Jale in session tonight – recorded for John Peel at BBC Radio 1 on September 13, 1994. Part of the Halifax Pop Explosion in Canada in the early 1990s, Jale were one of the first two Canadian bands to be signed to SubPop Records in Seattle. Sadly, only together for
Even after the assassination of President Kennedy, some nine days earlier, the issue of Berlin and West Germany in general were constant reminders that, even with a nation in grief, the Cold War plodded on. Ludwig Erhard had been Chancellor for barely six weeks, and Kennedy’s death cast an unexpected
Dif Juz for Monday Lunch – recorded at Town & Country in London on November 17, 1986. If Dif Juz doesn’t immediately ring bells for you, you’re not alone. I confess, they escaped my otherwise eagle-eye for music when they were around in 1986 (the year they ironically broke up).
January 26, 1979 – CBS Hourly News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – January 26, 1979 – The big news came towards the end of the day. Bulletins hit the airwaves that former four-time New York Governor and vice-President Nelson Rockefeller had died suddenly of a massive heart attack at
