When we heard that The Hold Steady were touring Australia, we couldn’t ignore the opportunity to have a catch-up with the brilliant Franz Nicolay. We talk about his rig, song choice for gigs and his upcoming book Band People. You can also check out our previous full interview with Franz here.
Franz Nicolay plays piano, accordion and pretty much anything with keys for a wide range of projects including The Hold Steady and cabaret-punk orchestra World/Inferno Friendship Society as well as his own burgeoning solo career. We talk on all that in addition to his output as an author (see links below). This is one wide…
Every episode we ask our keyboard playing guests to nominate their top 5 albums / desert island discs. Sometimes 6 are chosen, sometime less than 5 (and in one instance 10!), but in all cases a lot of thought has gone into the choices. You can check out them in the embedded Spotify and Apple…
Click on the artist below to listen for free (both audio and video versions available): Episode 124: Jakob Frímann Magnússon, Jack Magnet Science / Stuðmenn / Composer Episode 123: Felix Bornholdt, Lime Cordiale / Bike Thief / Solo Artist Episode 122: Mike Mangan, The Cult / Glenn Hughes / Big Organ Trio / The Keef Richards…
