"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
UB40 – in session for John Peel – January 9, 1982 – BBC Radio 1 – UB40 tonight. A bunch of friends, all from the same neighborhood in Birmingham (UK), who got together and became one of the most successful Pop/Reggae outfits of the 1980s. With over 50 singles in...
The Auteurs – in session for John Peel – Feb. 20, 1996 – BBC Radio 1 – The Auteurs to start the week off. Not all that well known on this side of the Atlantic, The Auteurs were highly praised by the British music press when their debut single, Show...
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...
. . .or click on the link here for Audio Player – The Bohicas – Live At London Calling-2 – October 31, 2014 – VPRO/3VOOR12 No question, The Bohicas are a band to be on the lookout for in the coming months. Already high on the radar since their stunning...
. . . Or click on the Link Here for Audio Player – The Coral, live at Dingwalls, London – April 2002 Somebody I haven’t played in a very long time. The Coral arrived on the scene in 1996, but really emerged in the early 2000s as forerunners of the...
Click on the link here for Audio Player: Slade – Live at Reading Festival 1980 Had it not been for the phone call asking if they would be last minute replacements for an ailing Ozzie Osborne, Slade may very well have packed it up by the end of 1980....
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