The Witching Hours Session – 08/12/2017 Siouxsie And The Banshees Siouxsie And The Banshees were formed in London in 1976. Band members have come and gone (Robert Smith among them) but Siouxsie (Susan Ballion) has always been the pivot of the band. After their first UK Top 10 hit ‘Hong Kong Garden’ their sound was …
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The Witching Hour Sessions – 07/12/2017 Another trawl tonight through some (maybe) forgotten or passed top quality gems of Irish records. A lot of you might have them but if you haven’t they are worth searching out. Are there any more lost gems out there that a body should know about? Would love to hear …
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The Witching Hour Sessions – 06/12/2017 The Flying Burrito Brothers Though The Flying Burrito Brothers glory days were brief and the original lineup left behind a small but highly influential body of work, their 1969 debut album ‘The Gilded Palace Of Sin’ virtually invented country rock. Gram Parsons and Chris Hillman took the name when …
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The Witching Hours Session – 05/12/2017. Alice In Chains. Alice in Chains are an American rock band formed in Seattlle in 1987 by Jerry Cantrell and Sean Kinney, who then recruited Mike Starr and Layne Staley. Mike Starr was replaced in 1993 by Mike Inez. Although widely associated with grunge music, the band’s sound incorporates …
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Witching Hour Session, December 4th 2017. Arab Strap. Arab Strap are a Scottish indie band formed by Aidan Moffat and Malcolm Middleton in Falkirk in 1995. Their music featured frank, unflinching but honest narratives about all aspects of life. Arab Straps first two albums ‘The Week Never Starts Around Here’ (1996) and ‘Philophobia’ (1998) depicted …
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The Witching Hour Sessions – 01/12/2017. The Pixies. This superb band were right up there with The Smiths in Willie’s estimation. This Witching Hours is for you Willie. Jagged roaring guitars with stop/start dynamics and melodic pop hooks, cryptic lyrics The Pixies were one of the most influential American alternative rock bands of the ’80s. …
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The Witching Hour Session – 28/11/2017 Led Zeppelin Give me The Collected Works of Bob Dylan, Bob Marley, The Beatles, The Band, Motown/Chess/Stax, Nick Cave and David Bowie, add these boys, abandon me on that desert island and there will be no rush for you to come and rescue me. Tonight’s listening; Led Zeppelin (1969) …
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The Witching Hour Sessions – 08/11/2017 Wilt Wilt were an alternative punk/pop rock band founded in Kilkenny in 1998. Formed by ex-Kerbdog members Cormac Battle on vocals/guitar and Darragh Butler on drums, the line-up was completed with their friend Mick Murphy on bass. Wilt played their first gig at The Funnel in Dublin in March …
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The Witching Hours Session – 24/10/2017 (Back Home In Durrow) Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark (OMD) Formed in Liverpool by Andy McCluskey and Paul Humphries in 1978, Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark (OMD) had a brilliant knack for catchy singles and the music on their first tranche of albums was constantly ambitious and brimful with …
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The Witching Hours Session; Field-trip from Portlaoise Hospital – 23/10/2017. Stiff Little Fingers. Formed in Belfast in 1977 and named after a Vibrators song, Stiff Little Fingers were often referred to a The Irish Clash. They really came to prominence when they supported The Tom Robinson Band in late ’78 and then released their much …
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