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
Terakaft in what is actually a radio studio concert, recorded on April 4, 2013 in the performance auditorium of Radio France FIP. Terakaft is a Tishoumaren (Desert Blues) band from Mali, formed in 2001 by formed by former members of the Tinariwen band. Founding members included guitarist Kedou Ag Ossad
As so much attention was focused on rebuilding the shattered cities of World War 2, the issue of what about the returning G.I. also loomed high on the agenda. After four years of war, readjusting to the notion of peace would take time. Aside from the switching gears for the
– ABC Radio – World News This Week – April 24, 1994 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – News for the week, ending on this April 24th in 1994, had much to do with the passing of former President Richard Nixon, who died on the 22nd from complications of a
Foo Fighters this morning, recorded at the Lollapalooza festival on March 20,2022. A bitter-sweet concert to say the least. Non-stop energy and brilliance for over 2 hours – but the last concert with drummer Taylor Hawkins before his shocking and sudden death. I hesitated putting this concert up the past
– Jeff Beck Group – BBC Sessions 1967-1968 – Since I ran one of the last Yardbirds sessions for the BBC last night, I thought I would toss in a Yardbirds alumnus, who was on the rise around the time of those last Yardbirds sessions. The Jeff Beck Group also
Over to Amsterdam this week for a concert by the Amsterdam Concertgebouw Orchestra, led by Vassily Sinaisky and featuring Pekka Kuusisto, violin. The concert was recorded live during the Robeco Summer Series July 29, 2012 Three works on the program – opening with Edward Elgar’s Alassio (In The South) –
News for this April 23rd in 1942 was truly about a World consumed by war. From Russia came word that one of the B-25 bombers involved in the raid over Tokyo had been force-landed near Siberia and was being held by the Soviets (Russia hadn’t declared war on Japan yet,
Fat Dog from the 6 Music Festival in Manchester a few weeks ago. Anybody looking for a triple-shot of espresso this morning need look no further – Fat Dog is not one of those “laid-back” bands guaranteed to lull you to sleep – they are high-octane, immediate and uncompromising. Just
Yardbirds – BBC Sessions – 1967-1968 – One of the favorites tonight. The Yardbirds with a group of sessions they recorded between 1967 and 1968. By the middle of 1968 the band had pretty much ceased to exist, with a steady defection of founding members off to other groups, or
