Be-Bop Deluxe: Great Band – lousy timing. Be-Bop Deluxe in concert this afternoon – From Calderon Hall in New York on December 6, 1976 and recorded by WLIR-FM in New York. Had they been signed only two years earlier they would have enjoyed association with the likes of Roxy Music
This day in war in 1942 was hopeful for the Allies. With news from the Pacific Theater of victory in the Solomon Islands sea battle and progress with fighting in New Guinea and progress in the Guadalcanal campaign. The United States navy dealt the Japanese fleet the most disastrous defeat
Buzzcocks – in session for John Peel – May 28, 1979 – BBC Radio 1 – Buzzcocks tonight. One of the cornerstone bands of Punk, who went on to influence a number of other genres, including Indie and the Manchester Scene. Getting started in 1976 with singer-songwriter/guitarist Pete Shelley and
Orquesta Sinfonica RTVE – Michel Plasson, cond -Isabel Villanueva,viola – February 10, 2017 – RNE Radio Clasica – A concert from Spain this week, recorded by Radio Nacional Epaña featuring the RTVE Orquesta Sinfonica guest conducted by the legendary Michel Plasson with Spanish Violist Isabel Villanueva in music of Gabriel
Battle of Gettysburg 75th Memorial – July 1, 1938 July 1st of this year marked the 162nd anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg, the battle that signaled a turn in the Civil War. Obviously, no recordings or on-the-spot news reports from that period exist, but a 75th anniversary observance of
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Peter Gabriel – the end of one era, the beginning of another. Peter Gabriel in the Lunchroom today – recorded by L.A. Radio station KMET-FM on April 10, 1977 at The Roxy in West Hollywood. Somewhat ironic, in a way – only a few years earlier The Roxy played host
November 19, 1986 – President Reagan’s News Conference – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – November 19, 1986 – As news of illegal arms sales to Iran surfaced, and as questions persisted over who-knew-what/when, it became imperative that President Reagan come forth and at least attempt to explain what was going
shame tonight – recorded at The Great Wide Open in Lab Vlieland, Netherlands on September 10 of this year. With a new album and European tour and a tour of the States beginning next year to promote it, shame are gathering up a formidable fanbase. Together since 2014, Cutthroat marks
The Cold War was spreading everywhere. An unsettled feeling was spreading over the world in 1950. The Cold War was ramping up and bringing reminders of a previous war, a war that ended a little over five years earlier – a war that was still leaving its affects. A war
