Daily Archive: August 1, 2015

Cocteau Twins – Live In Amsterdam 1983 – Past Daily Backstage Weekend

Cocteau Twins – Live In Amsterdam 1983 – Past Daily Backstage Weekend

– Cocteau Twins – In concert At Meervaart, Amsterdam – January 29, 1983 – VPRO, Netherlands – No one is going to convict the 80s of being a dull decade. As has been evidence the past several days via my Roundtable posts, the 80s were a fertile ground for experimenting...

The Slow Road Home – August 1, 1945

The Slow Road Home – August 1, 1945

– London Column – August 1, 1945 – BBC World Service – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Here we are – first day of August. In 1945, August marked the end of World War 2. In 1965, it marked one of the worst riots in America – it has been,...

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