Friday lunch with something hypnotic – a set by Eefje De Visser, recorded at this year’s Lowlands Festival on August 22nd. Eefje De Visser (pronounced Ayyyffye) is a Dutch singer-songwriter I first heard during the halcyon days of My Space. Her voice, her style and her whole approach was instantly
Feeder for a Friday Jr. Lunch – recorded at the 2012 Isle of Wight Festival on June 22 of that year and broadcast by BBC Radio 1 (this feed comes from Germany though). Wikipedia has a few words to say: Feeder formed in 1994. The band have released 12 albums
Confidence Man for lunch today – recorded at the 2022 Glastonbury Festival on June 24 and broadcast live by BBC Radio 1. In case you aren’t familiar, and I suspect you aren’t because none of their albums have been issued here in the U.S., so unless you’re tight with an
Getting Monday up and running with a set by The Charlatans – recorded at the Reading Festival – on August 28, 1992 and broadcast over BBC Radio 1. Always a perennial favorite, and the band I routinely cite as game changers which started as the 80s were winding down and
Joachim Kühn Trio for Sunday – with Jean-Francois Jenny-Clark on bass – Daniel Humair on drums with guest Larry Schneider (on Miles’ Mood and In A Sentimental Mood) – all recorded at Jazzfest Berlin on November 6, 1987 for Radio Berlin. From the ActMusic website blurb: Joachim Kühn’s career is
Voice Of America – Notice to all U.S. Citizens and European Nationals to leave Jordan – September 25, 1970 – VOA – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The events of September 1970 in Jordan have enjoyed a variety of definitions, titles and nicknames, the most common being ‘Black September’ and
Making a quick U-Turn for lunch today with a set by the Bay area’s own Hot Laundry, recorded during Mosswood Meltdown 2024 on July 6th where they were opening band on the first day of the festival with the B-52’s as headliners. Variously described as “The Warped Woodstock” and “An
Tame Impala for a late lunch this Wednesday – A sampling from several venues between 2010 and 2018. For a band I predicted a huge future for when I first heard them on My Space, they’ve exceeded my expectations and Kevin Parker continues to astound and amaze, almost 20 years
Lamb to get your afternoon rolling to an adventuresome place – recorded during the 2003 Lowlands Festival in Holland on August 29, 2003 and preserved for posterity by Radio Nederland. Lamb are an extraordinary ensemble – a duo, consisting of Andy Barlow and Lou Rhodes, who round out the lineup,
Starting the week with Water From Your Eyes – recorded live at Primavera Sound on June 13, 2026 and broadcast by RNE Radio 3. Pitchfork’s Philip Sherburne has a nice observation of Water From Your Eyes in a 2025 review of their latest album It’s A Beautiful Place. Here’s a
