It should come as no surprise that the legendary Dr Feelgood have been frequent visitors to the BBC. Britain’s finest rocking rhythm and blues band recording for the world’s greatest broadcaster.This 2CD set comprises no fewer than 51 tracks spanning 30years, covering the Gypie Mayo-era through to the current line-up.This latest collection on the band’s […]
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At the time of release: The hottest new band in Britain lands on American shores with their debut album. This group has the distinction of entering the British charts at #1, a feat not accomplished by a new artist in 10 years. Blending layered guitars and a sophisticated rhythmic approach with a pop songwriting sensibility, […]
From the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, celebrated pianist Joanna MacGregor OBE begins this week of lunchtime concerts, highlighting unjustly neglected works alongside their more celebrated contemporaries. Sofia Gubaidulina: Chaconne Errolyn Wallen: I wouldn’t normally say Gabriela Ortiz: Suy-muy-key Stevie Wishart (arr MacGregor): Proem, Prelude and Fugue Freya Waley-Cohen: Southern Leaves Trad arr MacGregor: Sometimes I […]
Erich Ising: The Lovin’ Spoonful is an American rock band which was popular during the mid-to late-1960s. Founded in New York City in 1965 by lead-singer/songwriter John Sebastian and guitarist Zal Yanovsky, it is best known for a number of hits which include “Summer in the City”, “Do You Believe In Magic”, “Did You Ever […]
Out of my thousands of vinyl pressings the thought struck me that it might be interest, for me and perhaps for some of you to try and list my favourite 100. A big task, but not an unpleasant one. But for sanity’s sake I have to set a few limits. First, an era restriction. So, […]
Annie Nightingale led the way as Radio 1’s first female DJ and introduced a generation to exciting new sounds as the face of the Old Grey Whistle Test from 1978. Back then, punk was hard to find on mainstream television and Annie sought to build a platform for young people to have their say. In […]
The Most Comprehensive collection of The Pretty things Live Recordings to date Includes over 60 tracks, over 4 and a half hours of music from the BBC Archives The most comprehensive collection of the Pretty Things’ BBC ‘live’ recordings on the market, with several previously unreleased tracks, now all together for the first time […]
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THE GUARDIAN: John Lydon has said he is competing to represent Ireland at this year’s Eurovision song contest primarily in order to raise awareness of Alzheimer’s disease. The former Sex Pistols frontman (once known as Johnny Rotten) will appear with his band, Public Image Ltd, on the Late Late Show on 3 February, performing Hawaii, […]
The Kinks’ classic London anthem Waterloo Sunset will remind every listener that there are still some areas where Britain is unbeatable, writes Neil McCormick. MORE
For the first 10 months of 2022, it seemed that British musical life was returning to some kind of normality. But that was to reckon without the decisions of the one organisation in this country whose sole reason for existence is to nurture and encourage the arts throughout England. It was generally accepted that there […]
Two-LP set featuring the first complete collection of the Zombies on the BBC. Researched and compiled by Zombies expert Andrew Sandoval. Includes previously unissued interviews and songs.
From our archives Calum Slingerland: Though its market share of music sales is still relatively small, the resurgence of the vinyl record is very much a recognizable music retail trend that doesn’t seem to be slowing. Now, an Austrian music distribution company is looking to push the format in a new direction by revolutionizing the […]
From the archives: David Bowie spent the final months of his life working on two projects – his album Blackstar, and the Broadway show Lazarus. Blackstar was released to widespread critical acclaim in January, just days before he died of cancer. Widely regarded as his swansong, it muses on death, the afterlife and his legacy. […]
Sebastian Peralta answers … He played all the time. He was known to sleep with his guitar in the army, he played as he walked around his apartment, he would go to late night jams and play until morning, after he already gave a live concert. At his stage of development, he didn’t view time […]
A collection of VDGG’s BBC sessions recorded between 1968 and 1977, After The Flood includes a host of VDGG classics, plus five previously unavailable recordings. Peter Hammill: “I think our music has stood the test of time because we always made the music we were driven to make without paying any attention to what anyone […]
BBC: David Bowie fans will get an unprecedented look into his life, work and legacy after the V&A museum acquired the star’s extensive archive. The collection includes more than 80,000 letters, lyrics, photos, stage designs, music awards and costumes. It also features several instruments owned by the musician, including the Stylophone he played on his […]
We are told: 4 CD set 42 Remastered tracks. Over 4½ hours of music BBC tracks sourced from the archives Bonus material with previously unreleased and very rare recordings Authoritative liner notes by Pete Brown Assembled by the same successful team that worked on the critically acclaimed ‘Wade in the Water’ box set. The […]
THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON AT 50 – To celebrate a half-century of one of rock’s landmark releases, we talk to many of those that were there on its release, revisit (often underwhelmed) contemporary reviews and look at the most collectable incarnations of a record that, well, eclipsed all before it on its release […]