Pixies - Monkey Gone to Heaven [1989] Whats for afters? 2015-04-29 | [Hi-Fi Mono] From the group's first appearance on National USTV. First of two songs on this occasion. This very special program was the creative idea of Hal Willner.
Spacehog - In the Meantime [Conan 1-5-96] Whats for afters? 2021-12-30 | (Hi-fi Stereo) Another live take of this song, performed on late night USTV, with a clearer picture & sound IMHO.
John Prine in Dublin 1989 (pt. 3) - Saddles in the Rain / Thats the Way the World Goes Round Whats for afters? 2021-06-20 | [Hi-Fi Stereo] The late, and absolutely great, John Prine appears in Dublin, Ireland, with his band of that period in time. They include Marty Stuart on mandolin, Philip Donnelly on guitar, Rachel Peer on bass, Martin Nolan on keyboards, Peter Robinson on steel guitar, and Tony Newman on drums. For the final number, Lyle Lovett joins in.
Lyle Lovett in Dublin 1989 (pt. 2) - You Cant Resist It / Simple Song Whats for afters? 2021-06-20 | [Hi-Fi Stereo] Mr. Lovett appears on tour, opening, and performing with, the late John Prine and band. The first number has John Higgens accompanying Mr. Lovett on cello, while members of John Prine's band join in, on the second composition. These include Philip Donnelly on guitar, Rachel Peer on bass, and Martin Nolan on keyboards.
Lyle Lovett in Dublin 1989 (pt. 1) - If I Had a Boat / Shes No Lady Whats for afters? 2021-06-20 | [Hi-Fi Stereo] Mr. Lovett appears on tour with the late John Prine, in Dublin, Ireland. Accompanying on cello for these early, and quite popular numbers, is John Higgens.
John Prine in Dublin 1989 (pt. 2) - Sam Stone / The Speed of the Sound of Loneliness Whats for afters? 2021-06-20 | [Hi-Fi Stereo] The late, great John Prine appears live with his band of the time, which included Marty Stuart on mandolin, Philip Donnelly on guitar, Rachel Peer on bass, Martin Nolan on keyboards, Percy Robinson on pedal steel, and Tony Newman on drums.
John Prine in Dublin 1989 (pt. 1) - Blow Up Your TV / Love, Love, Love / Unwed Fathers Whats for afters? 2021-06-20 | [Hi-Fi Stereo] The late, great John Prine performs with his band, including Marty Stuart on mandolin, Philip Donnelly on guitar, Rachel Peer on bass, Percy Robinson on pedal steel, Martin Nolan on keyboards, and Tony Newman on drums.
Yo La Tengo - From a Motel 6 [1-29-94] Whats for afters? 2021-04-18 | [Hi-Fi Stereo] Powerful live version from an appearance on late night USTV, a rare occurrance for this tremendous group. Second attempt to share this clip, over the years.
King Crimson - Dinosaur [11-14-95] Whats for afters? 2021-04-18 | [Hi-Fi Stereo] Robert Fripp & co-horts make a rare USTV appearance performing one song on this late night program. Als featured in the band are Adrian Belew, Tony Levin, Bill Bruford, Pat Mastelotto & Trey Gunn. This would be the second attempt at sharing this clip, over the years.
Stevie Ray Vaughan - Rude Mood? (fast blues) + Pride & Joy [Unplugged] Whats for afters? 2021-04-17 | The late guitarist & songwriter appears on this influential cable television program, performing on an acoustic 12-string guitar for both numbers. This is the only clip from this program that survived on my videotape.Chapter Jumps:00:00 Rude Mood(?)02:52 Unplugged ad break03:09 Jules Shear introduction03:20 Pride & Joy
Loudon Wainwright III - He Said, She Said + (most of) an interview [USTV] Whats for afters? 2021-04-17 | The singer-songwriter makes a rare appearance on late night USTV, performing one song, and sitting down for a humorous interview. Unfortunately, my videotape ran out before the interview [and second ditty] was performed.
Dwight Yoakam - Please Please Baby (live) [ABC In Concert] Whats for afters? 2021-04-17 | Live version from USTV program, featuring quite a lively crowd, between smokin' guitar playing.
Crowded House & Tim Finn - Show a Little Mercy + Chocolate Cake + Shed Your Skin [Unplugged pt 2] Whats for afters? 2021-04-17 | The group appear, along with Tim Finn, and Mitchell Froom sitting in on keyboards. Popular, and influential cable television program, which was hosted by Jules Shear.Chapter Jumps:00:00 Tim Finn & Crowded House - Show a Little Mercy03:33 Unplugged ad break03:45 Chocolate Cake07:26 Jules Shear, Crowded House & Tim Finn - Shed Your Skin (Throw Your Arms Around Me)
Crowded House & Tim Finn - Mean to Me + Four Seasons in One Day + Not Even Close [Unplugged pt 1] Whats for afters? 2021-04-17 | The group perform with Tim Finn, as well as Mitchell Froom on piano for a few numbers, on this influential cable television program.Chapter Jumps:00:00 Mean to Me03:33 Jules Shear intro04:36 Four Seasons in One Day08:08 Tim Finn & Crowded House - Not Even Close
Bootsy Collins, Carla Bley, Steve Swallow & Allen Toussaint - Healing Power + Shoorah [Night Music] Whats for afters? 2021-04-11 | [Hi-Fi Mono] From the eclectic music program helmed by the late Hal Willner, and hosted by David Sanborn. Bootsy Collins is joined by the house band, featuring Hiram Bullock, Omar Hakim, Philippe Saisse, Tom Barney, Don Alias and Mr. Sanborn.For these numbers, the majority of the performers from all groups appear together, for the end of the program [Pretty Fat, Karen Mantler & Her Cat Arnold, Carla Bley & Steve Swallow, and Allen Toussaint]. First, a most entertaining interview with Bootsy Collins is followed by a Carla Bley composition. To close out the program, Allen Toussaint, and his composition, "Shoorah Shoorah" is performed. Apologies for the minor video glitches; fortunately, they do not appear to affect the audio, on this occasion. Music Chapters:00:00 Segment: Bootsy Collins interview03:30 Healing Power intro06:30 Healing Power pt II10:28 Allen Toussaint intro
Difford & Tilbrook - Messed Around + Almost Magic + Im A Believer [Unplugged pt 2] Whats for afters? 2021-04-11 | The duo from Squeeze appear performing acoustically on this influential program, from decades ago, and are joined by the host, Jules Shear, Syd Straw & Elliot Easton (of The Cars), for two numbers, after the duo perform their great song, "Messed Around". Apologies for the video glitches which you may-or-may-not notice, as this was on the transfer from a very old tape of mine, and could not be helped.Chapter Jumps:00:00 Intro & (She Feels) Messed Around03:17 Jules Shear & Glenn Tilbrook - King Midas in Reverse [snippet]03:40 Syd Straw's Almost Magic07:48 Jules Shear, Elliot Easton, Syd Straw with Difford & Tilbrook - I'm a Believer
Difford & Tilbrook - Pulling Mussels From a Shell + She Doesnt Have to Shave [Unplugged pt 1] Whats for afters? 2021-04-11 | The duo from Squeeze appear performing acoustically on this influential program, from decades ago. Apologies for the video glitch which you may-or-may-not notice, as this was on the transfer from a very old tape of mine, and could not be helped.Chapter Jumps:00:00 Pulling Mussels From a Shell03:05 break03:25 Jules Shear introductions03:42 She Doesn't Have to Shave
Jules Shear, Elliott Easton & Syd Straw - If We Never Meet Again [Unplugged] Whats for afters? 2021-04-11 | Mr. Shear, host of this influential show, invites Ms. Straw and Elliott Easton, formerly of The Cars, to sing along on a couple of his compositions.
David Bowie - interview [Conan OBrien] Whats for afters? 2021-04-11 | This is the other half of the evening's appearance on USTV; this time, just the interview segment [see elsewhere on my channel for the acoustic version of "Dead Man Walking" & the full-band version of "I'm Afraid of Americans" that were performed that night].
BackBeat Band - Money + Long Tall Sally [Live] Whats for afters? 2021-04-11 | 90's one-off Alternative Rock "supergroup" perform two covers, live. Band includes Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth), Greg Dulli (Afghan Whigs), Mike Mills (R.E.M.), Dave Grohl (Nirvana/Foo Fighters), Dave Pirner (Soul Asylum), and wingman, Don Fleming.Chapter Jumps:00:00 Money (That's What I Want)02:20 Long Tall Sally04:18 Thurston Moore outro05:15 Alternative Radio Top 10
Carla Bley & Steve Swallow - Romantic Notions #3 / Walking Batterie Woman [Night Music 1990] Whats for afters? 2021-04-11 | [Hi-Fi Mono] From the eclectic music program helmed by the late Hal Willner, and hosted by David Sanborn. Ms. Bley and Mr. Swallow perform as a duet on this occasion. I consider myself very fortunate to have seen them perform together, once, many years ago :)
Karen Mantler & Her Cat Arnold - I Wanna Be Good {Night Music 1990] Whats for afters? 2021-04-11 | [Hi-Fi Mono] From the eclectic music program helmed by the late Hal Willner, and hosted by David Sanborn. Ms. Mantler's collaborator's perform this number after a short introduction by her mother, Carla Bley, and the show's host, David Sanborn. Members of the band should include:Baritone Saxophone – Pablo CalogeroBass – Jonathan SanbornDrums – Ethan WinograndGuitar – Marc MullerSynthesizer – Steve WeisbergVocals – Eric Mingus
Allen Toussaint - Play Something Sweet (Brickyard Blues) [Night Music 1990] Whats for afters? 2021-04-11 | [Hi-Fi Mono] From the eclectic music program helmed by the late Hal Willner, and hosted by David Sanborn. The late Mr. Toussaint is joined by the house band, featuring Hiram Bullock on guitar, Omar Hakim on drums, Philippe Saisse on keyboards, Tom Barney on bass, Don Alias on percussion, and David Sanborn on saxophone. A few other musicians from other ensembles appearing on this date, help round out the crew.
Pretty Fat - We Are Pretty Fat [Night Music 1990] Whats for afters? 2021-04-11 | [Hi-Fi Mono] From the eclectic music program helmed by the late Hal Willner, and hosted by David Sanborn. Female hip hop duo appear without any musicians backing them on their tune. Short film clip of Bootsy Collins precedes the performance.
Bootsy Collins & Pretty Fat - Stretchin Out [Night Music 1990] Whats for afters? 2021-04-11 | [Hi-Fi Mono] From the eclectic music program helmed by the late Hal Willner, and hosted by David Sanborn. Bootsy Collins is joined by the house band, featuring Hiram Bullock, Omar Hakim, Philippe Saisse, Tom Barney, Don Alias, and a few of Bootsy's proteges, including female hip-hop vocalists, Pretty Fat.
Eric Clapton - Tears In Heaven [Live 1992] Whats for afters? 2021-04-11 | Clapton and band perform a ballad, in stark contrast to many of the other performances on this awards ceremony event, that evening.
The Alarm - (Jules Shear tune) + This Train + 20 Flight Rock [Unplugged pt 2] Whats for afters? 2021-04-11 | Jules Shear & Nuclear Valdez accompany the duo from The Alarm for 2 numbers, after their original composition is performed.Chapter Jumps:00:00 Intro00:25 Jules Shear & The Alarm - If She Knew What She Wants04:10 Jules Shear, The Alarm & Nuclear Valdez - This Train06:25 Jules Shear, The Alarm & Nuclear Valdez - 20 Flight Rock
David Bowie - Dead Man Walking + Im Afraid of Americans [Live USTV] Whats for afters? 2021-04-09 | [Hi-Fi Stereo] Two live performances: the first features Bowie & Reeves Gabrels performing acoustically; the second is performed by the entire band, with Gabrels, Gail Ann Dorsey, Mike Garson & Zack Alford. The interview segment will be shared at another point in time....Chapter Jumps:00:00 intro & chat continues02:03 Dead Man Walking07:06 I'm Afraid of Americans10:47 outro for program
En Vogue - Free Your Mind [Live 1992] Whats for afters? 2021-04-09 | Live performance from an awards special, originally aired on US cable televsion. The footage was recorded in LP mode on my vcr, so it is not as sharp as it could be, but the sound should make up for that ;)
Nuclear Valdez - Summer + Dont Believe a Word [Unplugged] Whats for afters? 2021-04-06 | Two songs are performed by two members of the group; one original song with the host, Jules Shear, and the second song is a Thin Lizzy cover performed by just the duo.Chapter Jumps:00:00 intro00:28 Nuclear Valdez & Jules Shear - Summer03:38 Jules Shear intro04:15 Nuclear Valdez - Don't Believe a Word
Ol Dirty Bastard - Brooklyn Zoo [Jon Stewart 3-24-95] Whats for afters? 2021-04-06 | Live (clean) version from a US Cable TV show, back in the day. Audio was censored by the broadcasters, at the time..... but, at least it's not the annoying "beep!" sound; just drop outs on the vocals.
Matthew Sweet - MTV host break with Thom Yorke quote & Maxx ad [120 Mins 4-2-95] Whats for afters? 2021-04-06 | End of promo videos segment before the commercial break; Matthew Sweet intros next segment before commercial break begins. Short ad for anime program called "Maxx".
Patti Smith - interview [no music performance - January 1997] Whats for afters? 2021-04-04 | Ms. Smith appears on a popular late night interview show in the U.S., to promote "Peace and Noise", and her "Complete Works" lyrics book.
James - Break Down the Government Walls [live 1990 + interview snippet intro] Whats for afters? 2021-04-04 | James, the band, perform live from a UK television program, in 1990. A short interview precedes the intro to the song.
MTV - The Week in Rock [news & interviews 1992] Whats for afters? 2021-04-04 | Interviews and live footage - none comlete - with Henry Rollins' Band, Live (the band), Soup Dragons, Material Issue from a festival. News on a Butthole Surfers concert fee kerfuffle; plus, an interview with Andy Partridge about XTC's "Nonsuch", plus a tiny bit more....
Monty Python [from The Meaning of Life] The Salmon Mousse Is the Culprit Whats for afters? 2020-06-17 | One of my favorite scenes from the film, in which "you Americans" and "you Englishmen" get equal shade from The Grim Reaper....
Leonard Cohen & Sonny Rollins - Who By Fire [Live] [Sunday Night Live/Night Music] Whats for afters? 2020-04-07 | [Hi-Fi] Posting this, as what little tribute I can make, to the memory of Hal Willner, and the critical agent in making this magic moment occur, on USTV, so many years ago. The live clip of Mr. Cohen & Mr. Rollins, along with the house band, begins at the 3:28 mark.....One of the truly best moments of live music to have been captured on film, and a lot has to do with Mr. Willner bringing all of these people together, on this stage, in order to have something with this much power, happen.Watch the beginning, for a taste of what "Night Music" [Willner's concept], would routinely do on one broadcast: show the audience an archival clip of essential music, and follow that with contemporary music & musicians of the day.Timeless. Thank you, Mr. Willner, and peace.
Wall of Voodoo - Back in Flesh [live - USTV] Whats for afters? 2020-04-05 | [Mono] Live appearance on cable television [a comedy program, of all things]. If you want to get right to the music, skip ahead to the 1:00 mark....Note: the age of the original tape has something to do with the fleeting glitches, but the audio is just fine.
Michael Penn & Patrick Warren - No Myth + Brave New World [Unplugged] Whats for afters? 2019-08-21 | [Hi-Fi Mono] Live acoustic versions from a short-lived cable television program from the U.S.Apologies for an occasional visual glitch, due to the age of the source tape ;)Chapter Jumps:00:00 intro00:12 - No Myth04:05 Jules Shear intro04:22 Brave New World
Billy Corgan interviews bandmates [Lollapalooza 1994] Whats for afters? 2019-08-21 | [Hi Fi Mono] Smashing Pumpkins' bandleader interviews James Iha & D'Arcy from the band, during the Lollapalooza Tour of 1994. Apologies for the brief glitch during the D'Arcy segment...Very brief snippets of live performances from the band, and A Tribe Called Quest, at the very beginning ;)
Garth & U2 - Even Better Than the Real Thing + Andrew Dice Clay [MTV Music Awards 1992] Whats for afters? 2019-01-31 | [Hi-Fi Stereo] Garth, from "Wayne's World" has a lengthy intro segment, before U2 performs, followed by a brief outro comedic-segment, with Andrew Dice Clay....Recorded in LP mode, at the time, so the video isn't Hi-Def, but the music is in decent quality.
Def Leppard - Lets Get Rocked + Dennis Leary & Cindy Crawford [MTV Music Awards - 1992] Whats for afters? 2019-01-31 | [Hi-Fi Stereo] Recorded at LP speed, so not as clear as it might be, otherwise. Live performance, in case you were wondering.....
The Real Story coverage of Bill Grahams memorial concert 1991 [CNBC] Whats for afters? 2019-01-31 | [Mono] Numerous celebrities tied to the world of music entrepreneur, Bill Graham, recall moments over their intertwined careers. David Crosby, Bob Weir, Robin Williams, Janis Joplin, and Carlos Santana are among those who speak.A bit glitchy in places, due to the age of the tape, sorry to say.
Dead Milkmen - Punk Rock Girl [music video] Whats for afters? 2019-01-31 | [Stereo] The group's music video for the indie cult hit, "Punk Rock Girl".Entertaining, to say the least.
Dinosaur Jr - Feel the Pain [Live at the 9:30 Club, Washington, D.C.] preview from Reverb [1997] Whats for afters? 2019-01-31 | [Hi-Fi Stereo] The trio perform live, at the end of one episode of "Reverb", a US cable television program.Sorry that there is/was one tape glitch in the early part of the clip. Nothing I could do to fix that on the original tape.
California DMV (P.S.A.) Id Rather Drive Rap [1989] Whats for afters? 2019-01-31 | Promotion against drinking and driving, aimed at youth, by using Hip-Hop as a way to drive the message home.
Ian McCulloch [Echo & the Bunnymen] - sound bite Whats for afters? 2019-01-31 | The lead singer of the goup does a quick ad for MTV's 120 Minutes.
Fuji cassette ads [x2] Whats for afters? 2019-01-31 | Two short advertisements for Fuji audio cassettes. Entertaining, IMHO.
Flea & Kiedas [Red Hot Chili Peppers] (station ID) Whats for afters? 2019-01-31 | The pair do a quick promo for MTV 120 Minutes.
Buffalo Tom - Sunflower Suit (video excerpt on MTV 120 Minutes) Whats for afters? 2019-01-30 | [Stereo feed] Short segment aired on 120 Minutes, focusing on Buffalo Tom's early video for "Sunflower Seed".Incomplete clip, as it was a "spotlight" segment on the band.
The Alarm (soundbyte) [MTV short interview clip] Whats for afters? 2019-01-30 | [Mono] Very short interview with one member of The Alarm, from back in the day....
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