– The Four Tops – in Concert from London – Live at The Hammersmith Odeon, London – 1989 – BBC Radio 1 In Concert – The Four Tops for a Monday morning. One of the cornerstones of Soul throughout the 1960s and 70s, and continuing uninterrupted all the way to
Another rarity from Swiss Radio this week. Another work by the Contemporary composer Peter Meig. His Rondeau Symphonique, composed in 1964 featuring the Berne Symphony conducted by Paul Kletzki. The concert was broadcast live by RTS on May 8, 1965. During his school years, Perter Mieg took piano lessons from
Names which may not ring many bells (unless you are a film buff), but names which were synonymous with French Film (and in the case of Singer-Actor Yves Montand; Music) in the 1960s. They are all interviewed by Charles Collingwood for the series Person To Person from April 8, 1960.
Oscar Peterson this weekend. Recorded in concert at North German Radio’s Funkhaus on May 1, 1965. Joining Oscar Peterson are Ray Brown, bass and Ed Thigpen, drums. Oscar Peterson was influenced by Teddy Wilson, Nat King Cole, James P. Johnson, and Art Tatum, to whom many compared Peterson in later
Never lasts – sometimes it never lasts sooner than you expected. But it still never lasts. It’s 2002 – you’re smack in the middle of your 20th high school reunion. You didn’t want to go but you had this nagging suspicion the love of your life was going to show
Vintage Eurythmics this weekend – recorded at The Entertainment Centre in Sydney on February 14, 1987. In case you forgot, Eurythmics videos were almost required viewing during the initial days of MTV. Visually and musically they lent themselves perfectly to the burgeoning scene that would soon envelope America, as Music
KT Tunstall tonight. Playing to an intimate crowd at BBC Scotland’s studios on January 29th of this year and broadcast as part of The Quay Sessions with Roddy Hart. Always a favorite ever since first hearing her via MySpace around 2006, KT Tunstall has succeeded admirably in putting Scotland on
Thinking back on Cabinet position resignations in the past, not a lot mired in scandal come to mind before the days of the Nixon Administration in the 70s. Although I’m sure there have been, off the top of my head I can’t think of any. Prior to that it was
Radiohead, on the opening night of their first tour in four years, and to celebrate the release of their ninth album, A Moon Shaped Pool. Recorded May 20th before a capacity, sold-out audience at Amsterdam’s Heineken Music Hall. The anticipation over A Moon Shaped Pool, considered the most adventurous and
Still high from their win at last year’s BBC Scottish Act Of The Year for 2024, Bottle Rockets are wasting no time hitting the ground running. All the ingredients; Great press – great word-of-mouth – selling out shows – releasing new material and keeping the message out there and in
