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
JFK – Dedication of Memorial To The Missing – Battery Park – May 23, 1963 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. Since it’s Memorial Day weekend; amid traditional barbecues, days off and celebrating – a reminder it’s a day of reflection and solemn remembrance of those who never got to celebrate,
Grizzly Bear to end up the week. Recorded by the venerable Triple J in Australia in 2014 at the last concert of the 2014 tour. *Grizzly Bear formed in 2002. For most of its tenure, the band has consisted of Edward Droste (vocals, keyboards, guitar), Daniel Rossen (vocals, guitar, banjo,
– Bantu Light Music – South African Broadcasting Co. circa 1964 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Since we’ve been focusing on South Africa these past few weeks, I ran across this set of transcription discs from Radio South Africa, recorded in the early 1960s and available via their Overseas
