KCBS-San Francisco – Lookin”em Over – Sports Program – November 1952, Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Football season – in 1952 it wasn’t too much different than Football seasons before or since. East-West rivalries. USC-UCLA rivalries. The state of Sports in 1952 – looking back at baseball. And drugs were
You remember. She didn’t dislike you. But she didn’t like you either. Most people in their right minds would look at you two and think you were her little brother. She was half a head taller than you – she was two years older than you – she came from
Caroline Polachek for a grey and rainy Saturday – Recorded live at the Sydney Opera House on August 12, 2024. I kept thinking there was something very familiar about Caroline Polachek and then I realized she was co-founder of the group Chairlift; a band I had much enthusiasm for when
The Verve – in session for Mark Radcliffe – BBC Radio 1 – Dec. 7, 1993 – BBC Radio 1 – The Verve tonight. One of the pivotal bands of the 90s in a session for BBC Radio 1’s Mark Radcliffe and recorded on December 7, 1993. Their uniqueness and
Still working on getting the bugs out of the translation of these foreign language broadcasts. Many of you have asked if this was going to be a regular feature. It most likely will be. AI is good for something. A reminder the world is a lot small than we think.
School Of Seven Bells for this Friday Lunch hour – recorded at the Kreuzberg Festival in Berlin on May 12, 2012 by RBB-Berlin. Sadly, a band that broke ground and was becoming an established voice in Dreamscape/Indie cut short by the death of its co-founder. School of Seven Bells (often stylized
November 14,1986 – CBS Radio News On The Hour – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – November 14, 1986 – while the world reacted to the White House‘ further sanctions against Syria and the government of Hafaz Assad for fostering terrorism. The Reagan Administration tightened the screws on the Assad government,
Kid Galahad – Live At Minehead March 16, 2003 – The Furze – Live in Glasgow – Oct. 27, 2007 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Not a double bill tonight, but the same band in two venues at two different times. I first discovered Kid Galahad many years ago
Raising the Palestinian flag – cautious sighs of relief. Changes in the world, this November 13, 1995. Thousands of Palestinians lined the streets of this West Bank city this day, dancing, singing and firing shots into the air to welcome busloads of Palestinian police who moved in after Israeli troops
The Triffids – in Rock n’ Roll years, a short run. The Triffids in concert this afternoon – recorded at the Hot-Point Festival in Lausanne, Switzerland on September 3, 1988 The Triffids formed in Perth, Western Australia, in 1978, with David McComb as singer-songwriter, guitarist, bass guitarist and keyboardist. They achieved some success in Australia, but greater success
