Toy in concert from Paris – recorded on December 10, 2013 and broadcast by Radio France International. By all accounts, Toy have either dissolved, broken up or on extended hiatus. But as of this date in 2025, all appears to be quiet – their website has a “for sale” sign
Muse this afternoon – in concert at Route du Rock in St. Malo in 2001 and preserved by Radio France International. The members of Muse played in separate school bands during their time at Teignmouth Community College in the early 1990s. Guitarist Matt Bellamy successfully auditioned for drummer Dominic Howard‘s band, Carnage Mayhem, becoming its
Gary Numan to start a new week – recorded at Primavera Sound on May 29, 2010. A lot of people, especially those who were around in the late 1970s remember Gary Numan as the frontman of Tubeway Army – they were one of the bands at the forefront of New
Doing a Global Stretch this Friday afternoon. Dutch nu-punk/neo-pop/neo-Indie band Indian Askin, recorded during the Best Kept Secret 2019 festival from June 2nd of that year. The brain behind the self-proclaimed “nu-punk band” is Amsterdam multi-instrumentalist and producer Nelson ‘Chino’ Ayala. In 2016, Indian Askin came into the Dutch indie
XX in concert at Glastonbury 2017 for this lunchtime Thursday – recorded from the Pyramid stage by the venerable BBC 6 Music on June 23, 2017. The xx are from Wandsworth, London, formed in 2005. The band consists of Romy Madley Croft (guitar, vocals), Oliver Sim (bass guitar, vocals), Jamie Smith, also known as Jamie xx (beats, MPC, record production),
Changing it up a bit this afternoon. A set from the 2024 Glastonbury festival by rising star Nigerian Singer-Songwriter Ayra Starr, recorded by BBC 6 Music on June 29, 2024. Here’s what Wikipedia has to say: Sarah Oyinkansola Aderibigbe , known professionally as Ayra Starr, is a Nigerian singer and songwriter. She achieved mainstream
Getting Monday sprinting to the lunch line with a set from Swervedriver – recorded at The Astoria in London on October 17, 1993. Swervedriver have their roots in Oxford when schoolmates and aspiring guitarists Franklin and Hartridge along with Franklin’s older brother and vocalist, Graham, and drummer Paddy Pulzer formed
Ending out the week with a taste of Americana via Real Estate at The Pitchfork Festival in Chicago from July 15, 2012. Real Estate is from Ridgewood, New Jersey. They formed in 2008. The band is currently based in Brooklyn, New York, and consists of Martin Courtney (vocals, guitar), Alex
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– Trashcan Sinatras – Live At The Casbah, San Diego – May 14, 2005 – Trashcan Sinatras Website – Trashcan Sinatras this afternoon. From a concert they did at The Casbah in San Diego on May 14, 2005. Going through a quick research on my site I noticed that, of
