– Simple Minds – In Concert At Pinkpop Festival – May 23, 1983 – VPRO, Hilversum Starting up the week on an 80s note with a concert by New Wave sensations Simple Minds, in concert at Holland‘s Pinkpop Festival in 1983. Becoming an almost instant household name in the U.S.,
– 1979-09-08 BBC In Concert (Simple Minds & Pretenders) – BBC Radio 1 – A double bill this week – Simple Minds and The Pretenders, recorded in concert on September 8, 1979 by BBC Radio 1. Two bands relatively early-on in their careers. Simple Minds just getting ready to release
Rich Kids in session for John Peel – October 31, 1977 – Broadcast – November 7, 1977 – BBC Radio 1 – Rich Kids – another short-lived band from the Punk/Post-Punk/New Wave period. Rich Kids sported former Sex Pistol founding member Glen Matlock, and future Ultravox front man Midge Ure
Fiat Lux – In session BBC Radio 1 – March 1984 – BBC Radio 1 – Fiat Lux tonight. Never heard of them? Well . . .they were together for only three years. They released one mini-album and 7 singles and had the distinction of their sax and keyboards player,
Rain – In Session – BBC Radio 1 – February 15, 1991 – BBC Radio !- Liverpool Indie band Rain to end the working week – The band was formed at the Merseyside Trade Union Community and Unemployed Resource Centre in Huyton, Liverpool, in 1988 with a line-up of Ned
Forgotten bands of the 90s to end the week. Five Thirty in session at the BBC – recorded on March 31, 1991 – click on the link at the Past Daily website and listen to the complete session.
New Model Army -in concert at Berlin Eissporthalle – 1990 – BBC Radio 1 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – New Model Army for a Tuesday night. 37 years without a stop, but with a continuous shuffle of band members, to the point where Lead Singer, composer and guitarist Justin
XTC – In Session for John Peel – October 8,1979 – Broadcast, October 15, 1979 – BBC Radio 1 XTC for Hump Day. Looking over the past few years of posts, the one band which seems to get the most exposure has been XTC. Not sure why, all I know
Click on the link here for Audio Player – The Call – live at The BBC – 1983 – BBC In Concert series – BBC Radio 1 Finishing up 80s week – for now. If you go to The Call’s website, you’ll be struck by an phrase – one you
