Crispy Ambulance – in session for John Peel – January 19, 1981 – BBC Radio 1 – Crispy Ambulance tonight. One of the flood of bands turning out for the sake of Post-Punk in the late 70s/early 80s. They weren’t around very long, not for the first time – they
Sleeper – In concert from Brixton Academy – June 7, 1996 – BBC Radio 1 In concert – Sleeper for lunch on a Wednesday. The last concert from the UK portion of their 1996 tour, recorded for posterity by the BBC for Radio 1’s In concert series on June 7,
Elbow – live at Reading Festival 2001 – BBC Radio 1 – Elbow to start off the week. At a concert recorded during the 2001 Reading Festival and preserved for posterity by the BBC. For all the complaints about the current state of affairs in music, the objects of derision
– Sum and Substance – Interview with Jacques Lipchitz – March 1963 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. An interview this week with legendary sculptor/painter Jacques Lipchitz. At the vanguard of the Cubist movement in the early part of the 20th century Lipchitz, along with colleagues Modigliani, Picasso and
Queens Of The Stone Age – Reading 2000 – BBC 6 Music – Queens Of The Stone Age, in concert at The Reading Festival in 2000 (are you joking? Twenty-six YEARS AGO??). The Palm Desert California band were one of the highlights of a festival that included headliners Oasis
Parquet Courts – Live At Fuji Rock Festival 2018 – July 27, 2018 – NHK-FM, Tokyo – Parquet Courts in concert for a Friday Jr. Lunchroom. Parquet Courts are an American Indie band from New York. Together since 2010 and have 7 albums out. Band members Andrew Savage and Austin
February 12, 1976 – The World Tonight – CBS Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – February 12, 1976 and another day where secret documents found their way into mass circulation. This time, it was the findings by the Pike Committee on Capitol Hill, investigating the CIA. The documents revealing
Works wonders: Become a Patron! Dropping in on the 80s this afternoon with an early concert by Culture Club, fronted by the inimitable Boy George. A further reminder how diverse the 80s were, Culture Club were a successful mashup of New Wave, Pop and Northern Soul, with the extra added
Echo & The Bunnymen – In session for Marc Riley – October 8, 2018 – BBC 6 Music – One of the seminal bands of the Post-Punk/Indie movement of the early 80s, Echo & The Bunnymen are still with us (after a layoff of several years) and still making wonderful
Lightning Seeds – Glastonbury 1998 – BBC Radio 1 – For Friday Jr. Lunch, it’s Lightning Seeds, recorded during their appearance at the 1998 festival. The Lightning Seeds are Liverpool, they formed in 1989 by Ian Broudie (vocals, guitar, producer), formerly of the band Big in Japan. Originally a studio-based
