Did anyone get the chance to see Sky Arts inaugural episode of its From the Basement series on Saturday night? With performances from The White Stripes, The Shins and Neil Hannon from The Divine Comedy, the season kicked off in style and sufficiently set the tone for the next five episodes. What was your reaction to Sky Arts promise of returning live music to primetime TV? Leave a comment below and let us know!

Next Saturday’s installment of From the Basement features Radiohead’s Thom Yorke, The Stroke’s Albert Hammond Jnr, and newcomers The Envelopes – it is looking set to be one of the more unmissable episodes in the series. To further fuel your insatiable desire for all that’s hot, live and aurally-incendiary, From the Basement have set up their own YouTube channel showcasing trailers and clips – including a rather popular and supremely excellent example of Thom Yorke performing In Rainbows (watch it below). For more information about all upcoming episodes, you can visit www.fromthebasement.tv or the Sky Arts website.

Finally, we leave you with some good news for our American readers… From the Basement will be hitting your shores on 22 February 2008, broadcast on the Rave HD channel. In the words of your nation: Awesome.