Perennial favorites The Charlatans this weekend, recorded in concert at the Birmingham Academy in 2001 by the venerable BBC Radio 1. When I first heard them in 1990, around the time their debut album Some Friendly was issued, I took an instant liking to them. They were a revelation and
– 10,000 Maniacs in concert at Sadlers Wells Theatre, London – 1988 – BBC 6 Music – Jumping into the 80s this morning with a concert by 10,000 Maniacs, live in London at the Sadlers Wells Theatre in 1988 and recorded by the venerable BBC 6 Music. During that lull
Stone Roses were one of the premier bands evolving out of the Madchester genre of neo-psych in the late 80s/early 90s. Getting away from the heavily produced and electronic-influenced music so prevalent during that time, and coming in as a sort of companion genre to Grunge which was just kicking
– 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
– Stone Roses – Live at Town & Country – 1995 – BBC In Concert – BBC6 Music – Taking a brief stop in the 90s this morning with a concert by The Stone Roses, recorded live at the Town & Country in 1995, by the venerable and always there
– The Real People – In Concert – May 25, 1992 – Diving headfirst into the weekend with The Real People; a band that was extremely influential in establishing the Britpop scene in the early 90s, but who had somehow been overlooked and sadly underrated in the bigger picture. The
– Echo & The Bunnymen- Live from Liverpool Empire – January 11, 1988 – BBC Radio 1 – In Concert Echo & The Bunnymen in concert tonight. Recorded live at the Liverpool Empire in 1988 by BBC Radio 1 for their In Concert series. As a band who started life
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The Mock Turtles – live At Manchester Academy – 1991 – BBC 6 Music For all the bands coming from the now-legendary Madchester Scene of the early 90s many, if not most of them got lost in the shuffle, or came and went, or were unable to duplicate their initial
Click on the link here for Audio Player – A Guy Called Gerald – In Session for John Peel – 1988-1995 – BBC Radio 1 To give you some idea of just how diverse the scene was in Manchester – while Stone Roses and The Charlatans were turning the 80s
