The Verve – Band that helped define the 90s. Lunch with The Verve today – recorded at the 2008 Glastonbury Festival on June 29, 2008 by BBC 6 Music. The Verve will most likely go down as one of the truly defining bands of the 90s. Initially embracing Shoegaze but
The Smiths in concert from The Derby Assembly Rooms on December 6, 1983. The Smiths formed in Manchester in 1982, composed of Morrissey (vocals), Johnny Marr (guitar), Andy Rourke (bass) and Mike Joyce (drums). Morrissey and Marr formed the band’s songwriting partnership. The Smiths are regarded as one of the most important British bands and one of the pioneers of
Lunch with Rod Stewart and Faces for Monday – recorded at Edmonton Sundown on June 4, 1973. Significant in that this was, for all intents and purposes, the last series of concerts with the original lineup before bassist Ronnie Lane left and was replaced by former Free bassist Tetsu Yamauchi
Sean Ono Lennon – from the “fruit doesn’t fall far from the tree” department. Sean Ono Lennon for a Saturday Weekend. Recorded at The Rainbow Club in Milano on February 12, 2007 by RAI-Radio 1. One of my favorites (forget who his dad is), Sean Ono Lennon in a reasonably
Low – Pioneers of Slowcore. Low in concert tonight – recorded at All Tomorrow’s Parties and introduced by none other than John Peel and broadcast by The BBC on April 19, 2002. Low had a major impact on American Indie since their inception in 1993 until disbanding after the untimely
Temples – In danger of becoming overlooked and underrated. But . . . Temples for Tuesday night – recorded live at Ground Control, Paris – April25, 2023 by Radio France FIP. Having been a fan and active supporter of this band since their debut in 2012, it strikes me as
Kid Kapichi – that blast of adrenaline everybody talks about. Kid Kapichi this afternoon – recorded live at Pinkpop 2025 by Radio Nederland on June 20, 2025. High energy and show-stopping performance from one of those bands high on everyone’s “to watch” list. Despite the recent departure of half the
Clairo for Monday lunch – from her gig at Lollapalooza, Chicago on August 4, 2025. I confess to not being a huge fan of Clairo. 99% of the reason is a very thin and weak voice – so weak, in fact, that the Sound Engineers had a hard time mixing
TTSSFU – Causing a stir – making waves – upping the ante TTSSFU at the 6 Music Festival put on by the BBC this past March and recorded live on March 25. TTSSFU which stands for (kind of) Tasmin Nicole Stephens was originally with the Post-Punk band Duvet before heading
Boomtown Rats – Sign o’ The Times. Boomtown Rats in concert to start the week – recorded at Odissea 2001 in Milan on March 29, 1982. Sadly, Boomtown Rats have been more or less relegated to one-hit-wonder category; owing to their anthem to Anti-Social Behavior; “I Don’t Like Mondays”. And
