The Last Dinner Party for this Saturday – in Concert at the TRNSMT Festival at Glasgow Green in the UK and recorded July 12, 2024 by the venerable BBC. 6 Music. The Last Dinner Party formed in 2021. The band consists of Abigail Morris (vocals), Lizzie Mayland (vocals, guitar), Emily Roberts (lead guitar, mandolin, flute), Georgia Davies (bass)
The Jesus And Mary Chain – In Session For John Peel – October 23, 1984 – BBC Radio 1 – The Jesus And Mary Chain tonight, in their first session for John Peel, recorded on October 23, 1984 and broadcast on the 31st. A band variously described as The New
With the sad and sobering news of the death of Anthropologist and Primatologist Jane Goodall earlier this week, we’re reminded of the astonishing and essential work she was able to accomplish in our understanding of the animal world around, particularly Chimpanzees. Regarded as a pioneer in primate ethology, she was best known
This day in the world of 1996 – news from Hebron and the Middle East – News from Moscow and Boris Yeltsin – news from the Nobel Prize for Literature. Starting with Hebron: Palestinian demonstrators burned American flags and stoned Israeli soldiers today after a Washington summit failed to meet
The Purple Hearts – In Concert at The Paris Theatre, London – October 20, 1979 – BBC Radio 1 – The Purple Hearts this afternoon. One of the bands closely associated with the Mod Revival of the late 1970s, they had a few hits during their earlier incarnation, following closely
– ABC Radio World News This Week – October 3, 1976 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Hard to say “business as usual” this first week in October, 1976. The Presidential Campaign was officially a month-old and despite widespread yawns from both sides of the political aisle, polls showed the Carter-Ford
Hearing the news earlier today of the passing of founding member Chris Drejam I thought I would re-run this post from 2015 as tribute to a legendary artist and an iconic band. Chris Dreja: 1945-2025. One of the legendary bands of the original British Invasion of the early 1960s. The
October in an election year – President Roosevelt on the campaign trail, delivering an address at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh on October 1, 1936 A baseball park is a good place to talk about box scores. Tonight I am going to talk to you about the box score of the
Toy in concert from Paris – recorded on December 10, 2013 and broadcast by Radio France International. By all accounts, Toy have either dissolved, broken up or on extended hiatus. But as of this date in 2025, all appears to be quiet – their website has a “for sale” sign
A busy week, this first one of October in 1949. Strikes were on the agenda – the Steel Industry was hit with its first batch of strikes since 1946. And America was braced for lock-outs, walk-outs and wildcat strikes all over the country. It was learned this week that Russia
