– NBC Radio Funeral for John Foster Dulles – May 27, 1959 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. – The name John Foster Dulles probably doesn’t ring a lot of bells these days, aside from the name of an Airport in Washington D.C. – time and new players have clouded the
Gomez to kick off Tuesday – recorded at the 1999 Glastonbury Festival on June 25, 1999 and broadcast by BBC Radio 1. Guitarist and vocalist Ian Ball and drummer Olly Peacock having played in a three-piece band from the ages of 14 to 18. They met bassist Paul Blackburn and
Memorial Day – a day of reflection and remembrance – a day where we look at where we were then and see where we are now. The day you don’t wish people a Happy Holiday. It isn’t one of those kinds of days. There are the barbecues and the get-togethers;
– Suede in Concert from Royal Festival Hall, London, recorded by the venerable BBC in 2002. Suede this morning. One of those bands who descended on the Alternative/Pop/Britpop scene in 1989 and were instantly embraced by the critics and whose debut album was one of the fastest selling in decades.
Music of Robert Suter this weekend. Kleines Konzert fur Klavier un Kammerorchester with the Instrumental Ensemble of Basel and Charles Dobler, piano – conducted by Rudolf Kelterborn from this broadcast concert of January 21, 1954 from RTS, Switzerland. Robert Suter is a Swiss composer, born in St. Gallen. He studied
Although his recordings are still available, taking advantage of technological advances in restoration, and many discoveries of otherwise lost performances have surfaced in personal as well as broadcast archives, the name Wilhelm Furtwängler is slowly fading from view as we go further and further away from his passing, some seventy-one
New faces on the Jazz horizon this weekend. Daniel Garcia Diego and his sextet in concert at the International Jazzfestival in Münster, Germany and recorded on January 4th of this year by North German Radio. Spanish jazz pianist Daniel García is known for his musical blend of jazz and flamenco.
Deep dive into early the last century this weekend with one of those artists who were at the vanguard of what were becoming breakthroughs in race relations, not to mention a supremely gift artist in his own right. Alphonso Trent may not ring a whole lot of bells, unless you’re
It wasn’t a good day. Started with a broken shoe lace – went downhill from there. Why are you gaining weight? Why is your face breaking out? Why does your Mom give you Wheaties every morning? Your boyfriend called – two flat tires and the car won’t start. Stuck taking
Iron Butterfly this weekend – recorded at the Konserthuset in Göteborg, Sweden on January 24, 1971. A band almost synonymous with the later 60s and with a song a de facto anthem for psychedelia by way of In A Gadda Da Vida, Iron Butterfly were an essential soundtrack to many
