"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
Squeeze – In Concert at Oxford Polytechnic – Recorded by BBC Radio 1 for In Concert series – 1981 – BBC Radio 1 Squeeze to kick off this rather hair-raising week. In concert from Oxford Polytechnic and recorded by BBC…
– Cornershop – John Peel Session – BBC – Feb. 13, 1993 – BBC Radio 1 – Cornershop – one of the more unusual and eclectic mashups of musical styles and genres to come along in the early 1990s. Formed…
– Gene – In concert at Newcastle Riverside – Oct.29, 1998 – BBC Radio 1 in Concert – Heading into the 90s with a set (very short 3-song set) by Gene, a band who were very popular in the 90s…
The Kinks In Session – Dec. 13, 1965 – BBC Light Programme In what would wind up their last session at the BBC for two years, The Kinks cut three tracks on December 13, 1965. Here’s what’s on the player…
Blue Aeroplanes- in Concert from Bristol – BBC 6 Music Live Concert – 2016 – BBC 6 Music – Blue Aeroplanes for a Wednesday night. Around since 1981 and still going strong, although the Langley Brothers (Gerard and John), the…
Suede in session – BBC Radio 1 – April 3, 1992 – BBC Radio 1 – Suede for mid-week. One of the premier bands of the early 90s and one of the primary bands in the Britpop movement. Formed in…
Menswear – in session for John Peel – recorded July 4, 1995 – broadcast July 22, 1995 – BBC Radio 1 – Menswear tonight. Another in a string of short-lived bands. This one from the Brit-pop era. The beginnings of…
– Aztec Camera – in session BBC Radio 1 -1983 – BBC Radio 1 – Making a brief stop in the 80s tonight with a session by Aztec Camera, a Scottish pop/new wave band formed by Roddy Frame, the group’s…
– The Telescopes – in session for John Peel – May 16, 1989 – BBC Radio 1 – The Telescopes to end the week. One of those bands who heralded the coming state of the 90s and the whole re-evaluation…
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…