Wolf Alice to start off the week. Recorded at BBC 6 Music’s Biggest Weekend in Swansea, Wales on May 26, 2018. Wolf Alice formed in 2010 as an acoustic duo comprising singer Ellie Rowsell and guitarist Joff Oddie, Wolf Alice have also featured bassist Theo Ellis and drummer Joel Amey
It goes without saying; another rarity this weekend. The legendary Desiré-Emile Inglebrecht leading Orchestre National de la Radioffusion Francaise in this 1955 performance of Franck’s D Minor Symphony – recorded on March 17, 1955 at Théåtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris. Desiré-Emile Inglebrecht (or D.E. Inglebrecht as it was printed on
A few notes from American guitarist Julian Lage, and his trio: Jorge Roeder, bass and Eric Doob, drums – recorded live at Domaine d’O in Montpellier, France on July 23, 2018 and broadcast by Radio France Musique shortly after. A little bit about Julian Lage via his website page: As
Just your luck. Your band – the one you’ve had since you first heard Bustin’ Surfboards. You practiced every weekend – drove the neighbors insane. They no longer speak to you. But you were determined. Bought every Beatles record the second it came out – could play Gloria in your
– Hookfoot – In Concert – Paris Theatre – January 12, 1974 – BBC In Concert – BBC Radio 1 – A band which may seem on the surface unfamiliar, but actually was an early-on backup band for none other than Elton John. Hookfoot predates the acknowledged Elton John band
– The Pretty Things – In Session at The BBC – November 27, 1967 – BBC Radio 1 – It’s often been said that, had it not been for fate and Art School, it may have been The Pretty Things, instead of the Rolling Stones, as the Greatest Rock n’
– President Franklin Roosevelt – Laying the Cornerstone for the Jefferson Memorial – Nov. 15,1939 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – November 15, 1939 – On this day, President Roosevelt took part in the ceremonies laying the cornerstone for the Jefferson Memorial. A project which had been in planning stages
– James Taylor – In Concert at The Jabberwocky, Syracuse New York – February 6, 1970 – WAER-FM – An end-of-week change of pace. Early James Taylor this morning. Right at the time of the release of his second album, Sweet Baby James, and the avalanche of critical and audience
General Douglas MacArthur struck out with’ a sweeping condemnation of American policy at home and abroad, and declared that the result of the war in Korea has been “indecisive.” In one of his most powerful speeches since he was recalled from the – Far East, MacArthur laid down four major
– ABC Radio: Voices In The Headlines – week ending November 14, 1965 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – A harbinger of things to come? Maybe. But at the time, the week ending this November 14th in 1965 was no small feat no matter how you looked at it. Starting
