Toto may have gone through lead singers for a while like Spinal Tap went through drummers, however the incredible musicians that have made up the band down the years are in essence what Toto has always been about.
By the time of this concert performance at the Montreux Jazz Festival on the 5th July 1991 (venue The Casino, Montreux, Switzerland) , guitarist Steve Lukather had stepped up to the microphone and become the new front man.
Sadly this was one of the last live concerts with founder member and band drummer Jeff Porcaro who died a year later (Jeff tragically suffered an allergic reaction from a pesticide he was using in his garden). This recording has as a result, always been something of a collectors item for Toto fans.
In October 2009, the individual founding musicians of Toto were inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame. Steve Lukather, David Paich, Steve Porcaro and David Hungate were present, with Mike Porcaro's and Jeff Porcaro's family members accepting their awards in absentia.
Source: Soundboard - FM Broadcast.
Sound Quality: Very good stereo mp3@160kbps.
Genre: Rock, pop rock, hard rock, jazz fusion.
Set: Full set.
Set List:
1. On The Run
2. Kingdom Of Desire
3. I’ll Be Over You
4. Africa
5. Jake To The Bone
6. Red House
7. Band Introduction
8. Rosanna
9. Hold The Line
10. I Want To Take You Higher
Line Up:
Jeff Porcaro: drums
Steve Lukather: guitar & vocals
David Paich: keyboards & vocals
Mike Porcaro: bass
Chris Trujillo: percussion
with Fred White, Jackie McGhee, Jenny Douglas, and John James.
Comments:
From wikipedia - Prior to the formation of the band, Toto members were regulars on albums by Steely Dan, Seals and Crofts, Boz Scaggs, Sonny and Cher, and many others, contributing to many of the most popular records of the 1970s. Keyboardist David Paich, son of famed musician and sessions player/arranger Marty Paich, rose to fame after having co-written Boz Scaggs's Silk Degrees album. Having played on many sessions with drummer Jeff Porcaro (the son of noted session percussionist Joe Porcaro, who he met while attending Grant High School in North Hollywood, California where they formed the band Rural Still Life), the two began to seriously discuss the possibility of forming their own band. They brought in bassist and fellow session vet David Hungate, having played with him on the road with Boz Scaggs. In addition, the duo asked guitarist Steve Lukather (who also played in Scaggs's band as a replacement for Les Dudek) and Jeff Porcaro's brother Steve Porcaro (keyboards) to join the team. Luke and Steve Porcaro also attended Grant High and in fact continued the band Rural Still Life (the name shortened to Still Life) after Paich & Jeff graduated. With the addition of former S.S. Fools singer Bobby Kimball, the group began to work on their first album in 1977 after signing with Columbia Records.
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This specific recording of Bob Dylan has an interesting history to go with it. The actual performance was back on June 1st 1965 at the BBC Television Centre in London with a studio audience.
The set was then broadcast in two parts on BBC TV in the UK on the 15th and 26th June 1965. As far as I can find out the BBC broadcast the second half of the recording first.
The notes that accompanied this recording provide the actual 'history' of this specific recording as follows.
This specific audio track was originally recorded on the 15th & 26th June 1965, in Hull, Yorkshire, UK. using a KB domestic 1/4in. recorder with a BSR tape deck, running at a speed of 3.75ips via a line connection to Rediffusion wired system junction box (TV set).
This tape, while in great quality, came in the wrong speed and needed some work before it was listenable.Volume, speed & pitch corrected in London, U.K. 10th - 12th September 2005 using CoolEdit Pro 2.0. Some additional remastering including fade-in, fade-outs at start & end of disc were done. Noise or hiss reduction has not been performed, in order to best preserve the atmosphere and feel of the original tape which this can sometimes take away.
With the nonsense that surrounded Bob Dylan 'going electric' at the time, perhaps the real beauty of this solo performance was the chance just to do his thing with a smaller audience. This is a delight to listen to, was it really 45 years ago?
Source: BBC TV Broadcasts
Sound Quality: Very good mono mp3@192kbps.
Genre: Rock, folk rock, folk, blues, country.
Session: BBC TV Centre performance.
Set List:
(Broadcast June 26th, 1965).
01 Ballad Of Hollis Brown
02 Mr Tambourine Man
03 Gates Of Eden
04 If You Gotta Go, Go Now
05 Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll
06 It Ain't Me Babe
(Broadcast June 15th, 1965).
07 Love Minus Zero/No Limit
08 One Too Many Mornings
09 Boots Of Spanish Leather
10 It's Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)
11 She Belongs To Me
12 It's All Over Now, Baby Blue
There are a number of versions of this performance from different original sources, this is the best copy we have heard. Italian bootleg label 'Great Dane Records' included this in the 14 CD box set 'Bob Dylan 1965 Revisited'. As with so many Bob performances they are well circulated.
This is a recording of Buddy Miller with special guest Gurf Morlix recorded at The Borderline, London, UK on the 14th February 2000 for the BBC radio programme of the time Bob Harris Country.
In addition to releasing several solo albums over the years, Buddy Miller has toured as lead guitarist and backing vocalist for Emmylou Harris's Spyboy band, Steve Earle on his El Corazon tour, Shawn Colvin, and Linda Ronstadt. He co-produced and performed on Jimmie Dale Gilmore's 2000 album Endless Night. He has also appeared on several albums by songwriter and singer Lucinda Williams.
Buddy Miller has also produced albums for a number of artists. During 2006 Solomon Burke came over to Miller's house at Nashville to record his country album 'Nashville' on which Emmylou Harris, Patty Griffin, Gillian Welch and Dolly Parton appear as duet partners.
Buddy Miller toured as part of the band on Robert Plant and Alison Krauss's Raising Sand tour of the USA and Europe, and with Emmylou Harris, Patty Griffin and Shawn Colvin on the Three Girls and Their Buddy tour.
Source: BBC FM radio broadcast.
Sound Quality: Very good stereo mp3@192kbps.
Genre: Country.
Session: Recorded live at The Borderline
Set List:
01. Intro by Bob Harris
02. 100.000.000 Little Bombs
03. Don't Tell Me
04. Help Wanted
05. Interview with Bob Harris
06. You Wrecked Up My Heart
07. Sometimes I Cry
08. Interview
09. My Little Cajun Baby
10. That's How I Got To Memphis ( w/Gurf Morlix)
11. I'm Pretending
12. Interview
13. Somewhere Trouble Don't Go
14. Hole In My Head
15. Interview
16. Nadine
17. Outro
Robert Plant recruited Buddy Miller to co-produce his forthcoming album (he also provides vocals and guitar), the album also includes Patty Griffin, Darrell Scott, Byron House and Marco Giovino and they go on tour together this month under the moniker Robert Plant and the Band of Joy.
A recent press release stated "A timeless plunge into authentic Americana, the album was co-produced by Plant and Nashville legend and guitarist Buddy Miller. “Buddy’s integral to this album, you can hear his taste all over the instrumentation,” enthuses Plant. “Buddy’s zone is beautiful, with a lot of reflections going back into mid-Fifties rockabilly, the singing fishermen and all the great country stuff, along with the soul and R&B from Memphis.”
The album is due for release on September 14th.
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This is a bumper edition of 2010FM and the format will be a little different this time around, as we pile through a diverse selection of artists, which we will cover off as they appear on the player below, so hang on to your hats and here we go.
First up is a 12 track mini LP called 'A Little More Suspicion In Our Fairytales Plz' byAce Bushy Striptease which is due to hit record shops on 19th July 2010. Ace Bushy Striptease started in Birmingham in October 2007 with thoughts of becoming a twee/progressive pop band. Unfortunately that never really happened but through a few lineup changes and a bit of time, they've found a niche of sorts which suits them well they feel. The band have released numerous free download LPs/EPs but A Little More Suspicion In Our Fairytales Plz is their first record to garner a proper release. The band site influences like Huggy Bear, Hefner, Pavement and Bikini Kill. The songs are brief, stubbornly avoid repetition and spring along with light melody and fun.
Beehive Opinion - short, buzzing, quirky and fun.
______________________________ Echo Orbiter brothers Justin and Colin Emerle are back as a duo and more imaginative than ever. there promo tells us Echo Orbiter has paced forward into a musical terrain of mysterious, experimental, neo-psychedelic and chaotic, and unmistakably indie-rock driven music. Justin and Colin began playing music together before they hit their teens. Back in 1996, the pair started Echo Orbiter, finding themselves immersed in the elite Elephant 6 era at its height, a time when they worked with The Lilys, Kindercore Records, and shared a stage with bands like Of Montreal, Elf Power, Apples in Stereo, Olivia Tremor Control and more.
Produced, engineered, mixed and mastered by Justin himself, their upcoming album, 'Euphonicmontage' is a labor of existential-ambiance love. From beat poetry, and writers such as Ayn Rand; a genuine affection of cubism and surrealism; Echo Orbiter is influenced by the creative expressions of authors and art, just as they are by music. Call it jagged indie rock surrealism.
Beehive Opinion - Uplifting and exciting. What Syd Barrett might sound like today.
_______________________________ Holy Family consists of three members from different parts of the Gothenburg region in Sweden. They started the band in the summer of 2009 with the goal to tour Eastern Europe. Initially, the band was only created to do this one tour and then desolve. They never actually reached Eastern Europe but the band persisted. Later that year, during the economic crisis, they had trouble finding any work other than odd jobs and chose to start working more whole-heatedly with Holy Family. They found themselves getting more and more satisfied with the songs they made and felt that Holy Family was worth going in for. The band is currently cranking out numerous demos which will eventually become their first proper record.
Beehive Opinion - Alt rock, make a quite complex arrangement seem simple, what is about Sweden which remains a hot bed for indie to ambient talent.
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Not many musicians can pull off an album about space, time, and theoretical physics, but that's exactly what the Alan Cohen Experience accomplishes with the newest album, Space & Time. Due for releases on August 31st. While reading Stephen Hawking’s “A Brief History of Time”, Cohen found inspiration in each chapter for a new song, including the introduction and conclusion. Exploring topics such as gravity, magnetism, black holes, atoms, and all the poetic aspects that tie these to our understanding of the world and universe, Space & Time explores the uncertainty of science and the universe and how these facets play a profound role in life and existence.
Beehive Opinion - Dont be put off by the apparent subject matter, this is good upbeat indie pop with a retro appeal.
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Sara Radle’s most enviable forte is her precious and pure pop voice, able to harmonize with anyone, anywhere. After reforming The Rentals with Matt Sharp in 2005, recording guest vocals with Tokyo Police Club and sharing festival stages with the likes of The Flaming Lips and Yeah Yeah Yeahs, it was about time that Radle returned to her own music. With the solo album release, Four, Radle’s musical career comes full circle. “…It’s been a long time coming,” says Radle. “It’s special to me…it feels like I’m back on track in my path as a musician. It’s like coming back home.”
Playing in handfuls of bands, including playing guitar and singing in the current project Walking Sleep, it’s with this fourth solo album, on which Radle has truly established the strength of her own musical self. Born and raised in Texas, Radle played with pop-punk band Lucy Loves Schroeder for eight years and put out a solo album under the moniker Fred Savage Fanclub. When former Weezer member Matt Sharp reformed The Rentals, Radle moved out to Los Angeles, CA, where she now calls home. With Sharp she helped put a new band together and wrote and arranged songs for EP The Last Little Life. Her vocals soared in The Rentals where she also played guitar, piano, and keyboards.
With all the skills Sara Radle has acquired from playing with so many different types of musicians, in 2010, she now has a new arsenal of talent to work with. Four contains a bounty of beautiful and darling pop songs that tug at the heart (and sometimes punch) with strings and lush layers of vocal harmonies. On Four, Radle reels in her arrangement proficiency all the while with a humble, yet eloquent voice sounding like a member of a ‘60s girl group covering Jenny Lewis. Four is due for release on September 14th 2010.
Beehive Opinion - One to watch out for, loads of name checks above however from what we have heard this lady musically speaking stands on her own two feet.
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Weare told - The discovery of The White Ravens occurred in the research laboratory of Dr. XXXXXX in December of 2003, when the lyrics, vocals, and bass of Amy Bennett were combined with the keyboards and musical compositions of Will Bennett. When mixed, these distinct substances bonded explosively, creating a previously undocumented compound, The White Ravens.
The White Raven compound has been refined in a recording studio environment, resulting in such aural by-products as the 2007 album titled The White Ravens, recorded at Sound Garden Studios, and Gargoyles and Weather Vanes, recorded by Jim Diamond at Ghetto Recorders.
Dynamic indie-pop music is observed to emanate from The White Ravens, featuring the pithy, biting lyrics of Amy, and the quirky, yet catchy, musical compositions of Will. Described as "XXXXXX" by a listener, The White Ravens are known to uniquely provide fodder for the intellect, and rhythms for the feet.
Beehive Opinion - Check them out 'Gargoyles and Weather Vanes' was released July 6th and is a great summer soundtrack, we bet you love them!
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The earnest folk sentiments of Gwyneth & Monko ring with purity on their mostly acoustic EP, Good Old Horse. Lyrics lace together fictional female characters, while the down-home style mirrors the musicians’ earnest lives stemming from their childhood into young adults and touring musicians. With a voice that invokes Jenny Lewis’ solo work crossed with the intimate folk of Gillian Welch; Gwyneth Moreland strums her guitar in subtle chords while Michael Monko accompanies her lyrical stories with trickling mandolin, steady acoustic guitar and folk accents.
Gwyneth’s lyrics and musical style reflects her small town life in Mendocino, CA (population 1,006), a city rich of nature and history. “My parents moved to Mendocino in 1972 after graduating from Stanford University, where they fulfilled their dreams of living in the ‘back-to-the-land’ way and raising their five children,” affirms Gwyneth. As a child, Gwyneth grew up in a household with no TV, CD player or junk food. That lifestyle resulted in a young woman who values the simple things in life. Growing up listening to her parents’ Bob Dylan and Joan Baez albums, her childhood has clearly translated into her adult musical life.
Monko grew up in the San Francisco suburbs, incongruously playing hard rock while listening to bluegrass in high school. As he got older, alongside the bass and guitar, Monko was drawn to classic folk and country instruments like the fiddle, banjo, and mandolin. Monko enrolled in Berklee College of Music online to continue his studies in theory, harmony and music production. It was as he was defining his folkier side, that fate stepped in and he met Gwyneth. He was an instant complement to Gwyneth’s voice and lyrics with his Americana instrumentation.
Good Old Horse EP is released on Tuesday (20th July)
Beehive Opinion - Americana is alive and kicking, this is splendid, gentle, moving music from two very talented individuals (more please!).
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Leopold and his Fiction houses honest and transcendent San Francisco rock ‘n’ roll. The gritty Detroit vintage rock bleeds out from front man Daniel James’ roots, simmering underneath distant genres and unwavering imagination in an attempt to reinvent what each member feels has dissipated from the greater measure of music.
Leopold and his Fiction climbed to number 30 on the CMJ charts for the second album, Ain’t No Surprise and made it into the top 20 with their self-titled debut, while earning praise from NPR, Relix and Big Takeover, among others. Offering a morbid cohesion of California and a gentle open plains reminiscence stimulating a reason and energy for people to listen closely, this new vision in music and thought offers an alternate take to the repetition of a-sides with their own traditional sounds and elaborations.
Beehive Opinion - The inclusion of this band is based on the fact that the song Golden Friends is just about my favorite song at the moment - enough said ? Another one to checkout fast.
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Love this promo introduction to The Famous - Take the ‘50s-era country of Hank Williams, Sr. and filter it through ‘70s punk rock, ‘80s psychobilly, and ‘90s post-punk. You’ll find yourself staring eye-to-eye with San Francisco’s own “Pixies in a cowboy hat.”
“You can pound your fist on my front door / But it’s been too long, I don’t need you anymore.” Laurence Scott sings the opening line of “Better Things,” from the Famous’ 2005 debut Light, Sweet Crude, like he really means it. He might be singing about an old lover, an old friend — heck, even an old car — but the line could just as well be a kiss-off to the staid country and Americana his band seems all too happy to leave behind in a cloud of dust. The band’s latest album, 2010’s Come Home to Me is now available.
Beehive Opinion - Solid, powerful and varied they are more than good enough to get away with being called The Famous.
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The Smittens are a hard-working globe-trotting independent American twee pop band from Burlington, Vermont, who like to think of themselves as friends first and open-hearted indiepop revolutionaries after that.
Max Andrucki, Colin Clary, Dana Kaplan, Holly Chagnon, and David Zacharis switch up instruments, song-writing, and singing to create brilliantly lyrical and hyper-catchy pop songs of all shapes and sizes.
The Smittens’ beautiful pop songs have been lovingly tweaked and transformed into a series of infectious remixes that, whilst not detracting from their indiepop hearts, manage to bring a whole new dimension of dance-ability to their pop sound. The Stock-Aitken-Watermen-inspired remix of 'Sapphire' by Nixon is one of those rare ‘wow’ moments when a song you already love is given a makeover you'd never thought possible. It's this playful toying with perceptions of what The Smittens are that makes ‘Dancing Shoes’ such a beautiful and unexpected record.
Beehive Opinion - Addictive music with a real freshness about it, some remixes can really work and add a new dimension, this is one of them.
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Nice Purse began as the brainchild of singer/songwriter France Camp. France was looking for better methods towards spare change and started "busking" around the Minneapolis Uptown area. After an extensive bout with covers, France eventually grew bored and started writing his own songs. France emailed a few of his tracks to his childhood friend Ian "Indian" Davis was instantly charmed by the passionate sounds France was creating. The duo soon signed up good friends Dylan and Elise to join them on their debut album Black Medal, Nice Purse is a blend of Violent Femmes and Bright Eyes, with a tiny bit of the Modern Lovers tossed in. Their songs are celebrations, often with their roots in tragedy.
Nice Purse's songs seem to be wrought with equal amounts of insecurity and confidence. It is this mixture that makes France's insights so poignant. Even if you've never loved and lost, France will pull at your heart strings and pull you into his lush musical world. Their new studio recording (to be released on the Minneapolis label, SoTM, August 10th) show a surprisingly mature side to the sounds of Nice Purse. There are more than brief moments of greatness on their debut album Black Medal.
Beehive Opinion - Have only heard the featured track and lets hope we get to listen to the whole album, this is really great music that begs for sunshine and a drive to the beach.
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Not many blues artists can call themselves “the Doctor of the Blues” without a whole stretcher-full of the idiom’s winking big talk. But Marshall Lawrence can, and with only the slightest bit of irony. The award-nominated Canadian bluesman actually holds a doctorate in psychology, and he knows how to use it—just as he knows how to use his slashing guitar, stinging, lightning-fast slide, and pleading, mournful moan: Marshall’s prescription for a maximum blues remedy.
“Psychology is about talking about the good times and the bad times, about dealing with it and getting it out there,” says Marshall, who recently retired after 10 years of counseling troubled teenagers to devote himself full time to playing the blues. “And that’s also what the blues are about—singing about the good and the bad. So there’s always been a parallel there for me.”
Beehive Opinion - You can write books on playing and singing the blues, you can also find more opinions on this genre than half of the rest put together. This guy has got both the technical skills and the heart for this music, blues lovers will not be disappointed.
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Promo tells us - "Soul Punk." Straight outta Brooklyn, NY, the power trio that is Mama's Dirty Lil' Secret delivers a musical punch that can only be described as the sonic love child born of the torrid love affair between Soul and Punk. With big soulful choruses, catchy riffs, booming bass and thunder grooves, Mama's Dirty Lil' Secret have carved a special niche in the ears of music fans everywhere.
The Deacon heads up this triumvirate with his neo-Romeo vocals and straight-ahead rock/ska guitar stylings. The 2-man frontline is rounded out with the animalistic, bombastic bass of The Monster - the funky punk, punk o' funk. And last but not least, Damn provides the non-stop, pulse-pounding, pimp-your-mama-punk-metal drums that gets you off your seat and on your feet!
Beehive Opinion - Some promo's are actually quite fair and reflect matters as they are, the above we feel falls into that. Punchy wake up music, just dont be too close to your air guitar when you play them.
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Bourgeois Heroes (Northampton, Mass./Austin, Texas) sing ’60s-inspired pop in the vein of The Beach Boys, The Monkees and The Byrds ... and also draws inspiration from the likes of The Apples in Stereo and The Ladybug Transistor. "Musical Postcards" is a gem of an EP that's already gotten quite a few nice reviews.
They include - "The orchestral pop and wide ranging influences are a treat for the pop fan looking for clever melodies with whimsical character. … The elaborate baroque “I Wanna Be Nice To You” is a period gem that fans of sunshine pop and The Kinks will be thrilled with. " — Powerpopaholic
"Right, lets not mess around, Bourgeois Heroes are brilliant … ‘Musical Postcards’ is a bloody waltz. A lovely, string embedded baroque number with china fragile vocals and a pretty, ’60s-ish chorus. Really interesting, ambitious stuff." — Brill Dream
"The deep, mystical vocals of Bourgeois Heroes would ft in very well next to a band like The Church or Echo & The Bunnymen or another similar melodramatic 80s group. While the Heroes hint occasionally at that sound on their release Musical Postcards, it also possesses the instrumentation of modern pop bands like Belle & Sebastian. And you can hear select other influences, as wide-ranging as The Pastels and The Zombies." — Fensepost
Beehive Opinion - Love a band that can sound retro sixties whilst clearly having their own original monicker, this is really charming music that will lift you up for the day.
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The Cavemen Go (New Haven/Boston/Brooklyn) channels early rock'n'roll, Motown and British Invasion without coming off as purposefully retro. Fans of Elvis Costello, The Kinks, Ben Lee and The Cars should find something to like on The Cavemen Go's new full length, "New Lives."
"For more than half a decade, the Cavemen Go have been churning out some of the finest no-frills pop-rock in the Northeast." — Metromix Connecticut
"I could write reams about this album but the bottom line is this, if you like artists like Elvis Costello (lyrics and music), and The Kinks, 60′s pop, harmonies and modern indie rock, and you’d like all this to also sound like something new, then this is definitely a record that would only enhance your record shelf." — Beer and Bands
"I’ve been listening to songs like “Less Than Zero” by Elvis Costello and “So It Goes” by Nick Lowe on an endless loop lately. New Lives fits neatly into that pattern while offering something new." — Side Ponytail
Beehive Opinion - Reminds us of listening to British sixties offshore radio stations like Radio Caroline (yes of course we were to young - obviously hmmm) and yet it switches to a modern feel so I guess in some ways that makes it kind of timeless, enjoy these people, they are good!
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And finally this edition a question posed to us that we will now pass on to your good self. Are you familiar with producer Scott Solter?
He has produced records for John Vanderslice, Superchunk, Pattern is Movement, Mountain Goats and a whole lot more. His project with partner Wendy Allen (Tarentel, The Court and Spark), Boxharp, was recently chosen by David Bowie as one of his current favorite artists in an article in the Guardian (UK). Boxharp's gorgeous new album "The Green" has just been released on Hidden Shoal Recordings.
Beehive Opinion - Who are we to argue with David Bowie, mind you we would just not feature Boxharp were it not for the fact that they are really worth a listen.
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This is a compilation of Babe Ruth session material recorded for the BBC in 1973 & 1974 and subsequently presented by legendary British radio DJ Alan Freeman as part of his weekly 'rock show' sometime after, as the material was featured as one of his 'archive sessions'.
Babe Ruth were actually banned from the BBC by producer Bernie Andrews whilst recording for the John Peel Show in 1974. Their official site does not explain why, however the ban was lifted in 1975, not that surprising when you consider the quality of their music.
The band also appeared on the BBC's Old Grey Whistle Test weekly television programme both in 1973 and 1974 however I believe this material originated from radio sessions. The band have also been on a reunion tour this year with gigs this month in Canada.
Source: BBC FM Radio
Sound Quality: Very Good stereo mp3@192kbps.
Genre: Prog Rock, Blues Rock.
Session: Taken from BBC studio sessions 1973 - 1974.
Set List:
01 - Intro (Alan Freeman)
02 - Joker
03 - Black Dog
04 - King Kong
05 - Amar Caballero
06 - Isn't That So
07 - Gimme Some Leg
08 - Baby Pride
09 - Outro (Alan Freeman)
Babe Ruth are a rock music group, primarily active through the 1970s, from Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England. Their characteristically 'heavy' sound is marked by powerful vocals from Janita Haan and full arrangements by Alan Shacklock. They are acknowledged as having more commercial success in North America than in their home country.
When the group was first formed in 1971 (year in music), they were called Shacklock after their guitarist Alan Shacklock. Members included Janita Haan and Dave Hewitt, with Dave Punshon and Dick Powell later joining. The first release was their single "Elusive"; their first album, First Base, went gold in Canada. In 1973, Ed Spevock replaced Powell and Chris Holmes replaced Punshon on the second album. In 1975, Steve Gurl, keyboardist from Glenn Cornick's Wild Turkey replaced Holmes for the third album. The same year, Shacklock exited and Bernie Marsden (Wild Turkey) joined the team for the fourth album. After this, Haan and Hewitt left.
Reloaded - 20/May/2015 - download link in comments.
This is Charlotte Gainsbourg and Beck in session earlier this year on KCRW's excellent Morning Becomes Ecelectic, this was first broadcast on Wednesday 27th January 2010.
Last year Charlotte Gainsbourg worked with Beck on her latest album 'IRM' indeed Beck was extremely involved in the project as he wrote all of the record's music, he co-wrote the lyrics, produced, and mixed the album.
That said Charlotte Gainsbourg brings her atmospheric and timeless vocals to the album that gives it a really unique feel as can be heard here in the session. For those new to Charlotte's music this makes a great introduction, as a fan of french pop from the sixties onwards I may be a little biased, however with the pedigree of Beck this is just to good to miss.
Charlotte Gainsbourg was born in London and was raised in Paris. She is of course the daughter of British actress and singer Jane Birkin and French singer-songwriter, actor and director Serge Gainsbourg.
Source: Soundboard
Sound Quality: Very good stereo mp3@320kbps.
Genre: French pop, indie.
Session: Full
Set List:
01 - Intro
02 - Songs That We Sing
03 - Time Of The Assassins
04 - Dandelion
05 - Heaven Can Wait
06 - In The End
07 - Interview
08 - Masters Hands
09 - Me And Jane Doe
10 - The Collector
11 - Trick Pony
12 - Vanities
Website: Official Charlotte Gainsbourg HERE. Beck HERE.
This is The Eagles live in 1973 from a recording that has been circulated as Earlybird.
There were two versions of the Earlybird bootleg both included the BBC Radio set (tracks one to nine) and were probably lifted from a BBC transcription disc as soundboard is credited for this part.
Version one also included a bonus track of "Hotel California" from 1977, and a bonus track of Don Henley on The Jay Leno Show.
Version two includes the bonus track of "Already Gone" from another TV performance and is included here, and was originally circulated by 'Music Nation' (number 005). This copy (which came as a digital file) also includes three more tracks from Santa Monica 1973.
Source: FM broadcast / Transcription disc.
Sound Quality: Very good stereo mp3@320kbps.
Genre: Rock, country rock, folk rock
Set: Full BBC set plus (FM Broadcast ABC-TV In Concert).
Set List:
Tracks 1-9 BBC Sessions, May 4th, 1973
1. Train Leaves Here This Morning
2. Saturday Night
3. Peaceful Easy Feeling
4. Certain Kind Of Fool5. Earlybird
6. Witchy Woman
7. Take It Easy
8. Out Of Control
9. Earlybird (Alternate Take)
Track 10 - Live in Kansas 1976 with Alex Karras
10. Already Gone
Tracks 11 - 13. Santa Monica 1973 Civic Center Santa Monica, California August 3rd, 1973
With five number one singles and six number one albums, the Eagles were one of the most successful recording artists of the 1970s. At the end of the 20th century, two of their albums, Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975) and Hotel California, ranked among the 20 best-selling albums in the U.S. according to the Recording Industry Association of America. Hotel California is ranked 37th in Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, and the band was ranked No.75 on the magazine's 2004 list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time. They also have the best selling album in the U.S. with Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975), which sold more than 29 million copies.
OK we have another bumper selection of new music to recommend this month so lets start with ten of the best.
The Rattles bring us some perfect summer power pop with the featured tune 'Wavy Lane'.
We are told 'Hailing straight from the swamps of Central Jersey, an eclectic band of anthropomorphic critters known as The Rattles are preparing to roll out their debut studio album ‘Rattle On’. Working in the classic traditions of The Beatles, Moxy Fruvous, The Monkees, and They Might Be Giants, The Rattles apply a fresh fusion of classic rock and power pop that is sure to appeal to fans of all ages and put them on the map'.
Well if this song is anything to go by I reckon the above might be right, get your summer clothes on and head for the beach with The Rattles providing the soundtrack.
Featured Track:Wavy Lane. Website:Official.
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We are always on the look out for artists with new ideas and direction and Clare Burson provides us with just that.
Her album 'Silver and Ash' is due out on September 14th. The background to this new album is described as follows - 'Silver and Ash' is a concept album that imagines Burson’s maternal grandmother's life in Europe, from before her birth in 1919 to her escape from Germany in 1938.
It also explores Burson’s own struggles with rupture, silence, guilt, empathy, and continuity. For the project, funded by a stipend from a prestigious Six Points Fellowship, Burson visited her childhood home in Memphis, Tennessee, where she interviewed her grandmothers, and ventured to the homes of her ancestors in Germany, Latvia, Ukraine and Lithuania.
Musically Clare describes her approach “I’ve always leaned towards poetic simplicity and subtlety in my music—wanting to express as much as I can with the fewest possible words and musical flourishes.”
Well going on the strength of the following track this will be another album on our 'must have list' for 2010. This is somewhere within folk and indie with enough personal style and credibility to listen to again and again...
Featured Track:I Will/With You. Website:MySpace.
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We received a copy of the self titled One Happy Island album a couple of weeks ago, and having just got around to listening are of the mind that they deserve a big open and honest plug from the Beehive. This is yet another band and album that is just right for the summer, that said lets hope they stay around for the winter months as well!
Some background - One Happy Island is an indie-pop band from Boston, Mass, USA. They write pretty good songs and then bang them out on an electric ukulele, a rudimentary drum kit, and a hollow-body guitar that won't stay in tune. They've released three EPs and now a full-length album and have toured extensively in the US and the UK. The band's influences include the Lucksmiths and the Even Dozen Jug Band.
The band formed in spring of 2007, One Happy Island is a ramshackle indie-pop mini-orchestra disciplined enough to keep it together most of the time, and honest enough to just let it all fall apart when the moment warrants. Their evolving arsenal includes bittersweet songs, awkward banter, jangly guitars, shaky trumpet, tiny percussion instruments, rough-hewed boy/girl harmonies, and a palpable sense of joy.
We say check them out this is an excellent album that we love.
Featured Track:Kudzu Girlfriend. Website:Official. MySpace.
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Living Days are a new romantic pop group from Brooklyn, New York.
Their bio tells us that - The five love terrorists love each other dearly and include former members of Matisyahu, Coco Rosie, Lee Scratch Perry, and sci fi thrash band AQUI. Their unpredictable frontwoman, Stephonik Youth, is an underground legendary performer. Venus magazine writes, "Stephonik is of a reckless charisma, a dizzying combination of swaggering bravado and heart-wrenching emotion." They have completed a full length album called "Make Out Room" produced by Matt Boynton (The Butthole Surfers, Gang Gang Dance, The Lemonheads, MGMT).
OK lots of names there and we can add another endorsement as follows - “And then there's this singer called Stephonik Youth. She's so amazing. She literally, (sic) I think she's the most amazing artist I've ever seen. And her voice is incredible”. - Natasha Khan (Bat for Lashes) for Pitchfork.
Well I might not have had the chance to see them live as yet (seen Bat For Lashes though) but listening to some of the album I am facinated by Living Days, this is wonderful stuff - you will not be able to keep still so feel free to leap about as you listen. It's a little like listening to a female fronted version of The Cure, with treble the energy!
Featured Track:Lets Kiss. Website: MySpace.
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Megan McCormick is releasing her debut record, 'Honest Words' on August 17th through Ryko Music.
Megan was bought up amongst music as her press release states - “Everyone in the family played… so I’ve always been around great music,” says the dark-headed young woman with the glint in her eye. Her parents played too, though not professionally. Her mother was a country singer while her father was more of a rock & roller. “It was never about the glamour, but the grits, you know? Because I’d be doing this whether people listened or not. It’s how I’ve chosen to live… It’s a necessity, not an option".
Listening to the featured song 'Things Change' I guess the strong musical background is clear, plus Megan has a quality and maturity that stands out, no wonder the press release mentions her being only 23 years old, on a number of occaisions. Influences include Bonnie Raitt and Steely Dan however this is great music in it's own right.
Featured Track: Things Change. Website:MySpace.
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not an Airplane tends to dodge the labels of country and bluegrass as their take on traditional music is stepped with songwriting that matured in the atmosphere of contemporary folk. The band takes their lyrically strong, modern songs and uses thick three part vocal harmonies and other traditional influences and instrumentation to propel them forward into a sound all their own.
Nick Shattel formed not an Airplane in his hometown of Syracuse, NY as a project to showcase his songwriting. After moving to Northern California and shortly after their release of the 2008 EP that Shattel began discussions with Jared Neilson (vocals, upright bass) about abandoning their alt-country roots and developing a new sound in new ways. The addition of multi-instrumentalist Daniel Edward Harris (vocals, guitar, banjo, dobro) and Chris Haupt (drums) gave not an Airplane a breath of fresh new life as well as a creative balance. not an Airplane released Things and People in the early Spring of 2010.
The band are touring the Pacific North West through to September and we highly recommend catching up with them (tour dates on their MySpace site).
Featured Track: Trains. Website:MySpace.
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Donny Hue and the Colors sent Beehive Candy and by the looks of it a good number of other people, the ultimate minimalist message which read: Starting now and continuing for the next few months, go to donnyhue.com for free, weekly e-singles (with A and B side).
So we did & reckon you might want to do the very same yourselves. We have included one song here and some links below which include other bands some of the members play in - all good stuff!
KCRW (yep the home of Morning Becomes Eclectic) seem rather keen on Saint Motel and having listened I would add with good reason.
A few days back they performed at The Hammer Museum courtyard to open the “Summer Nights” free concert series hosted by KCRW. We can add to that Saint Motel’s EP ForPlay is out now with a full length in the works. The band’s wildly creative videos are all self-conceptualized, produced, and directed from start to finish. One exists for each song on the EP. KCRW will feature Saint Motel with a special Morning Becomes Eclectic session in September (dont forget you can listen online). More music thats suits my summer mood today and need I say, another band we reckon you may well hear more from.
Featured Track:Dear Dictator (Sam Sparro Remix). Website:MySpace.
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Another brief and to the point message was received last Thursday regarding Brother Tiger. It included a copy of the track 'Vision Tunnels' off of the EP of the same name.
So lets be brief and to the point, this is a wonderful piece of music that kinda chills in a calming way without knocking me out of my summer day mood. These songs have been around since the spring (what is my obsession with seasons today?) so lets hope it's not to long before we can enjoy some more!
Featured Track: Vision Tunnels. Website:MySpace.
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Second Dan I am reliably informed have a reputation for fiery live shows, so if you are in New York keep an eye out for them (they are appearing at the Rockwood Music Hall on Friday July 23rd and there is free entry!).
Second Dan's lead singer Dan Rosen grew up in Melbourne, Australia, and Adam Wolfe Lerner is a born and raised New Yorker, who leads muscle and a touch of genius on guitar. On drums, Sonny Ratcliffe goes from a whirlwind to a windchime, sometimes in the same song. Hailing from Virginia, he adds a Southern charm to the band.
Musically they have a really strong definative sound that can rock a small hot nightclub or equally fill a stadium. There are comparisons drawn by others from Elvis Costello to Oasis via Radiohead. I would add simply that whilst those may be true the real spark in this band is natural passion that comes through in both more gentle numbers to fiesty rock songs. Last but definately not least on this 2010FM round up - check them out!
Featured Track: Today. Website: Official.
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This is Dr Feelgood performing at the Paradiso, Amsterdam, Holland back on the 5th October 1979.
The recordings may have been broadcast on a number of occaisions and we understand these are from KRO's Rocktempel and featured in November 1986.
It is likely that the order of material reflects the first and second sets at their appearance at the Paradiso which was one of seventeen venues played in Holland during October 1979.
Source: FM Broadcast.
Sound Quality: Very good stereo mp3@320kbps.
Genre: Pub Rock, Blues Rock.
Set: Material from two sets.
Set List:
01 Intro (radio presenter)
02 60 minutes of Your Love
03 Milk and Alcohol
04 Down At The Doctors
05 Take a Tip
06 Baby Jane
07 She's a Wind Up
08 Riot in Cell Block No.9
09 Roxette
10 Outro
11 Intro
12 Back In The Night
13 Riding On The L&N
14 Shotgun Blues
15 You Upset Me Baby
16 Milk and Alcohol
17 Down At The Doctors
18 Riot In Cellblock No. 9
Hailing from Canvey Island, Essex, the band are best known for early singles like "Back in the Night" and "Roxette". Although their most commercially productive years were the early to mid 1970s, they continue to tour and record to this day.
The group's original distinctively British R&B sound was centered on Wilko Johnson's choppy guitar style. Along with Johnson, the original band line-up comprised John B. Sparks (bass guitar), John Martin aka The Big Figure (drummer) and Lee Brilleaux (vocals).
Like many pub rock acts, Dr. Feelgood were known primarily for their high energy live performances, although studio albums like Down by the Jetty (1974) and Malpractice (1975) were also popular. Their breakthrough 1976 live album, Stupidity, reached number one in the UK Albums Chart (their only chart-topper). But after the follow-up Sneakin' Suspicion, Johnson left the group due to perceived conflicts with Lee Brilleaux. He was replaced by John 'Gypie' Mayo. With Mayo, the band was never as popular as with Johnson, but still enjoyed their only Top Ten hit single in 1979, with "Milk and Alcohol". Johnson never achieved any great success outside of the band and fans always speculated about a return by Johnson that never occurred.
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