"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
– New York Philharmonic – Soloists and Chorus conducted by Charles Munch. Artur Honegger: Joan Of Arc At The Stake (U.S. Broadcast premier) – January 4, 1948 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection I hesitated to run this for several months…
– Francoise Hardy – Radio Performance from l’Olympia – August 1, 1965 – ORTF, Paris – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The only problem with the British Invasion of the mid-1960s was that it overshadowed just about everything else that…
– Depeche Mode – in concert at The Paris Theatre, London – February 10, 1982 – BBC Radio 1 In Concert series – Depeche Mode tonight. Hot on the heels of their debut album Speak & Spell, which was issued…
Tame Impala – Live at Paredes de Coura 2015, Portugal – August 20, 2015 – Vodafone FM Hat in hand, heart on sleeve: Become a Patron! One of the real upsides to the 2015 festival season had been just how…
Tom Jones, headlining this week’s Top Of The Pops via BBC Radio. Originally broadcast on August 25, 1967. Also appearing were The Bee Gees, The Shadows, The Breakaways and newcomer Samantha Jones. For those of you not familiar with the…
Public Enemy – Live At Phoenix Festival 1995 – BBC Radio 1 Public Enemy in concert to end the week. A suspicious lack of Rap and Hip-hop on these pages over the years. Any particular reason? No – other than…
The Heath Brothers – live at Sweet Basil, New York – Broadcast August 1, 1986 – NPR: Jazz Alive! – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The Heath Brothers, recorded live at Sweet Basil in New York and broadcast as part…
The Woodentops – live at Glastonbury 1987 – BBC Radio 1 – The Woodentops to close the weekend and get ready for the new week. A band whose boost in popularity was largely due to Morrisey who wrote a glowing review…
Pitou – in session at Motel Mozaique 2017 – April 7, 2017 – 3VOOR12 – VPRO, The Netherlands – Amsterdam born Singer-Songwriter Pitou to start the week, in a session from last week’s Motel Mozaique festival in Rotterdam. The Spring…