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. etc.) were hitting the charts in the UK and creating
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 of a lot of different influences. And so is her
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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 tonight’s episode of the Soundbooth rather early today. And just
– 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 took place at Bergharen in The Netherlands. Ironically, the same
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – James Bay – Surprise Set – Glastonbury Festival – June 27, 2015 – BBC 6 Music James Bay has had a meteoric rise, since his first appearance in 2013. Several eps and a debut album, Chaos and
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – Gengahr – Live at PIAS Nites, Paris – March 10, 2015 Gengahr are one of the most talked-about bands currently on the Indie/Psych roster of up-and-comers for 2015. Around (officially) since 2012, Gengahr (who called themselves RES
Click on the link here for Audio Player – Courtney Barnett – Live At Glastonbury 2014 – June 27, 2014 – BBC 6 Music Music tonight from rising star Courtney Barnett, recorded by the venerable BBC 6 Music at this years Glastonbury Festival, recorded last Friday. Courtney Barnett has been
Click on the link here for Audio Player – Working Week – In Concert At Glastonbury – 1985 – BBC Radio Just when it was thought the 80s couldn’t get any more diverse, up pops a new hybrid – Jazz-Pop-Funk-Dance. It morphed into a side-product of New Wave, but was
Click on the link here for Audio Player – Steve Earle and The Dukes – Live at Glastonbury – 1998 – BBC 6 Music Despite what some critics say about Glastonbury being a massive, unwieldy behemoth of a festival, it pretty much set the standard for booking a huge spectrum
