The music of Swiss composer Ernst Levy this weekend, performed by the Basle Orchestra, conducted by Ernst Levy from this broadcast performance over Swiss Radio on August 29, 1950. His Symphony Number 11, written in 1949 and presumably receiving it’s world premier performance here. Ernst Lévy, studied in Basel with
Legends this week – a program from the Voice of America series Jazz Club USA – this one from June 10, 1951 featuring the Joe Bushkin Quartet and Art Tatum, recorded at the Embers and hosted by none other than Leonard Feather. Joe Bushkin began his career by playing trumpet
The legendary John Peel tonight – one of his Top Gear proograms for the BBC, broadcast on June 7, 1969 – a complete show, all two hours worth. A lot of disc jockeys on both sides of the Atlantic lay claim to being the driving force behind what became Freeform
In retrospect, it was the best two weeks of your life. At the time, it was the worst two weeks of your life. Didn’t start that way, but it ended with little pieces of you, splattered on the walls, falling to the floor. Broken heart – scrambled brain – that
Amy Winehouse this weekend – recorded at the Tempodrom in Berlin on October 15, 2007. One of the things that’s particularly sad about artists who have a meteoric rise, only to be met by an equally catastrophic demise is that, after the initial shock and the reminders of cautionary tales
– April 26, 1994 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – April 26, 1994 – A historic day for South Africa. For the first time ever, South African Blacks were voting in the country’s general election. After decades of apartheid and brutal oppression, it was a
Cloth in session for a Friday night. Recorded at BBC 6 Music, September 2019. Cloth, the Glasgow trio – made up of twin siblings Rachael and Paul Swinton and Clare Gallacher – have a knack for being simultaneously dynamic and intimate. Soft vocals, gritty guitars and abstract rhythms pepper across
In what became the heart-stopping conclusion to a contentious, on-again/off-again battle on Capitol Hill over the matter of approving the proposal of a loan to Britain, one of many given to Britain since the dark days of World War 2 and Lend-Lease, many in the house felt it was time
– NBC News Of The World – April 25, 1941 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection News for this day in 1941 had much to do with the War in Europe, going into its 600th day, this April 25th in 1941. With raids over England, fighting in the Balkans, panic in
The Blasters, live at Mabuhay in San Francisco on April 26, 1980. First off – special HUGE thanks to Terry Hammer, whose love and commitment to recording live music goes above and way beyond and the results are stellar. His efforts at recording live music in some of the most
