On this day in 1968, The Jackson Five signed a one year contract with Motown Records.
“I Want You Back” was one of the songs debuted out of four consecutive No.1 hits.
( “Goin Back To Indiana” TV special in 1971)
https://youtu.be/s3Q80mk7bxE
The Edge 
U2 - “Until The End Of The World” Live - Washington 1992.
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I saw them at Roundhay Park in Leeds that tour. They were brilliant. I don’t like their music after Joshua Tree so much, but what a show. They were the 13 year old me’s band in the early-mid 80s.
Talking about scalpers, I sold a ticket to see the REM Monster tour in Milton Keynes outside for £5 to a fan who was about to pay a scalper £50. I was supposed to go with a mate but he had been called to a second tour of Northern Ireland.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFkzRNyygfk
I was lucky enough to catch Radiohead on this tour 30 years ago in June 1992 at a venue local to me the Buckley Tivoli in North Wales (about 5 miles from Chester). From my addled memory they supported The Frank And Walters… They were that good - Creep was a standout then, that scratchy guitar - we went to later gigs at Liverpool Krazy House and Stoke Wheatsheaf (with Richard Hawleys band the Longpigs). We also went the next year when they headlined the Tivoli supporting the Pablo Honey album. Then Creep blew up and I never saw them again. I often wonder what happened to them.
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R.E.M. “Have You Ever Seen The Rain” (Creedence cover) Bochum, Germany - Oct. 1985
The Flaming Lips “Waitin’ For a Superman” Later With Jools Holland,1999.
https://youtu.be/Pv_9jW2g2YA
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The show South Park had a 25th anniversary concert a couple weeks ago at Red Rocks, featuring Primus, Ween, and Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the South Park creators.
Anyway, partway through, as a complete surprise, Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee from Rush showed up, and they joined in to play “Closer to the Heart”.
This is the first time they’ve performed a Rush song in public since the last show of the tour in 2015, and the first time they’ve played together in public at all since Neil Peart passed away in Jan 2020. (Last time I heard anything from them in interviews, they said that they meet up all the time, but every time they bring instruments and plan to jam some, they never get around to it, so I don’t know how much they’ve played together in private either.) Matt Stone is playing drums, and didn’t know about this in advance, and is obviously in total shock.
Geddy is 70 years old or something, hasn’t played a Rush song in 7 years, and does not skip a beat launching right into the opening lines of the song (which are not easy to sing).
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Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots was playing in my car for two weeks. One of my fav songs from it and one of the most beautiful songs I’ve ever heard.
“In The Morning of the Magicians”
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I absolutely love that. One of my favourite ever bands covering one of my favourite ever songs. Thank you x
The always awesome Bonnie Prince Billy…
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One of the highlights of the gig I went to last Wednesday night. I was up in the stands. The atmosphere was f’cking insane.
Tame Impala “Let it Happen” live in Adelaide 2022
I first heard of Julia Jacklin via one of her songs being included in Uncut’s monthly Playlist feature. I believe this was circa 2019 when her newest album was Crushing. I’ve only recently gotten around to listening to any of her albums and started with that one. Of her three albums it is my favorite so far. Her latest is 2022’s Pre Pleasure. This live performance was uploaded by KEXP a few days ago.
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Because I’ve been on a pretty big Nada Surf kick lately and I love KEXP live performances.
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Recently unearthed footage of Led Zeppelin performing at the Bath Festival in 1970. Link to more info and footage here.
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Alvvays at the Orange Peel in Asheville, NC on Wednesday. I love this band and have been wanting to see them since I first started listening to them a year ago but I was unable to attend this show. So glad someone filmed it. Not the same as being there for sure but the next best thing.
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Sycco (Sasha McLeod) 21 y.o. singer-songwriter and producer from Brisbane.
Bella White was recently brought to my attention via a tweet about current female country artists. I love everything I’ve heard by her so far.
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On a Kathryn Williams kick at the moment, and in love with this song.
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Two of the bands that played at Nuci’s Space 27/11/22. Same night as The Band Ends. 
Monsoon
Sex Cells
