Over to the Amsterdam Concertgebouw this week for a concert by the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic, conducted by Vassily Sinaisky and featuring Pekka Kuusisto, violin – the concert was recorded at the Concertgebouw Summer series, June 29, 2012. The concert begins with Sir Edward Elgar’s In The South – and they
Not quite a new band, or even a reformed band – The Prisoners have been around since 1980 and were part of the 60’s Garage Band revival of the 80s as well as the Psychedelic and Mod revivals. And almost permanent fixtures on the club circuit. So, no new kids
Anti-government violence climbed while oil production plunged Tuesday in crisis-ridden Iran. Troops shot and killed 11 rioters in Tehran, where mobs rampaged through the streets, setting fires, smashing windows and denouncing Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and his “Yankee imperialist” supporters. Officials called the riots the worst in three months. Soldiers
– Nirvana – Live in Rome – Nov. 19, 1991 – RAI Radio 2 – Historic Nirvana this Holiday Hump-Day. From a concert in Rome, recorded by the Italian Radio network RAI on November 19, 1991, the inimitable Kurt Cobain and cohorts, at the zenith of their success around the
– Austrian Radio – Special Romanian Revolution broadcast – December 26, 1989 – By all accounts, 1989 stood as the year of sweeping changes and frustrating attempts. It was the year the Cold War, for all intents and purposes, was over. Former Soviet satellites were breaking away and forming independent,
– CBS Radio Hourly News – December 26, 1989 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Even though it was the day after Christmas in 1989, the world was still up to its old tricks; upheavals, invasions and intrigues. Starting with the rather overwhelming U.S. invasion of Panama to oust purported drug
– Chairlift at The Dour Festival – Dour, Belgium – July 17, 2012 – Brooklyn based Chairlift have been making huge inroads with the genre of Electronic/Experimental. Having gotten started in Colorado and relocating to Brooklyn, Chairlift have established themselves as one of the cornerstone Electronica outfits on the scene
Frank Zappa – The Mothers Of Invention Years – BBC Radio – various dates and clips – PoP deFECT RADIO/Archive org. – If you lived on the West Coast and your formative years fell within the purview of the British Invasion and the great changes taking place in Pop Music
– Martin Luther King – A Christmas Sermon on peace – 1967- With so much madness sweeping over the world this week, perhaps the words of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King hold just as much, if not more, meaning and relevance than they did 56 years ago. Here is his
– Los Lobos Christmas Party – December 24, 1992 – NPR – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Los Lobos Christmas Party at Capitol Records, 1992. A star-studded affair, featuring L.A.’s own and some of the best and brightest dropping by for some tunes and Christmas cheer. Recorded by National Public
