Sky Arts and other music related programmes

[Frank Blank]

Just watching Nina Simone: Live at Montreux 1976 on BBC2 right now, she is completely electrifying. Actual utter primal genius.

Edited August 27, 2022 by Frank Blank

[Reggaebass]

31 minutes ago, Frank Blank said:

Just watching Nina Simone: Live at Montreux 1976 on BBC2 right now, she is completely electrifying, what a performer, what a woman. Actual primal utter genius.

I don’t know much of her music but I remember this being played a lot in the early 80s , not sure if it was re-released or something, nice tune 

 

[pete.young]

On 26/08/2022 at 19:53, casapete said:

An evening of Aretha Franklin stuff tonight on BBC4, starting at 8pm with a special from

the Proms with special guests.

And if you enjoyed that @casapete, I can thoroughly recommend the Prom from last night (Saturday) featuring Cynthia Erivo and BBC Concert Orchestra. She has a superb voice, and the band nailed it as you'd expect. It's on iPlayer.

[alant]

Watched an Arena documentary on BBC4 last night about Chrissie Hynde. I guess it was a repeat but not certain  Although I am not particularly a fan I found it very interesting and well worth a watch.

 

Edited September 10, 2022 by alant

[Gray C]

Not TV but Radio, check out ‘Master Tapes’ on the BBC Iplayer. Artists in the Maida Vale studios talking about a classic album they’ve made and playing the odd song from it. Listened to a few, loved the Wilko Johnson one talking about his choppy guitar style with Dr Feelgood and the Blockheads. A real treasure trove to have a dig around in if you have the time.

[steantval]

Currently on Sky Arts, 7pm to 9pm, Genesis: When In Rome (2007)

Turn It On Again Tour.

Massive crowd, 500,000 apparently.

Really enjoying it, lots of nice tricky prog time signatures.

 

Edited September 23, 2022 by steantval

[Huge Hands]

On 27/08/2022 at 22:43, Reggaebass said:

I don’t know much of her music but I remember this being played a lot in the early 80s , not sure if it was re-released or something, nice tune 

 

If I remember correctly it was used in a TV advert and then on the back of that got re-released and did really well as a single.

[wateroftyne]

On the subject of Nina Simone, if you get a chance to watch this, do.

 

 

[lowdown]

'The Sound of 007' is up on Prime Video:

 

 

 

[lowdown]

 

Hans Zimmer documentary...

"The story of one of the most celebrated and sought-after movie composers, as told by the man himself and his closest collaborators." 

 

On the BBC iPlayer:

Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel

[casapete]

On BBC4 now they are showing ‘James Brown : BBC Four Sessions’, recorded at LSO 

St. Lukes’s in London. Great band including two bass players. 😊

[Mickeyboro]

A podcast chat with Darryl Jones by Kemp and Pratt. IMO worth a listen!
 

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/rockonteurs-with-gary-kemp-and-guy-pratt/id1530701242?i=1000584355779

Edited November 2, 2022 by Mickeyboro

[Marvin]

On Sky Arts Editors Live in Berlin.

 

Not everyone's cup of tea. I've seen them a couple of times in past few years and thought they were excellent,  Tom Smith has a cracking voice. 

 

So that's my early night gone south, I'll stay up to watch this one.

[SpondonBassed]

Sky Arts right now...

 

The Specials IOW 2014.

[Lozz196]

14 hours ago, SpondonBassed said:

Sky Arts right now...

 

The Specials IOW 2014.

Watched some of that, Horace playing a very nice worn looking sunburst/rosewood Precision

[PaulThePlug]

Lookin yesters, but Police documentary was on?

[casapete]

9 minutes ago, PaulThePlug said:

Lookin yesters, but Police documentary was on?

The Specials IOW gig was on before the Police doc.

I think it’s also being shown on Boxing Day, but at 4.35 A.M. !! 

[SpondonBassed]

2 hours ago, PaulThePlug said:

Lookin yesters, but Police documentary was on?

 

Yes.  The Specials were only on for a half hour and I posted about ten minutes in... sorry about that.

[PaulWarning]

Tutti Frutti with Robbie Coltrane is on the iplayer, episode 3 on BBC4 tonight, couple of new docs on sky arts tonight, Beach Boys and George Harrison

[casapete]

Tonight on Sky Arts they are showing some great Roy Orbison stuff, including ‘A Black

and White Night’ which is sublime. Starts at 7pm.

[LITTLEWING]

On 19/02/2021 at 22:24, Maude said:

Tomorrow (Saturday) 9pm, The Cure live in Hyde Park, 40th anniversary concert. 

A pleasant way to spend a couple of hours. 

🙂

I used to be in a Cure tribute band. We were called Prevention. 

 

Some say we were better......

[Cosmo Valdemar]

9 minutes ago, LITTLEWING said:

I used to be in a Cure tribute band. We were called Prevention. 

 

Some say we were better......

I used to be in an Elbow tribute band, called a r s e.

Most people couldn't tell us apart.

Edited December 29, 2022 by Cosmo Valdemar

[steantval]

Just watching the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2022 inductions ceremony on Sky Arts.

 

Lionel Richie was introduced by Lenny Kravitz and I was looking forward to his on stage performance, unfortunately his voice is shot, it was not good, sad to see.

 

Dave Grohl also murdered the guitar solo in Easy.

 

 

Edited December 30, 2022 by steantval

[AndyTravis]

59 minutes ago, steantval said:

Just watching the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2022 inductions ceremony on Sky Arts.

 

Lionel Richie was introduced by Lenny Kravitz and I was looking forward to his on stage performance, unfortunately his voice is shot, it was embarrassingly bad, sad to see.

 

Dave Grohl also murdered the guitar solo in Easy.

 

 

watching too…it wasn’t good that was it?!

[casapete]

Looks like an interesting Motown evening on BBC2 tonight, starting with Lamont Dozier

at 9pm, followed by ‘When Motown came to Britain’ at 10pm and then Marvin Gaye

‘Live in Montreux’ at 11pm.