Freur – In Concert from London – 1985 – BBC Radio 1 In Concert series – Freur in concert tonight. Virtually unknown in the U.S., aside from “Doot Doot” which had been used in Vanilla Sky, Valley Girls, a second season episode of Gossip Girl, the last episode of Glory
Boston Symphony – Seiji Ozawa with Jessye Norman – Edith Wiens, Sopranos – The Philharmonia Chorus – Mahler: Symphony No. 2 – August 28, 1984 – BBC Proms Another historic concert this week. This time it’s the Boston Symphony at their first-ever Proms in London, performing the massive Resurrection Symphony
Blue Aeroplanes – In session for Simon Mayo – Feb. 14, 1988 – BBC Radio 1 – Blue Aeroplanes to start the week. Around since 1981. Still together, with personnel and label changes – still as distinctive as ever, fronted by Gerard Langley, whose impenetrable shades follow him everywhere.
Rain – In Session – BBC Radio 1 – February 15, 1991 – BBC Radio !- Liverpool Indie band Rain to end the working week – The band was formed at the Merseyside Trade Union Community and Unemployed Resource Centre in Huyton, Liverpool, in 1988 with a line-up of Ned
Swell Maps in session for John Peel – October 17, 1978 – BBC Radio 1 – Swell Maps and our ode to the dawn of Post-Punk this evening. Influenced by the disparate likes of T. Rex and the German krautrock outfit Can,[1] they created a new soundscape that would be
Soul Asylum – live at Glastonbury 1995 – BBC Radio 1 – Soul Asylum while we’re on the road to Hump Day. The band originally formed in 1981 under the name Loud Fast Rules, with a lineup consisting of Dave Pirner, Dan Murphy, Karl Mueller, and Pat Morley. Morley was
The The – live at Brixton Academy 1993 – BBC Radio 1 In Concert Series – BBC Radio 1 – The The to start the week. Admittedly, the band’s name was a little off-putting. And from the looks of it, I am not in the minority on that one. But
Recorded live on February 1st, click on the link at Past Daily and have a listen to this broadcast session.
1997 concert by Electronica pioneers Kraftwerk. Click on the link at the Past Daily site and listen to an extended excerpt of this concert.
The Fall – in session for John Peel – August 4, 2004 – BBC Radio 1 – More sad news this week. It was announced earlier today that The Fall’s founder/lead-singer/irascable icon Mark E. Smith passed away, after a long illness. He was 60. There was a reason John Peel
