The main news on this July 17th in 1951 was about the devastating floods that swept over Kansas City, submerging some 2 million acres and causing an untold amount of damage and loss of life. On the day of this newscast, President Truman had finished a tour of the disaster
Click on the Link: Deep Purple BBC Sessions + Jon Lord Interview – 1970 Click on the Link: Deep Purple – Smoke On The Water – 1972 It was with shock and more than a little sadness that I heard the news this morning on the passing of Jon Lord.
Althea & Donna – Uptown Top Ranking – 1977 Just couldn’t resist adding one of the pivotal tracks in the Punk/Post-Punk/Ska movement in the mid/late 70’s. Althea & Donna and their iconic Uptown Top Ranking. If you’re familiar with it, here’s a reminder. If you aren’t, you can hear for
Part 1: Part 2: Continuing our archeological dig through concerts never heard, thought lost, destined to be destroyed and otherwise forgotten about, here is another Hollywood Bowl concert with an all-star cast that was never broadcast and never thought to have existed. This time it’s Folk Music and a Political
With the latest reports of several towns in California filing for bankruptcy, and the growing problem of cities in default nationwide, I was reminded of the last time such a wave occurred. The 1970’s were a particularly harrowing period for the American city. Most famously was the economic crisis that
Click the link and relax: Beatrice Rana Recital – Live from the Montpellier Languedoc-Roussillon Festival 2012 It must be Summer because Festival season in Europe is going full blast. This week it’s a recital by the gifted Italian Pianist Bèatrice Rana, live at Festival de Radio France et Montpellier Languedoc-Roussillon,
In 1962 Vietnam was hardly on the map as far as our Next Big Excursion was concerned. It was still largely a matter between the South Vietnamese and “rebel forces”, and we were assured the South Vietnamese had a handle on it, just as long as we supplied arms and
Further evidence the world has always wanted distraction when faced with an overload of uncertainty. This newscast from July 10, 1948 takes a look at what was going on in Britain with relation to the rest of the world. And judging from the reports, Britons were much more interested in
I first heard Fabienne Delsol via MySpace in 2007, and was immediately taken by the haunting quality of her voice. Coupled with a distinctly Retro feel (all the way down to mixing in Mono). I didn’t think I was necessarily listening to something that was a “lifesize replica” of a
Click on the link:The Nazz – Open My Eyes – 1968 Something familiar and later ’60’s tonight – 1968 to be exact. The Nazz were one of those bands that the audience finally caught up to, but by then it was too late and the leading characters had gone off
