The Blue Nile – An influence on many, even Taylor Swift. The Blue Nile for lunch today. Recorded live for BBC Radio 1’s In Concert series from the Manchester Free Trade Hall on September 13, 1990. The Blue Nile originated in Glasgow. The group’s early music was built heavily on synthesizers and electronic instrumentation
– Bhopal Aftermath – CBS World News Roundup – December 4, 1984 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – News for this day had a lot to do with the continually unfolding story in Bhopal India. A poison gas leak from a Union Carbide Chemical plant, exposing some 500,000 people –
Steve Cropper (early 60s) – Personification of The Memphis Sound. Booker T. And The MG’s – In concert – Concert Hall, Toronto – May 23, 1991 – CBC-Canada – Hot Ticket program. Another sad passing in a year with way too many sad passings. Steve Cropper, lead guitarist and architect
Leif Ove Andsnes – conjuring the festivities from the keyboard. Over to the 2012 Bergen Festival for a performance by Leif Ove Andsnes leading the Mahler Chamber Orchestra from the keyboard in music by Beethoven and Stravinsky. Starting with Beethoven’s First Piano Concerto – followed by Stravsinky’s Apollon Musagète and
We were good at waging war, lousy at waging peace. And it showed. It’s ironic that this episode of the long-running Public Affairs radio program “Town Meeting Tonight” ran on November 14, 1941, entitled “What kind of peace must we have?”, some three weeks before America was dragged into the
Simple Minds -a staple of the 80s. Simple Minds for Lunch today – recorded July 3, 1983 at Nijmegen in The Netherlands and broadcast by VPRO. From their website: New Gold Dream was the fifth studio album by Simple Minds. The album was released in 1982 and was a turning
December 3, 1944 – CBS World News Today – Gordon Skene Sound Collection December 3, 1944 – Even for a Sunday in 1944, this was a busy day on all war fronts. American B-29’s staged raids over Tokyo, targeting the Nakajima Aircraft factory, and by all accounts the raid was
A little Post-Punk from Nantes tonight. Medicis in a Sun Session – recorded May 2nd of this year. To hear the website Unison describe them: The first album from the Nantes-based band Medicis doesn’t sound like a debut. Its carefully crafted production, immense energy, and thoughtful yet free-flowing narrative all contribute to its maturity. The band clearly has
Body count in Fallujah News for December 2, 2005 went something like this: The U.S. command has released few details about the Thursday bombing that killed 10 members of the Marines’ Regimental Combat Team 8. A witness said it occurred at a mill in the village of Amiriyat al Fallujah,
Jackie Lomax (and friend). Forever pigeonholed as a Fab Four Accessory. Jackie Lomax, in concert at The Savoy in San Francisco on December 12, 1976 and broadcast by KSAN-FM. Unless you’re a diehard Beatles fan, the name Jackie Lomax may not ring any bells. The fact that, even in his
