Cal Tjader to get things rolling on this Sunday – recorded live at the legendary Lighthouse in Hermosa Beach in February 1969 and recorded by KCRW-FM in Santa Monica. Cal Tjader is often described as the most successful non-Latino Latin musician, both his parents were Swedish and he was born in St
Cocteau Twins – in session for John Peel – October 4, 1983 – BBC Radio 1 – Cocteau Twins tonight. One of the pioneering bands in the Dreamscape/ethereal wave genre. Initially forming in 1979, the band had always been appealing to both critics and audiences, namely for the hypnotic voice
Looking at history encompasses a lot of events – some of them have very little to do with earth-shattering events in a political nature – some of them are earth-shattering events in Sports. One of those events was the first fight between Heavyweight Champion and newcomer Cassius Clay (before his
Portishead – live at Route du Rock, St. Malo France – August 15, 1998 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Portishead this weekend. Continuing with pivotal and influential bands the past few decades this week. Portishead have been considered pioneers in Trip-Hop, as well as having a firm base in
She Drew The Gun – in Session for Steve Lamacq – BBC 6 Music – October 3, 2018 – BBC 6 Music – She Drew The Gun in session tonight. A relatively new band whose debut album came out shortly before this session was recorded. And to celebrate that, a
NBC-Monitor: Meet The Press – Melvin Laird – Gerald Ford; Guests – January 8, 1967 The 90th United States Congress and the Republican Response to the Johnson Era, January 1967 When the 90th United States Congress convened in January 1967, it did so at a moment of mounting political tension
Hawkwind to end the week – recorded at The Michigan Palace in Detroit on March 23, 1974. Seems only fitting to end an otherwise strange and unnerving week with something musical and overwhelming. Hawkwind seem to fit that bill at tlhe moment. Hard to imagine it’s been 57 years since
– CBS World News Roundup – January 9, 1980 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection With the hostage situation at the American Embassy in Tehran continuing and the Soviets settling in around Kabul Afghanistan, the 80s were getting off to a shaky start at best. Threats and saber rattling weren’t doing
Adwaith tonight – recorded live at the 2023 Eursonic Festival in Groningen Netherlands on January 20, 2023 and broadcast by VPRO and relayed to KEXP. Adwaith (translated: ‘Reaction’) are a Welsh language indie rock group from Carmarthen in West Wales, formed in 2015. The group consists of Hollie Singer (vocals, guitar), Gwenllian Anthony (bass, keys, mandolin) and
Lots to do with War in the world, this January 8, 1993. News from Iraq – In Baghdad, Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz told an emergency cabinet session Friday that, “Iraq will not heed the West’s ultimatum and will uphold its right to keep its air-defense bases where they are.”
