After false starts and long stretches of silence, word finally came down that Germany had capitulated and the war in Europe was indeed over and VE Day was a reality. The end of European warfare, greatest, bloodiest and costliest war in human history– had claimed at least 40,000,000 casualties on
Since most mainstream media will be focusing on the end of the War in Europe in 1945, May 7th also marks another anniversary; one that had far-reaching consequences during the years and decades directly following it. The fall of the French Army garrison at Dien Bien Phu. A battle which
I admit being saddened by the news at the time that Bloc Party went on extended hiatus, once the batch of festival appearances for 2013 were over, sometime in July. During that summer tour of 2013, drummer Matt Tong left the band, with Sarah Jones filling in on drums for
Just a sampling of news and commentary from the week of March 30, 1965 as presented by NBC Radio News and correspondents Ned Brooks, Fred Morrison , Ned Carden and Ray Henley. A huge explosion wrecked the U.S. Embassy in Saigon today, killing an American woman secretary at the embassy
– CBS World News Roundup – May 6, 1995 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – May 6th 1995 was about killer storms in the Dallas area of Texas, the arraignment of Terry Nichols, army buddy of Oklahoma City Bombing suspect Timothy McVeigh and the much-anticipated forty year anniversary of VE
The National to help get Tuesday up and rolling. Recorded at last year’s Montreux Festival in Switzerland on July 9, 2024 and recorded by RTS-Switzerland. Founded by Matt Berninger, Aaron Dessner, Scott Devendorf and Bryan Devendorf, the National released their self-titled debut album, The National (2001), on Brassland Records, an
Catalan singer/composer/musician Judit Neddermann in session for RTVE in Madrid on July 27, 2020. I admit, with my head pointing to the floor, that I have never heard Judit Neddermann before – better late than never. She has over six albums to her credit and a lot of session work,
– New York Herald Tribune Forum – Oct. 24, 1939 – Almost two months into what would become World War 2 (before December 7th 1941 it was called “The War in Europe“), the question was circulating as to what where was the future heading, and how did this new conflict
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Tide Lines in concert at the 2024 Edinburgh Festival – recorded for The Quay Sessions on August 21st. Since it is Monday and since the world is in Manic mode, I thought it might be a good idea to be a bit different this morning and offer a dose of
