Another day with the world at War – the situation in Holland leads the news for this February 27, 1941. Six civilians were killed and a number wounded today in clashes between the police and “disturbers of the peace,” it was officially announced last night. A brief German announcement stated
Ending the week with a concert from Massive Attack – recorded at Clifton Downs, Bristol on August 25, 2024. One of my top-ten favorite bands of all time (meaning decades), Massive Attack are one of the truly original, consistently mesmerizing bands ever to perform on a stage. I can never
February 27, 1979 – CBS The World Tonight + Walter Cronkite Comments – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – February 27, 1979 – A day up in the air, as a proposed Middle-East peace summit went. When this day started, Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin said no to a proposed Camp
Bongjeingan – Indie comes to Korea. Bongjeingan in session tonight – recorded by the band on May 22, 2023. Persistence pays off. After hearing rumors about an Indie scene in Korea (since we already know there’s one, up and running in Japan) and getting various conflicting reports that the scene
As days go, a rather quiet news one. Starting with word from Youngstown Florida where eight persons were killed and 67 were hospitalized after a freight train derailed early Sunday near this Florida panhandle community and a cloud of chlorine gas from a ruptured tank car spread across a nearby
Thala in concert for this Friday Junior lunchroom. Recorded at the 2021 Reeperbahn Festival and broadcast by West German Radio. It’s always fun to run across an unfamiliar name and be pleasantly surprised at what you hear. Here’s what Angela Betancourt from Blurred Culture had to say regarding her SXSW
February 26, 1988 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – February 26, 1988 – Characterized as a turbulent 18 hours in Panama, figurehead President Eric Arturo del Valle stunned the country by firing General Manuel Noriega who was his political godfather. The ploy didn’t work, as
Leif Ove Andsnes (L) – Gustavo Dudamel – collaborations of the best kind. Over to Gothenburg by way of Madrid this week for a concert by The Gothenburg Symphony conducted by Gustavo Dudamel and featuring Leif Ove Ansdnes in music of Rachmaninoff and Chopin. It was recorded by Radio Finland
Busy news day around Capitol Hill, this February 25, 1987 Starting off with Michael K. Deaver, the former White House deputy chief of staff and a close friend of President Reagan, has been warned that he must plead guilty to criminal charges c or face indictment by a federal grand
Wolf Alice for lunch today – recorded at the 2025 Primavera Sound festival in Barcelona on July 14, 2025. One of those bands that keep reaching and striving, Wolf Alice did a standout performance for the crowd in Barcelona, part of a tour promoting their soon-to-be-released fourth album, The Clearing
