– Mega City 4 – In session for John Peel – July 19, 1988 – broadcast, August 2, 1988 – BBC Radio 1 – Mega City 4 in their first session for John Peel tonight. Together initially from 1987 until 1996 and then a reunion in 2006, until fate had
Click on the link at the Past Daily site and listen to their first session for John Peel from May 16, 1989.
X in concert this weekend. A live broadcast from My Father’s Place in Roslyn New York on November 12, 1983. X came to epitomize the L.A. music scene in the late 1970s/early 1980s and they were one of the most influential to come out of the Punk/New Wave/Rockabilly/Rootsrock movements during
Lora Logic – in session for John Peel – May 26, 1981 – BBC Radio 1 – Lora Logic tonight. A name synonymous with the Punk/New-Wave scene of the late 70s/early 80s. Her unique and distinctive sax playing, was prevalent in the early days of X-Ray Spex, a band she
The Specials In Concert – 1979 – BBC Radio 1 – In Concert Series – BBC Radio 1 – Editors Note: I just heard the news about the passing of Terry Hall, who sang lead for The Specials in this concert from 1979 and which I posted three years ago.
– Wire – in session for John Peel – October 3, 1978 – BBC Radio 1 – Wire, in their second session for John Peel tonight – recorded on September 20, 1978 and broadcast on October 3rd. I’m going to go out on a limb here and say, my own
The Jam – Live at The 100 Club – 1977 Some early Jam for a Monday night. One of the earlier recorded concerts, done as part of a Special broadcast to the U.S., live from the 100 Club in London, recorded on September 11, 1977. The UK had already become
The Adverts – In session for John Peel – August 23, 1977 – BBC Radio 1 – The Adverts in session for John Peel tonight. Together only 3 years, but were the first Punk band to enjoy chart success and boasted bassist Gaye Advert as the First Female Punk
With the very sad news earlier this week of the death of Saint’s founder and front man Chris Bailey, news that went by almost unnoticed before it was discovered by several fans, one of the cornerstone figures of the Punk movement in the 70s, and one of the key figures
Bilk – in session for John Kennedy – Radio X, London – April 2, 2022 – Radio X Bilk to end the week/start a new one. Primarily an acoustic session done for the John Kennedy Program on Radio X, this past Saturday (April 2nd). Starting with the commercial release of
