February 9, 1945 – WEAF 6 o’Clock News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – February 9, 1945 – The offensive along the Western front got into high gear this day, as the Canadian 1st Army took fourteen towns and a gain of nearly five miles into Germany, and rapidly approaching
– The Preatures – Live at SXSW March 27, 2014 – VPRO/3VOOR12 – Netherlands Seems like every few days there’s word of a new band coming out of Australia, and from the looks of it, it appears Oz has become the new hotbed of musical activity the
– Two Door Cinema Club – Live at Pinkpop Festival – June 13, 2011 – VPRO-Netherlands Two Door Cinema Club to get Monday up and rolling. Two Door Cinema Club formed in Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland in 2007. The band is composed of three members: Alex Trimble (vocals, rhythm
– London Grammar – live at London Calling 2013-2 – November 2, 2013 – VPRO/3FM – London Grammar in concert at London Calling 2013. Recorded on November 3rd by VPRO in Hilversum. What was shaping up to being a pretty extraordinary year for London Grammar they were getting the message
[/caption] – The Cinematics – Live at London Calling – May 2, 2009 Over to the London Calling festival in 2009 with a short set by The Cinematics. A somewhat short-lived (8 years) band beset with problems not-in-their-control, but rather getting involved with labels in financial difficulties. Still, they were
Bill Withers in concert from London this morning – keeping everything mellow and calm. This is from Bill Withers’ site (which you can explore and grab a few things). His songs speak for themselves. Mary J. Blige‘s version of “Lean on Me” echoed in Washington D.C.’s Lincoln Memorial at the
Dutch psych-meister Jacco Gardner tonight, in a concert recorded during the 2013 London Calling Festival, held at The Paradiso in Amsterdam and faithfully recorded by VPRO in Hilversum. A little bio sampler via Tim Sendra at AllMusic: Dutch-born psychedelic explorer Jacco Gardner began his career sounding like he had been
Captains – live at La Radio Encendida 2017, Madrid – March 11, 2017 – RNE – Radio 3 – You may think SXSW is the first one kicking off festival season, having held court for up-and-coming bands and artists the past several years, turning Austin, Texas into bedlam once a
Jacco Gardner – Live at Abel Dubois Auditorium, Mons Belgium – June 19, 2013 – RTL – Jacco Gardner tonight. One of my favorites of the current crop of artists, currently making the rounds. Proclaimed the Most Celebrated Dutch Musician of The Moment (in 2013) by the Dutch press, Gardner
Foals – Live at The BBC 6 Music Festival, Bristol 2016 – February 14, 2016 – BBC 6 Music – Foals tonight – from the BBC 6 Music Festival in Bristol two weeks ago. Formed in Oxford in 2005, Foals have been around some eleven years now and, according to
