"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
– Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich – Live at The Paris Pop Festival – June 1, 1967 – ORTF – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – It was often a complaint, by bands and audiences alike that, if they…
– 808 State Live at Kentish Town and Country Club – Feb. 24, 1993 – BBC 6 Music – Ending up a (mostly) insane week with a set by the legendary 808 State, live at Kentish Town and Country Club…
– The Searchers In Session – Sveriges Radio – 1967 – Become a Patron! One of the groups spearheading the British Invasion of the early 1960’s was The Searchers. They were often mentioned in the same breath as The Beatles,…
Ending up a hectic and strange week with a session from The Verve, recorded for John Peel at The BBC on February 13, 1992. Fronted by the charismatic Richard Ashcroft, The Verve had been around for a while before…
Fabienne DelSol – Songs from 2006-2010 – Damaged Goods Records via MySpace – During that comparatively brief period when MySpace was a wonderful portal to Creative people from all over the world meeting up in one place and showing off…
The Verve – Live At Reading Festival 1997 – BBC Radio 1 The Verve were one of those bands who went through the struggle and the slog of gaining an audience and a following. And when they achieved the success…
World Party – Live at Brixton Academy – 1993 – BBC Radio 1 Heading over to the 90s tonight for a concert by World Party, recorded at Brixton Academy in London in 1993. Listening to World Party reminded me that…
Kula Shaker – Live At Cambridge Junction – Sept. 30, 1996 – BBC 6 Music As the 90s continued to spin in different directions, even the Brit-Pop movement was taking on new shapes and forms. Kula Shaker arrived with its…
The Kinks – Live In Paris – 1965 – ORTF, Paris Although the period of the “British Invasion” of the 1963-1965 is pretty well documented, a lot of what exists in the way of live performances comes from either the…
CMott The Hoople – In Concert at The Paris Theatre – 1971 – BBC 6 Music Sometimes I run into a dilemma, of sorts, over what to post for the “roundtable” feature. Tonight it was choice over whether to run…