Hi, Welcome to this weeks NEVER HEARD THAT show. THE POLICE are part of a very small club – that club being bands who truly had their own unique sound yet still consistently topped the charts. Have a bit of a think (and try to be objective!) about bands from Read More
Hi, Welcome to another NEVER HEARD THAT show. This week we are concentrating on French artist, HECTOR ZAZOU. ZAZOUS career was extraordinarily diverse and he is without doubt a pioneer. He was not afraid to push boundaries and he worked with musicians great and small. Here is a musician who Read More
Hi, Welcome to this weeks NEVER HEARD THAT show. Shoegazer was a slightly derogatory term used by the press to group together a series of bands from the UK in the early 90s. This was because the band members appeared more interested in looking at their shoes than at the Read More
Hi, Welcome to this weeks NEVER HEARD THAT. I decided to post three shows this week so that I could get to this particular podcast. This was because mid-week last week, the subject of this show, MARK HOLLIS, unexpectedly passed away. I completed the recording and compiling of this show Read More
Hi, Welcome to NEVER HEARD THAT . TANGERINE DREAM is band that have to be considered absolute pioneers. They started their journey in electronica in 1967 and although the personnel are different, that journey still continues today. This track from a 1983 film called Risky Business, also one of the Read More
Hi, Welcome to another NEVER HEARD THAT show. FAITHLESS are an Electronic Dance Music (EDM) act from the UK. Bands can surprise when they move out of the genre that they are most well known for. These tracks can be where they are at their most interesting. This one is Read More
Hi, Welcome to this weeks NEVER HEARD THAT show. Pop is sometimes used as a label to devalue a certain style of music. I’m not so much into Top 40 music but if pop is about making the listener feel good, then that has to be considered a worthwhile pursuit. Read More
Hi, Welcome to NEVER HEARD THAT. WILLIAM ACKERMAN is the founder of the amazing Windham Hill record label. Not only has he been amazing at spotting and nurturing extraordinary talent, he is also an amazingly gifted guitarist himself. There are so many of his tracks which are special, and this Read More
Hi, Welcome to NEVER HEARD THAT. BJORK has been a trailblazer right from the start of her career. She is heralded as an innovator and completely original. Have a listen to this wonderful re-modelling of her track Hyperballad meshed with the beautiful strings of the BRODSKY QUARTET. I really hope Read More
Hi, Welcome to NEVER HEARD THAT. STEVE HILLAGE has had a long and rich musical history starting in the late 1960s. He has travelled through psychedelic music, had a hugely successful solo career and been an EDM (electronic dance music) pioneer. All this whilst being championed as a guitar virtuoso Read More
