Category: BBC
Puressence Live At Reading 1999 – Past Daily Soundbooth
Puressence – in concert at Reading 1999 – BBC Radio 1 Puressence tonight. From a BBC broadcast at the 1999 Reading Festival. The Indie band from Manchester, who were inspired to play music after going to a Stone Roses concert in 1991, formed Puressence in 1992. Although the story is
The Suncharms In Session – 1992 – Past Daily Soundbooth
The Suncharms – In Session for John Peel – June 5, 1992 – BBC Radio 1 – The Suncharms tonight. An Indie/Shoegaze band from Sheffield who were initially together from 1989 to 1993, before calling it quits. They have reunited in 2015 and are currently working on new material and
BBC Northern Symphony Play A World Premier By Havergal Brian – 1967 – Past Daily Weekend Gramophone
Havergal Brian: Symphony Number 4 “Das Siegeslied” – Solosists and The BBC Northern Symphony – Maurice Handford, Cond. Premier Performance – July 3, 1967 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The name Havergal Brian may not ring a lot of bells these days. But during his lifetime (1876-1972) he was
This Week In Rock – July 24-30, 1978 – Past Daily Pop Chronicles
BBC Rock Capsule – Week In Rock – July 24-30 – BBC Transcription Service – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – This Week in Rock – in 1978. 39 years ago it was about David Bowie, Peter Gabriel, Tom Petty and Ray Parker Jr. All the news and the goings on
Bram Tchaikovsky In Concert – 1978 – Past Daily Soundbooth
Bram Tchaikovsky – live from The Paris Theatre, London – October 28, 1978 – BBC Radio 1 In Concert Series Bram Tchaikovsky (real name: Peter Bramall), formerly with The Motors who joined the band in 1977 and left the band in 1978 to strike out on his own. Teaming up
Veruca Salt In Session – 1994 – Past Daily Soundbooth
Veruca Salt – Session at BBC Radio 1 – July 27, 1994 – BBC Radio 1 – Some American Alt-Grunge tonight by way of Veruca Salt; the Chicago-based band who, after a year-and-a-half of woodshedding, honing and practicing, finally went public and went gold from the get-go. After performing
Sun Carriage In Session – 1991 – Past Daily Soundbooth
Sun Carriage – in session for John Peel – June 9, 1991 – Broadcast July 28, 1991 – BBC Radio 1 – Sun Carriage tonight. Doesn’t ring bells? Well, to be honest, they were only together from 1988 to either 1992 or 1995 (depending on which biography you read) –
Gastronomy L.A. 1966 – Los Angeles Eats And Listens To Mike Roy Talk About It – Past Daily Pop Chronicles
Mike Roy’s Weekend Cooking Thing – September 24, 1966 – KNX-AM Los Angeles – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Gastronomy and L.A. in 1966. With the population continuing to grow unchecked, so did the number of eateries gracing most busy streets and neighborhoods in the 60s. The influx of new
The Vibrators In Session – 1977 – Past Daily Soundbooth
The Vibrators – In Session for John Peel – June 13, 1977 – broadcast June 22, 1977 – BBC Radio 1 – The Vibrators tonight. One of the first wave of Punk Bands to descend on an unsuspecting public (well . . .mainstream public anyway), The Vibrators first came