"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
When Punk exploded on the music scene in the mid-1970s, its reverberations were felt all over the Western World almost overnight. The look, the attitude and the sound were being generated in just about every corner from West Berlin to Sydney. And many of those bands migrated to London, if...
This Heat – In Session for John Peel – BBC Radio 1 – Recorded October 26, 1977 – Broadcast November 17,1977 – BBC Radio 1 – Special thanks to reader/listener Ed Cruwys for reminding me of some of the bands who were overlooked, and underappreciated during the late 70s/early 80s...
The Damned – In Concert at The Paris Theatre, May 19, 1977 – BBC Radio 1 In Concert Series – The Damned in concert this weekend. Almost impossible to imagine, but it will be 40 years since this concert was broadcast, and 41 years since The Damned issued their landmark...
Bow Wow Wow – in session for John Peel – October 20, 1980 – BBC Radio 1 – Bow Wow Wow tonight, in a session recorded for John Peel at BBC Radio 1 on October 20, 1980. Despite being the brain child of Sex Pistols svengali Malcolm McLaren, Bow Wow...
Ian Hunter – Live at Hammersmith Odeon, November 1979 – BBC Radio 1 in Concert – Ian Hunter tonight. Anyone who was around during the heyday of Glam would instantly think of All The Young Dudes when asked about Ian Hunter and of course his band, Mott The Hoople....
The Adverts – In session for John Peel – August 23, 1977 – BBC Radio 1 – The Adverts in session for John Peel tonight. Together only 3 years, but were the first Punk band to enjoy chart success and boasted bassist Gaye Advert as the First Female Punk...
The Boys – In session for John Peel – August 3, 1977 – BBC Radio 1 – As you all know, 2016 marks the 40th anniversary of the dawn of Punk – yes, 40 YEARS AGO! Hard to imagine, but like every sweeping movement in Pop Culture, it came with...
Buzzcocks – In Session for John Peel – May 21, 1979 – BBC Radio 1 – Buzzcocks in session tonight. Part of that initial wave of Punk bands from the Uk who struck a successful chord with American audiences and who went on to rack up an impressive string of...
Elvis Costello and The Attractions – Live At Winterland – June 7,1978 – KSAN-FM, San Francisco – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Elvis Costello and The Attractions – live at Winterland in San Francisco in 1978. As long as we’re on a “pivotal 70s” kick this weekend, I thought I...
The Damned: “Is She Really Going out With Him?” – Story of The Damned – BBC Radio 2 – The Damned, despite what you may have heard, really were the first Punk band to release a record – they were, in effect, the ones who got is all started. Oh,...
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