Even now you cringe. 47 years later, remembering how you foisted yourself on a girl who told everybody you were a jerk still turns your stomach lining pale. They have a name for you now – they didn’t have a name for you in 1978 aside from Creepy. You weren’t
– Squeeze – In Concert At Hammersmith Odeon – October 14, 1985 – BBC Radio 1 In Concert Series – Hard to imagine, this concert took place 40 years ago. But Squeeze were one of those bands, whose talents owed no small debt to the timeless writing abilities of Chris
A very busy day on the European side of the war, this January 3, 1945. The German counter-attacks which flared up in many places along a 70-mile front in the Saar valley between Volklinger and Berg on the Rhine seem to have been contained, but the enemy are still exerting
– News for January 3, 1983 – This January 3rd in 1983 saw the opening day of the 98th Congress. Speculation and swearing in pretty much filled up the days news, but everything was guaranteed to settle down once President Reagan gave the State of The Union later in the
– Jeff Buckley – Live At Glastonbury 1995 – BBC Radio 1 – Jeff Buckley in concert this morning. One of those brilliant lights that streaked across the horizon, but was extinguished all too soon. Buckley had the gift – he had the voice and he had the presence. The
– The Nice – Sveriges Radio Sessions – 1967 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection One of the mainstays of the early Prog-rock/Art-Rock genre were Emerson, Lake & Palmer. Their popularity was enormous worldwide and their fans ran the gamut from mainstream pop enthusiasts to hardcore stoners. But that was the
– January 2, 1996 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – January 2, 1996 – First full working day of the new year and the Government was going into day 18 of a partial shutdown. Like clockwork, a budget impasse tossed government agencies and employees into
INXS – In concert from Sydney – August 12, 1982 – Triple J Radio – INXS in concert this morning. From their beginnings in 1977 until the death of their founding member and lead singer Michael Hutchence in 1997, INXS were a household name around their native Australia as well
Siouxsie and the Banshees, in session tonight for John Peel from February 6, 1978. One of the highlights of the Punk era who quickly transformed into a Post-Punk experimental/free-form aggregation, there really wasn’t a band around quite like Siouxsie and The Banshees, and frankly, I don’t see how there could
Over to Lausanne, Switzerland for a concert featuring the Sine Nomine Quartet with pianist Edith Fischer and contrabassist Noëlle Reymond in music of Schubert and Schumann. It was recorded at Saint-Légier-La Chiésaz during their piano festival there on August 15, 2009 and broadcast live by RTS in Lausanne. Featured are
