I Got The Music

Joe Lindsay takes a trip through six decades of music and summons up the sounds and stories of each era in the company of those who were there.

Episode 1: This Corrosion
The music was as dark as the clothing. The drink was Snakebite, eyeliner was heavy, the smell of patchouli oil was in the air. Release the bats, it’s the goths!

Joe Lindsay travels through six decades of music in the company of those who were there.

Joe Lindsay takes a trip through six decades of music.

Joe Lindsay takes a trip through six decades of music and summons up the sounds and stories of each era in the company of those who were there
At the fag end of glam and before the snarling arrival of punk and the glitterball polyester of disco, there was a musical movement created by those who worshipped Bowie, Roxy Music, Northern Soul and Funk.
They shimmied, sashayed and dressed sharp. And their mecca was a small town in County Down. They were the ‘Young Americans.’
With guests Bill and Beth Harris

Joe Lindsay takes a trip through six decades of music.

All The Young Dudes
If you were a fan of David Bowie or Roxy Music in mid-70s NI, there was only one place to go…Bangor.

All Shook Up

Their hair was quiffed, they wore drainpipes and winklepicker shoes and their King was Elvis.
In the 1950s, the Teddy Boys rocked towns and cities across the land.

Joe Lindsay takes a trip through six decades of music.

Every generation has a musical ‘tribe’ it belongs to, and songs that evoke a special place and time.

Joe Lindsay takes a trip through six decades of music and summons up the sounds and stories of each era in the company of those who were there.

Start the Dance
Rave was the last great musical revolution in NI. Warehouse parties, sound systems, the rise of DJ culture. Two sides under one groove!

Joe Lindsay takes a trip through six decades of music.

Every generation has a musical ‘tribe’ it belongs to, and songs that evoke a special place and time.

Joe Lindsay takes a trip through six decades of music and summons up the sounds and stories of each era in the company of those who were there.

Rave was the last great musical revolution in NI. Warehouse parties, sound systems, the rise of DJ culture. Two sides under one groove!

Joe's special guests are David Holmes and Iain McCready.

Joe Lindsay takes a trip through six decades of music with those who were there.

Every generation has a musical ‘tribe’ it belongs to, and songs that evoke a special place and time.
Joe Lindsay takes a trip through six decades of music and summons up the sounds and stories of each era in the company of those who were there.
The second coming of Mods brought back 1960s music, style and attitude. It was all too beautiful.

Joe Lindsay takes a trip through six decades of music with those who were there.

Joe Lindsay takes a trip through six decades of music.

Every generation has a musical ‘tribe’ it belongs to, and songs that evoke a special place and time.
Joe Lindsay takes a trip through six decades of music and summons up the sounds and stories of each era in the company of those who were there.

The Kids Are Alright
The second coming of Mods brought back sixties music, style and attitude. It was all too beautiful.

Every generation has a musical ‘tribe’ it belongs to, and songs that evoke a special place and time. Joe Lindsay takes a trip through six decades of music and summons up the sounds and stories of each era in the company of those who were there.

All You Need Is Love
The seeds were sown in faraway San Francisco, but flower power blossomed in Northern Ireland too.

Joe Lindsay takes a trip through six decades of music.

Every generation has a musical ‘tribe’ it belongs to, and songs that evoke a special place and time.
Joe Lindsay takes a trip through six decades of music and summons up the sounds and stories of each era in the company of those who were there.

For Those About To Rock
Leather-wearing guitar-shredding glorious heavy metal during heavy times. Headbangers, we salute you!!

Every generation has a musical ‘tribe’ it belongs to, and songs that evoke a special place and time. Joe Lindsay takes a trip through six decades of music and summons up the sounds and stories of each era in the company of those who were there.

Alternative Ulster
For a generation that had grown up with the Troubles, punk rock was a clarion call for something better.

Joe Lindsay takes a trip through six decades of music.

Every generation has a musical ‘tribe’ it belongs to, and songs that evoke a special place and time. Joe Lindsay takes a trip through six decades of music and summons up the sounds and stories of each era in the company of those who were there.

Alternative Ulster
For a generation that had grown up with the Troubles, punk rock was a clarion call for something better.

Joe Lindsay takes a trip through six decades of music.

Every generation has a musical ‘tribe’ it belongs to, and songs that evoke a special place and time. Joe Lindsay takes a trip through six decades of music and summons up the sounds and stories of each era in the company of those who were there.

Alternative Ulster
For a generation that had grown up with the Troubles, punk rock was a clarion call for something better.

Joe Lindsay takes a trip through six decades of music.

Every generation has a musical ‘tribe’ it belongs to, and songs that evoke a special place and time.
Joe Lindsay takes a trip through six decades of music and summons up the sounds and stories of each era in the company of those who were there.

All You Need Is Love
The seeds were sown in faraway San Francisco, but flower power blossomed in Northern Ireland too.

Every generation has a musical ‘tribe’ it belongs to, and songs that evoke a special place and time. Joe Lindsay takes a trip through six decades of music and summons up the sounds and stories of each era in the company of those who were there.

Episode 8: Hip Hop
From the east coast of America to Northern Ireland, hip hop brought a new phenomenon to switched on teenagers. With it came the four elements of the movement: rapping, DJing, breakdancing and graffiti.
Joe explores how NI embraced the music of NYC.

Joe Lindsay takes a trip through six decades of music.

Every generation has a musical ‘tribe’ it belongs to, and songs that evoke a special place and time. Joe Lindsay takes a trip through six decades of music and summons up the sounds and stories of each era in the company of those who were there.

Episode 8: Hip Hop
From the east coast of America to Northern Ireland, hip hop brought a new phenomenon to switched on teenagers. With it came the four elements of the movement: rapping, DJing, breakdancing and graffiti.
Joe explores how NI embraced the music of NYC.

Joe Lindsay takes a trip through six decades of music.

Every generation has a musical ‘tribe’ it belongs to, and songs that evoke a special place and time. Joe Lindsay takes a trip through six decades of music and summons up the sounds and stories of each era in the company of those who were there.

Episode 8: Hip Hop
From the east coast of America to Northern Ireland, hip hop brought a new phenomenon to switched on teenagers. With it came the four elements of the movement: rapping, DJing, breakdancing and graffiti.
Joe explores how NI embraced the music of NYC.

Joe Lindsay takes a trip through six decades of music.