Mabel at the BBC’s Biggest Weekend in Swansea on May 26, 2018 and broadcast on BBC Radio 1. Diving into Pop/R&B this morning – Mabel comes from a long line of musical talents, starting off with her grandfather, the legendary Don Cherry, her uncle Eagle-Eye Cherry and her mom
Staying in Spain this week, as promised. Again, from Al Radio Encendida 2025 – the 11 hour extravaganza of Contemporary Spanish music, bringing in a sampling of Indie, Singer-Songwriter – Hip-Hop and New Folk under one roof and broadcasting it all live from the stage by RNE Radio 3.
– L’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande – Neeme Järvi, Cond – Patricia Kopatchinskaya, violin – April 19, 2013 – RTS Espace 2/Radio France Musique – Over to Geneva by way of Paris this week for a concert by the legendary Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, conducted by Neeme Järvi and
– CBS Radio News – Johnson Addresses United Nations – June 25, 1965 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – In what is shaping up to being a very busy week in history, June 26th marks the anniversary of the first meeting of the United Nations in San Francisco. June 26th
The legendary Tina Turner in concert from Amsterdam to get this Hump Day rolling. Recorded on April 22, 1979 by the venerable VPRO in The Netherlands and broadcast over 3VOOR12 in Amsterdam. This concert comes right around the time of her separation and divorce from Ike Turner (1978), the
Sticking close to Spain tonight with a set by Victorias at the 21st annual La Radio Encendida Festival sponsored by RNE Radio 3 on March 23, 2025. Victorias (Victories in English), are from Seville, have been around since 1985 and at the time of this concert (in March of this
– Student Activism – Tension In Modern Living – July 2, 1969 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Student Activism. It was everywhere; on every College and high school campus. The protests were mostly about the War in Vietnam, but they ultimately ran the gamut – from free speech to
CBS Radio – The World Tonight – June 24, 1980 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection.- Another day, another hornet’s nest of diplomatic wrangling – all on this June 24th 1980. Starting with the ongoing Soviet occupation of Afghanistan. Many were wondering if there was any diplomacy taking place between the
Rousting Tuesday out of bed this morning with a concert from The Alarm, recorded in Zurich on August 24, 1984 by RTS-Switzerland. For those of you who missed them the first time around: In 1977, a punk band was formed in Rhyl, Wales, billed as The Toilets. It contained lead
Festival season is upon us this year – music pouring out of every city, town and street corner in Europe this Summer; filling the air with amazement. Tonight it’s Mertixell Nadermann from the 21st annual Radio Encendida Festival – an extravaganza of talent from Spain all broadcast live by RNE
