Puressence – in concert at Reading 1999 – BBC Radio 1 Puressence tonight. From a BBC broadcast at the 1999 Reading Festival. The Indie band from Manchester, who were inspired to play music after going to a Stone Roses concert in 1991, formed Puressence in 1992. Although the story is
The Suncharms – In Session for John Peel – June 5, 1992 – BBC Radio 1 – The Suncharms tonight. An Indie/Shoegaze band from Sheffield who were initially together from 1989 to 1993, before calling it quits. They have reunited in 2015 and are currently working on new material and
Bram Tchaikovsky – live from The Paris Theatre, London – October 28, 1978 – BBC Radio 1 In Concert Series Bram Tchaikovsky (real name: Peter Bramall), formerly with The Motors who joined the band in 1977 and left the band in 1978 to strike out on his own. Teaming up
Veruca Salt – Session at BBC Radio 1 – July 27, 1994 – BBC Radio 1 – Some American Alt-Grunge tonight by way of Veruca Salt; the Chicago-based band who, after a year-and-a-half of woodshedding, honing and practicing, finally went public and went gold from the get-go. After performing
Sun Carriage – in session for John Peel – June 9, 1991 – Broadcast July 28, 1991 – BBC Radio 1 – Sun Carriage tonight. Doesn’t ring bells? Well, to be honest, they were only together from 1988 to either 1992 or 1995 (depending on which biography you read) –
Moose – Black Session – October 30, 1992 – RFI (Radio France International) Transcription Service – Moose to end the week. About two years ago I ran a Peel session featuring the legendary-but-virtually-unknown Indie/Alternative/Shoegaze band from London. A few months later, I ran across a later session; this one from
The Vibrators – In Session for John Peel – June 13, 1977 – broadcast June 22, 1977 – BBC Radio 1 – The Vibrators tonight. One of the first wave of Punk Bands to descend on an unsuspecting public (well . . .mainstream public anyway), The Vibrators first came
XTC – In Session for John Peel – October 8,1979 – Broadcast, October 15, 1979 – BBC Radio 1 XTC for Hump Day. Looking over the past few years of posts, the one band which seems to get the most exposure has been XTC. Not sure why, all I know
Bob Marley and The Wailers – Live At The Record Plant, Sausalito – KSAN-FM – October 31, 1973 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Bob Marley, live in session at The Record Plant in Sausalito and broadcast live over KSAN-FM San Francisco and hosted by the legendary Tom Donohue. As
Trentemøller – in concert at Paradise Rock Club – March 23, 2017 – Sveriges Radio P3 – Anders Trentemøller is a Danish electronic music composer/instrumentalist/producer who goes simply as Trentemøller. He is based in Copenhagen but his reputation has become worldwide in just a few short years. Starting in the
