Parquet Courts – Live At Fuji Rock Festival 2018 – July 27, 2018 – NHK-FM, Tokyo – Parquet Courts in concert for a Friday Jr. Lunchroom. Parquet Courts are an American Indie band from New York. Together since 2010 and have 7 albums out. Band members Andrew Savage and Austin
February 12, 1976 – The World Tonight – CBS Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – February 12, 1976 and another day where secret documents found their way into mass circulation. This time, it was the findings by the Pike Committee on Capitol Hill, investigating the CIA. The documents revealing
Nelson Friere (L) – Ingo Metzmacher (R) Nelson Friere: One of the most well-known Pianists of his generation. Over to Berlin this week for a concert by the Deutsches Sinfonie-Orchester Berlin, led by Ingo Metzmacher and featuring the late Nelson Friere in music of Beethoven and Shostakovich, recorded on May
Injecting some calm and peace this mid-week Lunchroom with a concert by ÃO (pronounced like Meow but without the M) from the 2024 Europavox festival in Clermont-Ferrand, France on June 29, 2024 and broadcast by RFI in Paris. ÃO is this lovely and ethereal mashup of Electronica, Folk by way
February 11, 1990 – ABC Radio News On The Hour – CBS Radio Special Report – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – February 11, 1990 – The day Nelson Mandela was released unconditionally from prison prison after 27 years. Accompanied by his then-wife Winnie, he left the Victor Verster prison (later
Florence Road tonight – recorded on January 15th of this year at the 2026 Eurosonic Noorderslag Festival and broadcast by VPRO. A lot of substantial and impressive talent coming out of Ireland, these past several years – recent additions to the lexicon are Florence Road, four women from County Wicklow
A day of wild contrasts in the world, this February 10th in 1998. Starting with Tblisi, Georgia – Since taking charge of his native Georgia in 1992, Eduard Shevardnadze has cracked down on lawlessness and struggled with a foundering economy all the wh while watching his enemies multiply. The 70-year-old
Works wonders: Become a Patron! Dropping in on the 80s this afternoon with an early concert by Culture Club, fronted by the inimitable Boy George. A further reminder how diverse the 80s were, Culture Club were a successful mashup of New Wave, Pop and Northern Soul, with the extra added
A busy news day for February 10, 1982 Starting with Secretary of State Alexander Haig said Wednesday that Western allies are in close agreement on condemning Poland’s martial law, but he voiced “great concern” over European plans to participate in a $25- billion gas pipeline project with the Soviet Union.
Gloin in session tonight – recorded at BBC 6 Music (Maida Vale studios) for Marc Riley on September 29, 2025. Gloin are a Canadian post-punk noise rock band from Toronto, Ontario. They are most noted for their 2025 studio album All of Your Anger Is Actually Shame (And I Bet That Makes You Angry), which was
