The Woodentops for Friday Junior. A band whose boost in popularity was largely due to Morrisey who wrote a glowing review in Melody Maker in 1984. Together since 1983 and still together today (with personnel changes . . .naturally), The Woodentops have maintained their unpredictable, frenetic and high energy as a
Kirill Karabits (L) – Jean-Effflam Bavouzet (R) Over to Denmark this week for a concert by the Tivoli Symphony Orchestra, led by Kiril Karabits and featuring Jean-Effam Bavouzet, piano – recorded at Tivolis Koncertsal on August 4th 2012 and broadcast on November 7, 2012 by DR Radio P2. The concert
Adorable – in concert at Glastonbury 1993 – BBC Radio 1 – Homage to Shoegaze this afternoon with Adorable, a band from Coventry who were together only four years but managed to get two albums out before splitting. Formed in 1990, as The Candy Thieves, consisting of Pete Fijalkowski (vocals,
Haven – live at Glastonbury 2002 – BBC 6 Music – Haven, live at Glastonbury 2002 tonight. A band who many considered overlooked and underrated, Haven had all the earmarks of success; A highly-praised debut ep in 2001. A debut album which hit the charts – singles hitting the top-30,
Ben Webster (L) – Modern Jazz Quartet – (R) – High level Summit meeting. Historic summits this Sunday – the legendary Ben Webster with the equally legendary Modern Jazz Quartet gathering for a sit-down and exchange of ideas at Birdland in New York on February 21, 1953. Needless to say,
KGIL – Drive In Pre-show and Intermission Feature – July 18-31, 1962 -John Wilson Collection – The Drive-In Movie Theater – once a staple in the diet of 1950s and 1960s America. Faded from view in the 1970s with the advent of home video and the ensuing VHS/Betamax wars –
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Vladimir Valek (L) – Ludmil Angelov (R) – lighting up Córdoba. Back over to Spain this week for a concert by Orquesta de Córdoba, led by Vladimir Valek and featuring Ludmil Angelov, piano. The concert was recorded at el Gran Teatro de Córdoba during the Rafael Orozco Festival on November
Daevid Allen of Gong – a special kind of madness Lunch with Gong this afternoon – recorded during the Manifestival in Los Angeles, held at The Embassy Concert in DTLA on May 12, 1979. I believe this was the only concert appearance by Gong on the West Coast. I don’t
Owing to a much bigger than expected positive response to the Shinee concert I posted last week, I unearthed this concert, a solo gig from bandmate Onew (pronounced: Oh – new!), recorded during the 2025 tour promoting his solo album, Connection in concert at Olympic Hall in Seoul on February
