– Ride in concert – Recorded at the Town & Country Club, London – Oct. 28, 1990 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Ride in concert this morning. Recorded at the Town & Country Club in London on October 28, 1990 and was around the time the band issued the
Getting ready for the onslaught of Festivals this year. Rock and Jazz aren’t the exclusive property of the Festival atmosphere. Festivals throughout Europe featuring Classical music probably outnumber the others by a sizable number. But we have our fair share too. Certainly, The Hollywood Bowl season (which should be kicking
A documentary on the legendary conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler – produced by the BBC 3rd Programme on November 30, 1964, commemorating 10 years since his death. Without any doubt, lovers of Classical Music will know the name Furtwängler and most likely have a collection of his recordings on their shelves. He
A taste of Horace Silver this Sunday morning recorded in Copenhagen, Denmark in October 1968 by Danish Radio – DRK. He’s joined by Bill Hardman on trumpet, Bennie Maupin on Tenor, John Williams on bass and Billy Cobham on drums. You can never have too much Horace Silver in your
Green Day for a holiday weekend. Recorded in Berlin by RBB-Radio on August 30, 2012 Before settling on its current name in 1989, Green Day was named Blood Rage, then Sweet Children. They were part of the late 1980s/early 1990s Bay Area punk scene that emerged from the 924 Gilman
It was all perfect – for a time anyway. First semester; Junior High – first girlfriend – first job. Hickey’s and French kissing – better than you read in Cavalier and Escapade. Head going to explode – world of feelings you can’t tell anybody about – boxes of Kleenex. Letters
Ernie Pyle is a name that, unless you were heavily involved in studying World War 2, would most likely ring no bells with you. He was one of the finest journalists of his generation who covered the War on the ground with the average foot soldier. Because of that, his
– Bicentennial coverage – CBS Radio – July 4, 1976 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Hard to imagine it was 49 years ago today that America celebrated its Bicentennial. July 4, 1976 was a nationwide, non-stop party – and no matter who you were or where you were, you
Shed Seven in concert for this holiday morning – recorded at La Cigale in Paris on November 3, 1994 and broadcast live by RTF2. Shed Seven formed in York in 1990. They were one of the groups which contributed to the Britpop music scene of the 1990s. They originally
Various Vegetables in session for Mark Radcliffe at BBC Radio 1 and recorded on November 23, 1993. Here’s what I know about Various Vegetables – “Various Vegetables were an early-90’s pop-punk / grebo outfit from Sheffield, UK.” It’s always frustrating when you run across a band that catches your
