Probably one of the most popular and most recorded of the “Yè-Yè” genre of French female singers of the 1960’s was Sylvia Vartan. Married (for a time) to Johnny Hallyday, the Elvis Presley of France, she and Hallyday were considered Royalty in French Pop/Rock music circles. She had a huge
Click on the link here for audio player: Megaafonia -Pere Pedregos Further evidence that Rock Without Borders yields interesting results. Megaafonia is a band from Spain I ran across on several sites the past few years. Around since 2005 – with two albums and an ep currently out, Megaafonia have
Click on the link here for Audio player: Moon – Landing-7-20-69 Shocking and sad – the news of the death today of Neil Armstrong, forever known as the First Man On The Moon. And as a reminder of just how much of an icon he was to millions of people,
Click on the link here for Audio Player: Denver – Lo que quieras Continuing our occasional excursion to see what else is going on the world musically, I ran across Dënver, an Indie/Alternative/Electro-pop due from San Felipe Chile, consisting of Mariana Montenegro and Milton Mahan. Tonight’s track, Lo Que Quieras
[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”4355″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”August 24, 1939 – News from Paris Mondial – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] August 24, 1939 – News of this day – and depending on where you were, it was either August 24th or 25th, was completely taken over by the surprising move on
Click on the link here for audio player: The Who BBC Sessions – 1965-1967 Depending on where you’re reading this, it’s either still August 23rd or already August 24th. In any event, it would be criminal to let a birthday observance go unnocticed of one of the most celebrated drummers
Click on the link here for Audio player: John Lee Hooker – No Shoes – 1960 August 22nd would have marked Number 95 for John Lee Hooker (born August 22, 1917). So by way of a tribute to one of the Blues immortals and a musical legend, here is tonight’s
Click on the link here for Audio Player-Part 1: International Chopin Festival – Part 1 Click on the link here for Audio Player-Part 2: International Chopin Festival – Part 2 Since we’re still hip-deep in Festival season throughout Europe, I had to put this one up this week. An absolutely
Click on the link here for audio player: News for August 22, 1971 Since August 22nd came on a Sunday in 1971, the news for this day was taken up mostly with looking at the week past and contemplating what was ahead for the coming week. Starting off with news
