Ride – In concert at Town & Country Club, London – October 28, 1990. – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Become a Patron! Perennial favorites Ride this afternoon. Recorded in concert at Town & Country in London on October 28, 1990. Despite their objections, Ride became synonymous with the Shoegaze
Taking a slight detour for this Lunch Hour and heading over to The Levitation France Festival in Angers, France for a set by Bryan’s Magic Tears – recorded April 12, 2025. Bryan’s Magic Tears, a band named after an obscure Parisian Acid Dealer, transported the influence of classic shoegaze and
Cocteau Twins – in session for John Peel – October 4, 1983 – BBC Radio 1 – Cocteau Twins tonight. One of the pioneering bands in the Dreamscape/ethereal wave genre. Initially forming in 1979, the band had always been appealing to both critics and audiences, namely for the hypnotic voice
Daughter – live at BBC 6 Music Festival, Bristol – February 13, 2016 – BBC 6 Music – Daughter in concert at the BBC 6 Music Festival in Bristol on February 13, 2016. Getting started in 2010, and with a critically acclaimed debut album in 2013, Daughter have risen
Mo Dotti for Thursday Lunch – recorded at Outer Space Arcata on September 25th of this year. Much as I complain about the state of contemporary American music – how it’s been relegated to a permanent state of malaise and all the interesting stuff is happening in another country, and
Slowdive – Alive and well and living in the sound. Slowdive for this Lunch Hour – recorded live at BBK Bilbao, Spain on July 13, 2024 by RNE Radio 3. Slowdive, picking up where they left off after their 1995 hiatus to reunite in 2014, giving the audience a giant
Ride in session at Sveriges Radio P3 in Stockholm from November 13, 1990. Probably one of the most, if not the most influential bands to be part of the Shoegaze movement which started in the late 1980s. Ride’s first two albums, Nowhere (1990) and Going Blank Again (1992), have been
Joanna Gruesome – Live At The Forum Club, London – January 16, 2014 – band tape – Joanna Gruesome were formed in 2010 in Cardiff by Owen Willams (guitar and vocals), Max Warren (bass), and George Nicholls (guitar). Their core line-up solidified with the addition of Lan McArdle (lead vocals)
Blood Red Shoes – live at Lowlands Festival 2014 – VPRO/3VOOR12 – Blood Red Shoes: Checking-in at the Lowlands 2014 Festival this morning. Reiterating that 2014 was an embarrassment of riches in the Festival circuit. A lot of bands, a lot of surprises and a lot of great music. Blood
My Bloody Valentine – live in Lyon, France – March 21, 1989 – Radio France, International – My Bloody Valentine this morning in a concert from Lyon, France, recorded by the venerable Radio France International on March 21, 1989. Don’t know about you, but I was taken aback, the first
