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Electrelane – in session for John Peel – January 7, 2004 – broadcast January 29, 2004 – BBC Radio 1 – Electrelane tonight. A Female Indie Band from Brighton, who got started in 1998 and went on extended haitus in 2007. Released four studio albums, one compilation, some eight singles...
July 18, 1988 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – July 18, 1988 – A day starting with optimism. In Tehran, surprise word came from Government officials that they had tentatively accepted a UN agreement for a cease-fire in the almost decade old Iran-Iraq War. The...
Sun Carriage – in session for John Peel – June 9, 1991 – Broadcast July 28, 1991 – BBC Radio 1 – Sun Carriage tonight. Doesn’t ring bells? Well, to be honest, they were only together from 1988 to either 1992 or 1995 (depending on which biography you read) –...
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