Quicksilver Messenger Service got off to an early start, and were one of the first bands to capitalize on interest in all things musical and chemical in San Francisco. Fueled by the unmistakable sound of John Cipollina on lead guitar, Quicksilver became one of the leading lights in a movement
A band more people have probably heard about than actually heard, John’s Children were one of those fabled “you-had-to-be-there” bands that loomed high in the pantheon of Psychedelia, but in fact released only one (sort of) album and a string of singles and became largely known as the band that
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– The Cure – In Session for John Peel – March 3, 1980 – BBC Radio 1 – Ending up the week with The Cure from 1980, in session for John Peel on March 3, 1980. Jumping into what would be generally considered their Goth phase, The Cure were on
A little over five minutes worth, but any Ruby J performance is a magical experience – whether it’s five minutes or five hours. Happened across her quite by accident while combing through all the recent BBC Introducing entries the past few weeks. It took all of maybe 5 seconds to
How much the Press and media have changed in 74 years. Not only has style and content changed dramatically in that time, it’s method of delivery has made it unrecognizable between today and the way we took it for granted in 1950. It would seem in 1950 there were infinitely
NPR – Morning Edition + new reports – November 21, 1995 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – News for this November 21st in 1995 was hopeful. In what had been described as the worst conflict in Europe since World War 2, a settlement had been reached in Dayton, Ohio where
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – Muddy Waters – Live at CW Post College – October 18, 1977 -WLIR-FM Classic concerts for a Thursday. This time it’s Muddy Waters, in concert from CW Post College in New York. Recorded by WLIR-FM on October
New faces tonight – Our Royal Displeasure is a band from Hastings in the UK – have just released their debut album, Salt and have made a brief appearance at BBC Introducing on November 14th with a session via the Live Lounge. According to their Bandcamp page: “Sticky melodies, smart
Over to Paris this week for a concert by Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, conducted by Myung-whun Chung and featuring Greek violinist Leonidas Kavakos in music by Dusapin and Brahms. It was broadcast live on June 23, 2011 from Salle Pleyel in Paris. Beginning the concert with the world premier
