Horace X in session for a Friday night – recorded for Andy Kershaw at BBC Radio 1 on January 8, 2006. Producer, composer and drummer, Mark A Russell, formed Horace X with ethnomusicologist and fiddle player Hazel Fairbairn in 1994 with the original intention of combining Russell’s contemporary dance rhythms with
Lightning Seeds – Glastonbury 1998 – BBC Radio 1 – For Friday Jr. Lunch, it’s Lightning Seeds, recorded during their appearance at the 1998 festival. The Lightning Seeds are Liverpool, they formed in 1989 by Ian Broudie (vocals, guitar, producer), formerly of the band Big in Japan. Originally a studio-based
Christoph Eschenbach (L) – Tzimon Barto (R) – in the service of Brahms this week. Over to NHK Hall in Tokyko for a performance by the NHK Symphony, guest conducted by Christoph Eschenbach and featuring Tzimon Barto, piano. Two works this week, both by Brahms – beginning with the 2nd
Helmet for Hump Day Lunch – recorded at Ogden Theatre in Denver on November 28, 1998. In keeping with our policy of giving you maximum exposure to your culture every day, no matter what, here is a dose of Alternative Metal by way of Helmet, as they sounded at the
Heading into breezy Pop territory this Lunch hour with a set from Beabadoobee, recorded at the 2021 Head In The Clouds Festival in Los Angeles. Much as I like to go on explorations of the new, interesting and overlooked, sometimes it’s a matter of just looking around and seeing what
The White Stripes – In Concert from The London Forum 2001 – BBC Radio 1 – The White Stripes in concert to kick off the week. The Detroit garage/blues/Indie/Punk duo Jack and Meg White were together from 1997 to 2011, released six studio albums, received wide critical acclaim for their
Mars Volta to get the Monday lunchroom up and happening. Recorded during the Open’Er Festival in Gdynia, Poland on July7, 2012 and broadcast by Polski Radio. Since putting Mars Volta on hiatus for almost 8 years, Mars Volta is up and running again. That said, we’re diving back to 2012
Stan Kenton Concert – Sept. 16, 1952 Over to the World of Big Bands this weekend with a concert by The Stan Kenton Orchestra, recorded outside of Dayton Ohio on September 16, 1952. Kenton was riding high on the crest of a very popular wave – one that
Mary In The Junkyard tonight – recorded live at The Great Wide Open festival in Vlieland on August 31, 2024 and broadcast by VPRO-3VOOR12. As we get further and further away from that hideous period known as “lockdown” during those two years of COVID, hearing bands who got started during
Doing Saturday Brunch with At The Drive-In this weekend – recorded at the 2012 Lollapalooza Festival and recorded on August 5, 2012. At the Drive-In was an American post-hardcore band from El Paso, Texas, formed in 1994. The band’s most recent line-up consisted of Cedric Bixler-Zavala (vocals), Omar Rodríguez-López (guitar, vocals), Paul Hinojos (bass), Tony Hajjar (drums) and Keeley Davis (guitar, vocals). After several
