Pulp in session for John Peel – September 9, 1994 – BBC Radio 1 – Pulp this evening. Always a favorite – particularly around the period of this third John Peel session in 1994. With the inimitable Jarvis Cocker on vocals, carrying a bag of razor-sharp lyrics and songs which
Slowdive – in session for John Peel – April 21, 1991 – BBC Radio 1 – Slowdive were one of the pioneering bands of the Shoegaze era. In addition, they added Dreampop to the mix, and along with it came Indie. Of the bands which epitomized that movement, they
Supergrass – in session for John Peel – February 4, 1995 – BBC Radio 1 – Supergrass were huge in the UK – their debut album was the biggest selling debut since The Beatles’ Please, Please Me. They had a string of hit singles and albums, and were critically acclaimed.
Catatonia – live at Reading Festival 1996 – August 25, 1996 – John Peel – BBC Radio 1 – Catatonia, continuing a week of excerpts from the 1996 Reading Festival, as featured on the inimitable John Peel program over BBC Radio 1 on August 25, 1996. Beginning life as an
Dodgy – In Session – BBC Radio 1 – 1991 Dodgy in Session tonight. One of the bands who rode the initial wave, casually referred to as “Brit-Pop” in the early 1990s, Dodgy were (and are again, since their reunion in 2007, are still going strong) very successful in Europe,
Hipsway – live at Reading Union – 1986 – BBC 6 Music – Hipsway – part of that flood of bands from Scotland starting in the early 1980s. Hipsway were a three-piece that dove straight into a mixture of Sophisti-Pop and Blue-Eyed Soul. The band was characterized by the deep
– The Merseybeats – Live At The 1964 NME Poll Winners Concert – April 26, 1964 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Ending up a week of 60s with a concert featuring (among many others) The Merseybeats, who were among the Poll Winners being celebrated by New Musical Express in
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – Gaz Coombes – Live at Pinkpop 2015 – June 13, 2015 – VPRO-3VOOR12 More from Pinkpop 2015, recorded this past week. Tonight it’s former Supergrass frontman, Gaz Coombes, going solo and with a new album out since
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – Lush – In Session for John Peel – Feb. 19, 1990 – BBC Radio 1 Ironically, this session took place on this day 25 years ago. Hard to imagine it’s been that long since I first heard
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – Blur In Session – Top Of The Pops – John Peel – 1990 – BBC Radio 1 Continuing 90s week with one of the bands who made the party complete. Blur was the game changer in 1990
