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One Thousand Violins – In session for John Peel – Sept. 15, 1985 – BBC Radio 1 – 1,000 Violins to end the working week. A short-lived band (only together from 1985-1989), 1,000 Violins (or One Thousand Violins, depending on where you’re looking) released a goodly chunk of single, three...
Throwing Muses – In session for Marc Radcliffe – January 1, 1996 – BBC Radio 1 – Throwing Muses for the middle of the week. Perennial favorites since their self-titled Debut album in 1986. They’ve been categorized as unorthodox and surreal in their music and lyrics (with Kristen Hersh and...
The Telescopes – in session for John Peel – May 16, 1989 – BBC Radio 1 – The Telescopes to start the week. One of those bands who heralded the coming state of the 90s and the whole re-evaluation of what music was coming from and where it was heading....
The Fall – in session for John Peel – August 4, 2004 – BBC Radio 1 – More sad news this week. It was announced earlier today that The Fall’s founder/lead-singer/irascable icon Mark E. Smith passed away, after a long illness. He was 60. There was a reason John Peel...
The Cranberries (Dolores O’Riordan) In Session for Dave Fanning – RTE 2FM, Dublin – March 9, 1991 – RTE 2FM Dublin – With the sad and shocking news of the passing of Dolores O’Riordan at the way-too-early age of 46 I am sure, like a lot of people, it’s taking...
Motorhead In Session – John Peel – Sept. 25, 1978 – BBC Radio 1 – With the sad news that Fast Eddie Clarke passed away earlier today of complications from pneumonia at age 67, it truly marked the end of an era. Because Fast Eddie was the last surviving member...
The Pretenders – live at The Boardwalk, Sheffield – October 1, 1999 – BBC Radio 1 In Concert – The Pretenders in concert tonight. Recorded live at The Boardwalk in Sheffield on October 1, 1999 and preserved for posterity by BBC Radio 1 for their In Concert series. This...
Simple Minds – In session for David Jensen – BBC Radio 1 – 1982 – BBC Radio 1 – Simple Minds in session for the BBC in 1982. Probably one of the bands who most epitomized the 80s, got their start in 1977 and scored a number of hits prior...
Stiff Little Fingers – in session for John Peel – April 13, 1978 – BBC Radio 1 – Stiff Little Fingers – their very first session for John Peel from April 13, 1978. It would be the first of four sessions from this Belfast Punk band, formed during “the troubles”...
Sp¡n – in session for John Peel – BBC Radio 1 – December 28, 1991 – BBC Radio 1 – Sp¡n were together a relatively short period of time (1989-1993). Originally known as The Go Hole, they formed in 1987 and eventually morphed into Sp¡n two years later and became...
