Month:January 2018
The Witching Hour Sessions – Nick Lowe
The Witching Hour Sessions – 31/01/2018 Nick Lowe Nick Lowe (born 1949), is an English singer-songwriter, musician, and producer. A noted figure in UK pub rock, power pop and new wave, Lowe has recorded a string of well-reviewed solo albums. Along with vocals, Lowe plays guitar, bass guitar, piano and harmonica. He is best known …
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The Witching Hour Sessions – Sweeney’s Men
The Witching Hour Sessions – 30/01/2018 Sweeney’s Men Formed in 1966 by ‘Galway’ Joe Dolan, Andy Irvine and Johnny Moynihan, Sweeney’s Men were one of the most influential bands of the Irish folk revival. Heavily influenced by Old Timey American musicians from the 1920s and 30s, the group also drew on Irish, Scots and English …
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Depeche Mode The Witching Hour Sessions
The Witching Hour Sessions – 29/01/2018 Depeche Mode Depeche Mode were formed in Basildon, Essex in 1980. The group consists of founders Dave Gahan, Martin Gore, and Andy Fletcher. Depeche Mode released their debut album ‘Speak & Spell’ in 1981, bringing the band onto the British new wave scene. Original band member Vince Clarke, left …
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The Witching Hour Sessions – 10CC
The Witching Hour Sessions – 28/01/2018 10CC 10cc were founded in Manchester in 1971. The band consisted of four musicians – Graham Gouldman (Who wrote hits for The Hollies and Herman’s Hermits’), Eric Stewart (Founder member of The Mindbenders), Kevin Godley, and Lol Creme – who assumed the name “10cc” in 1972 (They had a …
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The Witching Hour Sessions – Wilco
The Witching Hour Sessions 27/01/2018 Wilco Wilco were formed in 1994 by the remaining members of alternative country group Uncle Tupelo following singer Jay Farrar’s departure. Wilco’s lineup changed frequently during its first decade, with only singer Jeff Tweedy and bassist John Stirratt remaining from the original incarnation. Wilco has released ten studio albums, a …
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The Witching Hour Sessions – Whipping Boy
The Witching Hour Sessions – 26/01/2018 Whipping Boy Whipping Boy were formed in Dublin in 1988, the band comprised of Fearghal McKee (vocals), Paul Page (guitar), Myles McDonnell (bass, vocals), and Colm Hassett (drums). After a couple of EP’s on the Cheree label, they released their debut album, ‘Submarine’ in 1992 on Liquid Records . …
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The Witching Hour Sessions – Long Ryders
The Witching Hour Sessions – 25/01/2018 Long Ryders Like their peers in the Los Angeles Paisley Underground movement of the ’80s, the Long Ryders were a band who swore allegiance to the sounds of the ’60s, but unlike the Dream Syndicate, the Rain Parade, or Green on Red, psychedelic rock played a miniscule role in …
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The Witching Hour Sessions – Prince
Due to some unexpected and severe brain seizure activity this evening, tonight’s Witching Hours Session comes to you a few hours earlier than usual. Please overlook this (hopefully) once off and with a bit of luck normal service will be resumed tomorrow night. Sleep hopefully comes rushing now….. The Witching Hour Sessions – 24/01/2018 Prince …
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The Witching Hour Sessions – Nirvana
The Witching Hour Sessions – 23/01/2018 Nirvana Nirvana were formed by singer and guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen, Washington. Despite releasing only three full-length studio albums in their seven-year career, Nirvana have come to be regarded as one of the most influential and important alternative bands in history. Though the band …
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The Witching Hour Sessions – Mott The Hoople
The Witching Hour Sessions – 22/01/2018 Mott The Hoople Mott The Hoople were an English rock band with strong R&B roots, popular in the glam rock era of the early to mid-1970s. They are best known for the song ‘All the Young Dudes’, written for them by David Bowie and appearing on their 1972 album …
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