"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
– 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;…
– Man – live at Reading Festival 1983 – BBC Radio 1 In Concert – BBC 6 Music rebroadcast – Not all that well known in the U.S., and initially more popular in Germany than even their native UK (the…
– Moodoïd – In Session at Oui-FM Rock Sessions – March 27, 2015 – Oui-FM, Paris – Moodoïd are a relatively new band. A side project of Pablo Padovani, guitarist for Melody’s Echo Chamber, Moodoïd has been around since 2013.…
– Lush – Live At Electric Ballroom, Camden – April 3, 1996 – BBC 6 Music – With the great news earlier today that 90s legends Lush have reformed and are heading into rehearsal to make a reappearance in 2016,…
– Twin Atlantic – Live at Reading and Leeds Festival 2015 – August 29, 2015 – BBC 6 Music – Another sampling from the recent Reading and Leeds Festival with a powerhouse set from Twin Atlantic, who are capping…
– Madder Rose – live at Reading Festival 1993 – BBC 6 Music – One of my favorite 90s bands, Madder Rose were considered by many to be the second coming of The Velvet Underground because of a certain druggy…
– Wolf Alice – Live at Reading-Leeds Festival 2015 – August 29, 2015 – BBC 6 Music – Another sampling from this years Reading-Leeds Festival; a set by London-based Alt/Folk/Grunge conglomerate Wolf Alice, recorded on August 29th by the venerable…
– The (English) Beat – In Session for John Peel – September 3, 1980 – BBC Radio 1 – More from Two-Tone Records this week, by way of The Beat, or The (English) Beat, if you were in the U.S.…
– The Specials – In session for John Peel – BBC – May 23, 1979 – BBC Radio 1 – Since I began the week with The Bodysnatchers, the all-female Ska/Rocksteady group via the legendary Two-Tone label, I thought I…
– Television Personalities – In Session for John Peel – September 1, 1980 – BBC Radio 1 – Television Personalities, despite a constantly changing lineup, are still (reportedly) together since their initial formation in 1978. Founded and headed by Dan…