{"podcast":{"title":"Rockonteurs with Gary Kemp and Guy Pratt","slug":"rockonteurs-with-gary-kemp-and-guy-pratt-1366392","podcast_index_feed_id":1366392,"rss_url":"https://rss.acast.com/rockonteurs-with-gary-kemp-and-guy-pratt","website_url":"https://www.rockonteurs.com/","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/61b9fe311a8cbea9ff3cf055/1689687445431-29cf4c8d84a56ee0c308e65457602fa3.jpeg","author":"Rhino UK","episode_count":247,"summary":"Rockonteurs is a podcast all about the real stories behind real music. Presented by Spandau Ballet’s Gary Kemp, who wrote and performed megahits like ‘Gold’ and ‘True’, and Guy Pratt, a bass player who shaped songs for the likes of Madonna and Pink Floyd, you’ll hear exclusive stories of life on the road, in the studio and what really happened behind the scenes from artists who wrote, performed and produced the some of the biggest classic rock and pop tracks of all time. Guests include Sir Bob Geldof, Roxy Music’s Phil Manzanera, super-producer Trevor Horn, Chris Difford of Squeeze and their bandmate from A Saucerful of Secrets, Pink Floyd’s Nick Mason Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-21T22:20:35.747829+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rockonteurs-with-gary-kemp-and-guy-pratt-1366392"},"episode":{"title":"Manchester Must Dance: Mike Pickering joins the Rockonteurs","slug":"manchester-must-dance-mike-pickering-joins-the-rockonteurs","published_at":"2026-06-13T23:01:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rockonteurs-with-gary-kemp-and-guy-pratt-1366392/manchester-must-dance-mike-pickering-joins-the-rockonteurs","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rockonteurs-with-gary-kemp-and-guy-pratt-1366392","url":"https://rockonteurs.com/","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/rockonteurs-with-gary-kemp-and-guy-pratt/e/6a2a66ae71d362181f637d6c/media.mp3","summary":"This week on the Rockonteurs podcast, we welcome artist, DJ, A&R executive and the man that put the ‘M’ in M People - Mike Pickering to the podcast.  Mike talks to Gary and Guy about a life in music from seeing the Beatles aged just 8, to the early days of the Manchester music scene, the Hacienda, Factory Records and then starting M People.  This episode is a great companion to his new book which is out now called ‘Manchester Must Dance’ - which is getting rave reviews…if you pardon the pun. Order the book here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Manchester-Must-Dance-Madness-Moving/dp/1526190567 Instagram @rockonteurs @guyprattofficial @garyjkemp @pickering54 @gimmesugarproductions    Listen to the podcast and watch some of our latest episodes on our Rockonteurs YouTube channel. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@rockonteurs Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Rockonteurs TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@therockonteurs Produced for WMG UK by Ben Jones at Gimme Sugar Productions Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"This week on the Rockonteurs podcast, we welcome artist, DJ, A&R executive and the man that put the ‘M’ in M People - Mike Pickering to the podcast.&n…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4522,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/rockonteurs-with-gary-kemp-and-guy-pratt-1366392/episodes/manchester-must-dance-mike-pickering-joins-the-rockonteurs/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rockonteurs-with-gary-kemp-and-guy-pratt-1366392/manchester-must-dance-mike-pickering-joins-the-rockonteurs.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}