Red Hot Chilli Peppers - Hamburg - 2006

The Red Hot Chilli Peppers playing Fliegende Bauten, Hamburg, Germany on the 24th April 2006.

I am not a massive fan of the band, however I sense on this occasion as far as popular opinion goes, I may be swimming against the tide, with lead weights attached to my arms and legs.

That said having listened to this concert, I would not turn down a ticket or two, to see them live.

The sound quality is excellent (pre FM - stereo soundboard), almost too good at the start when they seem to be a little slow getting going (or is that just my ignorance).

01 - Can't Stop
02 - Charlie
03 - Tell Me Baby
04 - The Needle And The Damage Done
05 - Me And My Friends
06 - Dani California
07 - 21St Century
08 - Don't Forget Me
09 - How Deep Is Your Love
10 - She's Only 18
11 - Right On Time
12 - Californication
13 - By The Way (Apologies this fades out early)


I reckon a lot of people are going to enjoy this. (click on the links to download).

Red Hot Chilli Peppers - Live Hamburg.rar

Red Hot Chilli Peppers - Live Hamburg part two.rar

If you like them, you own them, however a link to CD purchase options HERE.

Billy Idol - Poplar Creek - 1984

Time to up the energy levels!

This is Billy Idol recorded live at the Poplar Creek Theatre, Hoffman Estates, Illinois, USA, on June 1st 1984.

Poplar Creek was an outdoor concert venue located in Hoffman Estates, Illinois.

The property consisted of 200 acres at the intersection of Higgins Road and Route 59.

When it opened in June 1980, the surrounding neighborhoods weren't exactly thrilled.

To appease them, the inaugural concert featured a very non-threatening John Denver.

By 1984 they may have got use to the venue being there. That said the whole place closed ten years later, maybe it took them that long to get over the 'rebel yell !'

This is Billy Idol recorded for a syndicated radio series at that time, so apologies for the appalling and 'quite cheesy' intro and the end 'really hip' DJ comments.

That said the actual concert is pretty nifty to say the least, and the sound quality is high standard FM stereo.

Reloaded 23/02/2016 link in comments.

The ORB - Glasgow 1997

Just another one of those posts, to remind you another decade of your life has slipped by unnoticed.

This is The ORB live at The Barrowlands, Glasgow, Scotland on the 20th March 1997.

There is some new material available this summer, and they are touring, your chance possibly to see the masters of ambient music!

This is a high quality recording (BBC FM stereo)

For more details of releases & tour details click HERE.

Also some remastered ORB options HERE.

REPLACEMENT LINK IN COMMENTS OR CLICK ON THE PICTURE (17TH SEPTEMBER 2009).

So Much New Music - If Only I Could Catch Up With The Back Catalogue!

Whats new or current in the Beehive?

Lets start with The Polyphonic Spree, who released their third album 'The Fragile Army' this summer. On this album they take their unique 'spaced out choral pop' a little towards the dark side. I think they are probably a love or hate group. I like them (to be awkward).

Links Removed - MP3 Policy.

The Polyphonic Spree - (The Fragile Army - 02) - Running Away.mp3

The Polyphonic Spree - We Crawl.mp3

The Polyphonic Spree - The Fragile Army.mp3

Now a band I am really keen to promote (you know you can still buy music & help new artists?). Bodies Of Water remind me a little of the aforementioned, add a touch of Beach Boys harmonies, and something a little maverick, and you are almost there. All of which probably does not help - elsewhere they have been described as gospel pop, so here's a few songs to clarify.

Bodies o fWater - Doves Circle the Sky.mp3

Bodies Of Water - Our Friends Appear Like The Dawn.mp3

Bodies of Water - I Guess Ill Forget the Sound, I Guess, I Guess.mp3

Visit their website with links to buying the album HERE.

Now to Auckland City, New Zealand, but not for long as they are about to decamp to the USA, in search of greater things. The Brunettes, are wonderful (apologies if you know all the stuff on this posting already). They have the album 'Structure And Cosmetics' out now, find out about them, and listen to more HERE.

The Brunettes - Small Town Crew.mp3

The Brunettes - 02 - Loopy Loopy Love.mp3

What can I tell you about The Moonbabies? They are from Malmo, Sweden, which is street cred enough in my books. Check the detail & listen to tons of their stuff HERE.

The Moonbabies - Sun AM.mp3

OK Grinderman have been out & about for a while now, but in order to ensure at least one download has some nasty teeth, and as an unashamed fan of Nick Cave's music here's a reminder!

Grinderman - 05 - Depth Charge Ethel.mp3

A few links to MySpace sites on this posting, sometimes however you can discover a real diamond or two there. I would like to pretend that I came across this myself tirelessly in search of new musical gems, sorry in this instance it was the excellent Gorillas v Bears blog that led me to this.

Golden Ghost and a Murder Hawk - The Orca and the Eskimo.mp3

If you check out something new today, check out Golden Ghost... and visit their site with more to listen to HERE.

Then there is PJ Harvey who I am delighted to say, has a new album out next month (September). From what I can find out, it is more piano based, but no less to the point than most of her music. One of the late John Peels favorites, it took me a while to appreciate Polly's music, glad I took the time too. This I understand will be on the forthcoming album.

PJ Harvey - When Under Ether.mp3

Click HERE, for a selection of some of the above Cd's or on the links provided after some of the artists.

Finally another unashamed plug for Coco Rosie, because I still find myself enjoying there music, a couple of months on from last shouting about them, and wondering why they are not reaching a much wider audience?

Coco Rosie - Rainbowarriors.mp3

Coco Rosie - Beautiful Boyz.mp3

Coco Rosie - Madonna.mp3

Or am I just missing something, a lot of visitors came back for more first time around!

Buy Coco Rosie HERE.

So much new music, if only I could catch up with the back catalogue !!!