Heading overseas for lunch this Monday with a set from Touched, a relatively new band from Seoul, South Korea – recorded at the Seoul Minimusic Festival on October 18, 2025. Ever since I heard rumors about a thriving Indie scene in South Korea, I had to go exploring. Not as
March 9, 1991 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – March 9, 1991 – Desert Storm was over. The Hundred-hour war was now history. Troops were starting to come home. And hints and revelations it could have gone worse were starting to surface. Before leaving
Albert Spalding – RCA Magic Key – August 30, 1936 – NBC Red Network – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Digging up more rarities this weekend. This one might take a little getting used to – the original discs are badly damaged. But this is a very rare live performance from
Jimmie Rodgers – Country, Folk and Pop all rolled into one. Jimmie Rodgers Show – recorded for Canadian Radio on November 1961 – broadcast on January 5, 1962. Many people hear the name Jimmie Rodgers and immediately gravitate to Jimmy Rodgers the Singing Brakeman, the 20th century Pioneer of Country
How you managed to get through this life in one piece is a mystery – even you can’t figure it out. You were there – you should know – blank wall. Friday night – The Hullabaloo on Sunset – Moby Grape – sold out – people everywhere. Sunset Strip was
Gil Evans Orchestra for this Daylight Savings Sunday – recorded during their European Tour of 1978 (no exact date and no exact venue, sorry). Gil Evans with his orchestra consisting of the usual suspects; Lew Soloff, trumpet-flugel horn, Earl McIntyre, trombone-tuba, Steve Lacy, soprano sax, Arthur Blythe, alto sax, Pete
Bob Crane – 9th Anniversary Show – May 30, 1964 – KNX Radio Los Angeles – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Talk radio in Los Angeles during the 1950s and 1960s was completely different than Talk Radio is now. Then, it was about personalities – the show host and the
Brunch with The Claypool Lennon Delirium this weekend – recorded at the 2016 Outside Lands Festival in San Francisco on August 16, 2016. The Claypool Lennon Delirium – one of my favorite go-to bands in recent years, probably because they remind me, in vibe and approach to Gong, another favorite
Hands Off Gretel to wind up the week – recorded on the occasion of their 2nd album release party on March of 2019 and preserved for posterity in the form of a video (available for download from the band). It’s always sad when you read about a band, who you
The Great Challenge – Individual Relationships In A Mass Society -April 22, 1956 By 1956 it would be pretty safe to say America was headed well into nervous breakdown territory. Everything was on the rise – divorce, alcohol abuse, prescription medications, fear, paranoia and irrevocable change. And it wasn’t being
