[/caption] – The Cinematics – Live at London Calling – May 2, 2009 Over to the London Calling festival in 2009 with a short set by The Cinematics. A somewhat short-lived (8 years) band beset with problems not-in-their-control, but rather getting involved with labels in financial difficulties. Still, they were
Getting the weekend rolling with a concert by Kings Of Leon, recorded in Amsterdam by the ever-amazing VPRO. Kings of Leon got started in Mount Juliet, Tennessee, in 1999. The band includes brothers Caleb, Nathan, and Jared Followill and their cousin Matthew Followill. The band’s early music was a blend
– James Brown – live at the 1981 Montreux Festival – RSR (Swiss Radio) – It’s the Godfather of Soul to start the week – the legendary James Brown, recorded in concert at the 1981 Montreux Festival. There isn’t a whole lot anybody can say about James Brown, that hasn’t
– The Joy Formidable – London Calling 2009 – VPRO-Netherlands – Thursday Morning with The Joy Formidable, in concert from London Calling in 2009. The Joy Formidable formed in 2007 and currently based in London, England. The band consists of Rhiannon “Ritzy” Bryan (lead vocals, guitar), Rhydian Dafydd (bass, vocals)
Diving into Dumpstaphunk this morning, via their gig at the 2013 JazzFest. In case you’re coming late to the party – let the band themselves fill you in: Dumpstaphunk stands out amongst New Orleans’ best, cementing themselves as one of the funkiest bands to ever arise from the Crescent City.
– Tim Burgess – Live At Glastonbury 2013 – BBC 6 Music – As someone who has been a huge fan of The Charlatans since first hearing them in 1990, hearing founding member and lead singer Tim Burgess’ solo career, I’m struck at how intact the energy and eloquent the
Well, now that Festival season is up and rolling, adjusting schedules, setting timers, studying lineups and crossing fingers that the multi-tasking doesn’t overload the computer has become a full-time task. But seriously, it’s worth it. This year promises to be a wall-to-wall feast of great music by old favorites and
Yes, you can be a Subscriber – honest:Become a Patron! Chvrches have only been around since 2011 and only started making waves in 2013 when they managed to get on most of the “best of” lists around Europe and became one of the main bands to watch in the coming
Goes nicely with a double espresso: We take requests – and this is one of them. Captain Beyond were one of those bands that had all the earmarks of being a household name, but for whatever reason; timing and a reasonably ill-prepared record label, they suffered a goodly amount of
A blast of Pinkpop 2013 tonight. This morning it’s festival veterans Stereophonics, recorded on June 16th 2013 by the venerable Netherlands Radio outlet VPRO and station 3voor12. Described as “classic UK rock delivered with whiskey vocals”, Stereophonics have been summarized as possessing a sound akin to the genres of alternative
