– Vanessa Paradis and Orchestra – in concert at Fouvière Nights – July 2014 – RFI/FIP. Most people hear the name Vanessa Paradis and immediately associate it with the former girlfriend of Johnny Depp, at least in this country. But to everyone else, Vanessa Paradis is one of those
John Sebastian – Cambridge Folk Festival 1981 Since the archives is fairly bulging with posts we’ve done 10-15 years ago, I thought it might be a good idea to stop having them collect dust and reissue some of them in case you missed them the first time. So this one
Patto – BBC Feb 12 1973 – In Session Anyone who has a passing fancy in anything other than Pop Music will quickly realize the shelves of any self-respecting collector are fairly bulging with albums by bands that never got recognition, never sold very well, got lost in the shuffle
Hearing the news earlier today of the passing of founding member Chris Drejam I thought I would re-run this post from 2015 as tribute to a legendary artist and an iconic band. Chris Dreja: 1945-2025. One of the legendary bands of the original British Invasion of the early 1960s. The
– Roy Harper -Live at Golders Green Hippodrome – 1974 – BBC Radio 1 – Although Roy Harper is widely recognized as one of the most unique and individual singer-songwriters to come along in many years, and his associations with everyone from Kate Bush to Led Zeppelin to Pink Floyd
Joanna Gruesome – Live At The Forum Club, London – January 16, 2014 – band tape – Joanna Gruesome were formed in 2010 in Cardiff by Owen Willams (guitar and vocals), Max Warren (bass), and George Nicholls (guitar). Their core line-up solidified with the addition of Lan McArdle (lead vocals)
– Jacco Gardner – In Concert At Rock en Seine – August 28, 2015 – Starting off Thursday with a set from Jacco Gardner at Rock en Seine in France, part of the lineup for the first day of that Festival. Gardner is no stranger to these pages. I am
– Graham Parker – Live At Hammersmith Odeon – 1982 – BBC Radio 1 – After a number of notable but unsuccessful years fronting The Rumor, Graham Parker quit the band and went solo. It was then his fortunes changed and he achieved the success in the 80s which had
– Irma Thomas, live at Black Is Back Soul Weekend – June 16, 2013 – It’s hard to believe the Black Is Back Soul Weekend festival was the first time Queen of Soul Irma Thomas played in Spain. But from all accounts it was true. Needless to say, the legend
Something special this morning. The legendary Curtis Mayfield in Concert at The Marcus Garvey Centre in London, recorded by the BBC in June of 1984. As a powerful force in the world of Music, Mayfield was a catalyst in the raising of social consciousness in the 1960s and 70s. Beyond
