This Week From The BBC: Wire, The Hives, Liars

Wire, Peel Session, Broadcast 17 Sept, 2002

70's Punk stalwarts, Wire, bring it to Maida Vale 4 studios. If you haven't heard their seminal and totally essential 1977 debut, Pink Flag, you should take a Rock 101 class. At the Varsity nearest to you.
Spent
I Don't Understand
First Fast
99.9

Next up, YOUR NEW FAVORITE BAND, THE HIVES FROM SWEDEN! Howlin' Pelle Almqvist, Nicholaus Arson, Vigilante Carlstroem, Dr. Matt Destruction and Chris Dangerous in full effect. Your reference points: Barely Legal & Veni Vidi Vicious.
Hate To Say I Told You So
Lost & Found
Barely Homosapien
Howlin' Pelle Talk to the British People

Lastly, playing selections from their second album, The Were Wrong, So We Drowned, the fantastic Liars. Of course, many of us got to know them from Drum's Not Dead, so this is an excellent opportunity to hear what was.

There's Always Room on the Broom
If Your a Wizard Then Why Do You Wear Glasses?
We Fenced Other Gardens With the Bones of Our Own
Bugman Needs A Hugman