Music

The Black Cab Sessions

John Rogers | Thursday 9 September, 2010 15:30

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For the uninitiated, the Black Cab Sessions concept is simple: take a band in the back of a randomly flagged cab, and film the resulting performance as they cruise around the East End. From humble beginnings filming promising London newbies, the sessions have since attracted the interest of American TV stations and taken some musical legends along for the ride. Highlights are many – from the barber-shop-style Brian Wilson session to a rainy night time performance from David Thomas Broughton, complete with self-sabotaging improvised looping through a battery powered amp; from the spectral blues-folk of the Smoke Fairies, to the newest session of all, by The Flaming Lips. Click the still below to check that one out, and sign up for their newsletter to hear about some hugely ambitious sessions coming soon…

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