BeebRock II - Music Shows on BBC Four, Sky Arts and everywhere else

Welsh Megaman

Father John Misty on fine form on BBC FOUR right now.

Welsh Megaman

‘Cannonball’ by The Breeders!

Classic

Skid X

Beck is epic here at the minute, don't miss him later.

Skid reporting live from the Titanic Slipway!

Welsh Megaman

Skid X wrote: »

Beck is epic here at the minute, don't miss him later.

Skid reporting live from the Titanic Slipway!

Nice one Skid, good to hear you’re Where It’s At.

:cool:

Welsh Megaman

Keeping an eye out for Skid’s ‘HELLO BOARDS.IE BEEBROCK THREAD’ banner.

Welsh Megaman

'Debra' from 'Midnite Vultures'...good call!

Hurrache

What did you think of Manics, megaman? They seemed a bit subdued. Beck was great and they're all coming out of the woodwork for Orbital judging by the crowd.

Ol' Donie

Skid X wrote: »

Beck is epic here at the minute, don't miss him later.

Skid reporting live from the Titanic Slipway!

Deadly!

Welsh Megaman

Hurrache wrote: »

What did you think of Manics, megaman? They seemed a bit subdued. Beck was great and they're all coming out of the woodwork for Orbital judging by the crowd.

I agree Hurrache - I've seen them live many times down through the years, they came across as a bit tired. Nicky Wire pulled out due a family illness, which may explain the sluggishness.

MikeyTaylor

There was a No Disco docu on RTE 2XM on Thursday, anyone hear it?

Skid X

The Belfast crowd seemed strangely detached from last night's concert, very little singing along or responding to the artists. At one stage Beck's guitarist did a fine rendition of the intro to Alternative Ulster, which was received with little more than polite applause with most of the punters. If you did something similar in Dublin it would bring the house down. Maybe the cheap tickets attracted people with no particular interest but who had nothing better to do on a nice Summer Friday night.

I think that was part of the reason for the Manics slight flatness (along with Nicky's absence and the others being concerned for him and his Mother). Anyway, I thoroughly enjoyed the day. Nice venue, good weather and a fine line up.

Skid X

MikeyTaylor wrote: »

There was a No Disco docu on RTE 2XM on Thursday, anyone hear it?

Yeah, just listened back to it here https://www.rte.ie/radio/radioplayer/rteradiowebpage.html#!rii=b18_10882751_27538_24-05-2018_ (if that doesn't work try https://www.rte.ie/radio/radioplayer/rteradiowebpage.html# and search for No Disco)

Good programme, brought back lots of memories of staying up to watch the show before I has a video. I didn't realise it was run on such a tight budget at the time. They had to cancel interviews if the film crew were called out to do a news report or whatever. A real labour of love for all involved in the show.

Uaneen was the presenter I remember the most, she was terrific and it was an awful shock when she died in a car crash.

Gizmo55

Now which ‘The Power of Love’ is this one? There was a heap of them!

Jordan 199

Gizmo55 wrote: »

Now which ‘The Power of Love’ is this one? There was a heap of them!

The only 'Power' I like is Power Windows made by some Canadian threesome

sligojoek

Skid X wrote: »

The Belfast crowd seemed strangely detached from last night's concert, very little singing along or responding to the artists. At one stage Beck's guitarist did a fine rendition of the intro to Alternative Ulster, which was received with little more than polite applause with most of the punters. If you did something similar in Dublin it would bring the house down. Maybe the cheap tickets attracted people with no particular interest but who had nothing better to do on a nice Summer Friday night.

I think that was part of the reason for the Manics slight flatness (along with Nicky's absence and the others being concerned for him and his Mother). Anyway, I thoroughly enjoyed the day. Nice venue, good weather and a fine line up.

A few years ago my daughter#s friend arrived back from New york sporting a Ramones t-shirt. I proceeded to tell her about a gig i'd been recently at featuring Tommy Ramone and his wife doing bluegrass. She hadn't a clue who or what I was talking about

Welsh Megaman

Gizmo55 wrote: »

Now which ‘The Power of Love’ is this one? There was a heap of them!

Back in day, me and my chums sang karaoke in a Chinese restaurant in Liverpool. We selected ‘The Power Of Love’ from the song book, assuming it to be the Huey Lewis And The News song (it didn’t say who the artists were).

Of course, it was the Jennifer Rush song.

We sang it.

All of it.

Welsh Megaman

Promising new talent from Burnage near Manchester on BBC2 at 10pm.

Welsh Megaman

Warning: the following may contain strong language and cocky Mancunian ‘swagger’.

Welsh Megaman

The weather in Coventry looks good.

Seems the sun really did sheeeeiiiine-aaah.






Sorry.

Welsh Megaman

Liam is quite possibly the only person on the planet who thinks ‘Be Here Now’ was any good.

Morto, our kid :pac:

Skid X

Well, its better than Beady Eye.

Skid X

Hello, you can see a selection of performances from last weekend's concerts on the BBC Music Youtube Channel https://www.youtube.com/user/bbcintroducing/videos , some other stuff there from Later with Jools too . After last week's busy schedule the BBC are back to more normal offerings, their new series is an African Music documentary. Sky has a vaguely punk weekend with exciting news for anyone who has been waiting for a look at The Slits highs and lows ...




Thursday
9.30am Rock n Roll Exposed - Rock (Sky Arts) New!
Photographer Bob Gruen reminisces about his life in the music industry, recalling some of the most memorable moments he captured on film. He begins by looking back at pictures he took early in his career, including shots of the Rolling Stones and Ike and Tina Turner. Featuring contributions by Alice Cooper and Iggy Pop

11am Classic Albums: Deep Purple - Machine Head (Sky Arts)

2.30pm Rock n Roll Exposed - John Lennon & Yoko Ono (Sky Arts)
Bob Gruen recalls his time working with John Lennon and Yoko Ono, and Ono reminisces about her own friendship with the photographer

7.30pm Top Of The Pops 1985 - October 3rd (BBC4)
Gary Davies and Paul Jordan present the October 3 edition, featuring Colonel Abrams, Iron Maiden, Cameo, Rene and Angela, and Midge Ure. Doesn't seem to have a late night repeat. https://www.thetvdb.com/series/top-of-the-pops-uk/episodes/5857999

8pm Classic Albums: Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Boll0cks (Sky Arts)

9pm & 11.45pm Urban Myths: Sex Pistols v Bill Grundy (Sky Arts)
All hell breaks loose when Sex Pistols turn up on Bill Grundy's live TV show in 1976. Comedy, starring Daniel Mays, Steve Pemberton, Kieran Hodgson and Kayvan Novak

9.30pm & 12.15am Anarchy On Thames (Sky Arts)
Documentary about Sex Pistols' infamous appearance Bill Grundy's TV show, featuring contributions by then bassist Glen Matlock, publicist Eric Hall and studio director Tony Billey

10pm Biggest Weekend 2018 (BBC Red Button)
Compilation, repeated at various times over the weekend

10pm Belladrum 2017: Dr Feelgood (BBC Alba)

10pm Michael Buble Live (TV3)

10pm Punk '76 - Fashion is Never Wrong (Sky Arts)
Documentary exploring the birth of the UK punk movement, from the fashion of Malcolm McLaren and Vivienne Westwood to the music of Sex Pistols and Chelsea

12.45am Generation Grime (Sky Arts)
Documentary exploring the history and evolution of grime music, from its east London roots to its mainstream popularity. Featuring contributions by Dizzee Rascal and Mike Skinner

2.15am Mumford & Sons: We Wrote This Yesterday (Sky Arts)
Documentary about the band's 2016 tour of South Africa

3.30am Live From The Artists' Den - Alabama Shakes (Sky Arts)



Friday
9.30am Rock n Roll Exposed - John Lennon & Yoko Ono (Sky Arts)

11am Classic Albums: Judas Priest - British Steel (Sky Arts)

2.30pm Rock n Roll Exposed - Punk (Sky Arts)
Photographer Bob Gruen looks back at some of the memorable pictures he took of the punk scene in the 1970s, including shots of the Sex Pistols and the Clash. Featuring contributions by Debbie Harry and Tommy Ramone

4pm Classic Albums: Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Boll0cks (Sky Arts)

7pm Live From The Artists Den - Jason Mraz (Sky Arts)

7.30pm & 11pm Top Of The Pops 1985 - October 17th (BBC4)
Peter Powell and Mike Read introduce performances by Shakin' Stevens, A-ha, Elton John, Colonel Abrams and Jennifer Rush. First aired on 17 October
https://www.thetvdb.com/series/top-of-the-pops-uk/episodes/5858003

8pm Top Of The Pops Big Hits 1977 (BBC4)

8pm Video Killed The Radio Star - Fatboy Slim (Sky Arts)

8.30pm Discovering Music - Amy Winehouse (Sky Arts)

9pm & 1.30am The Everley Brothers - Harmonies From Heaven (BBC4)
Don and Phil - arguably the greatest harmony singers of all time - began as childhood musicians, performing hymns and country songs as Little Donnie and Baby Boy Phil on their father's radio shows in Iowa, where they grew up. This documentary follows surviving sibling Don back to the place where their love for music was formed to recall the music that was omnipresent in their home, the influence of their parents, the early radio shows and the musicians they played with in their formative years. Contributors include Art Garfunkel, Graham Nash, Dave Edmunds and Tim Rice

9pm & 1am Hip Hop Evolution (Sky Arts)
Ep2/4 Bootleg tapes capture the energy of live rap battles, while the Sugarhill Gang have a Top 40 hit and hip hop meets art punk in downtown New York

10pm & 2.30am Africa: A Journey Into Music (BBC4) New!
Nigeria New series. DJ and broadcaster Rita Ray travels to Nigeria, home of some of the most influential African music of the last 60 years. The country's extraordinary poly-rhythms have powered high-life, funk and afrobeat for decades and can still be heard in the modern pop music known as Afrobeats, which has swept the continent and the world. Travelling to Lagos and beyond, Rita traces the importance of rhythm in Nigeria's music and discovers the many different musical styles it has created, from Yoruba juju music, to acoustic singer-songwriters and world-class pop
http://www.bradfordzone.co.uk/africa-a-journey-into-music-nigeria-bbc-four-1-june-1000pm/

10pm The Agony and The Ecstasy (Sky Arts)
Ep 1/3 A Perfect Storm Documentary exploring the history of rave culture and dance music in the UK, tell the story of one of music's most hedonistic and controversial genres

11pm BST Festival 2017 (Sky Arts)
Performances from the festival, which included appearances by the Killers, Kings of Leon, Phil Collins, Green Day, Justin Bieber and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

11.10pm Bosca Ceoil (TG4)
Sharon Shannon and Alan Connor take to the main stage, followed by Jimmy O Ceannabhain, the Bonny Men, Lumiere and Tom Morrow. Presented by Pauline Scanlon

11.30pm Glam Rock at the BBC (BBC4)
A celebration of the outburst of spangly pop and fuzz-filled rock that lit up the British charts in the early 1970s. Top of the Pops provided the genre's primary TV arena, adding some gloriously gaudy visual effects to the singers' already outrageous appearances. T. Rex, David Bowie, Roxy Music, Alice Cooper, Suzi Quatro, Slade, the Sweet, Elton John, Queen and Sparks are among those featured in this compilation, which also sources footage from a selection of BBC concerts as well as shows including Crackerjack and Cilla

12.30am Oh! you Pretty Things - The Story Of Music And Fashion (BBC4)
Ep2/3 Idols The second episode focuses on the 1970s, which was a time of political, social and cultural upheaval in Britain, reflected best in the music and fashion throughout the decade. On Top of the Pops, Suzi Quatro unleashed her leather jumpsuit into viewers' living rooms as `the rock chick look' was born, while the fantastical world of prog rock saw its golden-caped leader Rick Wakeman gaining an army of intellectual followers. And as Queen rocked the stage in Zandra Rhodes-designed costumes, the international phenomena of punk began - and some say ended - with the Sex Pistols. Narrated by Lauren Laverne

3.30am Rock and Roll - Truth (Sky Arts)
Ep 7/10 Truth An exploration of the search for truth and authenticity in rock 'n' roll, featuring music and interviews with artists including Henry Rollins, Bob Dylan and Mark Knopfler



Saturday
2pm Bee Gees: One Night Only (Sky Arts)

7pm Bon Jovi Live in London 1995 (Sky Arts)

7pm TOTP2: Genesis (Yesterday)

8pm TOTP2: Status Quo (Yesterday)

8.15pm Togha Opry An Iuir (TG4)
Daniel O'Donnell presents a compilation of music from the Country stars of series five, including Ray Lynam, Sandy Kelly and Cliona Hagan

9pm Sid Vicious - Who Killed Nancy? (Sky Arts)
A look at the controversy surrounding the death of Nancy Spungen, the girlfriend of Sex Pistols bassist Sid Vicious and whose body was found in a New York hotel room in 1978. Full thing here ...

9pm TOTP2 Pop Stars (Yesterday)

10pm TOTP - Ultimate Number Ones at the BBC (Yesterday)

10.30pm BBC Biggest Weekend: Belfast (BBC1 NI)
Phil Taggart and Stephen McCauley present musical performances from the event, held at Titanic Slipways in Belfast. Featuring Manic Street Preachers, Beck, Ash and many more

11pm Urban Myths Urban Myths: Sex Pistols v Bill Grundy (Sky Arts)
As Thursday

11.05pm Later ... With Jools Holland (BBC2)
An extended edition of Tuesday's episode. The pianist welcomes Florence and the Machine, who perform songs from their new album, High As Hope. Plus, Femi Kuti brings his Afrobeat band the Positive Force to the studio, and there are also turns by Lily Allen, Lady Leshurr, Young Fathers, and Starcrawler

11.30pm Anarchy on Thames (Sky Arts)
As Thursday

11.50pm Top Of The Pops 1985 - October 3rd (BBC4)
As Thursday

Midnight Anarchy: The McLaren Westwood Gang (Sky Arts)

12.20amTop Of The Pops 1985 - October 17th (BBC4)
As Friday

12.50am Kate Bush at the BBC (BBC4)
A compilation of the singer's performances at the BBC's studios between 1978 and 1994. Bush appeared on a variety of programmes, including Top of the Pops, Wogan, Ask Aspel, Saturday Night at the Mill and the Leo Sayer Show. Featuring the hits Wuthering Heights, Babooshka, Running Up That Hill and Hounds of Love, as well as intriguing and lesser-known material

1.50am Hot Chocolate at the BBC (BBC4)
Compilation of BBC performances and rare interview extracts celebrating British pop group Hot Chocolate and in particular its lead soloist Errol Brown, who died in May. The band's top 10 hits from the 1970s and early 1980s are showcased, alongside rarely seen early performances and cult fan favourites

2.45am Punk '76 Fashion is never wrong (Sky Arts)
As Thursday



Sunday
3.30pm Brendan Bowyer - An Scéal (TG4)
The musician talks frankly about his life - including his family, alcohol, how the death of band member Tom Dunphy had a devastating effect on him. He also chats about the break up of the Royal Showband, explains why he divides his time between Las Vegas and Ireland, and performs some of his best known songs

9pm The History Of The Clash (Sky Arts)
Documentary exploring the band's career. Featuring interviews with Mick Jones, Paul Simonon and Topper Headon, plus archive contributions by Joe Strummer

10pm Here To Be Heard: The Story Of The Slits (Sky Arts) New!
Documentary about the all-female band, who formed in London in 1976 and produced some of the most influential and innovative music of the punk movement

11.55pm Manic Street Preachers: Escape From History (Sky Arts)
Documentary telling the story of the band's acclaimed 1996 album Everything Must Go, which was recorded in the wake of the disappearance of lyricist and guitarist Richey Edwards

1.35am Hip Hop Evolution (Sky Arts)

2.35am Rock and Roll: Anger (Sky Arts)
Ep 8/10 Ice-T, Rage Against the Machine, Kasabian, Beth Ditto, Henry Rollins and Public Enemy's Chuck D are among the artists offering their views on anger within music and how rage and rebellion helped shape the genre






That's more or less that - The Urban Myths show on Sky Arts and the related Doc is based on this infamous exchange on a daytime chat show where Bill Grundy wound up the Sex Pistols and goaded them into swearing. Which they did.

A few years ago Kevin Eldon did an identical re-shoot of that encounter, with the Sex Pistols as Amish people. I don't know why, but I quite like it. Possibly the Best Sex Pistols Amish Interview Recreation of the week, or any other week

Ol' Donie

Nice one, Skid. You can give us the real story of the Titanic slipways yokey, as it happens(ed).

I'm defo watching that new Music From Africa yoke. They don't do as much of these as they should, but when they do they tend to be well worth watching.

Welsh Megaman

Really looking forward to The Slits documentary

A proper group of outsiders and misfits, not contrived or manufactured. Seek out Viv Albertine’s recent books - highly recommended.

dasdog

Looking forward to The Slits documentary myself and the African series looks good. Gig season is really ramping up this weekend and next week so timer set just in case.

Welsh Megaman

I’m beginning to question Colonel Abrams’s military background.

Welsh Megaman

M A I D E N

So much spandex on one stage :O

Steady, ladies.

Welsh Megaman

A song by Cameo that’s not ‘Word Up’?! :O

Snake Plisken

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

A song by Cameo that’s not ‘Word Up’?! :O

I actually bought the Album “Word Up” on cassette back in 86

Snake Plisken

That Red Box track “Lean on me” was pretty good as well!
The Power of love about to take over the number one spot for a couple of weeks hated that song!
Little Midge sure with the great track “If I was”