Todd Rundgren for this Friday Lunch. Recorded live at The Roxy, West Hollywood – May 23, 1978. A rather raspy concert from Todd Rundgren at The Roxy in L.A. – part of a promotion from Warners/Bearsville for his latest album Hermit Of Mink Hollow. For those of you who don’t
Belly – One of the bands who helped put the 90s on the map. Belly for lunch this Wednesday – recorded for WGBH in Boston at The Fraser Performance Studio on October 2, 2018. Certainly, one of those bands who put the 90s squarely on the map for me –
David Johansen – from New York Doll to Scrooge – man of many talents. Lunch with David Johanson, this Friday Jr. – recorded for WXRT on September 16, 1979 and broadcast October 7th. Multi-talent David Johansen is best known as lead singer of the seminal proto-punk band the New York Dolls. He is
Black Sabbath – recorded August 31, 1970 – Montreux Jazz Festival – RTS-FM Black Sabbath for Saturday Brunch, recorded at the 1970 Montreux Jazz Festival by RTS-FM in Geneva. Rarities this week – early Black Sabbath, still considered by many at the time to be Hard Rock but soon to
Simple Minds -a staple of the 80s. Simple Minds for Lunch today – recorded July 3, 1983 at Nijmegen in The Netherlands and broadcast by VPRO. From their website: New Gold Dream was the fifth studio album by Simple Minds. The album was released in 1982 and was a turning
The B-52’s in concert for lunch today – recorded on November 17, 1979 at The Amsterdam Paradiso by VPRO in The Netherlands. In the midst of all the seriousness and high-octane rage the mid-70s signaled, the 70s also gave us a healthy dose of quirk, parody and downright goofiness. Thinking
Red Hot Chili Peppers – “Nobody Weird Like Us”. Red Hot Chili Peppers live in Tokyo for Weekend Brunch – recorded on January 26, 1990 at the Club Citta Kawasaki. It occurred to me that in the twelve years Past Daily has been around, we’ve never run a RHCP concert
Blind Faith – in concert at Hyde Park – June 7, 1969. Blind Faith were considered by many at the time to be the world’s first Supergroup – it would be a term used to distraction over the years ever since. It was also the world’s shortest lived Supergroup; last
Björk – sublime eccentricity. Björk in concert at Glastonbury 2007 – recorded June 22. 200 Björk this evening – in concert from the legendary Glastonbury festival at Worthy Farm and recorded for posterity by BBC 6 Music. Björk is a soprano, with a range spanning from E3 to D6. Her singing voice has been described as both
Neil Diamond in concert for The BBC – recorded on June 21, 1971 – BBC Radio 1 Starting the week on a quieter than usual note – thinking a dose of calm might be a good companion for lunch. Neil Diamond was one of those artists in the 60s who
