With the war in Europe coming to a close within days, and war in the Pacific with another four months to go, the sudden death of Franklin Roosevelt was a tragic shock that reverberated all over the world and left many wondering what was going to happen, now that Harry
From Uganda this morning – President Idi Amin is out and President Yussufu Lule is in, but four midstate families who were forced to flee Uganda in 1972 have made no plans to return to Africa. “No, I won’t go back to Uganda to settle,” Rashmi Vasant of 19 Heidi
Diving into Panic! At The Disco during the BBC’s Biggest Weekend Festival in Swansea – recorded May 27, 2018. Panic! at the Disco was formed in Las Vegas, Nevada in 2004 by high school friends Ryan Ross (guitar) and Spencer Smith (drums), who recruited classmates Brendon Urie (vocals and guitar)
Back to Switzerland this weekend for a performance of the Icare Ballet Suite by Swiss composer Max Lang. The Basel Orchestra is conducted by the composer in the radio studio performance from November 28, 1955. I’ve been running performances from the Swiss Radio archives for several weeks now – it’s
An interview with Debbie Reynolds from August 20, 1957 as done for Howard Miller and his CBS Radio morning program. The occasion is Debbie Reynolds promoting, not only her latest film, Tammy And The Bachelor but also her latest single also named Tammy as taken from the film. The single
The legendary Martial Solal in concert this Sunday – recorded by the CBC (Radio Canada) – July 7 and 22, 1984 during the 1984 International Jazz Festival in Montréal. Sadly, Martial Solal left us in December 2024 – but he did leave a rich legacy and made an indelible impression
Rolla to get the weekend rolling. Recorded earlier today from Radio X and John Kennedy’s X-Posure program on April 12th. From an article that appeared in the December 2024 issue of The Manc: “The local rock and roll outfit are on the up not only amongst the Manc music scene
Just not your life this go-around, is it? Sank your life savings, birthday money, Christmas money, bagging groceries at the A&P, watering lawns, taking in mail, every cent you ever put together and got a car. A whole semester at Driver’s Ed – aced your test and got your license,
Arcade Fire to get the weekend rolling – recorded at the 2024 BBK Festival in Bilbao, Spain on July 13, 2024 and preserved for posterity by RNE in Madrid. Because there is always so much emphasis placed on new bands, new artists and new musical directions, being reminded there are
Jetstream Pony for a Friday night – recorded for Marc Riley’s program on BBC 6 Music from April 9, 2025. Late last year, Jetstream Pony announced the release of their new album ‘Bowerbirds and Blue Things‘. To mark the announcement, they shared their new single “Bubblegum Nothingness” alongside a video.
