Ed Sanders, a true American iconoclast, is an American poet, singer/songwriter, author, social activist, publisher, environmentalist & member of the legendary anarchic 1960s band The Fugs. He has been called a bridge between the Beat & Hippie generations. Join Ed Sanders on this Purple Haze Archive podcast as he discusses the Beat Poets, America in the 50s & 60s & his best-selling book on the Manson murders, The
Read moreIn this podcast, Purple Haze presenter Mark Copolov interviews iconic British singer Eric Burdon about his new cd, ‘’Til Your River Runs Dry”, as well as talking about The Animals 50th anniversary. Some of the tracks off the new cd that Eric & Mark discuss are : Water, Memorial Day, Wait, Bo Diddley Special & River Is Rising. Some of
Read moreJoin Rod Stone, the guitarist of one of Australia’s most popular bands of the 1960s, The Groove, on this Purple Haze Podcast. The Groove were best known for such hits as: Soothe Me, What Is Soul, Relax Me, etc. Rod Stone was also a member of New Zealand’s legendary Librettos as well as being a member of Normie Rowes’ Playboys. Purple Haze is proudly sponsored by Songland Records
Read moreIn this podcast, Mark interviews Aldo Lennard, the principal of Lennard Promotions, who are celebrating over 30 years of success as leading promoters of local and international music events throughout Australia and New Zealand. They have had continued success with sell-out shows nationally of such greats as James Brown, Deep Purple, Willie Nelson, Alice Cooper, Elaine Paige, America, Emmylou Harris,
Read moreTerry Reid was one of the most highly regarded rock singers ever! So admired was he that Terry was not only offered the lead singer’s job in the Spencer Davis Group, but also in Deep Purple & Led Zeppelin! However Terry Reid remained true to his course & released a number of excellent & much respected albums. Aretha Franklin famously
Read moreIconic Australian iconic singer & songwriter Normie Rowe was Mark Copolov’s special guest ‘live in the studio’ on Wednesday November 14th for Mark’s version of ‘Purple Haze’. In this podcast, an edited version of that show, Normie talked about his upcoming stage show ’Normie The Musical’, which charts the highly successful 1960’s experience of Australia’s first ‘King Of Pop’, Normie
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