Lunch with Gorillaz – recorded at this year’s Rock Werchter Festival on July 4th – and broadcast by RTL in Brussels. Gorillaz are an English virtual band formed in 1998 by the musician Damon Albarn and the artist Jamie Hewlett. The band primarily consists of four fictional members: 2-D (vocals, keyboards, melodica; vocals provided by Albarn), Murdoc Niccals (bass
– Special Report by Morgan Beatty, State Department – August 11, 1945 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – More suspense, this August 11th in 1945. Following a day of premature celebration came a day of waiting. Diplomatic cables passing back and forth between legations in Switzerland – relayed to the
Curtis Harding at this year’s Best Kept Secret – recorded on June 13th by the venerable VPRO in the Netherlands. And who better to tell you all about Curtis Harding than Curtis Harding himself, right? One of the most visionary artists in soul music today, Curtis Harding is proof of
Busy newsday, this August 10, 1978. Starting from Vatican City – The body of Pope Paul VI sealed in an oak, lead and cypress coffin, was borne to the Vatican to lie in state before the main altar at St. Peter’s Basilica until the funeral Mass on Saturday and burial
Maurice Emmanuel – Sonatine Number 3 – Yvonne Lefébure, piano – Centenary Concert 1962 – ORTF, Paris – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The music of Maurice Emmanuel this weekend, as played by the legendary French pianist Yvonne Lefébure, who frequently played Emmanuel’s works and was the dedicatee of his
Nirvana – Pop Culture having another one of those “right place – right time” moments. Leave it to the BBC to put together a radio documentary on something happening in our own backyard and give a much appreciated history lesson in the process. This four-part documentary “Oh The Road To
The legendary Tadd Dameron this weekend. Recorded for WMCA-AM in New York, live from The Royal Roost on August 29, 1948. He’s joined by – Fats Navarro, trumpet – Allen Eager, Tenor Sax – Curly Russell, bass – Kenny Clarke, drums and “Pancho” Hagood on vocals. Symphony Sid acts as
It seemed like a great idea at the time. School on acid. It was a first for you. High spirited authority it would be fun. Just before First period. All six of you. Friend’s brother had a friend who had a friend. Guaranteed life changing. Came all the way from
Björk in concert from Cambridge for this weekend’s Brunch – Recorded at the Cambridge Corn Exchange on December 2, 1998. I don’t think you get any argument from Music fans that Björk of a force of nature, ever since her stint with The Sugarcubes she’s blazed a trail, especially for
BBC Rock Capsule – Week In Rock – July 24-30 – BBC Transcription Service – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – This Week in Rock – in 1978. 47 years ago it was about David Bowie, Peter Gabriel, Tom Petty and Ray Parker Jr. All the news and the goings
