Dead Can Dance – BBC Session – John Peel – June 13, 1984 – BBC Radio 1 – Dead Can Dance to end out the week. One of the pioneering Soundscape/ethereal wave/dark wave bands of the early 80s, they were closely associated with another band they were label mates
Fuzzbox – in session for John Peel – March 1, 1986 – BBC Radio 1 – Fuzzbox, or their complete name; We’ve Got A Fuzzbox and We’re Gonna Use It, got together in 1985, and by 1986 already had their first hit record. In fact, their album produced a slew
March 7, 1983 – CBS World News Roundup + Newsbreak + 9:00 am News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – March 7, 1983 – They were going to the polls in Europe. And the results were unexpected. Germany’s Conservative Chancellor Helmut Kohl won voter approval of the way he ran
Keith Jarrett Trio – Live in Antibes, France – July 23, 1985 – Radio France Musique – Keith Jarrett this weekend. Along with his celebrated Trio (Jack DeJohnette and Gary Peacock) for a two-hour feast of profound eloquence in Music. Recorded by the much-admired France Musique at Juan-Les-Pins, Antibes
March 4, 1987 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – March 4, 1987 – on this day in Washington, a clamor for spin, a tsunami of questions and an appeal for answers. The Tower Commission Report – the investigation over allegations of U.S. wrongdoing in the
My Bloody Valentine – In Session for John Peel – October 5, 1988 – BBC Radio 1 – My Bloody Valentine in session tonight. One of those bands whose work has been an inspiration and stepping-off point for countless bands and artists after them, who are largely credited for pioneering
Thomas Dolby – In Concert at The Dominion Theatre – 1984 – BBC Radio 1 – In Concert – Thomas Dolby – a name you don’t hear all that much these days, but in the early 80s he was everywhere – you couldn’t avoid him, even if you tried. As
The Flys – In Session for John Peel – September 18, 1979 – BBC Radio 1 – The Flys – not to be confused with another band from the late 90s, this one was around from 1976-1980. Had two albums out, a handful of singles, and the brother of singer/songwriter/actress
The Danse Society – Live in Rotterdam – September 3, 1983 – VPRO/3VOOR12 – The Netherlands – The Danse Society tonight. When Goth was added to the mix of Punk/Post-Punk and New Wave during the early 1980s, The Danse Society were at the forefront of what became a popular genre
Hipsway – live at Reading Union – 1986 – BBC 6 Music – Hipsway – part of that flood of bands from Scotland starting in the early 1980s. Hipsway were a three-piece that dove straight into a mixture of Sophisti-Pop and Blue-Eyed Soul. The band was characterized by the deep
