"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
Shed Seven – In Session at BBC Radio 1 – 1994 – BBC Radio 1 – Shed Seven to drag us into the weekend. One of the criminally overlooked and underrated bands of the Post-Smiths/Britpop era, Shed Seven never got…
– The Verve – In session for Mark Radcliffe – June 19, 1995 – BBC Radio 1 – The Verve tonight – Recorded on June 19, 1995 for Mark Radcliffe at BBC Radio 1. A brief rundown on where the…
– June 6, 1944 – Continuous news broadcasts and bulletins – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – June 6, 1944 – A day etched in stone in most history books – the turning point of World War 2. Whether you remembered…
– China Crisis – In session for John Peel – Jan. 15. 1983 – BBC Radio 1 – China Crisis for Monday night. This second session for John Peel, broadcast on January 15, 1983. China Crisis were formed in 1979…
– The Weather Prophets – in session for Janice Long – October 2, 1985 – BBC Radio 1 – The Weather Prophets to finish up the week. A short-lived band (1985-1988) that was resurrected from the break-up of another indie…
– Soft Machine – In session for Top Gear/John Peel – June 15, 1969 – BBC Radio 1 – Soft Machine – one of the Desert Island bands, whose influence and point of view was the guiding light for the…
– The Cure – in session for John Peel – May 9, 1979 – broadcast May 16, 1979 – BBC Radio 1 – The Cure for our Sunday Night excursion. Their second session for John Peel – recorded on May…
– Madder Rose – in session for John Peel – July 4, 1993 – BBC Radio 1 – Madder Rose for a Thursday Night. One of my favorite examples of the American Indie genre of the 1990s, Madder Rose probably…
– B-Movie – In session for John Peel – April 7, 1981 – BBC Radio 1 – While we sift through the Festival tapes currently pouring in, a brief detour back to the 80s tonight with New Wave outfit B-Movie…
– 14th Edinburgh Festival – Leningrad Symphony – September 16, 1960 – BBC Transcription Service – A rare concert this week. And since we’re sliding into Festival season, a historic recording from a legendary festival. The Leningrad Symphony, conducted by…