"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
Barclay James Harvest – in Concert from Golders Green Hippodrome – 1974 – BBC Radio 1 In Concert – Barclay James Harvest this weekend. A band far better known in the UK and Europe than in the U.S., who had been around since 1966 and would classify as one of...
The Last Party – In Session for John Peel – January 9, 1989 – BBC Radio 1 – The Last Party. Together from 1985 until 1996 when, rather than break-up, they changed their name to The Bitter Springs and have carried on ever since. Formed in 1985, the London-based Alternative...
The Fratellis – live at Reading Festival 2008 – BBC 6 Music – The Fratellis to end the week. Don’t know why, but I realized it’s been almost 4 years since I did a post on one of my favorite bands of recent years. I always liked their high-voltage energy,...
The Suncharms – In Session for John Peel – June 5, 1992 – BBC Radio 1 – The Suncharms tonight. An Indie/Shoegaze band from Sheffield who were initially together from 1989 to 1993, before calling it quits. They have reunited in 2015 and are currently working on new material and...
Dave Edmunds and Rockpile – In Concert from Paris Theatre, London – April 23, 1977 – BBC Radio 1 In Concert Series – Dave Edmunds this weekend. Reading a flood of rumors over the retirement of UK Rock legend Dave Edmunds yesterday (July 21). Although it hasn’t been confirmed,...
Veruca Salt – Session at BBC Radio 1 – July 27, 1994 – BBC Radio 1 – Some American Alt-Grunge tonight by way of Veruca Salt; the Chicago-based band who, after a year-and-a-half of woodshedding, honing and practicing, finally went public and went gold from the get-go. After performing...
Pulp – In session for John Peel – February 7,1993 – broadcast March 5, 1993 – BBC Radio 1 – Pulp to start the week and to take us (here in the U.S.) into the 4th of July. Can’t think of a better band to do it. Pulp have always...
The Cure – in session for John Peel – May 9, 1979 – broadcast May 16, 1979 – BBC Radio 1 – The Cure for our mid-week excursion. Their second session for John Peel – recorded on May 9 and broadcast on May 16, 1979, this session coincides with the...
Dead Can Dance – In Session for John Peel – November 19, 1983 – BBC Radio 1 – Starting off the week with Dead Can Dance and their first session for John Peel, recorded on November 19, 1983 and broadcast on November 26th. Along with The Cocteau Twins, Dead Can...
The March Violets – in session for John Peel – June 12, 1984 – Broadcast, June 19m 1984 – BBC Radio 1 – The March Violets tonight. One of the Post-Punk bands from Leeds in the UK who pioneered Goth and were closely associated to another Goth/Post-Punk band, Sisters Of...
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