A frantic guitar riff announced a tougher side of Ocean Colour Scene when “Hundred Mile High City” arrived in 1997. Written by the band and produced with Brendan Lynch, the track would later open their third album Marchin’ Already. Released as the album’s first single, it reached No. 4 in the UK and was later featured in Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. This Top of the Pops performance on 4 July 1997 came months before Marchin’ Already was released. When the album finally arrived that September, it entered the UK chart at No. 1, famously knocking Oasis’ Be Here Now from the top.
On This Day— Robert Plant was born on August 20, 1948.
Alice in Chains covered Led Zeppelin’s “Kashmir” with the Northwest Symphony Orchestra at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA on November 2, 2007.
The 5.6.7.8’s doing “Woo Hoo.”
If this doesn’t put a grin on your face, check your pulse.
Three Japanese sisters (plus that unstoppable garage-punk energy) turning a simple “woo hoo” into one of the most fun things ever recorded. Most people know it from Kill Bill. This live version is even better.
Pure joy. No extra attitude needed.
A bassline inspired by funk and a beat influenced by hip-hop helped push The Stone Roses far beyond conventional indie rock. “Fools Gold” grew from Mani and Reni’s rhythm section, while John Squire’s guitar took inspiration from the wah-wah textures of 1970s funk. Released in November 1989 as a double A-side with “What the World Is Waiting For”, it reached No. 8 in the UK and was not included on the original UK edition of the band’s self-titled debut album. This lip-synced appearance on Dutch television’s Countdown captures The Stone Roses at the end of their breakthrough year, as “Fools Gold” became a defining collision of indie and dance culture.