Buzz Bidstrup is a jack of all trades and master of plenty - including storytelling - and does he have a story or two to tell. The man behind the drum kit for The Angels is also a founding member of Gangajang, record producer and sound engineer for many of this country's best artists, manager, promoter, songwriter (No Secrets - no less) and now author of the book No Secrets (Harper Collins) that tells the behind-the-scenes story of all those shenanigans and more.

From being booted off the Kinks tour of the USA and booting himself out of The Angels to forming Gangajang and meeting and working with Jimmy Little, Buzz has great stories and tells them beautifully in both print and voice.

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It has been 50 years since we first heard David Surkamp's unique voice as frontman of Pavlov's Dog and on the eve of the band's first Australian tour, David shares his thoughts on his amazing musical career. From writing the iconic Julia to meeting Vanda and Young on his only visit to Australia, David tells a great story.

Cowboy Junkies are also on their way to Australia for their 40th anniversary tour and founding member Michael Timmins talks about their longevity, their musical path and what Aussie audiences can expect in November.

Finishing this episode, a sneak preview of the next H Files with Buzz Bidstrup, a man of many and varied talents including being the drummer with the Angels. Buzz has written a brilliant memoir 'No Secrets' and in this snippet Buzz tells the story of that Angels crowd classic 'Am I ever gonna see your face again' and sharing a stage with I Dream of Jeannie star Barbara Eden.

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Paul Carrack is a great singer. That is a fact, not an opinion, and he is a genuinely nice bloke to chat to, as I found out when we caught up to discuss his latest musical offering “The Country Side of Paul Carrack”.

Paul's voice lends itself to any style of music as he has shown across his career from the early days with Ace (How Long), UK Squeeze (Tempted) and Mike & the Mechanics (Silent Running) to his many successful solo projects, the man can sing anything brilliantly, even a street directory as Phil Collins once jokingly suggested. Paul chats about all his work as a singer and as a much sought after songwriter.

On the eve of his Australian tour, former Motorhead guitarist Phil Campbell pops in to tell fans what they can expect when Phil Campbell and The Bastard Sons land in a few days' time. Suffice to say they won't be disappointed with what Phil has to say.

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Two stunning guests on this episode and some cracking music unveiled.

John Swan aka Swanee is back with a great new album 'Believe,' featuring his friends and family who just happen to be the cream of Australia's music talent. John talks about putting this 16 track gem together with help from his mate Brian 'Frog' Harris of Songland Records. The guest list includes his brothers Jimmy and Alan Barnes, his brother-in-law Diesel, plus stars like Ian Moss, Jack Jones, Colin Hay, Wendy Matthews and Melinda Schneider.

Cherie Currie is my other guest on the eve of her Australian farewell tour in September. Best remembered as the lead singer of The Runaways, the trailblazing all-girl rock band of the late seventies, Cherie shares some stories of those days and more.

Swanee's album is available from www.johnswan.net.au

Cherie Currie's tour kicks off in Perth September 5th and hits Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. Tickets via www.silverbacktouring.com

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It's the old 'Let's get the band back together' and after a 51 year hiatus, the original Alice Cooper Group returns with Alice and a new album - The Revenge of Alice Cooper. Dennis Dunaway, Neal Smith and Michael Bruce talk about what happened, what's happening and how this new album came together, including an appearance from ther late Glen Buxton. As you will hear, they have lost nothing in the half a century between albums.

To finish this episode, a timely dive into the H Files Vault and out pops Alice as guest on the national radio show Rocksat in 1989. It's classic Alice, talking to fans across Australia, teasing Kevin and showing why he is a timeless star for any generation.

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As the Two Ronnies used to say, "In a packed program tonight" we have three very fine guests for episode 18.

First up Angus Burchall, long time drummer in the John Farnham Band, chats about how his adventures with John started and his latest recorded work as part of Horizon. Horizon features Angus, Brett Garsed (Episode 14), the late Stuart Fraser and Lee Bradshaw. Check out the album horizonmusic.com.au

My second guest is Australian Road Crew Association (ARCA) co-founder, Ian 'Piggy' Peel, a man with a thousand stories and a mission to see that everyone involved in the music industry - front and back of stage - is looked after. Piggy talks about how and why the Desk Tape albums came to be as the 50th album is released, starring The Kevin Borich Express https://australianroadcrew.com.au/

And before it's goodnight from me and goodnight from him, Candice Night talks about her new solo CD Sea Glass. The talented singer, songwriter and instrumentalist is best known as part of Blackmore's Night with her husband Ritchie (yes THAT Ritchie Blackmore) and as backing vocalist for Rainbow. Sea Glass is Candice's third solo release. www.candicenight.com

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The British musical invasion of the sixties might have been led by The Beatles and The Rolling Stones but Manfred Mann were in the front row of that first fleet of artists that dominated the charts and became the soundtrack of a generation. Who can forget songs like Pretty Flamingo, Mighty Quinn, Do Wah Diddy Diddy, Just Like a Woman, Come Tomorrow, Fox on the Run and at least a dozen more?

Tom McGuinness was a member of Manfred Mann through those halcyon days and shares his memories of those days as the band produced hit after hit. After Manfred Mann, he enjoyed more success with McGuinness Flint and then toured and recorded extensively with The Blues Band. Even today, Tom is performing with The Manfreds across Britain. It is a musical life chock full of great stories punctuated by the biggest hits of the day and it's all here.

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It is another very entertaining episode of The H Files with guests Steve Kilbey and Gary Sandy. Kilbey is one of the most original, outspoken and refreshing performers in Australian music and is not shy with his views on the business. As he prepares for a career retrospective tour of the country, he is in good form about the past, present and future.

American actor Gary Sandy was the star of WKRP in Cincinnati, a hugely successful seventies sitcom set in a radio station. Gary has carved out a successful acting career, mostly in theatre, since the heady days of playing Andy Travis, the program director of the fictitious radio station. He recalls many great stories from a very talented ensemble cast including Howard Hesseman, Loni Anderson and Gordon Jump.

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