U2 – Unforgettable in 84-85: Time Tunnel
We head back into the Time Tunnel as Stuart Anthony recalls the heady days of 1984/5 when he had some adventures with U2.
Time Tunnel: Bob Dylan – Manchester Apollo 2022…Jerusalem 1987
Stuart Anthony watches Bob Dylan at Manchester Apollo in November 2022. Not for the first time as it turns out…
Fairport’s Cropredy Convention Memories – Gareth Williams: Time Tunnel
Gareth Williams is Festival Director at Cropredy. He is usually in the shadows but we welcome him as he shares some of his thoughts on past events.
Time Tunnel: Wings – The Hardrock, Manchester. 17th May 1973
Paul McCartney is back on the front pages with the Get Back documentary and his book, The Lyrics, recently released. We look back at Wings live in 1973.
Time Tunnel: Great Albums of 1971. Lindisfarne – Fog On The Tyne
We continue our more in-depth reminiscing over the great records of 1971 with a look at the album from Lindisfarne that brought Geordie culture to the world.
Time Tunnel: Great Albums of 1971. Mike Turnbull on Who’s Next
Mike Turnbull re-joins us At The Barrier to share his love of another album that celebrates turning 50 this year. The Who – Who’s Next.
Time Tunnel: Great Albums of 1971. Sinoptik on Uriah Heep’s Look at Yourself.
Sinoptik are a rock trio from Ukraine. They have just released their new album and they join us for more celebration of 1971 and Uriah Heep’s Look At Yourself.
Time Tunnel – The Prodigy Live in Blackpool, 2010
The Prodigy are one of the finest bands ever. Purveyors of a dastardly blend of rave, big beat, dance and metal; they’re a live band for the ages. Dominic Walsh looks back at a gig from 2010.
Time Tunnel: Great Albums of 1971. Jethro Tull – Aqualung
Aqualung forms part of the pantheon of great records of 1971. This legendary Jethro Tull album gets a 50th anniversary reissue on 26th March.
Time Tunnel: One Thousand Nine Hundred & Seventy One Words about The Beatles in 1971
1971 was a year to savour, musically. So many great albums and bands, but one band that had run their course were The Beatles. Whilst the fab four had gone their separate ways, they were all still making fab music.
Time Tunnel: Great Albums of 1971. Fairport Convention – Babbacombe Lee
We continue our occasional series reappraising a selection of our favourite 1971 albums in greater detail. This time, we have a new close look at the album many saw as the First Folk Rock Opera: Fairport Convention’s Babbacombe Lee.
Frank Zappa – The Manchester Mystery (UK Broadcast 1979): Album Review
Flawless concert recording and a genuine time capsule for those of us who were there when Frank Zappa hit Manchester in 1979
Time Tunnel: Rick Pilkington’s 1971 Mixtape
Rick Pilkington of The Blackheart Orchestra joins us once again to help us celebrate a special year with his 1971 mixtape full of love.
Time Tunnel: Great Albums of 1971. Gene Clark – White Light
The first in a series of in depth retrospectives on the great albums of 1971. Gene Clark and White Light.
Time Tunnel: Farewell, Farewell, Fairport – 4th August 1979
John Barlass trawls his memory banks for a detailed piece of the first Cropredy Festival in 1979 and Fairport’s Farewell.