The Real People – a group which may not ring a lot of bells, unless you had your ears to the ground at the time and knew something was up. Although not from Manchester (they were from Liverpool), they probably did a lot to bring Madchester to fruition, if for
Blur – In session for Mark Goodier – 1992 – BBC Radio 1 – Blur to end the week on a high note. In session for Mark Goodier at BBC Radio 1 in 1992. Blur formed in London in 1988, the group consists of singer Damon Albarn, guitarist Graham Coxon,
BBC World Service News + From Our Own Correspondent – December 16, 2001 – BBC World Service Seems like another lifetime ago, but on this December 16th in 2001 we were just getting our feet wet in what was to become the mess, the gift that keeps on giving, the
The Tourists for a Monday night – Live At The Paris Theatre, London – June 23, 1979 – BBC Radio 1. The Tourists had a reasonable following in the U.S., but nothing compared to the success when Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart left to form The Eurythmics. Guitarists Peet Coombes
The Brilliant Corners – in session for Janice Long – BBC Radio 1 – January 13, 1985 – BBC Radio 1 – The Brilliant Corners in session tonight – recorded on January 13, 1985 for the Janice Long program at BBC Radio 1. The group was formed in 1983, taking
We could use a little love . . or even a little like: Become a Patron! Diving in the 80’s this weekend with none other than Depeche Mode, recorded live at the Hammersmith Odeon by the BBC on October 6, 1983. In January 1982, the band released “See You”, their
Frank Alban Reports from London to KFI – November-December 1944 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – If you could, it would be fantastic:Become a Patron! With our current state of affairs over COVID and the stay-at-home/lockdown aspects of living life in the midst of pandemic, I ran across this series
The inimitable Van Morrison tonight, by way of his British Invasion tenure with Them, in session for the BBC program Saturday Club, recorded on April 3, 1964. In retrospect, Them during the Van Morrison period lasted a little less than two years. But in that short period of time released
Most people think of the band Free and immediately recall their early 70s anthem All Right Now. It has cast an indelible shade on the music which defined the close of the 60s and the dawn of Hard Rock for a lot of oldies radio stations. Unfortunately, it has also
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