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Radar Bros. – in session for John Peel – BBC Radio 1 – Rec. Dec. 10, 1996 – BBC Radio 1 – L.A.’s own Radar Bros tonight. Together, heading in the direction of 24 years, Radar Bros have been one of the cornerstones of the L.A. Indie scene. In this...
Five By The Paupers – 1. Magic People – 2. It’s Your Mind – 3. Tudor Impressions – 4. Simple Deed – 5.My Love Hides Your View – The Magic People – Verve-Forecast FTS-3026 – released November, 1967 – With the sad news over the weekend of the passing of...
Puressence – in concert at Reading 1999 – BBC Radio 1 Puressence tonight. From a BBC broadcast at the 1999 Reading Festival. The Indie band from Manchester, who were inspired to play music after going to a Stone Roses concert in 1991, formed Puressence in 1992. Although the story is...
The Adult Net – in session for Janice Long – October 1, 1986 – BBC Radio 1 – The Adult Net to start off the week. Originally a side project of The Fall’s singer and guitarist Brix Smith, who joined the band in 1983. The Adult Net featured Brix, along...
Johnny Marr discusses The Smiths – from a raw Radio interview recorded on June 20, 1987. One of the things that I’ve always found interesting and enjoyable are interviews where the subject talks about the nuts and bolts – the process – how and why things get done and the...
Part 1: Part 2: Part 3: The Who this weekend – in concert at the historic Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, recorded by VPRO (the Dutch National Radio network) on September 23, 1969. For fans, this concert has made the rounds in varying states of quality millions of times over the past...
Bob Dylan – Newport Folk Festival – July 25, 1965 – Pete Tesoro Collection – (Starting this week, we’re adding occasional guest editors who have spoken about favorite concerts and were asked to write about them – This week it’s Pete Tesoro – give him a nice round of applause!)...
Thin Lizzy – In Concert at Hammersmith Odeon – November 15, 1976 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Thin Lizzy this weekend. Recorded in concert at the Hammersmith Odeon on November 15, 1976. Thin Lizzy, during their career had a string of a dozen albums, numerous international hits, became...
– Jackson Browne in concert at Clark University, Worcester, Mass – March 13, 1974 – WCUW-FM Radio – Jackson Browne in concert this weekend. Recorded in Atwood Hall at Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts on March 13, 1974. Browne is joined by a stellar lineup, including David Lindley on violin,...
A little love goes a very long way: Become a Patron! Editors Note: This post was written done shortly after the terrorist attack on Le Bataclan in Paris in 2015. As a reminder that Le Bataclan in Paris, now the site of infamy and terror was, prior to last week,...
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