Since it is a holiday (unless you’re a bank worker – postal worker or government paper-pusher you would never know) and since a steady diet of current events is getting on everyone’s nerves, I thought I would dive into pop culture as purely distraction and stay away from real life,
– NBC News on the Hour – November 11, 1957 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Aside from the obvious, November 11th was a busy news day in 1957. With Filipinos gearing up for a visit to the polls in what was referred to as a “wild and wooly” Presidential
More rarities from the vaults of Italian-Swiss Radio. This week it’s a performance of Dvorak’s Cello Concerto op 104 featuring cellist Pierre Fournier and the Orchestra of Radio Suisse Italienne, conducted by Hermann Scherchen, from a concert given on April 25, 1962. Pierre Fournier received early training from Odette Krettly,
– Bud Powell – live at The Blue Note, Geneva, Switzerland – Feb.1, 1962 – RTS – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Over to Switzerland this weekend for a performance at The Blue Note in Geneva from February 1, 1962. One of the leading figures in the development of Bebop,
Caravan – Live at Paris Theatre, London – March 21, 1975 – BBC Radio 1 In Concert Prog-Rock legends Caravan to start the week. In a concert recorded at the BBC’s Paris Theatre in London on March 21, 1975. Caravan were one of the most influential bands of the Progressive
Adore at the 2024 BBC Radio Ulster Introducing Festival earlier this year. Adore are an Irish trio making waves and bringing their raucous, garage punk to a gig near you soon. The lineup is frontwoman Lara Minchin on guitar and vocals, Lachlann Ó Fionnáin on bass and vocals, Naoise Jordan
– 20th Century Nomads – CBS Radio: The Hidden Revolution – January 4,1959 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection There was a time, if you lived in Los Angeles, that you would invariably say you actually weren’t born in Los Angeles, but born somewhere, most likely the East Coast. The Great
You’ve been that way forever – you will be that way forever. And knowing you, you’ll probably stop tomorrow because that’s just the way you are. You’re a cottage industry – you’re a way of life – you are the picture people stick pins in. You are a Contrarian. You
Tangerine Dream – live in Berlin – November 15, 1982 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. Tangerine Dream this weekend. They were probably the first purely electronic bands to appear on the World Stage in the late 1960s. Prior to that, it was all experimenting and pretty much the exclusive domain
Something wonderful to end a completely out-of-control/beyond strange week. The new (debut) single by Georgian. A band that has grabbed, not only my attention but just about everyone the band has come in contact with in recent weeks. Here’s a few words via Oculate, which sums up just about everything
