"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
– The Cure live at Glastonbury 1990 – Starting the morning off with a blast of The Cure, in concert from Glastonbury in 1990. The Cure (of which Robert Smith is the only remaining original member) have had a long…
Al Green Live At Glastonbury 1999 – BBC 6 Music Something classic tonight by way of the inimitable and legendary Al Green, live in concert at the Glastonbury Festival in 1999. Since we’re getting close to what would ordinarily be…
A band very much around, but in the 1980s they were billed as America’s First Ska band. The Untouchables were from Los Angeles and had come along just at the time the Ska crazy (i.e. The Specials, Selecter, Madness etc.…
I just ran across this one from the Paleo Festival in Nyon, Switzerland which was recorded on July 13, 2013. Sophie Hunger is from Zurich and she was a surprise hit at the 2008 Montreux Festival. Her sound is a mixture…
One of my favorite bands of the last 20 years, Portishead in concert are always an eagerly anticipated event. And they certainly didn’t disappoint this year at Glasto. Beth Gibbons‘ mesmerizing vocals, mistakenly considered doom-laden by some, but once you…
The Futureheads – In Concert at Glastonbury 2006 – June 25, 2006 – BBC 6 Music – With every good intention of running this last night, but falling dead asleep at the keyboard before I could post it, we’re running…
– The Libertines – Live At T In The Park – July 11, 2015 – BBC 6 Music – Starting off the week with something loud, fast and out-of-control. The Libertines, in concert at T In The Park, recorded earlier…
– Pharrell Williams – Live at Pinkpop 2015 – June 14, 2015 – VPRO/3VOOR12 – The Netherlands – Something a bit different tonight from the seemingly endless parade of Summer festivals this year – a nod to Pop, and one…
– Other Lives – In Concert At Down The Rabbit Hole 2015 – July 28, 2015 – VPRO/3VOOR12 – Netherlands The Embarrassment Of Riches Season continues – this one comes from the recently concluded Down The Rabbit Hole festival, which…
Sharon van Etten – live at Glastonbury 2015 – June 28, 2015 – BBC6 Music It was a year ago last June when I first ran across Sharon van Etten by way of a session for BBC 6 Music‘s Lauren…