The Wasps – in Session for John Peel – Feb. 13, 1978 – BBC Radio 1 – The Wasps tonight. Their first session for John Peel, recorded on February 13, 1978 and aired about a week later. Considered by many to be a Punk Band ahead of their time, they
The House Of Love – In Session For John Peel – June 7, 1988 – BBC Radio 1 The House Of Love tonight – their first session for John Peel, recorded on June 7, 1988 and broadcast on June 20th. Forming in 1986, House Of Love quickly rose in popularity,
The Levellers – In Session – BBC – November 1991 – BBC Radio 1 – Early 90s Folk-Punk/English Folk/Alternative band The Levellers tonight. Recorded in session at the BBC (and not for John Peel) in November of 1991. The Levellers got their name from a 17th Century Radical group during
Smashing Pumpkins in concert tonight – recorded at the Manshester Academy in 1993 for BBC Radio 1‘s In Concert Series. Following their mainstream breakout of 1992, Smashing Pumpkins were on a roll. With their second album, Siamese Dream debuting at number 10 on the Billboard charts and selling well over
Tindersticks – live at Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London – 1997 – BBC Radio 1 – Tindersticks to end up the week. An excursion of soulful introspection against a backdrop of looming melancholy. Certainly one of the more vocally atmospheric bands which emerged from the 1990s, Tindersticks were unique at
The Slits – in session for John Peel – September 19,1977 – BBC Radio 1 – The Slits tonight. Their first session for John Peel, from September 1977. Had there not been The Slits, would there not have been a Riot Grrrl Movement in the 1990s? It makes you wonder.
Ian Dury and The Blockheads in concert – recorded at The Hammersmith Odeon by the venerable BBC Radio 1 for their In Concert series in 1979. When he hit international prominence with the 1977 anthem, Sex & Drugs & Rock’n Roll, Dury had already been around for some time. Previously
The Specials AKA – in session for John Peel, September 12, 1983 – BBC Radio 1. This was a reincarnated Specials, the best known lineup had broken up in 1981. but remaining founding member Jerry Dammers resurrected The Specials, adding AKA and recorded one last album. This was the fourth
Shriekback – in session for John Peel – May 10, 1985 – BBC Radio 1 – Shriekback tonight. In session for John Peel and recorded on May 10, 1985. This was their third session for Peel and comes right around the time of the release of their 4th album, Oil
The legendary Earl King in session for the BBC tonight, recorded on September 8, 1993. King was a mainstay in the New Orleans blues scene. An artist whose career spanned over several decades, and his contributions to Blues and the New Orleans sound have been inestimable. From his early classic
