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The Rider, with Becko

The Rider is a series of podcast and video interviews that get the gritty details from some of rock and roll’s greatest. From the process of bringing an album to life, to the gigs, the parties and everything in between. Fans want to know the hard work that goes into bringing entertainment to the masses and how the rock stars manage it all. Most of all, The Rider gives true fans access to the raw, unfiltered experience of loving rock and roll. Listeners will feel like they’re knocking one back at

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00:30:24

The Rider with Becko and legendary drummer Matt Sorum

The Rider, with Becko ·

2022/11/20

Matt Sorum, legendary drummer and the many of a million rock n roll stories. His book "Double Talkin' Jive" came out this year with so many brilliant stories of the touring life and what was it like to be sacked by Axl Rose. He has had so much success, but it didn't come without the dark times and a few bumps along the way. Finally, his passion project Kings of Chaos - a band which started off as a jam band with a rotating list of legends involved like Slash, Steven Tyler, Billy Gibbons and Duff

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00:36:30

The Rider with Becko and Chris O'Brien - From...

The Rider, with Becko ·

2022/11/13

We all have a Soundwave memory, seeing Iron Maiden on the main stage or a debut from Parkway Drive - it was a festival we all were proud to say "I was there at the beginning! Now, that same DNA carries on with Good Things Festival. It's on this December and we couldn't be more excited with NOFX coming back doing 'Punk in Drublic' and TISM returning for the first time in 19 years. Chris O'Brien started off managing The Mavis' and Bodyjar and then started booking punk nights in Melbourne. Then he met

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01:13:26

The Rider with Becko and legendary producer Mark Opitz

The Rider, with Becko ·

2022/11/06

What can you say about legendary producer Mark Opitz, that hasn't been said before? Just look at the track record: Cold Chisel - EAST, AC/DC - Powerage, Angels - Face to Face, INXS Shabooh Shoobah, Jimmy Barnes - For the Working Class Man. In this episode, you will get a feel for what takes to succeed in the music industry. Mark is an incredibly hard worker... a perfectionist (although he denies that!). The pressure of being a music producer is you are only as good as your last album. Lucky for

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00:43:01

The Rider with Becko and Sarah McLeod from The...

The Rider, with Becko ·

2022/10/30

I was reflecting on how important The Superjesus were to the 'scene' in the 90s and then reinventing themselves with an incredibly polished sound after 2000. Gravity, Down Again, Saturation, then later Enough to know and Secret Agent Man. It's so exciting to hear the news they are returning with new music in 2023. Sarah during the pandemic made a huge change in her life and moved to Brisbane - a new start right in the middle of lockdowns (and a week in a quarantine hotel!). These days she's

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00:19:16

The Rider with Becko and Jim Kerr from Simple Minds

The Rider, with Becko ·

2022/10/23

I've spoken to Jim Kerr many times over the years, even once while he was sitting by the pool in his hotel in Sicily. (Hotel Villa Angela.. if you want to check it out) But I've never spoken to him while on promo for a new album, and this 18th album "Direction Of The Heart" is bloody impressive. How can a heritage artist stay hungry and still create new music, we'll find out. Despite line up changes over the years, the core songwriting partnership continues with Charlie Burchill. They went into

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00:25:36

The Rider with Becko and What So Not

The Rider, with Becko ·

2022/10/16

I've been hearing over the years that Chris Emerson ('What So Not') was someone I had to interview - they said we 'were really similar people' and would just click when it came to talking about music, life and the challenges of the last couple of years. 'What So Not' has just released his 3rd album, Anomaly and it proves that these isolation albums recorded during the pandemic aren't all 'bedroom demos'. This is a masterpiece with some brilliant collaborations from Killer Mike, MØ, and DMA's. In

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00:37:29

The Rider with Becko and Orianthi & Gavin Rossdale...

The Rider, with Becko ·

2022/10/09

This week on The Rider we have two massive artists who both have some incredible new music out. First up, Orianthi who is about to release her next new album, Rock Candy. We talk about why she didn't do an album with Prince, after he offered (but songs recorded with him are in a vault somewhere), how she has kept her Aussie accent after 17 years in LA and of course what is in her rider. Tequila??? Then it's a chat with Gavin Rossdale from Bush. It's his 2nd appearance on The Rider after coming to

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00:42:56

The Rider with Becko and Amy Sheppard (Bonus chat Rob...

The Rider, with Becko ·

2022/10/02

We all remember how huge Sheppard's 'Geronimo' was, in fact it was so big it almost became a meme of itself. The song took Sheppard around the world 5 times over and a tour run that simply exhausted them. Amy Sheppard has gone it alone for a new project, her EP 'Nothing but wild' - which is out now. No doubt you have heard her song 'Blue Guitar' already, recorded in Nashville. We talk to Amy to find out how scary this step has been and what was it like playing her hometown Brisbane at the famous

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00:24:00

The Rider with Becko and Frankie Poullain from The...

The Rider, with Becko ·

2022/09/25

The Darkness are about to touch down to kick off the Motorheart Aussie tour, and this is a big deal. The band love Australia, our pub rock and our pubs! Hear Frankie's response when I reveal to him one of his favourite rock bars in Sydney is closing down. Motorheart, The Darkness' latest album was recorded in isolation and we hear the struggles of this process - lucky they will be back in the studio for the next one. Frankie also reveals why he left London, right in the middle of the pandemic. This

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00:23:52

The Rider with Becko and Vance Joy

The Rider, with Becko ·

2022/09/18

It's hard to believe 'Riptide' was 8 years ago! This Aussie legend became a household name almost overnight, but as we all know - it's never an 'overnight success.' In this Series 3 opener of The Rider with Becko, we catch up with Vance Joy and find out how this 3rd album is a little different from the rest. As he heads out on another Aussie tour we hear what is in his Rider (and who controls it!) and also what advice the legendary Michael Gudinski gave him as he signed to Liberation. This is The

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00:05:38

The Rider with Becko at the Mundi Mundi Bash - Saturday

The Rider, with Becko ·

2022/08/20

The Mundi Mundi Bash is a real team effort - The Empire Touring family, Marc and Issy to Greg Donovan, the Promoter and his team. Then there's the roadies and stage managers, the security guys and of course the amazing musicians. The Rider speaks to them all backstage and find out what goes on. We celebrate the final day on the Mundi Mundi plains with Kasey Chambers, Daryl Braithwaite, and the team behind the festival. This is The Rider with Becko at The Mundi Mundi Bash.

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00:12:14

The Rider with Becko at the Mundi Mundi Bash - Friday

The Rider, with Becko ·

2022/08/19

So what makes a music festival work - we go behind the scenes at the Mundi Mundi Bash at Broken Hill and talk to everyone, from the managers, promoters, artists, caterers and security. Hear from Eurogliders, Sarah McLeod, Marc from Empire Touring, Melanie Dyer and more... This is The Rider with Becko at the Mundi Mundi Bash

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00:36:32

The Rider with Becko and Ben Gillies

The Rider, with Becko ·

2022/08/14

It's crazy when you realise how young Daniel, Chris and Ben were when they formed "Innocent Criminals" which would become Silverchair. These 15 year olds went into the studio to create one of the greatest debuts as we know it, "Tomorrow" (the album version is a little different as you'll find out). The band would grow and in a way, we grew up with them. After Silverchair, Ben took a break but never stopped working on music. His 'Bento' release showed so much promise and later he would finally record

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01:05:03

The Rider with Becko and Chit Chat (Machine Gun...

The Rider, with Becko ·

2022/08/07

Chit Chat Von Loopin Stad: Member of Machine Gun Fellatio, journalist, composer and now movie maker. He was deep in the Sydney indy music scene back in the 90s and has a million stories to tell. He is also a great example of someone who has the intelligence and drive to try anything - and nail it. From composing music for porn, to high budget movies. Then there was the big step into music tv and being respected as one of the most talented interviewers in the game clocking up over 1000 interviews for

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00:31:04

The Rider with Becko and Rai from Thirsty Merc

The Rider, with Becko ·

2022/07/31

Live touring has been taken for granted since covid. We don't understand the risk involved in touring regional areas as it is now - the rising costs and you are just one sniffle away from a gig being cancelled. Thirsty Merc have been one of the hardest working bands in the last 20 years and their new Aussie covers album, "Celebration" is literally that - an incredible collection of Australian songs. Their tour continues and we take this interview right into the tour van as they head West into

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00:36:20

The Rider with Becko and Ian Haug (The Church /...

The Rider, with Becko ·

2022/07/25

Imagine leaving the band you've spent most of your adult life in, (over 20 years) and then trying to figure out what's next. That's very much how things were when Powderfinger broke up, leaving Ian Haug with the search for 'what's next." In 2013, he joined The Church, a band he looked up to in his teenage years and beyond - it's like playing with your idols. Hear the story of post-Powderfinger with Ian. The is The Rider with Becko, and Ian Haug

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00:30:55

The Rider with Becko and Awolnation (Aaron Bruno)

The Rider, with Becko ·

2022/07/17

Awolnation's "Sail" was one of the biggest songs in the world in 2011. So far, the song has achieved 1.5 billion streams and is certified Diamond - that doesn't happen by accident. This anonymous (and humble) musician was all of a sudden on every radio station and thrust into the spotlight after achieving a small deal with Red Bull Records. His 5th album is now out, a collection of covers all recorded in isolation during Covid - "My Echo, My Shadow, My Covers And Me." This features some high profile

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00:48:34

The Rider with Becko and Tim Wheatley

The Rider, with Becko ·

2022/07/10

Tim Wheatley comes from a special family. His Dad Glenn and Mother, Gaynor gave him very much a rock & roll upbringing but somehow he stayed grounded. His father, bass player for the Master Apprentices went on to manage Little River Band and took them from filling pubs in Australia to stadiums of America. Of course we know his history managing John Farnham (and let's not forget the Telecom ads) and launching EON FM / Triple M. There are so many stories Tim has to say, but the first one is how he

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00:31:35

The Rider with Becko and Ajay & Jeremy from Lit

The Rider, with Becko ·

2022/07/03

Lit paved the way for the modern rock scene in the late 90s with "My Own Worst Enemy" getting airplay not just in their home, California but right around the world. The rock wave later introduced bands like Good Charlotte, Blink 182, Simple Plan and Sum 41 to the mainstream, pls being part of major sound tracks like American Pie. Ajay and Jeremy have made a huge change, moving to Nashville to adapt to the evolving music scene but have stayed true to their sound and what made them famous. You'll hear

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00:38:48

The Rider with Becko and Kav Temperley

The Rider, with Becko ·

2022/06/26

Kav Temperley is working on his 2nd solo album, "Machines of Love and Grace" and after hearing the title track - you know he is carrying on from where he left off with Eskimo Joe. The song is a straight-up Eskis track and you'll find out in this interview that it almost was. The song was workshopped during covid and as Kav explains, it is heavily influenced by the attachment we all have to our phones and the voyeuristic nature of social media. Kav tackles the pressures of writing an album but also

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