"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
– The Selecter – live at The Paris Theatre – Dec. 15, 1979 – BBC Radio 1 In Concert – BBC Radio 1 – Continuing the look at Two-Tone and the Ska/Rocksteady revival of the 1970s with The Selecter, in concert at The Paris Theatre and recorded by The...
– The Specials – In session for John Peel – BBC – May 23, 1979 – BBC Radio 1 – Since I began the week with The Bodysnatchers, the all-female Ska/Rocksteady group via the legendary Two-Tone label, I thought I would continue with a session from The Specials, probably the...
– The Bodysnatchers – In Session for John Peel – April 8, 1980 – BBC Radio 1 – One of the lesser luminaries from the Ska/Rocksteady movement of the late 1970s/early 1980s. The Bodysnatchers were a 7-piece all-female band consisting of Rhoda Dakar on vocals, Sarah Jane Owen on guitar,...
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – The Verve in session for John Peel – Feb. 13, 1992 – BBC Radio 1 Ending up a hectic and strange week with a session from The Verve, recorded for John Peel at The BBC on...
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – The Cure – Live At Glastonbury – June 21, 1986 – BBC Radio 1 Mid-80s Cure tonight. From their standout performance at the 1986 Glastonbury Festival, recorded by the venerable BBC Radio 1 on June 21, 1986....
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – Heads, Hands And Feet – In Session For John Peel – June 9, 1972 – BBC Radio 1 A taste of British Country-Rock tonight by way of Heads, Hands and Feet – one of the critically...
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – Funboy Five – In Session For John Peel – September 1979 – BBC Radio 1 When I first ran across Funboy Five, I thought it was a misprint and what it really meant was Funboy 3. Different...
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