A dose of 80s Spanish Synth-Pop for lunch this Tuesday. Mecano in concert at Paulau Sant Jordi in Barcelona on October 1, 1991 and recorded by RNE in Madrid. Mecano was formed in 1981 and active until 1992. Mecano became one of the most successful Spanish pop bands of all time.
Korean Indie (Math Rock) by way of Moashy and their debut ep Nemus – 1. Bloom 2. Mosaic 3. Glimmer 4. Time Hearing so much about Kpop in recent years I was always curious if there was an Indie scene going on in Korea, or if it was just a
Power lunch this Monday – Lambrini Girls, live at Kantine Club in Cologne, Germany and recorded on December 7, 2025 by the venerable West German Radio. In the odd event you don’t already know, Lambrini Girls formed in Brighton UK, the band currently consists of Phoebe Lunny and Selin Macieira-Boşgelmez. After releasing
Gaspar Cassado (cello) (L) – Jascha Horenstein (C) – Vladimir Vogel (R) Back over to Switzerland this weekend for another performance from the archives of Swiss Radio. This week, it’s a performance of the cello concerto by the Swiss/Russian composer Vladimir Vogel and performed in this radio recording by Gaspar
Eva LaGallienne (L) – J.M. Barrie (R) – Legend of The Theatre – Creator of The Lost Boys J.M. Barrie – The Twelve Pound Look – NBC Radio New Theatre – September 23, 1951 Another of our periodic excursions to the Theatre for historic performances. This weekend it’s a play
– The Oscar Peterson Trio – live at the 1968 Montreal Jazz Festival – CBC Transcription Service – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. I first ran this concert about ten years ago via another site. At the time the sound quality on the player available to me wasn’t very good,
Nobody said being a cheerleader was dull work. You had the Basketball face to prove it. Blame Gwen, she had the bright idea to pep things up with a few well-sloshed Budweisers “just to take the edge off”. Never much of a drinker – no booze in the house. Had
Stereolab – live at the 1996 Phoenix Festival – July 20, 1996 – John Peel – BBC Radio 1 – Stereolab in concert this weekend. Recorded by the BBC at the 1996 Phoenix Festival. Sterolab began in 1994, as a sort of take-off on German electronica bands of the 1970s.
Throwing Muses – In session for Marc Radcliffe – January 1, 1996 – BBC Radio 1 – Throwing Muses for the end of the week. Perennial favorites since their self-titled Debut album in 1986. They’ve been categorized as unorthodox and surreal in their music and lyrics (with Kristen Hersh and
Heading East for this lunchbreak – Hitsujibungaku in concert at Die Kantine in Cologne, Germany on October 18, 2025 and captured for posterity by Toshi Aizawa. With all the current attention being drawn to KPop and JPop, it would only be natural that JIndie makes an entrance. Hitsujibungaku have been
