Episodes

Monday Feb 28, 2022
The Captain Meets Paul Reed Smith
Monday Feb 28, 2022
Monday Feb 28, 2022
Paul Reed Smith should by now be a familiar name with Andertons viewers and listeners. Paul is a great friend of ours and his namesake company make some of the best ever guitars we've played – and subsequently bought.
This interview was part of our PRS social takeover, and we cover some fundamental questions like what got us into music, our most starstruck interviews and our desert island music gear!

Monday Feb 14, 2022
The Captain Meets Troy Van Leeuwen (Queens Of The Stone Age)
Monday Feb 14, 2022
Monday Feb 14, 2022
Queens Of The Stone Age's long-time guitarist Troy Van Leeuwen might be one of the coolest, most intriguing guests we've hosted. He's a rock icon in his own right, but often plays a support role behind frontman Josh Homme, all the while while tying the Californian band's sound together in a dark, brooding package.
He's a lover of Fender guitars and music gear – we got into the depths of what makes his sound so unique.

Monday Feb 07, 2022
The Captain Meets Tash Sultana
Monday Feb 07, 2022
Monday Feb 07, 2022
Platinum-selling one-person-band Tash Sultana is an extraordinary talent we simply had to get on for an episode of “The Captain Meets”. Tash has risen through grassroots music, beginning with a career in busking and getting her music online on Bandcamp. In this time she became a master at looping tracks and building songs from the ground up in real time.
We dug into Tash's musical influences, the Terra Firma album and signature Fender Strat. Heads up: this episode features some explicit language.

Monday Jan 31, 2022
Jack Duxbury Meets Nile Rodgers
Monday Jan 31, 2022
Monday Jan 31, 2022
What a legend. Whatever your interest in music or your background, Nile Rodgers is a household name to us all. To some, he's the man behind Chic and Sister Sledge. To others, the major collaborator with David Bowie, Madonna, Diana Ross and Lady Gaga. To more than a few, he's the guitarist on Daft Punk's earworm “Get Lucky”.
Jack had the pleasure of hosting Nile Rodgers on this one.

Monday Jan 24, 2022
The Captain Meets Carlos Santana
Monday Jan 24, 2022
Monday Jan 24, 2022
Carlos Santana needs no introduction - he is without doubt the most commercially successful and best known South American guitarist on the planet. You've heard his hits on the radio. You've heard his features. Now we've got him on the airwaves to talk about guitars and new music.

Monday Jan 17, 2022
The Captain Meets Cory Wong
Monday Jan 17, 2022
Monday Jan 17, 2022
One of the hottest properties in funk and R&B, Cory Wong is a Grammy-nominated musician with a back catalogue of music and collabs anyone would dream of having. The 36-year-old is 10 solo studio albums deep and is a regular touring player with Vulfpeck. He's also worked on projects with Joe Satriani, Dirty Loops and Kimbra - just to name a few.
We got an insight into Cory's awesome playing style, the gear he uses and his success with Vulfpeck.

Friday Sep 25, 2020
Richard Shaw (Cradle of Filth) - The Captain Meets
Friday Sep 25, 2020
Friday Sep 25, 2020
Death, doom, gloom and a whole load of stomping metal riffs! Richard Shaw came into extreme metal band Cradle of Filth and reinvigorated their music, going on to contribute towards some of the best contemporary death metal records around. He's heavily inspired by the likes of Queen, Metallica and even R&B musicians.
You might have thought the Captain was out of place here, but no! Richard is a great guy with lots of interesting stories and even went to the shop's nearby music school. The pair talk about inspirations, PRS guitars and touring.

Friday Sep 18, 2020
Amen-Ra (Lordi) - The Captain Meets
Friday Sep 18, 2020
Friday Sep 18, 2020
Amen-Ra is the guitarist and founding member of Finnish metal band ‘Lordi’ - winners of the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest! Amen talks about his long career in the music business, shocking tour stories, and the story behind his distinctive mask. Gear up for one of our strangest interviews ever!

Friday Sep 11, 2020
Mark Holcomb (Periphery) - The Captain Meets
Friday Sep 11, 2020
Friday Sep 11, 2020
Mark Holcomb is part of the triple threat of guitarists in one of metal's biggest modern bands: Periphery. Mark is known to bring slamming, sliding, melodic sections to the American five-piece's progressive style. He's also big into his death metal and those blast beats, combined with thunderous riffing work their way into the music as well.
The Captain chats with Mark about his unique playing capabilities, his musical upbringing, the hi-tech gear and who gets what guitar part in the band!

Friday Sep 04, 2020
Jeff Schroeder - The Captain Meets
Friday Sep 04, 2020
Friday Sep 04, 2020
Jeff Schroeder has been the guitarist for alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins for more than a decade now - becoming a mainstay of their touring line-up since he joined in 2007. Before that, he was an integral member of The Lassie Foundation. They were regarded as a trailblazing act who developed their own unique 'shoegaze' guitar sound.
During the interview, The Captain talks with Jeff about sharing festivals with Dream Theater and The Cure, as well as his guitar inspirations. There's even a hands-on discussion/demonstration about pedals, where the guy's show you just how to nail some of Jeff's favourite tones!