New bands this morning. New Dad from Galway, Ireland, live at TRNSMT festival in Glasgow recorded on July 13th by BBC 6 Music. Proudly part of what is rapidly becoming a Shoegaze revival (didn’t know it ever really went away in the first place), New Dad have been gaining a
Since I ran an article a few months ago regarding the hobby of taping off the radio, starting in the late 1940s and the growth of the home tape recorder. I thought I would post an update along with a sampling of what the average kid was most likely doing,
The kind of day we have grown used to now, but in 1999 nine were killed and it was still shocking. A stock trader angry over his losses opened fire Thursday in two brokerage offices, killing nine people and wounding 12. He escaped, then killed himself when cornered by police.
July 30, 1970 – A sobering day, glancing back at 1970. The latest census report came out and it confirmed what many had suspected; that most cities were now vacant and decaying hulks, while the suburbs which surrounded them were exploding. Population in most urban areas dropped considerably since the
Can – Live at Lyon, France – January 17, 1976 – Band soundboard. One of my all-time favorite bands of all time this morning. Can were part of that initial wave of Progressive music to come out of Europe in the early 1970s. Initially raw and spontaneous, and featuring at
It came as a huge shock to the country in May of 1958 – a vice-President; Richard Nixon was attacked by angry mobs in Venezuela while on tour of Latin America. Screaming, jeering mobs of teenagers stoned and spat on President Nixon, grabbed at Mrs. Nixon and beat in the
– News for July 29, 1979 – CBS Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Even though July 29th came on a Sunday in 1979, there was still enough going on to not call it a slow news day. For one thing, the prison riot/hostage/stand-off situation at Walpole was continuing,
Cranking up the new week with a set from Chvrches, recorded at the Pitchfork Festival in Paris on October 31, 2014. Chvrches formed in September 2011. The band consists of Lauren Mayberry, Iain Cook, Martin Doherty and, unofficially since 2018, Jonny Scott. Mostly deriving from the synth-pop genre, Chvrches also
The legendary André Cluytens leading the Cologne Radio Symphony in this 1957 Radio studio performance of Roussel’s Bacchus et Ariane Suite Number 2 – recorded on January 28, 1957. Skip the below if you already know who André Cluytens is: André Cluytens was active in the concert hall, opera house
– CBS Reports – School Prayer – March 13, 1963 – On March 13, 1963, CBS Reports broadcast a documentary on the famous Engel vs. Vitale Supreme Court case regarding prayer in Public Schools. The decision was rendered in 1962, but the controversy continued. And still continues to this day.
