Sadly, I didn’t get to work with Roy Orbison until near the end of his career. It was during the resurgence in his popularity around the time of David Lynch‘s Blue Velvet and the duet he did with KD Lang that reminded me what an incredible talent he was and
The Fratellis – Live At Pinkpop – VPRO-3FM – 2007 After a three year hiatus, The Fratellis got back together in June 2012 and released their third album We Need Medicine, embarking on a series of gigs to promote the album in 2013. The Fratellis played their first show since 2009
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
One of the classic bands this morning. Roxy Music, recorded live in concert on May 16, 1979 by the venerable BBC as part of their In Concert series. A consistently good and inventive band, Roxy Music have weathered a lot of musical changes since they got started. Throughout all this
– The Joy Formidable – London Calling 2009 – VPRO-Netherlands – Thursday Morning with The Joy Formidable, in concert from London Calling in 2009. The Joy Formidable formed in 2007 and currently based in London, England. The band consists of Rhiannon “Ritzy” Bryan (lead vocals, guitar), Rhydian Dafydd (bass, vocals)
Them in session at The BBC – 1964-1965 – BBC Radio 1 Two sessions from the legendary Them, featuring Van Morrison this morning, recorded in November of 1964 and June of 1965. Without question Gloria, which was a huge hit for Them, became something of an anthem for just about
If there was anyone in danger of being overexposed on radio in the late 70s/early 80s, it had to have been Joe Jackson. You couldn’t walk past a radio playing anywhere and not hear any one of the virtual avalanche of hits Jackson generated during that period of time. Jackson
Jessie Ware – Live at Sveriges Radio P3 – February 28, 2013 This morning a look back at some of the artists who did Glastonbury proud this year. Jessie Ware was a standout during the Saturday portion of the festival, so I thought I would dig a bit into the
Festival season is officially kicking off this weekend – Glastonbury promises their usual embarrassment of riches and the rest of Europe will follow suit. Like everything else, it promises to be a roller-coaster festival season. This morning it’s history by way of an early live concert from Queen. Having released
– Michael Jackson death – Farrah Fawcett death – June 25, 2009 – Further evidence this day in history has been busier than most. Hard to believe it’s been fifteen years since the tragic news came that Pop Icon Michael Jackson had died. An already troubled figure working on what
