The Woodentops for Friday Junior. A band whose boost in popularity was largely due to Morrisey who wrote a glowing review in Melody Maker in 1984. Together since 1983 and still together today (with personnel changes . . .naturally), The Woodentops have maintained their unpredictable, frenetic and high energy as a
Adorable – in concert at Glastonbury 1993 – BBC Radio 1 – Homage to Shoegaze this afternoon with Adorable, a band from Coventry who were together only four years but managed to get two albums out before splitting. Formed in 1990, as The Candy Thieves, consisting of Pete Fijalkowski (vocals,
Haven – live at Glastonbury 2002 – BBC 6 Music – Haven, live at Glastonbury 2002 tonight. A band who many considered overlooked and underrated, Haven had all the earmarks of success; A highly-praised debut ep in 2001. A debut album which hit the charts – singles hitting the top-30,
Unknown Mortal Orchestra – Live At Pitchfork Festival, Pink Stage – Paris – Nov. 3, 2018 – RFI International – I have friends, people I have known for decades, who are convinced Music has died and nothing will bring it back to life; that Pop has eaten itself one too
Car Seat Headrest – in concert at Route du Rock 2017 – August 18, 2017 – Radio France International – Cranking up Summer Festival season with a performance at Route du Rock 2017 by Car Seat Headrest. Recorded on August 18th by the venerable Radio France International. Car Seat Headrest,
Another classic concert. This week it’s the 1959 Salzburg Festival, with the ORTF Orchestra, Paris conducted by Joseph Keilberth and featuring the legendary Wolfgang Schneiderhan, violin. This was the fifth Orchestra concert from the festival and it features a varied program, running from The Hebrides Overture by Mendelssohn, a
– CBS Radio: Sunday Night With Mitch Miller – 2nd Annual Eastman House Festival of Film Artists – November, 1957 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Before color, before 3D, before 5.1 surround sound, before IMAX, movies were silent. The only sound came from either an orchestra playing to accompany the
– Hozier – live at T In The Park 2015 – July 10, 2015 – BBC Scotland – Gearing up for Festivals shortly. This one from Perthshire, Scotland – T In The Park has been around since 1994 and has been voted most popular Major Festival in 2005 and 2006
Making a brief stop at Roskilde Festival in Denmark for a set by The Minds Of 99 – Recorded on July 6, 2018 and preserved for posterity by Radio Dansk DK-3. The smaller the world seems to be getting the more difficult it is to figure out if many non-Europeans
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,
