"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
ABC In concert from Paris – February 14, 1983. ABC were at the forefront of New Wave – largely a reaction to the determined messiness of Punk, New Wave was the polar opposite. Clean, well turned-out, synthesizer-based, somewhat over-produced and…
Blossoms – Glastonbury 2016. Recorded on June 24th by the venerable (and always amazing) BBC 6 Music. It occurred to me that I ran another Blossoms concert earlier this month and one last year. Okay, I’m a fan and it’s…
Shakespears Sister in concert tonight – further evidence the 90s were all over the map musically. Initially part of the all-girl Pop Group Bananarama, singer-songwriter Siobhan Fahey broke with the band and went solo in 1988, citing disillusionment and a…
Hinds – Live At Pitchfork Festival 2015 (excerpt) – Oct. 31, 2015 – Radio France FIP – Hinds, the 4-piece quasi-Garage/neo-Punk/raucous Girl-Group from Madrid has America in the palm of their hands. Since they started getting noticed all over Europe…
Yelli-Yelli – in session for Sous le Jupes de FIP, Paris – May 23, 2016 – Radio France/FIP – Sounds from Algeria mixed with Czech Republic tonight, via Yelli-Yelli. Former singer with the group Milkymee and known as Emilie Hanak,…
T. Rex – In Session for Top of The Pops – October, 1970 – BBC Radio 1 – Before they shortened it to T. Rex, Tyrannosaurus Rex were a duo, consisting of singer-songwriter/former lead singer for John’s Children Marc Bolan…
Gentle Giant – In Session – August 28, 1973 – BBC Radio 1 – Gentle Giant tonight. A band, like King Crimson just before them, who captured the imaginations and made it okay to explore a lot of different music…
The 1975 – In Concert at BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend – Exeter – May 29, 2016 – BBC Radio 1 – As the Spring Festival season gears up for the upcoming week, we’re still savoring those moments of last…
Blossoms – live at BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend – Exeter – May 29, 2016 – BBC Radio 1 – More messages from Exeter this week. Blossoms taking the stage on May 29th and captured for posterity by BBC Radio…
Panic! At The Disco – live at BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend – Exeter – May 29, 2016 – BBC Radio 1 – Keeping the ball rolling with Spring Festival week, a set from seasoned veterans Panic! At The Disco,…