"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
– 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,…
– Catherine Wheel – In Session for John Peel – July 12, 1995 – BBC Radio 1 – Another session tonight from one of my favorite bands of the 90s – Catherine Wheel, this time from 1995 for the inimitable…
– John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers, featuring Eric Clapton – live on The Saturday Club – April 26, 1965 – BBC Radio 1 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Not thought of, for the most part, as one of the British Invasion…
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…
Back to the 80s this week. A set tonight from the highly influential Punk/Post-Punk Buzzcocks, in a set recorded by the venerable Westdeutscher Rundfunk in 1981. Buzzcocks have reformed several times since 1989, featuring Shelley and Diggle with other musicians;…
– Stone Temple Pilots – Live At Reading Festival 1993 – BBC Radio 1 – A dose of early 90s West Coast by way of Stone Temple Pilots, during their formative years under the influence of Grunge. After forming in…
– Sham ’69 – Live at Paris Theatre, London – February 21, 1979 – BBC 6 Music – One of the first wave of Punk bands, Sham ’69 got started in 1976 – and called it quits (initially) in 1979,…
-That Petrol Emotion – Live At Reading University – October 1990 – BBC Radio 1 – An oldie-but-a-goodie tonight. A set by That Petrol Emotion, recorded at Reading University in October of 1990 by the venerable BBC Radio. That Petrol…
The Blue Nile – Live At Free Trade Hall, Manchester – 1990 – BBC Radio 1 Haven’t played any Blue Nile in a very long time. In the 80s they were one of those bands who didn’t subscribe to Post-Punk…
The Manhattans – In Session for Soul! – NET-Public Television – October 31, 1968 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Another installment of rare Soul performed live tonight. This time it’s The Manhattans; a group known more in the later 70s…