
Steve Hillage – Paris Theatre – 1976 – Past Daily Lunchroom
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Works wonders: Become a Patron! Dropping in on the 80s this afternoon with an early concert by Culture Club, fronted by the inimitable Boy George. A further reminder how diverse the 80s were, Culture Club were a successful mashup of New Wave, Pop and Northern Soul, with the extra added
One of the most popular and influential bands of the Techno era of the 1980s was a trio from Japan known as The Yellow Magic Orchestra, or YMO for short. Having blazed a trail for electro-Pop, J-Pop, and Hip-Hop during their initial phase, YMO went on to become an

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– The Preatures – Live at SXSW March 27, 2014 – VPRO/3VOOR12 – Netherlands Seems like every few days there’s word of a new band coming out of Australia, and from the looks of it, it appears Oz has become the new hotbed of musical activity the

– 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

– Telegram – Live at Best Kept Secret – 2014 – VPRO/3VOOR12 Playing deep-dive with a set by Telegram at the 2014 Best Kept Secret Festival. According to UK music paper NME, Telegram were one of the essential and unmissable bands of 2014. I would go along with them

– O Holy Night – Dec. 25, 2013 – Vatican Concert Only fitting to go into Christmas with an unforgettable rendition of O Holy Night, part of a concert given at the Vatican in 2013 featuring Patti Smith and a host of other artists. The song speaks for itself. The

Hatfield And The North – BBC Session – John Peel – March 19, 1974 – BBC Radio 1 Further evidence the 70s produced a wide array of music which is still being discovered 40 years later. Tonight it’s another band from the legendary Canterbury scene of the late 1960s/early 1970s.

Leon Russell – Slipping Into Christmas – 1972 Leon Russell tonight. Okay – it’s that time of year again. And you are probably getting bombarded by Christmas music. Well . . .maybe not getting bombarded by the right kind of Christmas music. Like last year at my old site, I’ll