Top Of The Box

The excellent TV On The Radio recorded live in 2006 at The Doug Fir in Portland Oregon.
Here they perform a mesmerising version of Ambulance from the 2004 album Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes.
TV On The Radio - Ambulance

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The Fun Lovin’ Criminals ‘live’ on Later With Jool Holland, performing Up On The Hill from the album 100% Colombian, whatever that means.
Fun Lovin’ Criminals are too cool for words, but their sound is always so tight. Beautiful latin jazz/funk/blues/hip-hop/pop. No-one else doe’s anything like it. Genuine quality music.
Fun Lovin Criminals - Up On The [...]

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Maria McKee in 1996 performing Absolutely Barking Stars. Taken from the brilliant album Life Is Sweet released that same year.
The album is far removed from any of Maria’s other work and features the singer playing some  fantastic sounding guitar.
Maria McKee - Absolutely Barking Stars

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The most underrated band of modern times in my opinion, I loved Blur from the first time I heard the single There’s No Other Way and on to their demise.
They created some incredible music as they journeyed through teenage laddishness into respected and progressive musicians.
Here they perform No Distance Left To Run on Later with [...]

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Foo Fighters - The Pretender / God Save The Queen, Live in 2007

Here’s a great clip of the Foo Fighters at MTV’s European Music Awards ceremony in Muich from 2007.
A great live performance showing their love of the Sex Pistols, and in the process sohwing, for me, why they are better than Nirvana.

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