing with Rod Stewart! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy...
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Iva Davies
Icehouse are coming to New Zealand soon for the Greenstone Summer Concert Tour 2025, along with Cold Chisel, Bic Runga and everclear. Andrew caught up with Iva Davies to discuss all things about the 45th anniversary of their first ever NZ show! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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SEINFELDs Michael Richards
Tracey Caught up with Seinfelds Michael Richards (Kramer) about his new autobiography See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Jon Stevens
Jon Stevens of NOISEWORKS called in tell Tracey about his upcoming Sound Series shows with Deisel, OMD, Thompson Twins and Ardijah! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Martin Shore and Lawrence 'Boo' Mitchell
Memphis Industry icons, musician and film producer Martin Shore (Take me To The River) and Lawrence 'Boo' Mitchell (GRAMMY Award-winning engineer, producer, composer, award-winning movie producer, and owner of Royal Studios in Memphis) joined Tracey to tell us why MEMPHIS needs to be on your next...
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Milan Borich
The Come Together crew are coming back together for the 12th time. This week they present U2"s The Joshua Tree in it's entirety plus U2's greatest hits. Thursday May 9 - Isaac Theatre Royal, CHCH. Friday May 10 - Opera House, Wellington. Saturday May 11 - The Civic, Auckland. Pluto's Milan Borich...
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Kevin Borich
Andrew Dickens speaks with Kevin Borich. One of Australasia's greatest rock guitarists. Kevin started his career in New Zealand with the legendary La De Das, the band that gave us Hey Baby and How Is The Air Up There? The band conquered Australia. When they split in 1975 Kevin stayed on and…
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James Taylor
Tracey chats with James Taylor ahead of his NZ Tour next week - and he shares a remarkable story about being on the scene the night John Lennon was assassinated... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Richie Stanaway
Tracey catches up with NZ's Racing Driver Richie Stanaway ahead of the ITM Taupo Super400 this weekend. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Chris Isaak
Tracey caught up with Chris Isaak ahead of his NZ Tour next week. He tells her about the awkward time his girlfriend called his hotel room and Helena Christensen answered... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Debbie Harwood - When The Cat's Away
Debbie Harwood joins Andrew Dickens ahead of her upcoming NZ tour with When The Cat's Away, starting this Sunday. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Guitar legend Tommy Emmanuel
Tracey caught up with guitarist Tommy Emmanuel ahead of his New Zealand tour next week. Named in 2019 as 'The Best Acoustic Guitarist in the World'. Tommy talks to Tracey about his kiwi mates in Dragon and offers advice to all aspiring guitarists. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Live frontman Ed Kowalczyk
Tracey caught up with Live frontman Ed Kowalczyk ahead of their NZ tour with Incubus next month. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Robby Takac from Goo Goo Dolls
Tracey interviewed Goo Goo Dolls Robby Takac, touring NZ this weekend with Matchbox 20! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Singer-songwriter Nik Kershaw
Nik Kershaw joins Tracey from the UK. Hear about his songwriting, his time at Live Aid, fans spotting him in public, and the Sound Series tour in Auckland. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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The Choirboys - Mark Gable
Tracey caught up with the Choirboys ahead of the NZ Sound Series Tour in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch this month. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Simple Minds icon Jim Kerr
Tracey chats to Simple Minds icon Jim Kerr ahead of their World Tour which kicks off in NZ this weekend. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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INCUBUS Frontman Brandon Boyd
Tracey caught up with INCUBUS frontman Brandon Boyd ahead of their NZ tour with Live this April. He talks about their new female bassist, (he slid into her DMS to offer her the gig!), and what it's like touring with Michael Jackson's daughter Paris Jackson. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy...
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Philip Norman - 'George Harrison: The Reluctant Beatle' author
Tracey caught up with esteemed British Rock journalist/author Philip Norman to chat about his latest biography 'George Harrison: The Reluctant Beatle'. He tells Tracey of the evening spent in The Beatles dressing room as a 22-year-old through to days spent with Yoko Ono. Timestamps: 00:10 -...
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Foo Fighters - Chris Shiflett
Tracey caught up with Foo Fighters lead guitarist Chris Shiflett ahead of their NZ tour to talk about his new solo album, his NZ sideshow and what the Foo Fighters are up to for Christmas... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Deacon Blue - Ricky Ross
Tracey caught up with Scottish rockers, Deacon Blue frontman Ricky Ross, ahead of their NZ tour next month! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Bill Bailey
Tracey caught up with Bill Bailey ahead of his upcoming New Zealand Tour. Timestamps: 00:18 - Upcoming NZ Tour 00:45 - Standup vs Musician career 01:45 - Bill's Graham Norton appearance with Bernie Taupin 02:33 - Playing 'Candle in the Wind' to Bernie on the Turkish Saz (bağlama) 03:15 - What...
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Dire Straits - Alan Clark
Dire Straits alum Alan Clark chats to Tracey ahead of the Dire Straits Legacy tour this December, about his 15 years with the Knopfler brothers and recording with Bob Dylan. 00:30 "I want my MTV" line origin in Money For Nothing 01:20 Brothers In Arms, dealing with the height of fame 02:43…
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Graham Nash
Tracey caught up with 'Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young' icon Graham Nash ahead of his New Zealand Tour. 00:40 Reissue of 'No Nukes' concert film 01:15 How Graham was instrumental in Maroon 5's career 02:15 Tom Petty was a roadie for The Hollies 02:51 Losing David Crosby 03:50 Crosby, Stills, Nash &...
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Don McGlashan
Kiwi icon Don McGlashan (MuttonBirds, Blam Blam Blam, The Front Lawn) was inducted into the NZ Hall Of Fame at last night's Silver Scroll Awards. Tracey Donaldson nabbed a quick congrats! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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