Starting off the week with a set by Bombay Bicycle Club, recorded during the BBC 6 Music Festival at Electric Ballroom in London on March 8, 2020. Bombay Bicycle Club consist of Jack Steadman, Jamie MacColl, Suren de Saram, and Ed Nash. They are guitar-fronted and have experimented with different
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
Lunch with Joe Cocker this afternoon – recorded live at The Fillmore West in San Francisco on October 19, 1969 for KSAN-FM, San Francisco. He’s joined by the infamous Grease Band, consisting of Neal Hubbard on rhythm guitar, Henry MCullough on lead guitar – Chris Stainton on keyboards, Alan Spenner
Hump Day lunch with Bauhaus this week – recorded at Old Waldorf in San Francisco by the inimitable Terry Hammer on December 15, 1982. Bauhaus formed in Northampton in 1978. Known for their dark image and gloomy sound, Bauhaus are one of the pioneers of gothic rock, although they mixed
A short set from Zuzu to start the week off. Recorded in December 2016 for BBC Radio’s Introducing series. Zuzu (her real name) has been creating a stir around UK Indie circles in recent years. Her debut album, Queensway Tunnel, which came out in 2021 has gotten considerable press acclaim.
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,
