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MC5 – Live in Paris – March 1972 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – MC5 to get to the middle of the week. Unfortunately, by the time of this appearance in Paris in what was a live session for Radio/TV, the band was heading into the final stretch. Bassist Michael...
Loop – In session for John Peel – June 14, 1988 – Broadcast June 27, 1988 – BBC Radio 1 – Loop tonight. An homage to drone and trance-rock, Loop began life in 1986. Formed by Robert Hampson (vocals, guitar) his girlfriend Becky “Bex” Stewart on drums and James Endeacott...
KROQ – Jed The Fish – Iggy Pop Live From The Stardust Ballroom – Hollywood – November 30, 1979 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – There are times, important times, times where you made every plan and had it worked out, down to the second. But then there are...
Secret Machines – in concert at Glastonbury 2006 Festival – BBC 6 Music – Texas based-New York relocated Indie/Space-Rock band Secret Machines – in concert at the 2006 Glastonbury Festival, preserved for posterity by the venerable BBC 6 Music. Critically acclaimed, and with a solid fan base, Secret Machines were...
The Inimitable David Bowie tonight. From his groundbreaking 1990 Sound + Vision tour, a performance at the Milton Keynes Bowl on August 5, 1990. Bill as a “greatest hits tour” with the object of retiring many of his longtime concert staples in favor of newer material, it was a massive...
Tin Machine – In Session for The BBC – BBC Radio 1 – 1991 – Tin Machine; short-lived, somewhat underrated, slightly overlooked but career rejuvenating for its front man, David Bowie. Put together at the spur of the moment in 1988, falling together effortlessly, David Bowie, along with Hunt and...
– Joy Division – In Session for John Peel – November 26, 1979 – BBC Radio 1 – Considered pioneers of the Post-Punk movement, Joy Division formed in 1976. Initially influenced by The Sex Pistols, founders Bernard Sumner and Peter Hook took a different turn, towards a deeper more introspective...
– Iggy Pop – live at Down The Rabbit Hole Festival 2015 – June 27, 2015 – VPRO/3VOOR12 – The Netherlands – Back to the onslaught of Festivals this Summer – Iggy Pop, in concert at Down The Rabbit Hole, recorded on June 27th by the venerable VPRO and broadcast...
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – The Flying Burrito Brothers – Fillmore East – July 11, 1970 – KSAN-FM Ending up this week of early 70s West Coast Country/Folk/Rock aggregates with The Flying Burrito Brothers, recorded live in Concert at The Fillmore East...
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – Eagulls – Live at Coachella 2015 – April 10, 2015 Continuing our recap of Weekend 1 at Coachella with a taste of Post-Punk from Leeds from Eagulls, from the first day. Eagulls have been around since 2010...
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