Groove Armada, live at Transmusicales Festival 2000 in Rennes, France. Something a bit different this morning; a sampling of Trip-Hop. Swept into prominence by such names as Portishead and Massive Attack, Trip-Hop was a decidedly more cerebral look at EDM and has been a creative oasis for those artists going
Franz Ferdinand in session tonight – recorded on January 6th at the BBC’s Maida Vale Studios and broadcast live on the Steve Lamacq program at BBC 6 Music. Franz Ferdinand formed in Glasgow in 2002. Their original line-up was composed of Alex Kapranos (lead vocals, lead guitar, keyboards), Nick McCarthy
– January 13, 1994 – CBS Radio – The World Tonight – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – January 13, 1994 – the jury in the infamous Menendez Brothers murder trial couldn’t make a decision this day. The jury, which deliberated for days as to whether or not Erik, along with
Starting off the week hopeful, unsure but somewhat optimistic. So why not dance? Level 42 to kick off Monday – in concert from the Hammersmith Odeon in 1985 and broadcast by BBC Radio 1 as part of their In Concert series. By 1985, Level 42 were well established in their
Another historic performance from German Radio this week – Jenny Abel, Violin and Maria Bergmann, piano in a Schubert Radio recital, recorded at Sendesaal des Karlsruher Studios, South German Radio – April 11, 1963. The featured work is the Violin Sonata D. 574. Jenny Abel began playing the violin at
While we get up to speed and do our level best to help get your mind off things, a 45 minute dose of Bob & Ray, broadcast on November 20, 1956. Bob And Ray were a staple in the diets of most Americans throughout the 1950s. Kings of droll humor
Winds have changed – smoke is clearing and readers need something to take their mind off things – so we’re back (for now). Today it’s Harold Land with The Blue Mitchell Quintet, recorded at the 1978 International Jazz Festival in Laren, Netherlands on August 12, 1978 and broadcast over VPRO.
As no doubt most of you are aware, Los Angeles is enveloped in a series of devastating and cataclysmic fires. Since Tuesday it’s blown far out of control and has affected so many people living in and around the immediate area. Past Daily is in one of those immediate areas.
– Tom Waits, in concert at The Beacon Theater, New York – November 5, 1979 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Over to the Beacon Theater, New York in 1979 for a concert by Tom Waits. I haven’t run any Tom Waits in a while – no good reason. But a
– First Tuesday: Domestic Spying – How Much Do They Know About You? – Dec. 1, 1970 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection It probably shouldn’t come as a surprise to many that our preoccupation with Domestic spying has been with us for a very long time. In 1970 it was
