"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
– Strawbs In Concert from London – 1973 – BBC Radio 1 In Concert Series – Strawbs were a band who went though a number of musical changes during their initial tenure from 1964-1980. Initially a bluegrass/folk-rock ensemble, boasting the…
Pink Fairies – in concert at The Paris Theatre, London 1971 – Hosted by John Peel – BBC Radio 1 – Pink Fairies tonight. A band which may not register a whole lot with people on this side of the…
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…
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…
Forgotten bands of the 90s to end the week. Five Thirty in session at the BBC – recorded on March 31, 1991 – click on the link at the Past Daily website and listen to the complete session.
XTC – In Session for John Peel – October 8,1979 – Broadcast, October 15, 1979 – BBC Radio 1 XTC for Hump Day. Looking over the past few years of posts, the one band which seems to get the most…
Click on the link here for Audio Player – Ian Matthews Southern Comfort – In Session – May 1971 – BBC Radio 1 Something which may not ring a lot of bells, unless you were knee-deep in the late 60s…
Click on the link here for Audio Player: Since New-Folk has been making inroads towards mass popularity of late, I was reminded of another band, quite a while ago, who also had that magical combination of Folk and…
Click on the link here for Audio Player: Of Monsters and Men – Lowlands 2012 Session The past few years have seen a very interesting shift in Pop music. A lot of bands are getting away from heavy production, opting…