Lunch with Joe Cocker this afternoon – recorded live at The Fillmore West in San Francisco on October 19, 1969 for KSAN-FM, San Francisco. He’s joined by the infamous Grease Band, consisting of Neal Hubbard on rhythm guitar, Henry MCullough on lead guitar – Chris Stainton on keyboards, Alan Spenner
Neville Chamberlain – Sept. 24, 1938 The Crisis of 1938 – the dispute between Germany and Czechoslovakia over land claims by the Germans marked a significant change in what was going on in the world and how it was being received. First, it represented the introduction of Shuttle
Basel Radio Symphony – Gennadi Rozhdestvensky, cond. – Alexander Tcherepnine Memorial Concert – 1979 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The music of Russian-born/naturalized American citizen Alexander Tcherepnine this week. An historic memorial concert performed in Lausanne, Switzerland by the Basel Radio Symphony conducted by Gennadi Rozhdestvensky and featuring a
– Special Report on the United Nations – September 23, 1960 – NBC Radio Network – Gordon Skene Sound Collection September, 1960 was a milestone year for The United Nations. With Africa going through Independence upheavals, Cuba flexing its newly gained Communist muscle and the Soviet Union tossing around the
Hump Day lunch with Bauhaus this week – recorded at Old Waldorf in San Francisco by the inimitable Terry Hammer on December 15, 1982. Bauhaus formed in Northampton in 1978. Known for their dark image and gloomy sound, Bauhaus are one of the pioneers of gothic rock, although they mixed
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Busy week, the one that ended on September 22 in 1985. Starting with Mexico City, where a violent earthquake struck central Mexico yesterday, killing at least 250 people, destroying or heavily damaging dozens of buildings and trapping an untold number of the dead and injured beneath mountains of shattered concrete.
The Style Council – Gold Diggers – Chippenham – March 10, 1984 – BBC Radio 1 In Concert – The Style Council this weekend – recorded at Gold Diggers in Chippenham on March 10, 1984 and broadcast as part of BBC Radio 1’s In Concert series. If parts sound familiar,
– CBS World News Roundup – September 22, 1994 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection News for this first day of Autumn in 1994 had much to do with the ongoing situation in Haiti. With U.S. troops having landed on the Island nation and deposed the military Junta led by
A short set from Zuzu to start the week off. Recorded in December 2016 for BBC Radio’s Introducing series. Zuzu (her real name) has been creating a stir around UK Indie circles in recent years. Her debut album, Queensway Tunnel, which came out in 2021 has gotten considerable press acclaim.
