Motorhead

Motörhead or Motorhead are an English rock band formed in June 1975 by bassist, singer and songwriter Ian Fraser Kilmister, professionally known by his stage name Lemmy, who has remained the sole constant member. The band are often considered a precursor to, or one of the earliest members of, the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, which re-energised heavy metal in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Motörhead are typically classified as heavy metal, and their fusion of punk rock into the genre helped to pioneer speed metal and thrash metal. Their lyrics typically cover such topics as war, good versus evil, abuse of power, promiscuous sex, substance abuse, and, most famously, gambling. The name "Motörhead" is a reference to users of the drug amphetamine. The band's distinctive fanged-face logo, with its oversized boar's tusks, chains, and spikes, was created by artist Joe Petagno in 1977 for the cover of the Motörhead album and has appeared in many variations on covers of ensuing albums. The fanged face has been referred to variously as "War-Pig" and "Snaggletooth".

Links To Peel
Lemmy was originally a part of Hawkwind, which Peel was once keen on. When Lemmy split from Hawkwind and formed his group Motorhead, Peel was keen to hear the group. After hearing them, he invited them to do a session for the show, which they did in 1978. However as usual after the fad of New Wave of British Heavy Metal, Peel didn't play of the band's material along with other groups of the same genre. In 1987, a listener requested Peel to play a Motorhead track on Peel 058 (BFBS), which he replied back by sarcastically saying:


 * "This is for Nobby, who wrote asking for Motörhead. I'm afraid I gave all of my Motörhead records to the village playgroup."

Sessions
1. Recorded: 1978-09-18. Broadcast: 25 September 1978. Repeated: 03 November 1978
 * The band only did one session. The session is available on Motörhead ‎– BBC Live & In-Session (2005, Sanctuary Midline)
 * Louie-Louie / Tear Ya Down / I'll Be Your Sister / Keep Us On The Road

Other Shows Played
(The following list was compiled only from the database of this site and Lorcan's Tracklistings Archive and is certainly incomplete. Please add further details if known.)

1978 1979 1993 2003 Others
 * 21 August 1978:  Louie Louie (single) Bronze (JP relates how when he managed bands in Oklahoma the promoters asked if they could perform Hang On Sloopy, Gloria and Louie Louie, if yes then they got the gig)
 * 19 September 1978: Louie, Louie (single) Bronze
 * 29 September 1978: Louie Louie (single) Bronze (tape flip during track)
 * 17 April 1979: Overkill (7") Bronze
 * 11 December 1979: Bomber (7") Bronze
 * 14 August 1993 (BFBS): Ace Of Spades (CCN Remix) (12") WGAF
 * 16 January 2003: 'Overkill (7")' (Bronze)
 * 01 April 1982 (TOTP): Iron Fist #33