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
Heading into Postrock territory with a session from Labradford, recorded for John Peel at BBC Radio 1 on October 16, 1994. Labradford is an American post-rock group founded in 1992 in Richmond, Virginia. They have released six full albums from 1993 to 2001. Though not disbanded, they have been on
International news, this May 23, 1997 as presented by the BBC World Service. Preliminary results Saturday from Iran’s presidential election showed a landslide victory for a moderate cleric whose triumph would mean a defeat for hard-line mullahs who have ruled since the 1979 Islamic revolution state-run radio reported Tehran radio
