"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
– Georgie Fame and The Blue Flames – Live at Camden Theatre – March 19, 1964 – BBC Light Programme – Georgie Fame and The Blue Flames to start off the week. Fans of the 60’s British invasion era will…
– Electrelane – in session for John Peel – January 7, 2004 – broadcast January 29, 2004 – BBC Radio 1 – Electrelane tonight. A Female Indie Band from Brighton, who got started in 1998 and went on extended haitus…
– The Pretty Things – live at Golders Green, London – 1973 – BBC Radio 1 In Concert – BBC Radio 1 – The Pretty Things in concert tonight. Lest you think The Rolling Stones can lay claim to being…
Portishead – In Session for Peter Tong – 1994 – BBC Radio 1 – Portishead to the middle of the week. One of the pioneering forces in the Trip-Hop movement, Portishead, propelled by the searingly emotive voice of Beth Gibbons,…
Pulp – In session for John Peel – February 7,1993 – broadcast March 5, 1993 – BBC Radio 1 – Pulp have always been one of my favorite bands, and certainly one of the highlights of the 90s, during a…
Ocean Colour Scene – in session for Mark Goodier – BBC Radio 1 – September 29, 1990 – BBC Radio 1 – Ocean Colour Scene tonight. A band that almost didn’t make it were it not for helping hands from…
– Catherine Wheel – in session for Steve Lamacq – July 12, 1995 – BBC Radio 1 – Catherine Wheel tonight. One of those bands synonymous with the 90s, but somehow didn’t quite get the recognition or appreciation they so…
– The Kinks – in session for Top Gear – 1967 – BBC Radio 1 – The Kinks – variously described as either overlooked and underrated or one of the most influential bands that ever came out of Britain in…
Can were one of those bands no one thought would be as influential in 1974 as they became. They had taken the cause of Progressive Rock and ratcheted it up a few notches and introduced Electronic music in a way…
The Inimitable David Bowie tonight. From his groundbreaking 1990 Sound + Vision tour, a performance at the Milton Keynes Bowl on August 5, 1990. Billed as a “greatest hits tour” with the object of retiring many of his longtime concert…