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

Exactly - no racial tension, no skinhead aggro…just the Specials fans, of all races and colours, having a great time. 🙂

A tradition carried enthusiastically on by Dropkick Murphys.

I don't know if its repeated much but Pink Floyd's Technicolour Dream is starting in about 15 minutes on Sky Arts, a 2 hour documentary about the gig at Alexandra Palace in 29th April 1967.

Edit: Actually getting conflicting info from different tv guides, my Sky App says 12.15 am start whilst other guides are saying the programme starts at 1.15 or 2.15 am.

Record On about New Orders 1983 Power Corruption and Lies on Sky Arts now.

Marvin Gaye live at Montreux right now on BBC Four.

Catching up on 1995... the Childliners charity xmas song... Boyzone, East 17, Sean Maguire, Danni Minogue and lots of other pop acts. So awful it doesnt get replayed even at xmas. The only surprise is no Ant and Dec.

The crazy thing about that Childliners collective is the fact that one group taking part got barely any screen time - The Backstreet Boys. They would within two years become one of the biggest bands in the world whilst the rest (Deuce, Ultimate Kaos, MN8) would be gone within a year.

This Town starting in approx 17 minutes on BBC 1 a coming of age drama about growing up in the two-tone era in the UK, worth a watch. Third episode.

Mary Kiani anybody?

Nope. I have no recollection either!

Kudos for getting bagpipes into a ballad torch song scottish style on TOTP.

ps its de boyzone lads doin de intros

And the time vortex has randomly deposited us in 1992. Again.

The Wombles! Yay!

The Glitter Band responsible for the greatest album cover of all time…

Remember watching that 2006 Hootenanny with Amy Winehouse and trying 90% Polish vodka for the first time without watering it down - amateur error. Just like John Kelly presenting her with a platter which included shellfish at the end of this Other Voices performance.

Wow!

Never knew Pearl Jam went to the White House, let alone advise Bill Clinton not to make a national address. 😮

I'll see your Warrant and I'll raise you Stryper.

God that was depressing. Thankfully I'd moved to the electro world at that stage so didn't really give a shyte.

Now look here, I’ll have you know that ‘Honestly’ was me and my wife’s wedding dance song.

Nah just kidding, it was this…

Think Stewart Copeland did something along those lines for drum and bass on the Beeb.

Pet Shop Boys tonight, bleargh, I’ll pass! Gonna stick on my Iron Maiden Live After Death dvd 🤘🤘

Always weird seeing Robert Smith before the crazy hair and overdone lipstick.

Can’t see this doing anything at Eurovision.

60 years of live music at the bbc on bbc 2. Perfect.

When you are aiming something at trying to capture the broadest mainstream audience available, there's always going to be a few baffling omissions………..and inclusions. Overall though, it was an enjoyable enough way to pass a couple of hours. Better than a Test Cricket offering anyway…… 😁

Just watched it, Byrne was fantastic in that gig!

Yeah, it's a great show that

The Syd one is that the 14 hour technicolour dream doc?