#012: Phil Lewis - Frontman/Vocalist/Songwriter; L.A. Guns, Tormé and Girl.

<p>Hanging on the other side of the Z-Phone this week, is the inimitable <strong>Mr Phil Lewis</strong>. To most, he is the frontman of <strong>L.A. Guns</strong> but to me, he will always be the face of one of my favourite bands: <strong>Girl</strong>.</p> <p>Across this fine, fine hour we spent together, we discuss both of these bands and do our best to mention all of those that came between as well - side projects and mis-steps included. (Worth noting here if Girl passed you by, the ‘guitarist’ called Phil who joins the band is Phil Collen of Def Leppard).</p> <p>Anyway: <strong>Tormé</strong>, <strong>New Torpedos</strong>, <strong>London Cowboys</strong>, <strong>Filthy Lucre</strong>, the music business, the highs and lows of having a record deal, touring, London vs L.A. - it’s all here along with a truckload of extras - or as much as either of us could remember anyway.</p> <p>As luck and good timing would have it, <strong>L.A. Guns</strong> also have a new album out in a few weeks (12 November). It’s called <strong>Checkered Past</strong> and it sounds fantastic - I’d say out loud if it didn’t but it truly does. The single <strong>Cannonball</strong> is up on YouTube already and it will give you a good idea of what’s coming down the line:</p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17yeOHG4TZ4" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17yeOHG4TZ4</a></p> <p><strong>For those of you interested in a deeper dive, here’s some added glitter:</strong></p> <p>That first Girl promo video for My Number:</p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DR8lvRqCatM" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DR8lvRqCatM</a></p> <p>If you were into Girl back then (or are interested now) and failed to notice, apparently there was a third album in the can (though it may be simply a collection of demos) which was never released (which I forgot to ask about - maybe I’ll fix that one day) but subsequent re-releases of the Girl catalogue now have it included. It’s apparently called <strong>Killing Time</stron