Placebo to roar into Wednesday. In concert from Bahnhof Lagendreher in Bochum Germany on March 15, 2001 and broadcast live by Radio Eins. Placebo’s third album, Black Market Music, released in October 2000, and produced by Paul Corkett, further experimented with genres outside of regular rock sound. Placebo collaborated with
An election year and caucuses were in full swing. President Carter has beaten Edward M. Kennedy in their first New England contest, but the challenger claimed satisfaction in second place, and his main allies said today he had gained momentum for the New Hampshire primary. The president’s men scoffed at
News for this February 11th was certainly one of contrasts. Depending on who you asked, Singapore was only days away from falling to the Japanese and a full-on assault on Australia was only a matter of days or even weeks. And others would tell you Singapore was solidly holding on
Doves this morning – recorded at the 2002 Glastonbury Festival on June 28, 2002 by the ever-present BBC Radio 1. Doves formed in Wilmslow, Cheshire in 1998. The band is composed of singer and bassist Jimi Goodwin and twin brothers, guitarist Jez and drummer Andy Williams. The band released five
– America United Program – Should Federal Aid To Education Be Expanded? – May 29, 1949 – In 1949 access to a good, or even adequate education, depended on where you lived and what your economic circumstances were. There was no uniform policy on education where students in rural areas
– February 10, 1999 – BBC World Service Newshour – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – February 10, 1999 – A day of International news. From Zimbabwe came news that the government of Robert Mugabe was overruled by the courts over the confiscation of many, but not all farms owned by
– Morrissey -in concert from Santiago Chile – November 4, 2004 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Morrissey to start the week. A concert from Santiago, Chile recorded on November 4, 2004. Widely credited as the seminal figure in the emergence of Brit-pop and the Indie movement of the 1980s,
Another historic rarity (which I am pretty sure has seen the light of day among collectors), featuring the French National Orchestra, recorded on September 22, 1957 during the September Music Festival in Montreux with composer/conductor Paul Hindemith and pianist Clara Haskil in a concert performance of The Four Temperaments. In
When Stereo came into being and every home in America had to have one, one of the most popular items for every budding hi-fi enthusiast to have in their collection for bragging rights was the Sound Effects Record – the one where either a freight train lumbered from your right
– Dexter Gordon Quartet – Live In Paris – Maison de la Radio – Studio 104 – February 9, 1973 – Radio France – Dexter Gordon this weekend. Some weeks ago I ran a concert featuring Wardell Gray, whose Tenor duels with Dexter Gordon in the early 1950s were legendary. This
