"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
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.…
– Chic with Nile Rodgers – Glastonbury 2013 – BBC 6 Music – June 28, 2013 – It’s hard to say who was more blown away by this concert – the band or the audience. Clearly it was a love-fest…
– 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…
Al Green Live At Glastonbury 1999 – BBC 6 Music Something classic tonight by way of the inimitable and legendary Al Green, live in concert at the Glastonbury Festival in 1999. Since we’re getting close to what would ordinarily be…
One of my favorite bands of the last 20 years, Portishead in concert are always an eagerly anticipated event. And they certainly didn’t disappoint this year at Glasto. Beth Gibbons‘ mesmerizing vocals, mistakenly considered doom-laden by some, but once you…
Coldplay – live at Maida Vale – Steve Lamacq Presents – July 24, 2000 – BBC Radio 1 – Coldplay to end the week. In 2017 they are huge. They headline sold out arenas and are household names –…
Pink Floyd – In Concert at Fillmore West, San Francisco – April 29, 1970 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Pink Floyd this weekend. There is no shortage of live concert recordings of the band, post Syd Barrett. The Syd…
The Lilac Time – in session at BBC Radio 1 – 1988 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Formed in 1986, The Lilac Time consists of permanent mainstays, Stephen and Nick Duffy. And even though Stephen Duffy has a solo…
Click on the link here for Audio Player – Travis – Live at Glastonbury 2009 – BBC 6 Music One of the early influential bands in the Brit-Pop movement, Travis have had a long and celebrated career. Starting in 1990,…
Click on the link here for Audio Player – Courtney Barnett – Live At Glastonbury 2014 – June 27, 2014 – BBC 6 Music Music tonight from rising star Courtney Barnett, recorded by the venerable BBC 6 Music at this…