What radio sounded like in the 80s. Rock Over London was a British show airing in the US featuring pop rock artists from the UK. To me, presenter Graham Dene was the UK equivalent to Casey Kasem.
https://soundcloud.com/bbhjgr4nsf0y/rol-june-1987-2
#80sMusic #GrahamDene #PopRock

SoundCloudRADIO REWIND with JIM WILSON Episode #209 ROCK OVER LONDON June 21, 1987 10/26/24RADIO REWIND with JIM WILSON ROCK OVER LONDON Original Airdate: June 21, 1987 Broadcast 10/26/24 Episode #209 Playlist: DIFFORD & TILBROOK-Sixty Second L.P. radio segment MIKE RUTHERFORD (GENESIS

Mar 14

**Carm's music recs** @musicrecs@toot.cat · Mar 14

Carm's music recs @musicrecs@toot.cat

Song: B Blue
Band: BOØWY
Album: Beat Emotion
Year: 1986
Country: Japan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9JPmc4paqw

YouTubeB-BlueBy BOØWY - Topic

#Music #MusicRec #Rock

Mar 14

**1001 Other Albums** @1001OtherAlbums@linernotes.club · 2025-03-11T06:00:00.000Z

1001 Other Albums @1001OtherAlbums@linernotes.club

Joni Mitchell – Blue (1971, Canada)

Our next spotlight is on number 281 on The List, submitted by baz. Because k.d. lang’s cover of Joni Mitchell’s “Case of You” last spotlight was so good, here’s the masterpiece that has the original, from another absolutely iconic Albertan and Canadian.

Want to read more? See the full spotlight: https://1001otheralbums.com/2025/03/11/joni-mitchell-blue-1971-canada/

Want to skip straight to the music? Here's a Songlink: https://album.link/ca/i/1492263092

Happy listening.

1001 Other Albums · Mar 11Joni Mitchell – Blue (1971, Canada)

k.d. lang – Hymns of the 49th Parallel (2004, Canada)

Our next spotlight is on number 522 on The List [1001otheralbums.com], submitted by swordgeek.

k.d. lang is a Canadian icon from my very own hometown (Edmonton, Alberta) whose varied discography includes country, pop, soft rock, jazz, blues, rockabilly, and folk. If you know anything about Alberta, it will likely come as no surprise that lang, even after having gained international recognition, Grammy awards, a sign in the town where she grew up (Consort), etc., was banned on local radio after her 1990 “Meat Stinks” PETA campaign, if not also after coming out as a lesbian in 1992. The province has since at least started to atone for their sins, as in 2013 the Edmonton-based Alberta Ballet put on “Balletlujah [ottawa.citynews.ca]!”, a production honouring lang via an artistic-take on her upbringing in the province, complete with a gay love story. A documentary of the same name by the CBC was also released in 2015, celebrating both the artist and the ballet. Perhaps there’s hope for this province yet.

The album we’re looking at here, lang’s 6th solo LP, is primarily composed of covers. lang had a couple previous covers albums (her 1988 debut Shadowland [album.link] and the 1997 Drag [album.link]), but this one is a loving tribute to Canada, the title referring to the latitude line that essentially makes up the Canada/US border and the songs all written by Canadians (Bruce Cockburn, Leonard Cohen, Joni Mitchell, Ron Sexsmith, Jane Siberry, Neil Young, plus one by lang herself). So, I may have picked this one to spotlight right now for, uh, reasons.

If you like what you hear and want to check out lang’s other work, fun fact is that both Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman (i.e., of The Revolution and Wendy & Lisa) are on Drag [album.link] (1997), and Wendy is also on Invincible Summer [album.link] (2000)!

Happy listening.

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The cover art is a moody blue-tinged black and white photo of large tree without any leaves, behind a low stone wall. Snow is on the ground, and the colour of the sky matches the ground. The artist's name and album name are in brown and white font in a single line along the bottom.] [1001otheralbums.com]

#Canada #CanadianMusic #JoniMitchell

Mar 8

**Paul** @paulsplaylist@mstdn.party · Mar 7

Paul @paulsplaylist@mstdn.party

Dusting off some neglected discs in my collection. Ivan Neville's 1988 album, If My Ancestors Could See Me Now includes some great songwriting and nice backing vocals from Bonnie Raitt on "Falling Out Of Love".
https://song.link/i/1475183080
#IvanNeville #BonnieRaitt #PopRock