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
George Harrison – first tour since 1966 and a rotten cold. George Harrison this weekend – recorded November 12, 1974 at The Fabulous Forum by KMET-FM in Los Angeles. A welcome and much anticipated tour, sadly made difficult with George battling a rotten cold. Even at the beginning of this
The Emerson of Emerson, Lake and Palmer – Put Prog on notice that mayhem was involved. Opting for a kinetic lunch this Friday. A concert from the Nassau Coliseum on February 9, 1978 by none other than Emerson, Lake and Palmer. If there was a band that was going to
Peter Gabriel – the end of one era, the beginning of another. Peter Gabriel in the Lunchroom today – recorded by L.A. Radio station KMET-FM on April 10, 1977 at The Roxy in West Hollywood. Somewhat ironic, in a way – only a few years earlier The Roxy played host
Diving back to the 80s this lunch hour with a set by Wang Chung, during their second night at The Roxy in West Hollywood and recorded on April 14, 1987 by KLOS-FM in L.A. Wang Chung were probably the quintessential 80s band – they embraced just about all the attributes
R.E.M. this afternoon – a classic concert, the last one from their Monster Tour on November 21, 1995. R.E.M. have dropped off the radar for the most part, these past few years. Since the band broke up in 2011, there’s not much in the way of news about the members
School Of Seven Bells for this Friday Lunch hour – recorded at the Kreuzberg Festival in Berlin on May 12, 2012 by RBB-Berlin. Sadly, a band that broke ground and was becoming an established voice in Dreamscape/Indie cut short by the death of its co-founder. School of Seven Bells (often stylized
The Triffids – in Rock n’ Roll years, a short run. The Triffids in concert this afternoon – recorded at the Hot-Point Festival in Lausanne, Switzerland on September 3, 1988 The Triffids formed in Perth, Western Australia, in 1978, with David McComb as singer-songwriter, guitarist, bass guitarist and keyboardist. They achieved some success in Australia, but greater success
