1969: That was going to be the year. You were heading off to different places by next Summer – it was never going to happen again, probably for the rest of your life. All of you together in one place. Friends since sixth grade. Who needed a family? You all
Starting the weekend with a set from PJ Harvey during Glastonbury 2024. Broadcast live and recorded by BBC 6 Music. Perennial favorite – one of the true visionaries in contemporary music; someone whose art is profound and profoundly moving. I cannot imagine going through life not hearing her – not
A set from La Féline tonight, accompanied by l’Orchestre de L’Opera de Lyon in concert from November 13, 2021 and captured for posterity by Radio France International. Agnés Greyaud, otherwise known as La Féline has been around a while and has done much to break down barriers and not be
[/caption] – NBC – Chicago University Of The Air -Should A United States Army Enforce The Partition of Palestine? – Feb. 22, 1948 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection As the Partition of Palestine began to unfold and as the violence increased, a question was raised as to whether the U.S.
December 27, 1979 – CBS Hourly News + Dan Rather: News And Comment – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – December 27, 1979 – With the crisis over the 50 American hostages, held captive in Tehran ramping up at the United Nations, the situation in the Afghanistan capital of Kabul was
– Ride – In Concert at Les Inrocks Festival – La Cigale, Paris – October 18, 1991 – Radio France International – When I first heard Ride, by way of their debut ep release in 1990, I had the unmistakeable feeling the 90s were going to be a pretty extraordinary
Over to Paris tonight for a session from one of the heavily observed up-and-comer bands in France at the moment; Mustang. A group apart in the French musical landscape, Mustang merges its influences, its unique verve and its energy via their latest release “Mégaphénix”, another surprising album that’s been getting
News via shortwave from the English service of Radio Moscow, this day in 1977 – First a progress report on Soyuz 26: The launch of two cosmonauts into space two weeks earlier as part of a Soviet plan to set up a permanent scientific station in space, the Tass news
Queen – Live At Golders Green – October 20, 1973 – BBC Radio 1 In Concert – Queen in concert at The Hippodrome, Golders Green, recorded on October 20, 1973 by BBC Radio 1 for their weekly In-Concert series. Queen came along at a time when seemingly everything in Rock
Over to Manchester this Christmas Day, via Madrid for a concert by the BBC Philharmonic, conducted by Juanjo Mena and featuring Susan Bickley, mezz-soprano, Nicholas Mulroy, and the Manchester Chamber Choir in a performance of Bach’s Christmas Oratorio BWV 248. It was recorded and broadcast by BBC Radio 3 (originally)
