Megan de Klerk of Nusantara Beat – One of those timeless voices you wish everyone sounded like. Since I’ve been taking most of the day off (being a birthday and all; figured I earned it) – running a concert from this year’s Lowlands Festival in Biddinghuizen, Netherlands, recorded on August
Kingfishr – Picked Music over Electrical Engineering – wise choice. Diving into Friday with a set by Kingfishr at this year’s Outside Lands Festival – recorded on August 9, 2026. A band that’s been together since 2017, Kingfishr have made inroads to becoming household names and offer further evidence the
Rhian Teasdale of Wet Leg – What’s Music without Endorphins? Lunch with Wet Leg, this Thursday – recorded at the Outside Lands Festival in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco on August 7th of this year. Wet Leg were founded in 2019 by Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers. The band also
Labrinth – Hailed as one of the most important British musicians of his generation. No pressure. Labrinth for the Lunchroom today – recorded at the 2026 Outside Lands Festival in San Francisco from August 7th of this year. Labrinth has been referred to as “one of the most important British
Phoebe Bridgers – The future’s in good hands. Starting Monday lunch with Phoebe Bridgers at the 2022 Outside Lands Festival in San Francisco. Recorded on August 8, 2022. Further evidence I can’t be everywhere all the time. Been spending so much time these past few years, rummaging through festivals and
Something of a cheat this weekend: Gracious in performance during the 1970 Isle Of Wight Festival. Part of the reissue box set released by Esoteric Recordings last year. I suspect there are not a lot of you who are even vaguely familiar with this band, which is 99% of the
Johny Marr – Former Smith from another lifetime ago. Over to the Strawberry Music Festival in Dongguan, China this year for a set by Johnny Marr – recorded on July 1, 2026. During his time in the Smiths, Johnny Marr often tuned his guitar up a full step to F♯ to
Lev Oborin, piano with The Czech Radio Symphony – Alois Klima, cond. – Prague Spring Festival 1961 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Lev Oborin, a highly respected and much admired Russian pianist of the Soviet era performs with the Czech Radio Symphony conducted by Alois Klima in this historic
Maurice Emmanuel – Sonatine Number 3 – Yvonne Lefébure, piano – Centenary Concert 1962 – ORTF, Paris – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The music of Maurice Emmanuel this weekend, as played by the legendary French pianist Yvonne Lefébure, who frequently played Emmanuel’s works and was the dedicatee of his
Giant Rooks this afternoon. Recorded at a recent appearance at Pinkpop, this past June21st and preserved for posterity by VPRO. Giant Rooks are from Hamm, Germany and got started in 2014. In 2019, they won the 1Live Krone Award and the Preis für Popkultur in the months following the release of their EP Wild Stare. Their debut album Rookery was released
