Stars Cars Guitars with Tony Hadley, Jim Cregan & Alex Dyke
Tony Hadley, Jim Cregan and Alex Dyke
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Tony Hadley, Jim Cregan & Alex Dyke are three guys talking about rock and roll adventures, their favourite cars and tales of the stars and friends they met on the way.
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Dancing with danger
Tony Hadley, Jim Cregan and Alex Dyke are back in the confessional room with more tales of rock and roll adventures! Jim gets threatened with a gun in Newcastle and Tony takes New Romantic fashion to New Orleans, where men wearing earrings weren’t very welcome. The guys talk about the feeling of danger that is […]
Feb 19, 2021
Synths, shirts, salad and TH MBE
Tony Hadley, Jim Cregan and Alex Dyke are back with another edition of your favourite podcast. Tony’s got an MBE and he tells us why he was jealous of his mate Paul Young. Jim talks about Pacific Coast Highway and buying loud shirts. Alex shares the picture he’s not allowed to hang on the wall […]
Feb 19, 2021
Tarot cards and Top Of The Pops
Tony Hadley, Jim Cregan and Alex Dyke are back with a supernatural edition of your favourite podcast. Tony faces the Grim Reaper at 38,000 feet, not once but twice! Jim shares a remarkable experience with a psychic and Alex remembers an unexplainable moment that is beyond coincidence. We’re back in the Mailbag for questions about […]
Feb 11, 2021
The return of Mailbag. Martha shush!
Tony, Jim and Alex are back with reflections on lockdown life and missing the excitement of playing live. Tony hits himself in the face with a microphone on-stage and the guys talk about miming. Jim shares a spooky story that was meant for a later episode, Tony talks about home schooling and Alex is a […]
Feb 11, 2021
Elton John, rock star cool, writing books and dressing up
Tony, Jim and Alex talk about “looking like a rock star” and how to dress on stage. The guys reflect on fashion disasters and who they think gets it right. Tone favours the classic look and Jim remembers being mistaken for a bank manager. Jim shares fond memories of Elton John and explains how Elton’s […]
Feb 11, 2021
The Queen, staying normal, vinyl and tea in bed with Rod Stewart
Tony, Jim and Alex are back for a second series of your favourite podcast! Alex explains how different life is if you’re “not Tony Hadley”. Jim remembers sharing a house with Rod Stewart in Beverly Hills and Tony talks about meeting The Queen. The guys reflect on fame, living a different life to your friends […]
Dec 28, 2020
Outfits, chart-rigging, Mailbag and the end of the series
Tony, Jim and Alex get together for one more time. It’s the end of the year and the guys reflect on months of lockdown and the pleasure of launching Stars Cars Guitars. There’s a busy Mailbag, including questions about fashion and Tone’s celebrity boxing TV show! The guys also talk about rigging the charts and […]
Dec 21, 2020
Christmas special with Kim and Marty Wilde
Our three wise men Tony, Jim and Alex are in the Stars Cars Guitars garage for a festive special! They’ll be rocking around the Christmas tree with special guests Kim and Marty Wilde, plus Tone sings us some seasonal classics. No frankincense or myrrh but there’s definitely some gold (Gold!) as always with these guys! […]
Dec 15, 2020
Fights, parties, relationships and regrets
Tony, Jim and Alex go deep on this week’s episode of the podcast that everyone’s talking about. They open up and reflect on life, love, loss and lockdown. They talk about relationships and therapy as well as dealing with emotions like anger, guilt, failure and regret. Was there one that got away? Who would you […]
Dec 8, 2020
Abbey Road, Keith Moon, Apple, Orange and Swinging London
Tony, Jim and Alex return with another wide ranging edition of the podcast that everyone’s talking about! This week Jim remembers recording at Abbey Road (home of the Fabs) and Tony talks about ice lollies (particularly the Fab). Jim tells us about going drinking with The Who and working on legendary tv show Ready Steady […]
Dec 1, 2020
Getting pulled over by the cops, Apple Studios, hugging and Masterchef
Tony, Jim and Alex swap stories about being stopped by the police in America and Jim remembers a memorable night driving a Lamborghini Countach around Beverly Hills. The guys talk about missing hugging and live gigs during lockdown. Jim laughs about getting thrown out of bars and Tony looks back on living in Dublin and watching […]
Nov 24, 2020
East Berlin, staying in touch and Elvis Shoots The TV
Tony, Jim and Alex are back with more tales of life on the road! This week Tony remembers taking time out on the other side of the Berlin Wall whilst on tour in the 80s. Alex tries to launch his “Elvis Shoots the TV” idea and the guys talk seriously about guns, responsibilities and how […]
Nov 17, 2020
I’m A Celebrity, MTV Unplugged, ghosts and the Live Aid jacket
It’s a TV special this week, as Tony looks back on his time in the jungle for I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here! Jim remembers making the multi-million selling MTV Unplugged show with Rod Stewart and Ronnie Wood. Tony shares memories of appearing on famous US TV show Soul Train and being in […]
Nov 10, 2020
To Cut A Long Story Short, Bernie Taupin, death threats and band banter
Tony, Jim and Alex ran out of time last week so we’re back in 1980!It’s an anniversary special as Tony looks back on recording To Cut A Long Story Short and signing to Chrysalis records. Jim remembers writing songs with Bernie Taupin and what happened when The New Romantics hit America. Tony gets emotional singing […]
Nov 3, 2020
The Beatles, the Triumph Stag, Passion and The Queen
It’s an anniversary episode! Tony, Jim and Alex look back on 1980, when Jim was writing and recording Passion with Rod Stewart for the Foolish Behaviour album. Alex talks cars with fifty years of the Triumph Stag. We have more of your messages from The Mailbag, including favourite lyrics from the Isley Brothers, John Lennon […]
Oct 27, 2020
Barry Gibb, your letters from the Mailbag and an Italian lunch
Tony, Jim and Alex answer your questions from the Mailbag in a brand new regular feature for the podcast. They love it so much they’ve even made a new jingle for it! This week your Mailbag letters ask about working with Simon Le Bon, Italian food and Jack Daniels. Which country do the guys still […]
Oct 23, 2020
Bowie and Bolan, Another Saturday Night and the podcast experience
Tony, Jim and Alex look back at glam rock and remember when Marc Bolan and David Bowie exploded into the charts. Jim brings his guitar and he remembers recording and touring with Cat Stevens. Tony and Jim talk about leading the Jim Cregan Band and The Fab TH Band. The guys also reflect on the […]
Oct 19, 2020
Leaving the band, T-Bone Tone, worst ever gigs and the Sex Police
Tony, Jim and Alex talk about how band friendships can fall apart. Tony fuses his vertebrae whilst stock car racing and Jim remembers the Rod Stewart band pretending to be the Sex Police when on tour. The guys look back on the smallest, most depressing gigs they ever played. Jim looks back on producing hits […]
Oct 9, 2020
James Bond Special Edition
The new James Bond film has been delayed? No time to waste! Tony, Jim and Alex bring you a special edition, talking all about 007. Jim remembers driving Sean Connery’s Aston Martin, the guys talk about meeting Bond girls and they discuss their favourite Bond themes. But who is the best Bond actor? The guys […]
Oct 2, 2020
Once In A Lunchtime
Tony, Jim and Alex get together in Southampton for this week’s podcast. Tony’s always talking about food, so the guys go out for lunch at Blue Jasmine in Ocean Village. The guys talk about the rock and roll lifestyle, touring, partying, injuries and why the show must go on.
Sep 25, 2020
Vodka with Freddie Mercury, Da Ya Think I’m Sexy and special guest Redd Pepper
Tony, Jim and Alex talk about family cars and long journeys. Tony tells “a quick story” about singing on stage with Queen in New Zealand after drinking all day with Freddie Mercury. Jim talks about the success of Da Ya Think I’m Sexy when he was in the Rod Stewart group.The guys are also joined […]
Sep 14, 2020
Studio 54, smashing up hotel rooms, Chant No.1 and Roger Moore
Tony, Jim and Alex start compiling a bucket list. Tony and Alex remember meeting Roger Moore. Jim and Tony talk about on-the-road boredom and Jim remembers getting arrested for smashing up a Florida hotel room. Tony talks about Club For Heroes and Jim looks back on hanging out at legendary New York nitespot Studio 54. […]
Sep 14, 2020
Making it in the USA, million dollar cars, George Michael and Gregory Peck
Tony, Jim and Alex talk about death defying drives and million dollar cars. Jim sells his house to Bruce Springsteen, Tony remembers living in Highgate near to George Michael and Jim talks about playing tennis in LA with Gregory Peck. There are memories of the 1979 UNICEF concert where Jim performed with Rod Stewart and […]
Sep 7, 2020
The Minder cars, Through The Barricades and intense performances
Tony, Jim and Alex hit the road to take a look at two legendary cars – Terry McCann’s Ford Capri and Arthur Daley’s Daimler, as seen in ITV’s Minder. Tony looks back on recording Through The Barricades and the guys talk about how intensity matters when making records.
Sep 1, 2020
E-Types, crime and families
Alex arrives in an E-Type Jaguar and Tony talks about growing up in the Angel Islington. The guys talk about crime, needing their parents’ approval and open up about how they restarted their careers
Sep 1, 2020
Lockdown, performing and nerves
Tony, Jim and Alex reflect on lockdown and the gigs they didn’t get to play in 2020. They talk about missing the buzz of live shows, nerves and out-of-body performances.
Sep 1, 2020
Fame, first cars and Elvis
Tony, Jim and Alex reflect on first fame and enjoying success. The guys look back on their first cars, including Tony’s £45 1977 Vauxhall Viva. Jim and Tony also talk about Graceland, Memphis and Elvis Presley’s favourite deep fried sandwich.
Aug 31, 2020
The Icebreaker
Tony, Jim and Alex kick off their podcast with a quiz. Tony remembers hitting number 1 with True, and Jim remembers playing with Cockney Rebel. Tony and Jim share memories of Live Aid and reflect on turnng down huge film soundtrack songs.
Aug 26, 2020
The Trailer
Singer and international heartthrob Tony Hadley, legendary rock guitarist Jim Cregan and our pilot of the airwaves Alex Dyke present a brand new podcast