"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
A 70’s triple bill this week, via BBC Radio 1‘s In Concert series from January 13, 1979. Lene Lovich, Wreckless Eric and Rachel Sweet share the bill in one of the more decade-defining concerts of the late 70’s, with a heavy dose of Retro, Punk and Theatrical – just like...
Yes, Let’s – in concert at Paris Theatre – 1985 – BBC Radio 1 In Concert Series – BBC Radio 1 – Yes, Let’s in concert to start the week. Don’t feel badly if they ring no bells with you. With only one single released and a rumored album (produced...
The Siddeleys – In session for John Peel – Sept. 13, 1988 – broadcast Sept. 26, 1988 – The Siddeleys for a Saturday Night/Sunday Morning. Together a very short period of time (1986-1989) – expectations, fan base, good reviews – all the pluses. So what happened? Maybe reading an excerpt...
Talulah Gosh – in session for Janice Long – BBC Radio 1 – July 30, 1986 – BBC Radio 1 Talulah Gosh tonight. One of the pioneering bands of the Twee Movement (yes, there was one), they are performing their very first session at The BBC, for Janice Long’s Show,...
Fiat Lux – In session BBC Radio 1 – March 1984 – BBC Radio 1 – Fiat Lux tonight. Never heard of them? Well . . .they were together for only three years. They released one mini-album and 7 singles and had the distinction of their sax and keyboards player,...
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...
Aztec Camera – in session BBC Radio 1 -1983 – BBC Radio 1 – Making a brief stop in the 80s tonight with a session by Aztec Camera, a Scottish pop/new wave band formed by Roddy Frame, the group’s singer, songwriter, and only consistent member. Formed in 1980, they released...
Rain – In Session – BBC Radio 1 – February 15, 1991 – BBC Radio !- Liverpool Indie band Rain to end the working week – The band was formed at the Merseyside Trade Union Community and Unemployed Resource Centre in Huyton, Liverpool, in 1988 with a line-up of Ned...
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....
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