"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
Shonen Knife – in session for John Peel – September 1, 1992 – BBC Radio 1 – Shonen Knife tonight. A Japanese Pop-Punk band, around since 1981, who were hugely influenced by 60s girl groups and The Ramones and they had a pretty solid following in their native Japan as...
Mazzy Star – In session for MTV, Europe – November 1, 1993 Mazzy Star in session tonight – an early one done for MTV in Europe on November 1, 1993. It features one of my favorite versions of Ghost Highway, which this version was included in a Capitol promo CD...
Gang of Four – live at Second Chance, Ann Arbor, Michigan – June 30, 1981. Diving into the early 80s this weekend with a set by Gang of Four, recorded live at The Second Chance in Ann Arbor, Michigan on June 30, 1981. Considered one of the leading bands of...
– The Merseybeats – Live At The 1964 NME Poll Winners Concert – April 26, 1964 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Ending up a week of 60s with a concert featuring (among many others) The Merseybeats, who were among the Poll Winners being celebrated by New Musical Express in...
– Smashing Pumpkins – In Session for John Peel – BBC Radio 1 – Sept. 8, 1991 – BBC Radio 1 – I know a lot of people who consider the music scene during the late 1980s/early 1990s as one of the most exciting and versatile since the 1960s. There...
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – Amy Winehouse – live At Hove Festival 2007 – NRK Radio I’m not sure if enough time has passed since the tragic and premature death of Amy Winehouse to start looking back on her career. It was...
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – Death of John Lennon – news reports – December 8, 1980 Stunned incomprehensible silence. That was a reaction many people had when they first heard the news that John Lennon was dead, gunned down as he stepped...
Click on the link here for Audio Player – Nirvana – Live in Rome – Nov. 19, 1991 – RAI Radio 2 Historic Nirvana this week. From a concert in Rome, recorded by the Italian Radio network RAI on November 19, 1991, the inimitable Kurt Cobain and cohorts, at the...
Click on the link here for Audio Player – Soul Asylum – in concert from Utrecht, The Netherlands – April 5, 1994 – VPRO Another one of the overlooked and sadly underrated bands tonight. And certainly one of my favorites. Soul Asylum have been around since the early 80s and...
Click on the link here for Audio Player – Teenage Fanclub, live at La Cigale, Paris – via RAI Radio 2 – April 11, 1993 Jumping into the 90s tonight for a concert featuring Teenage Fanclub, recorded live in Paris and run on RAI Radio 2 in Rome on April...
