"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
Magic Arm – in session – BBC 6 Music – November 25, 2012 – BBC 6 Music – Magic Arm to end the weekend. Also known as Manchester-based Marc Riglesford, Magic Arm has become the epitome of the Bedroom Production. All of his projects so far (ep, singles, Album) have...
The High – in session at Granada Studios – July 18, 1990 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The High were one of the go-to bands during my discovery of Madchester in 1989-1990. Along with Stone Roses and The Charlatans, they really epitomized this distinctive sound and, for me, kicked...
The Cure – in session for John Peel – May 9, 1979 – broadcast May 16, 1979 – BBC Radio 1 – The Cure for our mid-week excursion. Their second session for John Peel – recorded on May 9 and broadcast on May 16, 1979, this session coincides with the...
Dead Can Dance – In Session for John Peel – November 19, 1983 – BBC Radio 1 – Starting off the week with Dead Can Dance and their first session for John Peel, recorded on November 19, 1983 and broadcast on November 26th. Along with The Cocteau Twins, Dead Can...
The March Violets – in session for John Peel – June 12, 1984 – Broadcast, June 19m 1984 – BBC Radio 1 – The March Violets tonight. One of the Post-Punk bands from Leeds in the UK who pioneered Goth and were closely associated to another Goth/Post-Punk band, Sisters Of...
Artery – in session for John Peel – January 30, 1982- Broadcast February 15, 1982 – BBC Radio 1 – Artery in session for John Peel tonight. If we had the Internet in 1980, and we were able to have the kind of access to bands now that we didn’t...
Repetition – in session for John Peel – August 6, 1981 – broadcast August 17 – BBC Radio 1 – Repetition in session for John Peel tonight. Only together from 1979-1983, they released three singles and appeared on several Belgian compilation albums, leading many to think Repetition was a Belgian...
Loop – In session for John Peel – June 14, 1988 – Broadcast June 27, 1988 – BBC Radio 1 – Loop tonight. An homage to drone and trance-rock, Loop began life in 1986. Formed by Robert Hampson (vocals, guitar) his girlfriend Becky “Bex” Stewart on drums and James Endeacott...
The Lucys – in session for John Peel – March 3, 1981 – BBC Radio 1 – The Lucys in session for John Peel to end the week. Not that I’ve been purposely focusing on bands that had a brief flourish and then vanished, but truths to tell, there’s a...
The Frames – in session for John Peel – February 24, 1981 – Broadcast March 2, 1981 – BBC Radio 1 – The Frames tonight – a band who only released one single and had two other songs issued as part of a compilation album. The Frames were a four-piece...
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