– CBS World News Roundup – April 18, 1997 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The weather was big news on this particular April 18th in 1997. In what was dubbed “The Flood of the Century“, much of North Dakota and Minnesota were under water on this day, with key
Prince in concert at The Montreux Jazz Festival on July 18, 2009 – the early show. Hard to imagine, but it’s been nine years since Prince left us (April 21, 2016). There are people, and more every day, who have never seen Prince, only faintly heard about him or missed
Over to Madrid tonight for a set by Janire, a name that has been grabbing attention from a lot of sectors of late – this concert comes via the 11 hour La Radio Encendida 2025 marathon from just a few weeks ago – this set was recorded March 25, 2025
News for this day in 1945 had much to do with the final push to Berlin; with Russia from the East, and the Allies from the West. The American 9th Army was poised to cross the Elbe River, the American 7th entered the city of Nuremberg, while the 3rd Army
The Tragically Hip to get Thursday rolling in a disorderly manner (who needs order? We don’t!) – recorded at The Copper Penny Restaurant (?) on November 9, 1985 by the band sound engineers. In a few words from Wikepedia: The Tragically Hip, often referred to simply as the Hip, formed
Butler, Blake & Grant in session tonight – recorded on March 26 by BBC Scotland and broadcast on The Quay Sessions with Roddy Hart. A self-titled debut album from musicians and songwriters Bernard Butler, Norman Blake and James Grant was be released in March. The three artists first played together
– Daniel Barenboim conducts the Berlin Staatskapelle – Sept. 4, 2015 – RBB Berlin – Daniel Barenboim this week. The iconic Pianist-Conductor, who has been a household name for decades leads the Berlin Staatskapelle orchestra in music of Arnold Schoenberg and Sir Edward Elgar. There are only two works in
A brief stop in Dublin this April 16th in 1960 – further evidence there is always something going on in the world whether you know it or not. On this particular day Easter was about to make its presence known, and this newscast; a roundup of provincial news, covers the
– NBC News Of The World – April 16, 1945 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection- On this day, 80 years ago, America was still coming to grips with the loss of President Roosevelt. But there was still a war going on, and events were unfolding quickly. At airtime, the German
Keane to get things rolling on a Wednesday – recorded this past March 16th at Vive Latino 2025 in Mexico City. Keane formed in 1995. The band comprises Tom Chaplin (lead vocals, guitar, piano), Tim Rice-Oxley (piano, synthesisers, bass guitar, backing vocals), Richard Hughes (drums, percussion, backing vocals) and Jesse
