"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
Become a member – become a subscriber – Become curious: Become a Patron! – April 15, 1985 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Busy day in space, April 15, 1985. The Shuttle Discovery crew was…
Double espresso works: – Marvin Gaye – In concert from Nippon Budokan, Tokyo – November 13, 1979 – NHK-FM Japan – Marvin Gaye this morning. Ironic that April marks the birth of Marvin Gaye, as well as his death. Born…
Become a Patron! – The Style Council – Live at De Meerveert, Amsterdam – October 31, 1983 – VPRO – Tuesday with The Style Council, recorded live at De Meerveert in Amsterdam on October 31, 1983 and preserved for posterity…
– Chic with Nile Rodgers – Glastonbury 2013 – BBC 6 Music – June 28, 2013 – It’s hard to say who was more blown away by this concert – the band or the audience. Clearly it was a love-fest…
Ike & Tina Turner – In Session – 1975-01-19 – Soul Train – A slight cheat this morning. This Ike & Tina Turner session is actually via the Soul Train! TV show. But since it is a broadcast and not…
– Curtis Mayfield – live At Town & Country, London – 1990 – BBC Radio 1 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Change of pace for Sunday night – a taste of Soul by way of the legendary Curtis Mayfield.…
Probably not as well known as her label mates Etta James or Fontella Bass, Sugar Pie DeSanto was part of that galaxy of divas who put Chicago blues label Chess/Checker on the map. She recorded a considerable number of material…
The Style Council – in session at The BBC – May 5, 1983 – BBC Radio 1 – The Style Council tonight. Their first session for the BBC (not John Peel, it appears). Fresh from the Mod trenches with The…
– 4 By Ike & Tina Turner – From the lp Don’t Play Me Cheap – Sue Records LP-2005 – Diving through vinyl this weekend. Coming up with early Ike & Tina Turner. During their stint with Sue Records, from…
The Manhattans – In Session for Soul! – NET-Public Television – October 31, 1968 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Another installment of rare Soul performed live tonight. This time it’s The Manhattans; a group known more in the later 70s…