Thursday night session with Blouse – recorded at the 2012 La Route du Rock Winter Festival on February 18, 2012. Relatively short lived (2010-2014), Blouse were based in Portland, Oregon formed in 2010 by Charlie Hilton (vocals, guitar) and Patrick Adams (bass). Hilton and Adams met while attending the Graphic Design program at Portland State University. They
Smog – The Troubled Air – KNX Radio – January 15, 1954 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – January 15, 1954 – if you were around at the time, and you were living in L.A., you would be suffering from a combination of burning eyes, running nose, persistent cough and
Cat Power, in concert at La Cigale in Paris during Festival les Inrocks on November 4, 2005 and recorded for The Black Sessions by RFI. She apologized between just about every song – her voice was a little hoarse and the sound was dodgy in places, but Cat Power still
January 15, 1986 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – January 15, 1986 – if you woke up this morning in 1986 and you were confused, you were in good company. An entire country was confused on this day. Seems there was a civil war between
Jean Martinon (L) – David Oistrakh (R) – a gathering of giants. Classic Concerts via Radio France Musique this week featuring the ORTF Orchestra conducted by the legendary Jean Martinon. Soloist this time is the equally legendary Russian Violinist David Oistrakh in an all Russian program, originally broadcast in 1971.
Reasonably calm, as this day went in 1983. But not without at least a little drama to keep the world on its toes. Starting with White House Chief of Staff James Baker strongly suggested yesterday that of President already Ronald scheduled Reagan will accept a speedup of already scheduled increases
Morrissey – live at Glastonbury 2004 – recorded for BBC 6 Music. Morrissey this Lunch hour. I’m at a loss to figure out why, but in going through my past concert/session posts, the last time I posted anything on Morrissey, it was 2012. No good reason, but I hope this
January 14, 1958 – NBC News On The Hour – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – January 14, 1958 – The launching of a Redstone rocket from Cape Canaveral was a success. The rocket, the first stage of what would become a space vehicle, could now launch an earth satellite. And
Cat’s Eyes in concert at the 2011 La Route du Rock Festival in St. Malo and recorded on August 14, 2011. Cat’s Eyes formed in early 2011 by vocalist Faris Badwan (known for his work with English indie rock band the Horrors) and Italian–Canadian soprano, composer, and multi-instrumentalist Rachel Zeffira. The band formed after Badwan introduced Zeffira to 1960s girl group music.
Isla Vista Demonstrations and riot UCSB campus – William Malloch/KPFK – Feb. 24-26, 1970 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – 56 years ago, Protests against the Vietnam War were at a fever-pitch – college campuses all over the country were hotbeds. And 1970 was just getting started. The situation in
