"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
Become a Patron! Further evidence that some events which take place in history are not necessarily considered devastating at the time they occurred. This one, for example – the assassination of India’s spiritual leader Mohandas Gandhi on this day, January 30, 1948, was considered in U.S. media as just another...
Coldplay – in concert at Glastonbury 2011 – Recorded June 25, 2011 – BBC 6 Music – Coldplay at Glastonbury 2011 tonight. Probably one of the most commercially successful of the Alt/Indie/post-Brit-Pop genre, Coldplay have parlayed commercial success into social activism while maintaining a goodly amount of integrity and a...
Yes – in concert from London – 1971 – BBC Radio 1 In Concert series – BBC Radio 1 – Yes in concert to end the week. Recorded in London in 1971 for the BBC In Concert series which ran on BBC Radio 1. Although they had become something of...
Teenage Fanclub – Reading Festival – 1992 (Abbreviated set) – August 30, 1992 – BBC Radio 1 – Teenage Fanclub tonight, in an abbreviated set from their legendary 1992 Reading Festival appearance – recorded on August 30, 1992 by BBC Radio 1. Teenage Fanclub are a Scottish alternative rock band...
Pale Saints – in session for John Peel – recorded July 23, 1989 – broadcast August 17 – BBC Radio 1 – Become a Patron! Pale Saints for the middle of the week. I remember hearing Pale Saints around the same time I heard Lush, by way of their initial...
Modern Eon – in session for John Peel – January 28, 1981 – BBC Radio 1 A little goes a long way: Become a Patron! Modern Eon to end out the week. In session for John Peel at BBC Radio 1 – recorded on January 28, 1981 and broadcast on...
The Go-Betweens – In Session for John Peel – Broadcast December 10, 1983 – BBC Radio 1- Become a Patron! The Go-Betweens tonight.In session for John Peel and broadcast on December 10, 1983 – the second of three sessions the band did for Peel during their tenure. The Go-Betweens were...
Gomez – In Concert at Glastonbury 1998 – June 26, 1998 – BBC Radio 1 – $1.00 can make all the difference in the world: Become a Patron! Gomez to start the week off. Getting started just two years before this concert, Gomez had a good run until 2012 when...
With the very sad and shocking news of the passing of Neil Innes, co-founder of the legendary Bonzo Dog Band, as well as being considered an honorary member of Monty Python as well as the brains behind The Rutles along with countless other collaborations, 2019 is going down as one...
Become a Patron! With Europe slowly rebuilding from the ravages of War, and the holidays offering a respite from the plague of shortages and loss, this report, part of the weekly series London Letter, narrated by columnist and writer John Connell, gives some picture of life in Europe, and especially...
