The Move this weekend. Recorded in Stockholm for Sveriges Radio on December 15, 1967 Why The Move were not household names on this side of the Atlantic in the 60s is something of a mystery. Their debut U.S. lp, Shazam had all the earmarks of something that would get massive
Ending the week with a visit to Spain for a set by Elena Garcia, recorded live in the studios of RNE3 on July 8, 2025. Elena García is an electropop power trio with flamenco twists. They combine lo-fi sounds and live beats with guitars and synthesizers where the interplay between
– July 11, 1951 – CBS Radio: Edward R. Murrow News with Don Hollenbeck – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Another mixed-signals day, this July 11, 1951. With truce talks going on in Korea, fighting was still going on – with a reported additional 164 American troops killed in action
– News for Week of July 11, 1974 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Busy week, this particular one in July 1974. Surprise results from elections in Canada, uneasy ceasefire staying along Israeli borders and that thing called Watergate that kept the country and much of the world
Highspire is a band I was a huge fan of even before I knew who they were. Back in the deep-dark past, when there was this somewhat mythical website known as MySpace, it was a collection of this vast world of creatives who, for once, had a common meeting place
– NBC Nightly News With Chet Huntley and David Brinkley – July 10, 1970 – Had there not been so much drama, deceit and upheaval associated with the decade of the 70s, it might have been called “The Goofy Decade”, there was no shortage of strange occurrences taking place during
James Brown And His Famous Flames – Live in Lausanne Switzerland – 1973 – Swiss Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Getting Thursday and our sprint to the weekend up to speed with a classic concert by the legendary James Brown, recorded in Lausanne, Switzerland in 1973. Anyone who
– News for July 9, 1987 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – News for this particular July day in 1987 was focused pretty much on events pertaining to, or talking about, the Middle East – most notably Iran. Iranian gunboats were observed shelling the American
– David Bowie – in concert from Universal Amphitheater – September 5, 1974 – David Bowie this morning. Recorded in concert for either KLOS or KMET Radio in Los Angeles on September 5, 1974. This was David Bowie during the Diamond Dogs period, a decided departure from Ziggy Stardust. David
Since we ran Oasis this morning, it only seems fitting that we also run a session by The Real People, recorded for Mark Goodier at BBC Radio 1 on January 12, 1991. The Real People were considered pioneers in the sound that evolved into Madchester and Britpop. They were around
