Some Monday morning cardio with Caribou, in concert from Zenith de Paris on February 3, 2025. In the odd event you aren’t already familiar, Caribou is actually Daniel Snaith, a Canadian composer, musician, and recording artist. He has released 11 studio albums since 2000 and has recorded and performed under
Staying in Switzerland for a while with another gem from the Swiss Radio Archives. This one is from a concert by the Basle Chamber Orchestra, led by Paul Sacher and featuring Etudes for Orchestra by Frank Martin, commissioned by Paul SAcher. It was recorded on November 23, 1956 for its
Spring showed up somewhat unannounced this year. Not that we weren’t reminded of it, like the last minute advisory to set our clocks ahead, but Spring got buried under a mountain of madness this year. It also didn’t feel like Spring here on the West Coast. Spring arrived in Los
Sounds of the William Parker Organ quartet, in concert at the Banlieues Bleues Festival in Pantin, France on March 28, 2017. Joining William Parker onstage are: Cooper-Moore on keyboards – James Brandon Lewis on tenor sax and Hamid Drake on drums. And the man himself on bass. Beginning in the
There was a time when an artist would make a hit record and be followed by a series of “covers” of that song by other artists; almost-but-not-quite copies of the original but done is whatever style the covering artist was known for. Some of the covers were good – some
You were practicing for months – got kicked out of every garage you set up in. Too loud. Finally pooled your money and rented a rehearsal room. Padded walls, mildew and ten year-old cigarettes. You had a plan – talent show was coming up – every Senior with a guitar
Garbage to get your weekend rolling in a disorderly fashion. Recorded at the Loreley Festival in Germany on June 20, 1998 and preserved for posterity by the ever-present West German Radio. On August 15, 1995, Garbage debuted on the Billboard 200 at No. 193. In the United Kingdom, its release
– Fun Boy Three – In Session – BBC – January 16, 1983 – BBC Radio 1 – Tonight it’s one of the rare sessions by a short-lived, but very memorable group, Fun Boy Three. Recorded by the BBC in 1983. Sadly, Fun Boy Three only last a little over
Los Angeles – scene of corruption, organized crime, falling-apart infrastructure, cronyism and stealth. Could apply to almost any decade, any set of years. Maybe Los Angeles is just like any other city in America and always has been. In the post-war 1940s, Los Angeles was a hotbed of Communist conspiracies
March 21, 1948 – Italian Elections – Clifton Utley Commentaries – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – March 21, 1948 – News from Europe on this day. The elections in Italy were heating up and all eyes were on Rome to see which way the political winds were going to blow.
