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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 - 19...

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: So...

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 Her...

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 . ___________________________________ We are always on the look out for artists with new ideas and direction and Clare Burson pr...

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 Website: Official HERE . Archi...

Delbert McClinton honed his craft working in a bar band, The Straitjackets, backing visiting blues giants such as Sonny Boy Williamson II, Howlin' Wolf, Lightnin' Hopkins, and Jimmy Reed. He made his first recordings as a member of the Ron-Dels and was noted for his distinctive harmonica  work on Bruce Channel's 1962 hit "Hey! Baby."    This is a recording of Delbert McClinton with band in concert as part of the seventh anniversary celebrations for Austin, Texas radio station KGSR.   The event took place on December 5th 1997 and also included sets from Abra Moore, Steve Earle, and special guests Robert Earl Keen and Patty Griffin. This is an excellent performance with tremendous musicanship along with real blues rock passion.  Source: FM Broadcast. Sound Quality: Very good stereo mp3@192kbps. Genre: Blues-rock, blues, rock, country. Set: Full Concert Set List: 01 Take Me to the River 02 Thank You Baby 03 I'm With You 04 Old ...

This is Leon Redbone in session recorded at the VPRO Studios, Hilversum, Netherlands on the 28th January 1977 for future radio broadcast. For those unfamiliar with him Leon Redbone is an American singer and guitarist specializing in interpretations of early 20th-century music, including jazz and blues standards and Tin Pan Alley classics. We have included a link below to a short biography of Leon on starpulse.com. I guess this limited session which features some very enjoyable if not a little quirky material for some, represents an introduction of sorts to Leon Redbone. If he is new to you and this arouses some interest, please do investigate further, I think you will be in for a pleasant surprise, and there is alot more depth to him beyond a solo studio session from way back. Source: FM Radio Sound Quality: Very Good stereo mp3@320kbps. Genre: Vaudevillian, Ragtime, Jazz, Blues Session: Taken from two separate FM broadcasts, cannot confirm if this w...

One of the great aspects of running a music site is when you receive new music that really is something special and opens up another avenue to explore. Andy Clockwise is new to me, however I guess not so to a reasonable number of Australians and some in Los Angeles. In 2003, Andy Kelly was homeless and destitute in his home country of Australia. After bizarre circumstances led him to help a friend with recording an EP, Andy fervently poured his passions into his own music. The result was his own debut EP “Song Exhibition,” which Australian radio station Triple J discovered and promoted heavily. From there on out Andy, working from then on as “Andy Clockwise” had his very own career in music, writing, creating and producing what he likes to call “Schizo Pop,” music that is “ever changing” but always emotionally captivating. Now years later Andy who is also a Los Angeles resident, is releasing his finest work to date. “Are You Well?” is the product of years of refining his craft, as...

This is the second of two releases that surfaced on CD as a series 'The Complete Beatles' and captures some of the transistion period from The Quarrymen through to The Beatles. Material includes some longer home taped improvised instrumentals that are quite listenable however in reality more of a historical collectors item than one for your mp3 player. The studio material is very good quality and marks another milestone on the road to The Beatles. Credit and respect should be given to Tony Sheridan who was also clearly part of this era of the bands development, it remains ironic that Polydor Records viewed him as the talent and artist to go with and tended to 'bury' members of The Beatles involvement. Source: Studio and home (reel tapes). Sound Quality: Listenable home recording to studio quality mp3@variable bit rates. Genre: Skiffle, Rock & Roll. Set: Various home & studio recordings. Recording List: April - May 1960: The Beatles - ...

This is Don Henley live in concert in Los Angeles California back in 1985. That's according to the limited notes that came with this recording and his comments throughout the show suggest that the location (LA) is correct, and the songs performed are from the right timeline. However I have a feeling that this may actually be material from more than one gig based only on the sound differences around 'Desparado' and a couple of other tracks, and I am not familiar with the Fox Bowl which the notes suggest was the venue. Feel free as always to add any comments on this one. All of that said this is a great performance from Don when he was riding high as a solo artist following the initial break up of The Eagles. Source: FM Radio or Soundboard Sound Quality: Good stereo mp3@192kbps. Genre: Rock, Country, Pop. Set: Full Concert Set List: 1. Building The Perfect Beast 2. Dirty Laundry 3. Drivin' With Your Eyes Closed 4. You Can't Make Love 5...

This is the Father of Chicago blues Muddy Waters live in concert at L'Olympia Bruno Coquatrix, Paris, France back in 1964. Muddy's sound was basically Delta blues electrified, but his use of microtones, in both his vocals and slide playing, made it extremely difficult to duplicate and follow correctly. "When I plays onstage with my band, I have to get in there with my guitar and try to bring the sound down to me," he said in Rolling Stone. "But no sooner than I quit playing, it goes back to another, different sound. My blues look so simple, so easy to do, but it's not. They say my blues is the hardest blues in the world to play." Source: Soundboard Sound Quality: Very Good stereo mp3@320kbps. Genre: Electric blues, Chicago blues, Rhythm and blues, blues-rock. Set: Majority of Concert Set List: 1. Country Boy 2. Baby Please Don't Go 3. Hoochie Coochie Man 4. Tiger In Your Tank 5. She's 19 Years Old 6. Coun...

Coltrane Motion are a Chicago-based electronic indie rock duo, with a new album titled  'Hello Ambition!' which was released a few days ago via Datawaslost, which they are currently touring in support of. Lead singer, Michael Bond records sixties obsessed electronic pop in his home studio, while guitarist Matt Dennewitz covers it all in wailing distortion and delay at their live shows-the result is a raucous wall of sound built out of drum loops and fuzzed-out melodies, held together by swirling synths and organ drone. The group has its origins in a hanfdul of lo-fi CD-R and compilation releases, culminating in theit 2007 full-length debut, Songs About Music and a series of successful tours across the US and Canada. Their frantic live show has been described by the press an an "exuberant seizure" and the "cool kids in programming class", it's hyperactive intensity is a far cry from your usual laptop performances. Tour Dates: 6/11 - Stonefly Brew...

This is The Mick Fleetwood Blues Band live at Fabrik, Hamburg, Germany, on the 12th October 2008. This makes a great companion to the officially released live album  'Blue Again' (recorded live at the Sheldon Concert Hall in St. Louis, Missouri in February of 2008) and we would urge anyone interested in this show to check out that album if you have not already done so. Blue Again received a 2010 Grammy nomination for 'Best Traditional Blues Album'. This concert features some alternative songs to the official release and is a great reminder of the incredible material from the original 1960's Fleetwood Mac. Source: FM Radio Broadcast Sound Quality: Very Good stereo mp3@320kbps. Genre: Blues Rock. Set: Radio Edit Concert. Set List: 1.Looking For Somebody. 2.Oh Well. 3.Rollin' Man / Voodoo Woman. 4.Love That Burns. 5.Rattlesnake Shake. 6.Black Magic Woman. 7.World Keeps On Turning. 8.Eyesight To The Blind 9.Albatross. 10.Homework. ...

According to his website Matt Stevens is a musician and composer from North London. An instrumental artist, he uses an acoustic guitar and a sampler to create multi layered tracks live. This is often called Live Looping. His music is compared with artists as diverse as John Mclaughlin, Johnny Marr and Sigur Ros. He plays live all over the UK from festivals to house concerts. His new album Ghost released today (June 1st) arrived in my inbox last Friday and has been playing on and off all weekend. This guy is really talented and the instrumental acoustic music takes you in many different directions and styles. Please check Matt Stevens out, it's a great shame that so many radio stations seem to shy away from 'instrumental' music as talented and creative work like this can go un-noticed, but not if Beehive Candy can help it! You can download 'Ghost' and more from Matt Stevens website below. Featured Track : Big Sky . Website: Official . ________________________...