A little dab will do us: Become a Patron! Something slightly different this Hump Day. Sweet Baboo in session for Marc Riley at BBC 6 Music on October 22, 2022. Stephen Black, also known by his stage name Sweet Baboo. Before becoming a solo artist, he played with the band
– April 3, 1947 – John L. Lewis – Testimony before Congress – Mine Safety – Excerpts – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – April 3, 1947. John L. Lewis, an American leader of organized labor who served as president of the United Mine Workers of America (UMW) from 1920 to
Goes nicely with a double espresso: We take requests – and this is one of them. Captain Beyond were one of those bands that had all the earmarks of being a household name, but for whatever reason; timing and a reasonably ill-prepared record label, they suffered a goodly amount of
Membership has its percs: Become a Patron! – The Eisenhower Years – CBS Radio News – January 8, 1961 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The Eisenhower Years – the years that started in January of 1953 and ended in January of 1961. Years which saw a Cold War, a
Become a Patron! – Magazine – About the Weather – from Magic, Murder and The Weather – 1981 Magazine arrived on the scene without so much as a genre attached to their music. Howard Devoto, having left Buzzcocks, formed Magazine and within very little time, achieved major success, with their
Coffee goes great with everything: – NBC News – April 2, 1980 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – It was smack in the middle of Primary Season, this April 2nd in 1980. With Carter landslides in the Wisconsin and Kansas primaries – challenger Gerry Brown decided enough was enough. And
A blast of Pinkpop 2013 tonight. This morning it’s festival veterans Stereophonics, recorded on June 16th 2013 by the venerable Netherlands Radio outlet VPRO and station 3voor12. Described as “classic UK rock delivered with whiskey vocals”, Stereophonics have been summarized as possessing a sound akin to the genres of alternative
Every little bit helps: Become a Patron! News for this April 1st in 1945 wasn’t about joking around. It was announced hours before this broadcast that Allied forces had landed on the island of Okinawa. The strategic objective was some 325 miles from Japan, and one step closer to ending
– Dodgy – Live At Wulfrun Hall, Wolverhampton – July 5, 1996 – BBC Radio 1 – Getting the week rolling with a lesser known (in the U.S.) but still much enjoyed set from Dodgy in 1996. Sometimes it takes a distance of 28 years to appreciate a decade and
