"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
Become a Patron! – The Smiths in Concert from Hamburg, Germany – 1984 – WDR When the Smiths first arrived on the scene, a friend of mine in the UK told me there was a new band getting a lot…
Would love it if you could: – Inspiral Carpets – In Session For John Peel – BBC Radio 1 – March 26, 1989 – BBC Radio 1 – The late 80s were significant for the introduction of another new word…
– 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…
– Ocean Colour Scene – live at Manchester Apollo – 1998 – BBC Radio 1 – History is jammed with bands who got sidetracked somewhere out of the starting gate and never regained their momentum; crashing and burning and left…
For all the talk about the 70s fashion, Punks and Shag Haircuts, the 70s were also a decade of strange new customs. Hot on the heels of Disco came other odd rituals; Wet t-shirt contests and Mud Wrestling. Somehow in…
Multi-instrumentalist/purveyor of the Bedroom Production, Marc Riglesford , aka: Magic Arm – in session at BBC 6 Music in November of 2012. Click on the link at the Past Daily site and listen to the complete session.
The Flaming Lips – live at Phoenix Festival 1996 – BBC 6 Music – The Flaming Lips this weekend, enthusiastically deemed by Q Magazine as one of “the 50 bands you need to see before you die”. And they…
Th’ Faith Healers – in session for John Peel – March 24, 1991 – broadcast, April 27, 1991 – BBC Radio 1 – Th’Faith Healers to end the week. The more I comb through albums and sessions from the 90s,…
British Elections 1951 – NBC Radio: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow – Oct 21, 1951 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – A lot happened in 1951, not the least were the elections in Britain bringing wartime Prime Minister Winston Churchill back…
Joe Cocker – Mad Dogs & Englishmen – opening night at The Fillmore – March 27, 1970 – Band soundboard – The inimitable Joe Cocker tonight. The band and the tour that put Joe on the Musical map and made…