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Jesus & Mary Chain - Just Like Honey & Inside Me
For those of you that have been to see The Jesus & Mary Chain in the past couple of years and wondered what happened to that perfect archaic live ear-splitting noise, here’s JAMC performing the very wonderful Just Like Honey & Inside Me from their [...]

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Sigur Rós perform Ágætis Byrjun from their album, Ágætis Byrjun, as part of the BBC Electric Proms concert at The Roundhouse, London in 2007.
This is one of my favourite Sigur Ros tracks.  The music is beautiful, and his voice accentuates that beauty.  Sigur Rós are truly unique and wonderful.

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John Otway & Wild Willy Barrett - Really Free, The Old Grey Whistle Test, 1977
In 1977 I would stay up on a Tuesday night and watch live performances from many familiar and some not so familar artists. Some of the performances would stay with me for the rest of my life. This is [...]

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Sonic Youth - Death Valley 69, live in 1985
In 1985 Sonic Youth had released Death Valley 69. The single didn’t work for me and so when I went to see them supporting The Jesus & Mary Chain at The Hammersmith Palais, I wasn’t expecting much. They walked onto the stage,turned to each other and [...]

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Japan - Ghosts, The Old Grey Whistle Test, 1982
Ghosts is a wonderful, perfect song that captures David Sylvian’s beautiful voice.  A great live performance on The Old Grey Whistle Test.
The group split up in December 1982 citing the ubiquitous musical differences as the main reason, though it was also stated at the time that the [...]

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