Guided By Voices – In Session for John Peel – Maida Vale Studios – July 18, 1996 – Broadcast July 28, 1996 – BBC Radio 1 – Guided By Voices in their first session for John Peel. Getting started in Dayton Ohio, this American Indie/Psych-revival/Alternative band first got started in
Catherine Wheel – Live At The Marquee Club, London – 1991 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Catherine Wheel tonight. An early gig, live at The Marquee Club in 1991. Catherine Wheel formed in 1990, comprising singer-guitarist Rob Dickinson (cousin of Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson), guitarist Brian Futter, bassist Dave
Soundtrack Recordings 1. Foreign Intrigue (Paul Durand) MGM – 2. Trapeze (Muir Mathieson) – Columbia – 1956 – Original 78 recordings. Lesser-known soundtracks to 1950s films tonight. Both these films are from 1956 and are poles apart in story and direction. Foreign Intrigue is a 1956 American Eastmancolor film noir
As a reminder that a lot goes on in the world, whether we are aware of it or not; a friend reacted in horror earlier today, learning of the latest serious situation going on in the Middle East. It was pointed out to me that many, if not most news
July 20, 1974 – The World This Week – CBS Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – July 20, 1974 – The end of a long and emotional week. On the Mediterranean Island of Cyprus tensions between Turkish and Greek Cypriots boiled over into violence, and an eventual invasion by
Joe Strummer and The Mescaleros – Live at Glastonbury 1999 – BBC Radio 1 – Joe Strummer and The Mescaleros in what was one of their first live gigs, at Glastonbury in 1999. Having only gotten together in June of that year – this set at Glasto took place on
Phil Wilson – in session for Janice Long – 1987 – BBC Radio 1 – Phil Wilson in solo session tonight. As founding member of The June Brides (I ran their 1985 session earlier this past week), Wilson went the solo route after the band broke up in 1986. In
The Bonzo Dog (Doo-Dah) Band – In session for John Peel – July 29, 1969 – BBC Radio 1 – The Bonzo Dog Band tonight – variously referred to as The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, The Bonzo Dog Band, The Bonzos, they were an institution. Unfortunately, they never caught on
