Hi, Welcome to the last show in this chapter of NEVER HEARD THAT. Today’s track, called EVERLASTING by ATMOSPHARE, is a very fitting finale. There is no information on the internet about it – it is a mystery, but it is wonderful. (As a result the accompanying photo is of Read More
Hi, Welcome to NEVER HEARD THAT. UK artist JAH WOBBLE has done a lot. As a bass player, he played with a distinctive and unique style that saw him sought after by fellow musicians. He was there early on with that flourish of punk and post-punk music. He later settled Read More
Hi, Welcome to NEVER HEARD THAT. This week we are continuing the theme of artists who are excellent, but information about them on the internet is very hard to come by. The skill of Icelandic musician MUTED is such that you think there would be a great deal more out Read More
Hi, Welcome to NEVER HEARD THAT. There are many examples through all walks of life where super talented people don’t necessarily seek or receive the accolades that they deserve. Today’s feature artist, David Caron, is one of those. His ambient music is evocative, powerful, and worthy of celebration, yet it Read More
Hi, Welcome to NEVER HEARD THAT. US band SONIC YOUTH has achieved incredible things. They effectively pioneered their own style of music and casually moved from the underground to the mainstream without sacrificing their principles. Impressive stuff! I believe that I have selected a track which sees them at their Read More
Hi, Welcome to NEVER HEARD THAT. Regular listeners will know my love of the record label Windham Hill. Established in the United States in the mid 1970’s, the label was particularly successful in the 80’s and 90’s with their focus on (predominantly) instrumental acoustic music. My take on it is Read More
Hi, Welcome to NEVER HEARD THAT. I enjoyed buying those UK music magazines’ which came with a bonus CD – I didn’t buy them just because of the CD, but it was a nice little extra and a possible way of stumbling on something unexpected. Such as it was with Read More
Hi, Welcome to NEVER HEARD THAT. I prepare NEVER HEARD THAT shows in blocks so that I am in advance – this just gives me a couple of weeks buffer to keep on top of things. When you do that sometimes things are a specific case of timing. On Australian Read More
Hi, Welcome to NEVER HEARD THAT. It is hard to know how best to introduce today’s feature artist, Malcolm McLaren, as he embraced so many different artistic pursuits. In fact he did so much that it is sometimes easy to overlook his impressive catalogue of music production. Here is just Read More
Hi, Welcome to NEVER HEARD THAT. I wanted to celebrate reaching 150 shows by relaxing my rules a bit and releasing three shows that highlight American alternative bands from the post-grunge 90’s who attained real success. Show 3 of 3 highlights FILTER, a band who turned it down from 11 Read More
