– Band of Susans – in session for John Peel – BBC Radio 1 – October 10, 1988 They had a good ten-year run, going from 1986-1996. One of the premier Noise Rock bands out of New York, Band of Susans garnered a lot of attention during their lifespan. By
– The Boomtown Rats – Live At Hammersmith Odeon – 1982 – BBC 6 Music – If the Boomtown Rats did nothing else in their careers, being the purveyors of the 80s anthem I Don’t Like Mondays would assure them a place in the New Wave hall of fame. But
Another haywire day, this April 10th, in 1980. With news that the expelled Iranian diplomats were given a hero’s welcome on their return to Tehran was just one more element in the ongoing hostage drama as it hit Day 159. Along with chants of “Death To America” was a new
– CBS World News Roundup – April 2, 1987 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – A day loaded with Politics and arm-twisting, this April 2nd, 1987. Starting with a heavy dose of politics, back-slapping and promises from the Reagan White House in order to stave off an override of Reagan‘s
– Dexy’s Midnight Runners – live in Essen, Germany – April 17, 1983 – WDR – Dexy’s Midnight Runner’s are probably best known for their milestone 80s hit and landmark MTV video Come On Eileen. But that was the tip of the musical iceberg for this band. Guided by the
– March 24, 1981 – CBS World News Roundup + Hourly News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – March 24, 1981 – the situation in Poland between Solidarity and the government took a tempestuous turn. With recent violence in Bydgoszcz where police attacked local union officials, Solidarity leaders met and
– Fun Boy Three – In Session – BBC – January 16, 1983 – BBC Radio 1 – Tonight it’s one of the rare sessions by a short-lived, but very memorable group, Fun Boy Three. Recorded by the BBC in 1983. Sadly, Fun Boy Three only last a little over
– Graham Parker – Live At Hammersmith Odeon – 1982 – BBC Radio 1 – After a number of notable but unsuccessful years fronting The Rumor, Graham Parker quit the band and went solo. It was then his fortunes changed and he achieved the success in the 80s which had
For an hour this morning over to the Hammersmith Odeon for a set by Level 42 from May 31, 1986. It occurred to me there was a flurry of Jazz-Funk bands springing up in the mid-1980s – along with everything else going on at the time. Level 42 had a
– OMD (Orchestra Maneuvers In The Dark) John Peel Sessions – BBC Radio 1 Orchestral Maneuvers In The Dark (OMD) were initially lumped into the New Wave genre, but they were up to something else. As Synth-Rock was morphing into New Wave, OMD were laying the groundwork for what would
