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
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,
Ruti – when you get chills just listening to her do a Radio Station i.d. you know you’ve been transformed. Ruti, puttingTuesday night on notice – recorded for the Gilles Peterson program on BBC 6 Music from May 16, 2026. When you hear a singer, whose voice stops you dead
David Hockney and Bigger Trees Near Water – The Era Of Enormous Landscapes David Hockney – BBC Radio 4 – Front Row – June 15, 2007 One of the problems with being on the planet long enough is that sense of assuming all the people whose work you grew up
Opening Day program at Hollywood Park – George McCall program – June 9 , 1938 – CBS/KNX – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – An institution for racing fans since it was built in 1938, the Legendary Hollywood Park faced its demise via wrecking ball on May 31, 2015, and an
Modern-English-Peel-Session-Nov.-11-1980 – BBC Radio 1 – Early glimpses of New Wave tonight, by way of Modern English, a band who not only pioneered a new genre in music, but also achieved hit-making cross-over status. Formed in 1979, Modern English were a four-piece from Colchester who bore a strong resemblance to
The Chameleons – In Session for John Peel – June 17, 1981 – BBC Radio 1 – Post-Punk/New Wave tonight from The Chameleons (or Chameleons UK), a relatively short-lived but seminal band of the early 80s, in two incarnations, with some six albums and six singles under their belts as
Blur, for Monday Lunch – recorded at the Brixton Academy in 1997 and broadcast by BBC Radio 2. Many people will most likely agree the 90s were an extraordinary decade for Music. Of course, many people also swear their decade had the best music and everything after it was pale
Sarah Blasko this weekend – recorded for Mark Lamarr at the BBC on July 31, 2010. For all the people complaining about the current state of vocalists, how AI and Autotune are turning vocals into displays of non-descript mush and fakery, they are obviously not digging around and finding this
