Click on the link here for Audio Player: Traffic – Glad_Freedom Rider – 1970 I was trying to find something tonight that fit with the spirit of the evening. Rather than go after one of the dozen or so tunes I’ve been hearing over and over at rallies during this
A little goes a really long way:Become a Patron! Something special tonight – one of the many radio programs Bob Dylan performed on early in his career. In the 1950’s and early 1960’s, when FM radio was almost the sole domain of the “audiophile” and the independent station, many programs
Click on the link here for Audio Player: THE SPECIALS – BBC Peel Sessions Diving into the 70’s this Friday night with The Specials. A session recorded at the BBC for the John Peel Program, most of it from May 23, 1979. Here’s what’s on the player: The Specials John
It’s always a pain to post one of these appeals. In a perfect world, ads would support the day to day running of this site and would help fund the ongoing preservation of thousands of hours of rare recordings. I wouldn’t have to bother you with dire predictions and annoy
Click on the link here for Audio Player: Rocket from the Crypt – Reading Fest. 1996 Jumping into the spirit of Halloween with San Diego chaos merchants Rocket From The Crypt – live at the Reading Festival, 1996. Turn it up and kick a few crypts around. Related articles Halloween
Click on the link here for Audio Player: Houdini’s Last Seance – Oct. 31, 1936 In what was promised to be the media event of the decade, the legendary illusionist, magician and escape artist Harry Houdini, who had died on Halloween night 1926, had promised to make an appearance from
Since October 31st came on a Sunday in 1976, this was the last weekend before the Presidential election. According to the Harris Poll, Carter’s poll standings were falling and it was becoming a dead heat between Carter and President Ford. The last minute campaigning was at a fever-pitch. In other
Click on the link here for Audio Player: Moby – Lie Down In Darkness (Radio Edit) Jumping into familiar territory tonight. The ever-popular Moby and a single from 2011. I’m sure you’ve heard it all so much you can sing along to it. Lie Down In Darkness is one of
Click on the link here for Audio Player: News for October 30, 1978 News on this day was mostly of the Economic variety. Jimmy Carter‘s Anti-Inflation program was not being met with enthusiasm, so it was up to Treasury Secretary Blumenthal to make the pitch for the plan. Meanwhile, the
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