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During December & early January a number of music sites and magazines, indulge in the 'best of' the year passing, often with top 10's 20's 50's and so on. Nothing wrong with all that, indeed it can be a great way of discovering bands and artists that otherwise may pass you by. This got me thinking about some of the issues recently, regarding whole postings being deleted on various music sites (including this one) thanks to our friends in big record companies. I took a quick look through the latter part of 2008, to remind myself of some of the bands and artists that I had discovered thanks in particular to other music bloggers. Yes some are now already 'established', some yet to release an album, however I wonder if I would have given them any attention if it was not for those enthusiastic postings. The chances of a lot of these artists getting prime time exposure on UK radio, is limited, and in some cases any exposure is unlikely, for the profit driven,...

This is John Prine performing live for BBC Radio One, back in 1973 at the BBC Radio Theatre in London. Source: One of BBC Radio 1's, 'In Concert' series from this era, originally recorded 'off air'. Sound Quality: FM stereo, good clean quality. Genre: Country, Folk, Protest, significant influence for recent Americana. Set: Full BBC performance. Set List: 01 Spanish Pipe dream 02 Illegal Smile 03 Donald and Lydia 04 Sam Stone 05 Pretty Good 06 Rocky Mountain 07 Hello In There 08 Everybody Needs Somebody Links: Official stuff is pretty average, probably best represented by 'official' fan site HERE . Comments: Back in 1972, Atlantic records released the album 'sampler' The New Age Of Atlantic', a phenomenal album that introduced many 'rock' fans to John Prine and others (check HERE for more album details). John Prine's inclusion was the song 'Sam Stone' which put concisely by 'Wikipedia' can be interpreted a...

Lets kick off 2009 , with some heads down, no nonsense, mindless boogie, from rock monsters Status Quo ! Source: Concert soundboard. Sound Quality: Excellent mixed stereo direct recording. Genre: 1970's Rock'n'roll, hair, flares, and axe heroes. Set: Performed on the 24th November 1971, at the Koncerthuset, Stockholm, Sweden, this is possibly just the second part of the gig. Set List: 1. Juniors Wailing 3.36 2. Some one's Learning 8.00 3. Umleitung 7.58 4. In My Chair 3.17 5. Railroad 5.37 6. Roadhouse Blues 8.07 Line Up: Francis Rossi - Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica Rick Parfitt - Guitar, Vocals Alan Lancaster - Bass John Coghlan - Drums Plus - Bob 'Bandie' Young - Harp Links: Status Quo's excellent, comprehensive and well updated, official site HERE . Comments: 1971 saw the band release the album 'Dog Of Two Head' thus confirming their natural shift to 'rockers'. Three tracks from the album are performed on this boot, Some one's Lea...

This is Starsailor performing live at 'Festival Yeah' in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on the 2nd November 2007. Source: Audio rip from local TV broadcast, at the time. Sound Quality : Good stereo, mixed for broadcast, ripped to mp3. Genre : Indie Rock - latter day Britpop. Set: Running to just 50 minutes, I think this is the majority, or all, of their festival performance. Set List: 1. Alcoholic 2. Fidelity/Umbrella 3. In The Crossfire 4. Tell Me It`s Not Over 5. Tie Up My Hands 6. Keep Us Together 7. Good Souls - Tomorrow Never Knows 8. Silence Is Easy - This Time - Dancing Queen 9. Four To The Floor 10. Four To The Floor (version). Links : Starsailor official site HERE Comments : If you like Starsailor this is a must, a polished gig, with lots of their best material, and more. Check their official site for details of the new album, and 2009 tour dates. Buy Starsailor: Download MP3's with whole Starsailor albums for less than £5.00. Beehive S...

This is Radiohead live at Lollapaloooza, Grant Park, Chicago, Illinois, USA, performing on the AT&T Stage, on Friday 1st August 2008. Source: XM satellite stereo radio stream, full live coverage of the concert. Sound Quality: Extremely good, stereo mixed for broadcast. Genre: Indie rock - genuine unique style. Set: Full Concert Set List: 1. 15 Step 2. There There 3. All I Need 4. Nude 5. Arpeggi / Weird Fishes 6. The Gloaming 7. The National Anthem 8. Faust Arp 9. No Surprises 10. Jigsaw Falling Into Place 11. Reckoner 12. Lucky 13. The Bends 14. Everything In Its Right Place 15. Fake Plastic Trees 16. Bodysnatchers 17. Encore Break 1 18. Videotape 19. Paranoid Android 20. Dollars and Cents 21. House of Cards 22. Optimistic 23. Encore Break 2 24. 2+2=5 25. Idioteque Links: Radiohead Official Site essential for anyone with a passing interest in the band. Also Wikipedia Radiohead for 'history' that's reasonably reliable. Comments: I had great pleasure in travel...

This is Pulp live at the Glastonbury Festival on the 24th June 1995. Source: Broadcast in UK on Channel Four TV and BBC Radio One. Sound Quality: Very Good, mixed from above sources. Genre: Indie Pop/Rock - Britpop. Set: Full concert. Set List: 01. Intro 02. Do You Remember the First Time 03. Razzamatazz 04. Monday Morning 05. Underwear 06. Sorted For E's and Whiz 07. Disco 2000 08. Joyriders 09. Acrylic Afternoons 10. Misshaps 11. Pink Glove 12. Babies 13. Common People 14. Something Changed 15. I Spy Links: Pulp Wiki Download Link in Comments Buy Pulp Mp3's at bargain prices Beehive MP3

A man of many musical talents, this is Moby performing on tour in 2005. In fact I was surprised just how many different projects he has been involved in, and if you are curious yourself, check his Wikipedia entry HERE . Moby undertook a number of festival gigs in 2005, and clearly by his comments, this was one of his favourites. With a new album to promote that year the concert still included many of the audiences favorites as you will note from the set list below. This then is Moby live on the 24th July 2005, at Byron Bay in Australia. Set list recorded is: 01 - Find My Baby (4:04) 02 - Raining Again (3:53) 03 - Natural Blues (4:52) 04 - Go (4:15) 05 - Beautiful (3:33) 06 - Porcelain (4:23) 07 - We Are All Made Of Stars (3:48) 08 - Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad (4:43) 09 - You Shook Me All Night Long (3:47) 10 - 30 Second Speed Metal Song (1:01) 11 - Bodyrock (4:34) 12 - Lift Me Up (4:22) The concert was broadcast on FM (stereo) which is the source of this recording. DOWNLOAD LINK IS...

This is the second concert from Kraftwerk during their 1981 tour, to be featured on B eehive Candy. The tour itself, was more or less divided into two parts. The first tour started May 19th, 1981 at Apollo Teatro, Firenze in Italy and kept going until they had played in Bombay, India on September 25th. Then they went back to Europe and enjoyed a small break until November 19th when they started a smaller tour with concerts mostly in Germany. The last concert was held in the venue Zeppelin in Bremen, on December 14th. During the year 1981 Kraftwerk performed on more than 80 occasions in 16 countries. This recording is from their performance in Tokyo, Japan at the Nakano Sun Plaza on the 7th September 1981. It has been circulated I understand, as "Virtu ex Machina", and the set list (edited, however a large part of the show nonetheless) is as follows: 01 - Beethoven (Intro...

Coldplay are one of those bands that seem to be loved or loathed with equal passion. Perhaps the fact that the safe playing world of mainstream music radio, and it's need to rotate some of their early hits with annoying regularity has never helped, and of course the 'celebrity' interest also 'grates'. That said musically they remain a highly distinct sounding band, and lets face it the music blogs are currently awash with articles on the release of the new album 'Viva La Vida' . So for those of you, who like a little Coldplay, here is a copy of their 2006 appearance at the Isle Of Wight festival in England. Set list: 1. Square One 2. Politik 3. Yellow 4. Speed Of Sound 5. What If 6. God Put A Smile Upon Your Face 7. Don't Panic 8. White Shadows 9. The Scientist 10. Til Kingdom Come 11. Perfect Day (Lou Reed Cover) 12. Clocks 13. Talk 14. Swallowed In The Sea 15. In My Place 16. Fix You (plus intro & outro radio chatter) T...

A summer feel to much of this edition of Whats Up Doc , and why not, it is after all summer here, and we have had some sunny days of late! In absolutely no order at all here are a few songs that meet the summer criteria for me. This Is Ivy League have gained a lot of attention of late, with some drawing comparisons with Belle and Sebastian, others even say Simon and Garfunkel. Links Removed - MP3 Policy. This Is Ivy League - 01 - The Richest Kids In Town.mp3 This Is Ivy League - 07 - A Summer Chill.mp3 This Is Ivy League - 01 - The Richest Kids In Town.mp3 They are in my humble opinion worthy of further investigation, hopefully the above 'tasters' will have a similar effect on you. More HERE at their My Space site, where you can also order the album. Santogold (aka Santi White) is different, hard to categorise her, however very accessible.. oh just have a listen.. Santogold - Lights Out.mp3 MySpace has more HERE . From Canada (home of so many good artist's!) this is Feis...

With the passing of Bo Diddley on the 2nd June aged 79, here is a concert recording from 1982. Bo Diddley achieved numerous accolades in recognition of his significant role as one of the founding fathers of rock and roll. In 1986, he was inducted into the Washington Area Music Association's Hall of Fame. The following year saw his induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. His pioneering contribution to rockabilly has been recognized by the Rockabilly Hall of Fame. In 1996, he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Rhythm and Blues Foundation. The following year saw his 1955 recording of his song "Bo Diddley" inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame as a recording of lasting qualitative or historical significance. He received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1998. Often cited as a key figure in the transition from blues to rock and roll, he introduced more insistent, driving rhythms and a hard-edged guitar sound. He was also known for his ...

The Rolling Stones 1966 American Tour was the last concert tour by the Stones with Brian Jones in the United States. The band had played 29 concerts in just over a month arriving in Honolulu to conclude the tour. Back in England, one politician announces "Our relationship with the United States runs the risk of getting considerably worse as soon as The Rolling Stones arrive in America... Americans will believe that English young people have attained a new degree of degeneration and that this country is being recklessly ruined." Having released 'Aftermath' in the spring of 1966, the first Stones album with all Jagger - Richards compositions, not surprisingly the tour featured a number of songs from the album. This then is The Rolling Stones on the 28th July 1966, live in concert in Honolulu, USA, from a recording circulated as 'So Much Younger Than Today' by The Swingin' Pig (TSP 012). Set list is: 1. Intro / Not Fade Away 2. The Last Time 3. Paint It Bl...

This one could well be on a couple of Beatles fans music blogs already, but having listened, it is well worth sharing here on Beehive Candy. Paul McCartney performed live in Liverpool on Sunday (1st June 2008), as part of Liverpool's 'year of culture' events. The Liverpool 08 website summed up the concert as follows: 'Anfield football ground witnessed one of the greatest nights in its history on 1 June 2008 - with a stunning concert by Sir Paul McCartney to celebrate the city's year as European Capital of Culture. Brilliantly supported by The Kaiser Chiefs and The Zutons, the ex-Beatle - who last played in Liverpool exactly five years ago - gave a magical show with a blockbuster set of hits from his Fab Four, Wings and solo career that had the sold-out stadium on its feet for a full two hours. With touching tributes to George Harrison - on 'Blackbird' and 'Something' - and Linda, mingled with raucous renditions of 'Hey Jude' and ...

Time for something more recent, in this case The Killers , live in Santiago, Chile last year. The Killers are of course an American rock band from Las Vegas, Nevada, who it may be fair to say have combined music styles from the 1980s and 1990s with modern synthetic music. Formed in 2002 and made up of Brandon Flowers ( vocals , keyboards ), Dave Keuning (guitar, vocals ), Mark Stoermer (bass guitar, vocals ) and Ronnie Vannucci Jr., ( drums , percussion ), they released their debut album, Hot Fuss , in 2004. Their second album, Sam's Town , was released in 2006. The compilation album Sawdust , containing B-sides, rarities, and some new material, was released in 2007. Their first two albums to date have sold in excess of 12 million copies worldwide combined. OK that's enough 'stuff' courtesy of good old 'Wiki', so hopefully it's predominately accurate, if accurate is your bag. This is the band live at the Fenix festival Arena, Santiago, Chile, on the 4th No...

The 2007 official release of 'Family Tree' has at last delivered some of Nick Drake' s home recordings in very good quality condition. Some of the tracks on this boot 'Time Has Told Me' appear on the official release, and the re-mastering is notable. So the message is simple, get hold of a copy of 'Family Tree'. However for those of you in search of more, 'Time Has Told Me', is a superb collection. Originally surfacing as a three album vinyl release, and then a two CD version, 'Time Has Told Me' contains good audio quality material, predominately home recordings, of which many are covers of artists songs. The sheer volume of material, and the historical value of hearing Nick developing prior to his first album release, is of significant value to those who love his music. Track listing as on the vinyl album collection is: Side A (Disc.1) : A1. Get Together (Dino Valente) A2. Been Smoking Too Long (Robin Frederick) A3. Don...

This is Grand Funk Railroad live at The Forum, Los Angeles, USA, on the 2nd June 1974. The Grand Funk Railroad lineup was highly popular during the 1970s, having sold over 25 million records and selling out arenas worldwide. The band were awarded four RIAA gold albums in 1970, the most for any American Group that year. The current Grand Funk Railroad lineup uses the nickname 'The American Band', from their hit song 'We're an American Band' . A popular take on the band during their heyday was that the critics hated them, but audiences loved them. Any how for some good old seventies, foot stomping stadium rock (complete with self indulgent but thankfully not too long drum solo) , this concert fits the bill. The set list was: 01 - Footstomping Music 02 - Rock-N-Roll Soul 03 - Heartbreaker 04 - Shinin' On 05 - The Loco-Motion 06 - We're An American Band 07 - T.N.U.C. 08 - Inside Looking Out The sound quality is excellent stereo soundboard, so turn it up loud (n...

By the early 1970s, Johnny Cash had established his public image as 'The Man in Black' . He regularly performed dressed all in black, wearing a long black knee-length coat. This outfit stood in contrast to the costumes worn by most of the major country acts in his day, that is rhinestone suit and cowboy boots . In 1971, Cash wrote the song 'Man in Black' to help explain his dress code, "We're doing mighty fine I do suppose/In our streak of lightning cars and fancy clothes/But just so we're reminded of the ones who are held back/Up front there ought to be a man in black." He and his band had initially worn black shirts because that was the only matching color they had among their various outfits, and he claimed to like wearing black both on and off stage. From the 'Man in Black' era this is Johnny Cash live at The Nieuwe RAI, Amsterdam, Holland, on the 26th February 1972. Set list is: 1. I Walk the Line intro / A boy Named Sue. 2. Ramblin...

Known as 'Beautiful Vision' , this is Sinead O'Connor live at the Hammersmith Odeon, London, on April 24th, 1990. Its twenty one years since her debut album 'The Lion and The Cobra' was released. This concert was from around the time of her second album ' I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got' and just prior to ' Nothing Compares 2 U' being an international hit single. With songs from both albums the set list for this concert was: 1. Feel So Different 2. The Emperor's New Clothes 3. I Want Your (Hands On Me) 4. You Cause So Much Sorrow 5. Three Babies 6. Black Boys On Mopeds 7. Last Day Of Our Acquaintance 8. Nothing Compares 2 U 9. Jump In The River 10. Jerusalem 11. Mandinka 12. Troy Sound quality is very good stereo soundboard @ 192kbps. DOWNLOAD LINK IS IN COMMENTS BELOW. For more on Sinead O'Connor check out her web site HERE , and MySpace HERE . A selection of her Cd's can be found HERE at the Beehive Candy Store.

This is Emmylou Harris and the Hot Band at the opening night of the Warner Theater, Washington DC, USA on the 28th March 1976. 'Elite Hotel ', released in December 1975, established that the buzz created by the previous album 'Pieces of the Sky' was well-founded. Unusual for country albums at the time, which largely revolved around a hit single, Emmylou's' albums borrowed their approach from the album-oriented rock market, in terms of quality and artistic merit. Tracks like "Sin City" , "Wheels" , and "Till I Gain Control Again" , which weren't singles, easily stood against tracks like "Together Again", "Sweet Dreams" , and "One of These Days" , which were. While 'Elite Hotel ' was a number 1 country album, the album did sufficiently well with the rock audience. ' Elite Hotel ' won a Grammy in 1976 for Best Country Vocal Performance, Female . Legendary DC Concert Promoter Mike Sch...

Third World are a Jamaican reggae band formed in 1973. Third World's greatest success came in the late 1970s and early 1980s, peaking with their cover version of The O'Jays 'Now That We Found Love' , a hit single on both sides of the Atlantic in 1979. Their music may be a little too commercial for some reggae purists, however as their website states 'the band was born out of a drive to write and perform original material incorporating reggae, rock and funk, and a desire to tour and take music to a wider audience'. From the peak of their success this is Third World live in Jaap Edenhal, Amsterdam, on the 9th June 1979. Set list is: 1.One cold vibe. 2.Rhythm of life. 3.Cold sweat. 4.Thirld World Man. 5.1865 (96 Degrees in the shade). 6.Cool meditation. 7.Now that we found love. 8.Talk to me. Sound quality is very good (from a FM stereo recording). DOWNLOAD LINK IS IN COMMENTS BELOW. For more on Third World check their website HERE . There are a few Cd's in ...