Aztec Camera – in Concert from Madrid – September 9, 1984 – Radio Nacional España – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Aztec Camera, fronted by the inimitable Roddy Frame, whose razor-sharp songwriting skills added a whole new dimension to the New Wave scene in the early 1980s. The Glasgow-based band
– Tim Burgess – Live At Glastonbury 2013 – BBC 6 Music – As someone who has been a huge fan of The Charlatans since first hearing them in 1990, hearing founding member and lead singer Tim Burgess’ solo career, I’m struck at how intact the energy and eloquent the
– The Cure live at Glastonbury 1990 – Starting the morning off with a blast of The Cure, in concert from Glastonbury in 1990. The Cure (of which Robert Smith is the only remaining original member) have had a long and highly successful career. Weathering the changes of personnel and
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– Echo & The Bunnymen- Live from Liverpool Empire – January 11, 1988 – BBC Radio 1 – In Concert Echo & The Bunnymen in concert tonight. Recorded live at the Liverpool Empire in 1988 by BBC Radio 1 for their In Concert series. As a band who started life
Flop – live at CBGB – August 12, 1993 – In Session for VPRO, Netherlands -February 1994 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Flop to end the week. One of the most criminally underrated and overlooked bands of the Seattle scene in the 1990s. Together for only 5 years, but
Pulp in session for John Peel – September 9, 1994 – BBC Radio 1 – Pulp this evening. Always a favorite – particularly around the period of this third John Peel session in 1994. With the inimitable Jarvis Cocker on vocals, carrying a bag of razor-sharp lyrics and songs which
Click on the link here for Audio Player – Genesis – Live At Knebworth – June 24, 1978 – BBC Radio – BBC 6 Music In the case of some bands, two pivotal members leave and the audience goes with them. In the case of Genesis, the loss of Peter
Click on the link here for Audio Player – Van Morrison – In Concert at Glastonbury – 1987 – BBC 6 Music Familiar names and familiar territory tonight. Van Morrison in concert at the Glastonbury Festival in 1987.’ Certainly one of the mainstays in popular music, Van Morrison has always
Click on the link here for Audio Player – U2 – Live In Session at The BBC – 1980 – BBC 6 Music Something familiar tonight, but early. U2 in 1980 as they were hitting the charts with I Will Follow (and the rest is history). It’s interesting to consider
