– Television Personalities – In Session for John Peel – September 1, 1980 – BBC Radio 1 – Television Personalities, despite a constantly changing lineup, are still (reportedly) together since their initial formation in 1978. Founded and headed by Dan Treacy, Television Personalities has weathered much controversy, including extended jail
Oasis for a Friday – their second night appearing at Earls Court in London on November 5, 1995. By 1995, Oasis were household names all over the world. In April of that year they had their first Number one single, Some Might Say but there were also signs of things
All-time favorites The Move this Friday morning, from a session recorded for Beat Club in Germany in 1971. Without a doubt, one of the most energetic and inventive bands coming out of the 60s who, for some strange reason, didn’t achieve the huge following in the U.S. that they did
Join – subscribe – kick in – we need you:Become a Patron! Pulp – live at Leeds University – Aug. 27, 2000 – BBC 6 Music Perennial favorites Pulp this morning. Recorded in concert at Leeds University in 2000, right at the time they were riding the crest of a
If you’re already a member, we love you – if not . . .um . . .Become a Patron! Jesus Jones – In Concert at the Town & Country Club, London – February 27, 1991 – BBC Radio 1 – I haven’t heard very much about Jesus Jones lately. They
Starting off the new week with Blur in concert at Glastonbury ’94 as captured for posterity and preserved by BBC Radio 1 on June 26th. Blur were one of the pivotal bands of the Britpop movement in the early 90s. Object of a purported “intense rivalry” with fellow travelers Oasis,
– The Real People – In Concert – May 25, 1992 – Diving headfirst into the weekend with The Real People; a band that was extremely influential in establishing the Britpop scene in the early 90s, but who had somehow been overlooked and sadly underrated in the bigger picture. The
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Staying with the 90s again this week and one of the less-celebrated bands of the Brit-Pop Invasion, Elastica. In mid-1992, ex-Suede band members Justine Frischmann and Justin Welch decided to form a group. By the autumn of that year, bassist Annie Holland and guitarist Donna Matthews were added. After initially
