Magazine in session for John Peel – May 8, 1979 – BBC Radio 1 – Magazine tonight. Their third session for John Peel, recorded at the BBC on May 8, 1979. One of the seminal bands of the early New Wave movement, they were founded and fronted by ex-Buzzcocks founder
The Futureheads – In Concert at Glastonbury 2006 – June 25, 2006 – BBC 6 Music – With every good intention of running this last night, but falling dead asleep at the keyboard before I could post it, we’re running tonight’s episode of the Soundbooth rather early today. And just
Coldplay – live at Maida Vale – Steve Lamacq Presents – July 24, 2000 – BBC Radio 1 – Coldplay to end the week. In 2017 they are huge. They headline sold out arenas and are household names – their albums have sold in the millions and they are
Kenickie – Live at T In The Park – 1997 – BBC Radio 1 – Kenickie as we spiral into Friday. A four piece Pop/Punk band from Sunderland who featured future BBC Radio 6 Dj Lauren Laverne on lead guitar and vocals and a four-year run that yielded two albums,
Seedling – in session for John Peel – broadcast: April 20, 2002 – BBC Radio 1 – Seedling were a band from The Netherlands who were together from 1996-2004; not very long by present-day standards, but long enough to make waves and become championed by John Peel through three sessions
Hefner – In Concert from Liverpool – John Peel Presents – October 25, 1999 – BBC Radio 1 – Hefner tonight. Fronted by singer/songwriter Darren Hayman, they were one of the forerunners of the Urban Folk movement which took up residence in the UK in the early 2000’s. Although not
Snow Patrol – In session from Northern Ireland, 2001 – BBC Radio 1 – Snow Patrol to kick the week off. One of the more successful of the Post-Britpop/Indie bands to grace the international charts, the Scottish/Northern Irish quintet have a hugely popular run so far; appealing across
Chuck Berry – in concert from Belgium – June 2, 1965 – RTBF, Belgium – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Barely getting over the news of the passing of Blues icon, James Cotton, comes the devastating news that Chuck Berry is now gone. At age 90, and with a career
Scars – In Session for John Peel – February 20, 1980 – BBC Radio 1 – Scars in session tonight. Voted Number 75 of the 100 Greatest Scottish Rock bands of all time, Scars were right in the middle of what was a hotbed of talent in and around Edinburgh
Whipping Boy – In Session for Steve Lamacq – Aug. 17, 1995 – BBC Radio 1 – Irish indie tonight in the form of Whipping Boy, a critically acclaimed band whose initial run went from 1988-1998. Originally playing cover versions of songs by Velvet Underground and The Fall, they were
