Pat Benatar – It Wouldn’t have been the 80s without her, not to mention MTV. Diving into the 80s for this Lunch Hour – Pat Benatar at The Old Waldorf in San Francisco, recorded on August 15, 1980 and broadcast live over KSAN-FM. Back in 1980, when MTV was just
In the years just before the explosion of Rock ’n’ Roll and the rise of Top 40 radio in the mid-1950s, the American youth market was still emerging as a distinct cultural force. Teenagers had begun to acquire spending power and social influence after World War II, but the entertainment
– The Foundations Live on Bouton Rouge – Jan. 30, 1968 When I first heard The Foundations, via their massive hits Baby, Now That I’ve Found You and Build Me Up, Butter Cup, it was assumed they were an American Soul outfit, probably from Memphis – certainly in the Stax mould. It
Dodgy – In Session – BBC Radio 1 – 1991 Dodgy in Session tonight. One of the bands who rode the initial wave, casually referred to as “Brit-Pop” in the early 1990s, Dodgy were (and are again, since their reunion in 2007, are still going strong) very successful in Europe,
The Monkees – live At Budokan Hall, Tokyo – October 4, 1968 – NHK-FM, Tokyo – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The Monkees in concert this afternoon. Recorded live at Budokan Hall in Tokyo on October 4, 1968 and broadcast by Japanese National Radio Network
Laura Marling – live at BBC 6 Music Festival,Bristol – February 14, 2016 – BBC 6 Music – Laura Marling in concert this weekend. Recorded live at the BBC 6 Music Festival in Bristol, and preserved for posterity by the venerable BBC 6 Music (naturally). When My Space was relevant
The Lilac Time – in session at BBC Radio 1 – 1988 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Formed in 1986, The Lilac Time consists of permanent mainstays, Stephen and Nick Duffy. And even though Stephen Duffy has a solo career of his own, The Lilac Time are still very
– The Alec Wilder Octet – Walking Home In Spring – March 30, 1939 – Brunswick Records Taking it down several notches tonight. One of the most widely admired, but little known American Music composers of the 1930s, 40s and 50s, Alec Wilder was very difficult to pin down as
Tiberius Minnows- Live at Belfast Empire (+sessions) – 1996 Subscribers get perks, don’t you know? Become a Patron! Tiberius Minnows in concert tonight. Starting off with a few radio session tracks, I believe recorded for the RTÉ Network in 1996. I confess to just recently being introduced to this band
EUT – In session for Frequenzy – September26, 2017 – VPRO – The Netherlands – Heading across the English Channel tonight. EUT are a Dutch Post-Punk/Post-Rock/Indie band who were together only two years when this session was recorded in 2017. Sadly, they lasted until 2023 when COVID came along and
