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Skid X

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

I cannot recommend the Manics documentary enough, even if you're not a fan.

I watched that this evening, very well made. Maybe started repeating itself towards the end but very frank and honest from all involved with the Band.

I particularly liked the absence of a needless Voice Over, just straight in talking to the people who were there.

Ol' Donie

Skid X wrote: »

I watched that this evening, very well made. Maybe started repeating itself towards the end but very frank and honest from all involved with the Band.

I particularly liked the absence of a needless Voice Over, just straight in talking to the people who were there.

Is there much Cuba in it?

I like Cuba.

Skid X

Ol' Donie wrote: »

Is there much Cuba in it?

I like Cuba.

Alas, no Cuba in that one.


But there is some Manics on the streets of Cuba in this:

Welsh Megaman

Excellent documentary available on the BBC iPlayer (don't know if you can get it in Ireland) called 'Big Gold Dream' - the story of Scotland's post-punk scene.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3qj44nL2664z9XF4FNKNh0f/big-gold-dream-the-story-of-scotlands-post-punk-music-scene

Was shown on BBC Two Scotland on Easter Saturday.

The Rezillos! Aztec Camera! Orange Juice! Er...Wet Wet Wet!

Skid X

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

Excellent documentary available on the BBC iPlayer (don't know if you can get it in Ireland) called 'Big Gold Dream' - the story of Scotland's post-punk scene.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3qj44nL2664z9XF4FNKNh0f/big-gold-dream-the-story-of-scotlands-post-punk-music-scene

Was shown on BBC Two Scotland on Easter Saturday.

The Rezillos! Aztec Camera! Orange Juice! Er...Wet Wet Wet!

Nice one,

The Television bit of the IPlayer is not available here, legally, alas .. there does appear to be a version of the programme on Youtube but the audio isn't great.

Hope it gets a spin on BBC Four soon.

UsedToWait

Skid X wrote: »

Nice one,

The Television bit of the IPlayer is not available here, legally, alas ..

I managed to nip across the border to see it - worth a watch

Skid X

Hello, This Weekend see the brief Sky Arts Rocks Season come to an end with a new Punk Doc and all sorts of The Who stuff. And if you ever thought "That Brian Johnston chap out of AC/DC, I'd love to see him do a series of Interviews with his contemporaries on Sky Arts" then read on.

Nothing new on BBC, but they are working on a new show for the 50th Anniversary of Sergeant Pepper (and other Radio Bits) http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2017/sgt-peppers-lonely-hearts-club-band. Here's some of what's on offer ...



Thursday
7.30pm & 12.25am Top Of The Pops 1983 - October 6th
Kid Jensen and John Peel present music from October 6, featuring Freeez, David Bowie, Depeche Mode, David Grant, the Alarm, New Order and Culture Club. Full details here http://thetvdb.com/?tab=episode&seriesid=78332&seasonid=479822&id=5857720&lid=7

11.20pm Other Voices (RTE2)
English singer-songwriter Jessie Ware joins the show, and there is a unique acoustic set from Jape. Delorentos make a long-awaited return visit to St James' Church, and the Rusangano Family are in the IMRO Other Room. Plus, archive footage of John Grant and Conor O'Brien's spellbinding performance in Wilton's Music Hall, London (Repeat)

1.05am Sinatra: All Or Nothing At All (Part 1)
Part 1: An examination examination of the life, music and career of legendary entertainer Frank Sinatra, told in his own words in archived interviews, along with commentary from those people closest to him. The first of two programmes focuses on Sinatra's birth to his early years as a roadhouse performer, revealing the influences behind his meteoric rise



Friday
7.30pm & 12.30am Top Of The Pops 1983 - October 13th
Peter Powell and Richard Skinner introduce performances by Roman Holliday, Tracey Ullman, Black Lace, Siouxsie and the Banshees, George Benson, Bucks Fizz, Lydia Murdock, Lionel Richie and Culture Club. Full details here http://thetvdb.com/?tab=episode&seriesid=78332&seasonid=479822&id=5857721&lid=7

8pm Classic Albums: Who's Next (Sky Arts)
New series. Pete Townshend talks to Roger Scott about the Who's 1971 release Who's Next

8.50pm Sounds of The Seventies
The Sweet perform Blockbuster, Slade present Mama Weer All Crazee Now, while Mud sing Tiger Feet

9pm & 1.10am When Albums Ruled The World
Documentary exploring the heyday of LPs from the mid-1960s to the late 1970s, as bands and singers embraced the creative opportunities they offered for music and artwork. The programme also examines how the arrival of new formats heralded the end of the album's golden era. With contributions from Queen's Roger Taylor, Noel Gallagher, Mike Oldfield, the Doors' Ray Manzarek, Slash and Grace Slick of Jefferson Airplane

9pm Brian Johnson - A Life On The Road (With Roger Daltrey) (Sky Arts) New!
New series. The former AC/DC frontman meets some of rock 'n' roll's biggest names to share stories about what life is really like on tour, beginning with the Who's Roger Daltrey

10pm The Who Live At Hyde Park (2015) (Sky Arts)
A 2015 performance by the veteran rock band as part of their 50th anniversary celebrations, including performances of My Generation, Pinball Wizard, Baba O'Riley, Pictures of Lily, I Can't Explain, You Better You Bet, Who Are You, Won't Get Fooled Again, Join Together, The Kids Are Alright and I Can See for Miles

10.30pm The Joy Of The Single
Documentary taking a journey through the decades to celebrate cherished stories and memories associated with the music single. Artists including Jack White, Noddy Holder, Richard Hawley and Suzi Quatro reveal the powerful impact that singles have had on successive generations, from the rock 'n' rollers of the 1950s to the MP3 downloaders of today

11.05pm Later With Jools Holland (BBC2)
Electronic soul-funk superstars Jamiroquai offer grooves from their recent eighth album Automaton, which has been written and self-produced by iconic headgear-sporting frontman Jay Kay and keyboard-maestro Matt Johnson. Reading band the Amazons make their debut, with a very catchy collection of songs that they have already been touring relentlessly. Returning to the show is the US guitarist and singer Robert Cray, who has been bridging the lines between blues, soul and R`n'B for the past four decades. French singer Jain also appears, alongside rock 'n' roll force Beth Ditto and Scandinavian artist Eivor Palsdottir

11.30pm & 2.35am Music for Misfits: The Story of Indie (Part 3)
Into the Mainstream The 1990s saw the original independent labels struggle in the wake of acid house, allowing the major labels to move in with Britpop, spearheaded by Blur and Oasis. Bands with an old indie ethos switched to the majors, which though conservative in nature were commercially astute. By the mid-point of the decade, the spirit of the DIY boom had all but gone. However, a recent renaissance has seen the return of some independent labels, who seem to have learned from the mistakes of the past. Narrated by Mark Radcliffe. Last in the series

12.15am Joe Cocker: Mad Dog With Englishmen (Sky Arts)
Documentary charting the rise of the singer, a gas fitter playing in Sheffield pubs who was catapulted to stardom following a spectacular appearance at Woodstock in 1969



Saturday
8pm Discovering Music: Iggy Pop (Sky Arts)
Music critics discuss the life and career of the singer, whose band the Stooges laid the foundation for punk in the late 1960s

8.30pm Video Killed The Radio Star (Sky Arts)
A behind-the-scenes look at how some of Billy Idol's best-loved music videos were brought to life

9.00pm Don Letts: Dread Meets Punk Rockers (Sky Arts)New!
Documentary by Don Letts exploring the links he forged between the roots reggae sounds of his Jamaican heritage and the quickly growing punk scene in London in the 1970s

10pm Trailblazers - Punk (Sky Arts)
A look at the origins of punk, featuring contributions by film-maker Don Letts, Radio 1 DJ Annie Nightingale, ex-Sex Pistols bass player Glen Matlock and Rich Kids drummer Rusty Egan, with archive clips of Sex Pistols, the Clash, Buzzcocks, Siouxsie and the Banshees and Ramones. Noddy Holder narrates

11pm Brian Johnson's A Life On The Road with Roger Daltrey (Sky Arts)
Same as Friday

10.45pm Top Of The Pops 1983 - October 6th
Same as Thursday

11.25pm Top Of The Pops 1983 - October 13th
Same as Friday

Midnight The Who Live in Texas (1975) (Sky Arts)
A concert by the band at the Houston Summit in 1975, the first gig of their tour in support of their album The Who by Numbers. Including performances of I Can't Explain, My Generation, Substitute, Baba O'Riley, Behind Blue Eyes and Won't Get Fooled Again

12.05am Sinatra: All or Nothing At All (Part 2)
Part two of two. Up-close and personal examination of the life, music and career of legendary entertainer Frank Sinatra, told in his own words from hours of archived interviews, along with commentary from those closest to him. Featuring previously unseen footage from home movies and concert performances, including his legendary 1971 `retirement concert' in Los Angeles, this latter part of the tribute to the showman follows Sinatra's growth from roadhouse performer to global singing sensation

2.05am Duets: The Andy Williams Show
A selection of the veteran performer's favourite duets recorded during his decade-long run as host of a weekly variety show on the American network NBC. Featuring Bing Crosby, Ray Charles, Johnny Mathis and Ella Fitzgerald, as well as Judy Garland singing Somewhere Over the Rainbow, and Ray Charles with What'd I Say

3.05am Sounds Of The Eighties
Showcasing a selection of musical performances from the BBC archives, featuring Echo and the Bunnymen, Michael Stipe, the Smiths, the Jesus and Mary Chain, the Cure, Lone Justice and the Pixies



Sunday
9pm Elvis Costello Plays Baloise Session (2014) (Sky Arts)
The singer-songwriter delivers a set at the Event Halle in Basel, Switzerland, as part of the 2014 Baloise Session music festival

10.35pm Bob Dylan: The Folk Years (Sky Arts)
Drawing on rare footage of Bob Dylan in performance, this documentary explores the factors that shaped the musician's early career and deals with the thorny issue of acoustic versus electric. Featuring archive performances of Baby, Please Don't Go, Hard Times in New York Town, Lonesome Whistle Blues, Fixin' to Die, Man of Constant Sorrow, Blowin' in the Wind, A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall and The Times They Are a-Changin'

2am Trailblazers: Two Tone (Sky Arts)
Noddy Holder narrates a documentary examining key moments that have shaped musical history from the 1960s to the 1990s, with this edition focusing on Two Tone

3am Trailblazers: Funk (Sky Arts)
Noddy Holder narrates as the programme takes a fascinating trip back to 1960s America to take a look at the evolution of funk music



Monday
3.45am Raga: A Film Journey Into The Soul of India (Channel 4)
Documentary following Indian sitar maestro Ravi Shankar in the late 1960s, exploring his life as a musician and teacher in the US and Europe and looking at his influences and work with Yehudi Menuhin and George Harrison


That's nearly into Tuesday Morning for Ravi, maybe worth sticking a tape in unless you stay up very late or get up very early

If you are off on Monday, you could do worse than enjoy the extended Kelly's Heroes (Dave, 12 noon). Nearly three hours long with all the ads that Dave puts in but enough of the Negative Waves ...

Ella Fitzgerald on Sky arts now in concert for the next 1/2 hour (sorry, started at 7pm but just seeing it now)- performance recorded from 1965

Enjoy if you catch it

Welsh Megaman

So much robotic dancing.

TOTP that is, not Ella Fitzgerald

silverharp

thats a terrible song compared to IOU

Welsh Megaman

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

So much robotic dancing.

TOTP that is, not Ella Fitzgerald

Sorry for interrupting the TOTP mini thread- i forgot that was on now:o:D

Welsh Megaman

I'm beginning to wonder if you really are supposed to pronounce it 'De-peshay'

Welsh Megaman

And to think, that microphone was probably used by a BBC broadcaster to announce the outbreak of WWII in 1939

silverharp

line in back to the future...Whats with the life preserver?

Welsh Megaman

68 Guns! Yeeeah!

From 'The Welsh U2' :pac:

silverharp

he is giving it some welly ,would have gone with Welsh Big country ;-)

silverharp

wait now whats going on?

Welsh Megaman

Would have liked to have heard PiL's 'This Is Not A Love Song'

silverharp

would have liked to have heard dear prudence

Welsh Megaman

Every parent in 1983...

''I like her hat'' :pac:

silverharp

im gonna cheat

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_mVuNsRwVE

Welsh Megaman

*adjusts beret to jaunty angle*

*fingerless gloves*

cml387

The lead singer of Roman Holliday bears a remarkable resemblance to a young Matt Cooper.

Welsh Megaman

Great video from Tracey, but I feel it needs more Neil Kinnock :pac:

cml387

Somehow I never took to this copy exact version of "They Don't Know"
I always feel it should have been Kirsty getting all the praise.

And here's Dear Prudence.
One of my favourite John Lennon songs...fair dues to Souxsie for covering it.

Skid X

Dear Prudence, written about Mia Farrow's Sister.

Skid X

cml387 wrote: »

Somehow I never took to this copy exact version of "They Don't Know"
I always feel it should have been Kirsty getting all the praise.

In fairness, Kirsty did alright out of Cover Versions herself over the years.

cml387

Skid X wrote: »

Dear Prudence, written about Mia Farrow's Sister.

Just reading about it today!
Apparently she never came out of her room at the retreat in India and spent her whole time meditating.

Welsh Megaman

How ordered the extra cheese with their cheese?

cml387

Skid X wrote: »

In fairness, Kirsty did alright out of Cover Versions herself over the years.

Yes, and I always thought that it was ironic that some of her biggest hits were cover versions despite her being a songwriter of great talent.