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I still read several of the UK music press publications every month, and have built up a personal list of music sites, that have reliably led me to discover highly enjoyable new music on a regular basis. Along with that, one of the perks of running this music website, is the material from promoters, agencies, and bands themselves, that come this way. I select new music to share on a simple criteria, either I like it (another perk), it complements the live material, or finally, it adds to the diversity of music on Beehive Candy. There's a selection of all of the above in this months recommendations, nicely mixed up, see what you think. Camera Obscura . OK this is easy, I love the very excellent Scottish band Camera Obscura, and am a little late in encouraging some more interest in their latest album (released back in April). The new album 'My Maudlin Career' is their fourth and continues to present some wonderful indie pop songs, crafted in a very definitive and warm style.

With Glastonbury 2009 soon to be upon us (oh! how this 'post' will soon be out of date) , this is a quick glance back to Glastonbury 2008 courtesy of Candi Staton . The BBC tend to cover artist across the various festival stages, albeit in most cases not the whole sets, often just one or two numbers, thankfully with Candi Staton they covered some great numbers in her performance. Born Canzetta Maria Staton in Hanceville, Alabama, USA, it was great to watch her performance last year (on TV in my case) , and wonder once again, where three decades slipped by since I first came across her music. Source: BBC TV and radio coverage. Sound Quality: Very good quality stereo audio @192kbps mp3. Genre: R&B, Soul, Disco. Set: Part of her set (BBC broadcast material as listed below). Set List: 1. Young Hearts Run Free 2. Nights on Broadway 3. Suspicious Minds 4. In the Ghetto 5. Old Man Sweet Heart 6. You Got the Love Links: Official site HERE . Comments: This is from Candi Staton

This is Shania Twain live in London back in 2003. This performance was at the famous Abbey Road studios in London, in front of a thoroughly enthusiastic audience. Abbey Road studios were in part made famous both because of The Beatles album and the Fab Four crossing the road outside, thankfully this often copied picture was not taken up by Shania Twain. Perhaps of more interest is the size of the premises for live performances, clearly there were a good number of fans present for this event. Recorded for broadcast by BBC Radio Two, as part of their 'In Concert' series, the performance was on the 26th July 2003. Source: FM radio broadcast (BBC Radio Two). Sound Quality: Very good quality stereo @192kbps mp3. Genre: Country - Rock - Pop. Set: Full set. Set List: 1. Intro 2. I Feel Like A Woman 3. Up ! 4. For Ever & For Always 5. Ka-Ching 6. Don’t Be Stupid 7. That Don’t Impress Me Much 8. Thank You Baby 9. When You Kiss Me 10. I’m Gonna Get You Good 11.That’s It 12.Still

This is the second live concert by The Bangles featured here on Beehive Candy. I was surprised just how popular the 1983 concert has been in terms of downloads, this however is from the band around their most popular period, with Manic Monday, and Walk Like An Egyptian becoming major hits for the band both sides of the Atlantic. This gig took place in New York, USA, during 1986, sorry I do not have venue or date details. Source: FM radio broadcast. Sound Quality: Very good quality stereo @192kbps mp3. Genre: Rock to pop - all girl group. Set: Just over 57 minutes so possible radio edit, however this amounts to sixteen songs. Set List: 01 - Let It Go (2:47) 02 - Restless (2:48) 03 - Walking Down Your Street (3:21) 04 - James (3:24) 05 - He's Got A Secret (3:30) 06 - September Girls (2:54) 07 - If She Knew What She Wants (4:26) 08 - Return Post (5:07) 09 - In A Different Light (2:34) 10 - Going Down To Liverpool (3:56) 11 - Live (2:45) 12 - Angels Don't Fall In Love (2:59) 1

This is Jackson Browne live in concert a year before he released his debut solo album. Prior to this Jackson Browne had already written songs for, (and recorded by) Nico, The Byrds, Bonnie Raitt, and The Eagles (with whom he later co-wrote 'Desperado' and 'Doolin' Dalton'). Tracing the roots of Jackson Browne's career leads back to the mid 1960's and Los Angeles and Orange County folk clubs. Born in Germany to American parents, Jackson's family returned to Los Angeles when he was three. Except for a brief period in NYC in the late 1960's, when he was an integral presence in the coffeehouse scene there, he has always lived in Southern California. This then is Jackson Browne solo and playing guitar and piano, live at the Jabberwocky Club (a small, 200 seat nightclub), at Syracuse University, New York, USA, back on the 27th, March, 1971. This is the first known recorded live show of Jackson Browne. Source: The source is from a first generat

This is The Stranglers back in 1981 on tour in the USA, having just released the first of two albums that year, 'The Gospel According To The Men In Black' or 'Men In Black' , as it was entitled in some countries. This then is The Stranglers live at Emerald City, Cherry Hill, New Jersey, USA, on the 11th, April, 1981. This is from a broadcast on Philadelphia's WMMR 93.3. Source: FM broadcast WMMR 93.3, first generation copy. Sound Quality: Very Good stereo @192kbps mp3. Genre: Post Punk, New Wave, unique sound identity. Set: One hour recording, may have been other songs on the night, if so, this would have been the latter part of the gig. Set List: 01. Waltzinblack (intro) 02. Threatened 03. The Raven 04. Toiler on the Sea 05. Just Like Nothing On Earth / Thrown Away 06. Who Wants the World 07. Second Coming 08. Meninblack 09. Shah Shah A Go Go 10. Hallow To Our Men 11. Tank 12. Nuclear Device 13. Genetix Links: Official site HERE . Useful informative Wikipedi

This is Mark Knopfler live in concert (AVO Session), the venue was Festsaal, Messe, Basel, Switzerland, and the concert took place back on the 12th November, 2007. This is a more complete version of the gig, using two different radio broadcasts for compilation. I am not sure if it is the full show, however I am yet to find any additional songs elsewhere. There are also a couple of more tracks recorded a week after this show for the BBC in London. Source: Main Source: Swiss radio DRS3 Broadcast, December 24, 2007. Second Source: Swiss radio DRS3 Broadcast, November 13, 2007. Sound Quality : Very Good stereo (from FM analogue cable) @192kbps mp3. Genre: Rock, Blues, Country. Set: Full set (unable to confirm), plus two additional tracks. Set List: 01 Donegan's Gone 02 Song For Sonny Liston 03 Rudiger 04 Let It All Go 05 The Fizzy And The Still 06 True Love Will Never Fade 07 Done With Bonaparte 08 Postcards From Paraguay 09 Brothers In Arms 10 Our Shangri-

This is Tears For Fears on the American leg of their 1990 world tour. The picture is from their programme for this significant tour of the band (the printed material may have varied along the way). Somewhere (I hope) I still have a pristine copy of the tour programme from the UK leg of the tour. I got to see them in London, and they were incredible, I guess you could say at the peak of their game. This is a superb recording of the band back on the 12th February 1990, as I understand in the Public Hall, Cleveland, Ohio, USA. Source: First generation soundboard recording. Sound Quality: Excellent direct stereo soundboard. Genre: Forerunners of Indie Rock-Pop, Oh! just seriously and consistently great songs and albums. Set: Full unedited set. Set List: 101. I Believe 102. Head Over Heels - Broken 103. Change 104. Woman In Chains 105. Advice For The Young At Heart 106. Mad World 107. The Working Hour 108. Famous Last Words 201. I've Got To Sing My Song *

This is Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds performing live for the Black Session, a radio show broadcast on France Inter (French radio station) on this occasion recorded at Le Reservoir, Paris, France, back on the 19th May 1998, with a studio/location audience. Source: Live 'Black Session' recorded for France Inter in Paris, re-broadcast on the 30th May 2006. Sound Quality: Very good FM stereo @192kbps mp3. Genre: Alternative rock, post-punk, roots rock, and above all, Nick Cave with one of the best bands to surface in Australia. Set: This is the full Le Reservoir live session. Set List: 01 Lime Tree Arbour 02 Let Love In 03 Stranger Than Kindness 04 Red Right Hand 05 Nobody's Baby Now 06 Do You Love Me (Pt 1) 07 Into My Arms 08 The Ship Song 09 The Mercy Seat 10 Brompton Oratory (Encore). Links: Official My Space site HERE . Comments: This is very good audio quality, that demonstrates just how good Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds are live. I have collected most of their relea

This is Dutch band Earth and Fire performing live on two occasions in the early 1970's. Earth & Fire were commercially popular in Holland, with a number of hit singles, which were played to a larger audience through offshore radio station Radio Northsea International (RNI) and subsequently Radio Caroline upon their return to air in the early 1970's. These platforms developed a growing British following, it is also clear the band were enjoyed in other neighboring country's. Earth & Fire were primarily a 'prog' rock band, that crossed over into the popular mainstream, because basically they made some superb individual songs. I occasionally describe some music as 'timeless' in other words the music sounds as fresh today as when it was first conceived, some of Earth & Fires songs fall comfortably into this bracket. The following material is from two separate gigs, the first live in Ijmuiden, Nederland (Holland), on the 17th June 1972. Th

Having failed in April to present any new music recommendations, I will try and make up for that this month, so hopefully this is just part one. I first came across The Mummers late last year, and thought to myself, I must keep an eye on this act, and promptly forgot all about them. To my delight I was reminded with their appearance last month on Later With Jools Holland (BBC2 TV). Since then I have listened to everything available from them, and cannot recommend them highly enough. Fronted by the delightful Raissa (Khan-Panni), and with a superb collection of musicians , I would be surprised and very disappointed if The Mummers do not get much wider recognition this year. From Brighton, England check out The Mummers ! Listen: MP3: March Of The Dawn . Web Link: Official Site , MySpace . Buy: The Mummers Descending Ivory are an three piece all girl group from Uppsala, Sweden, who I discovered through Swedesplease, a site that continues to throw up so many great new and not so new act

Having just released his thirty third solo album 'Together Through Life' , which has received some very positive reviews, I thought it would be interesting to wind the clock back some 47 years! This is Bob Dylan back on the 2nd July 1962, live at the Finjan Club in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, a venue that I have no further details of, however judging from the audience, I would imagine it was quite an intimate affair. This is taken from the Yellow Dog, CD version (Cat No YD010), probably the best bootleg version of this show. Source: Soundboard recording Sound Quality: Very good, this version 192kbps (MP3). Genre: Bob Dylan (early, acoustic, folk period). Set: Full set (cannot confirm). Set List: Death Of Emmett Till Stealin' ( Trad - Memphis Jug Band arr ) Hiram Hubbard ( Trad ) Blowin' In The Wind Rocks and Gravel ( Brownie McGhee ) Quit Your Lowdown Ways He Was A Friend of Mine ( Trad )* Let Me Die In My Footsteps Two Trains Runnin' ( Mc