An Hour with a Rock n Roll Journalist

?Almost Famous?

Mark Blake is a British music journalist and author, and he joined Kershaw and Wade for a pre-recorded conversation on 6/17/26.   Our Skype call and the 5+ hours across the pond, well one would think should not be to challenging, but as fate came to Weekly Dose Of … we certainly managed to add a host of challenges.  Our guest could not have been more gracious with his time.   Thank you Mark!  The community of Chapel Hill / Carrboro NC and the 100-watt Wonder WCOM family thank you for your time.  Mark was brought to Weekly Dose Of … by our friend Mason Wright with Musicale Network Group
If you are unfamiliar with Mark, and a music lover, or someone who’s read Marks works, then you are a music lover and you will want to listen to our upcoming airing.  We had a fascinating conversation with an incredible Rock and Roll journalist.  Mark shared some very personal insights of both his interactions and the content he has created from those incredible people/subjects he has written about.  Mark began his career in the mid 80’s and has had numerous published works since 1989. Many listed on The Times and The Daily Telegraph, and other popular music magazines i.e. Q, Mojo, Classic Rock, Music Week and Prog.  We tried as best we could to capture some of his brilliant insight to the popular artists we all know and love and promote his latest, and talk much about his storied path, and mind-blowing interactions with the likes of Roger Waters and David Gilmour.  You’ll have to listen in Friday’s from 6-9 PM to learn more.
Mark is the author of:
  • Us And Them: The Authorized Story Of Hipgnosis, published by Nine Eight Books in February 2023
  • Magnifico! The A–Z Of Queen, published by Nine Eight Books in November 2021
  • Bring It On Home: Peter Grant, The Story Of Rock’s Greatest Manager, published by Little Brown/Da Capo in the UK and US in 2018
    • Voted a Music Book Of The Year in The Sunday Times, The Times, Daily Mail and The Daily Telegraph.
Additional works include, but not limited to:
  • Best-selling 2007 music biography Pigs Might Fly: The Inside Story of Pink Floyd, published by Aurum Press, and available under the title Comfortably Numb: The Inside Story of Pink Floyd in the United States
  • Stone Me: The Wit & Wisdom Of Keith Richards, (Aurum Press, 2008);
  • Is This The Real Life: The Untold Story of Queen (Aurum Press, 2010)
  • Pretend You’re in a War: The Who and The Sixties, published by Aurum Press in September 2014
  • and more, check out Marks website:  https://markrblake.com/
Tune-in to WCOM-LP 103.5 FM Chapel Hill / Carrboro NC Fridays from 6-9 PM Eastern for a Weekly Dose Of … we will be airing our amazing conversation with Mark over the coming weeks.  Check back here for updates on the airing dates, and to access the recordings once they have been broadcast.
Until then, please check out Marks WebSite at https://markrblake.com/
Kershaw and Wade – Weekly Dose Of … Friday’s 6-9 PM

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