The Charlatans in session – BBC Radio 1 Steve Lamaq – April 17, 1997 – The Charlatans to end up the weekend and to get ready for Monday. Perennial favorites, The Charlatans were the first band to renew my faith in music as an on-going/ever-evolving, cultural/social statement for the 1990s.
Slowdive – in session for John Peel – April 21, 1991 – BBC Radio 1 – Slowdive were one of the pioneering bands of the Shoegaze era. In addition, they added Dreampop to the mix, and along with it came Indie. Of the bands which epitomized that movement, they
Gang of Four – in session for John Peel – March 12, 1981 – BBC Radio 1 – More examples of Post-Punk tonight. This one by way of Gang of Four, who many considered to be one of the leading bands in the post-Punk movement. They were together (the first
Stereolab – live at Phoenix Festival 1996 – John Peel program – BBC Radio 1 – July 20, 1996 Stereolab tonight. From an appearance at the Phoenix Festival 1996 and featured on the John Peel program over BBC Radio 1 on July 20, 1996. Stereolab were long considered one of
Schools in America – The Open Mind – October 16, 1960 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Schools in America. In 1960, it was an area of concern. The fear was, we were lagging behind the Russians in our Educational systems, and this was going to play a huge part
PAUW – Live at Eurosonic 2016 – January 15, 2016 – VPRO-3VOOR12 – Netherlands – PAUW – one of the surprise (or not-so-surprise) hits at Eurosonic this year. Regarded as one of the 7 memorable acts at Eurosonic, the Dutch Psych band cast a huge spell over the crowd and
Frente! Live at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California – June 10, 1994 Frente! appeared in the late 80s/early 90s and succeeded in confusing a lot of people. Although they were an Australian Indie/folk-rock outfit,they came along at a time when Grunge was coming into wide popularity and the decidedly quirky
Kurt Masur and Orchestre National de France – June 21, 2011 – Radio France Musique – Kurt Masur (1927-2015) – with the sad news earlier this week on the passing of legendary Conductor Kurt Masur, the music world lost one of truly great artists of a grand
Day #29 – 35 hours left to go before we call it quits. If you’ve been waiting for the last minute, now is the time to come in and save the day – we are quickly running out of time. Still, I am convinced we offer things you can’t
– Eric Clapton – In Concert from Belfast 2004 – BBC 6 Music – Legends of another kind today. Earlier we had legends from the world of Classical Music – so tonight it’s a nod to a legend of Rock; Eric Clapton. From a concert recorded in Belfast in 2004,
