On my show this month:
This month X-Ray Moon celebrates sixty years since The Velvet Undergroundbegan recording material for their first seminal album: The Velvet Underground and Nico.
X-Ray Moon tells a little of the story of the group and their influence, and as well as tracks by The Velvet Underground themselves he also plays several tracks by groups who have been influenced by The Velvet Underground to one extent or another, such as, Joy Division, Gang of Four and David Bowie...
This is a programme for those who know a lot about The Velvet Underground and for those who know nothing: this is 'The Velvet Underground Etcetera'.

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Biography:

Music both old and new. My tendency has always been to be attracted to the 'different', the other, the subversive… something that in one way or another challenges authority or orthodoxy and somehow attempts to shape wider society. Whether that be Punk, two-tone, Krautrock, Rai… etc.
In addition to that though I quite simply enjoy discovering the new, the different and the strange. Sounds, voices and atmospheres from around this small globe we call home are what excite me...
Over the years I have lived in many different countries, and wherever I was John Peel was the background, for many years, that aurally lit-up my adventures. He so perfectly reminded us that the quality, importance and worth of something has nothing to do with its 'popularity', and more to do with how it breaks down barriers and makes the complacent feel uncomfortable. How music at its best can be so much more than just a wallpaper-friendly pop song. So, then, eternal thanks to John Peel, who helped mould many of us…
Plus, thanks for listening. It is a great pleasure and joy to bring these shows to you; I hope you enjoy what you hear.

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