Episodes

  • Episode 5: Dissecting Maid of Stone
    Aug 4 2024

    In the fifth episode Chris breaks down the good, the bad and the ugly of Maid of Stone 2024 and the regular team are joined by Oli Brown (who traded and performed at MoS) and Hannah Heretik who worked the event backstage.

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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • Episode 4: Touring - Can smaller bands survive (and thrive) on the road?
    Jun 21 2024

    In Episode 4 we deep dive into touring with smaller bands - what's it like? How affordable is it for non-arena bands? And is merch really the only way smaller bands can survive (and thrive)?. Maid of Stone band booker Chris Wright is joined, as usual, by music journalist Adrian Hextall, rock comedian & compere Pete K Mally and this weeks very special guest Josie O'Toole, drummer with The Hot Damn and band manager of These Wicked Rivers - who are performing at this years Maid of Stone

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    1 hr and 19 mins
  • Episode 3: How Do Bands Break Through? With Kodi Kasper from South of Salem
    Apr 30 2024

    In this Episode we are joined by Kodi Kasper from South of Salem, one of the hottest rock bands on the UK scene right now and Katie Richardson, booking agent and owner of Hell Fire Music Entertainment. This episode we will be talking about what it takes to be successful in a rock band and the ingredients needed to take it to the next level.

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    55 mins
  • Episode 2 - The Rising Cost of Live Gigs with Shane Greenhall of Those Damn Crows.
    Mar 6 2024

    Shane Greenhall, frontman for UK rockers Those Damn Crows joins the Maid of Stone team to take a dive into live music pricing and all things Crow Fam!

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    1 hr and 10 mins
  • Episode 1 - The UK Rock Music Scene - Resurgent or Dying? With Chantel McGregor
    Feb 6 2024

    The amazing Chantel McGregor joins music journalist Adrian Hextall, rock comedian and compere Pete K Malley and festival band booker Chris Wright for a deep dive into the UK rock music scene and along the way cover festival line-ups, why up-and-coming bands shouldn't have managers and why you should never buy a willy shaped tent.

    Maid of Stone is a 3 day, 3 stage rock music festival held every year in July at Maidstone's Mote Park.

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    1 hr and 10 mins