South Korean singer-songwriter Kim Sawol at the 2021 Reeperbahn Festival in Germany on September 23, 2021 and recorded for posterity by West German Radio. Kim Sawol debuted in 2014 with the extended play Secret, a collaboration with singer Kim Hae-won. The duo won Best New Artist and Best Folk Album the
– Racism In America – NBC Radio: Image – Minorities – June 2, 1959 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Racism in America – for a time you would have thought we rose above it – that we had become imbued with empathy and compassion – that the seemingly endless
Getting Monday sprinting to the lunch line with a set from Swervedriver – recorded at The Astoria in London on October 17, 1993. Swervedriver have their roots in Oxford when schoolmates and aspiring guitarists Franklin and Hartridge along with Franklin’s older brother and vocalist, Graham, and drummer Paddy Pulzer formed
– Sherman Adams- resignation address – September 22, 1958 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Scandals at the White House have never been anything new – they happened in just about every administration since Washington. The Eisenhower Administration in the 1950s was no different. White House Chief Assistant Sherman Adams,
Heading back to America this week for a world premier performance of Roy Harris’ Symphony Number 6 – dubbed “Gettysburg” – by the Boston Symphony under Serge Koussevitzky on April 15, 1944. This recording of the broadcast was edited and made available via The Office Of War Information as part
Frank Wess and his amazing Quintet this weekend – recorded at Dizzy’s Club Coca Cola in New York City on November 2, 2011 Frank Wess was renowned for his extensive solo work; however, he was also remembered for his time playing with Count Basie’s band during the early 1950s into
You hate mimes. Ever since Junior high when it was a class assignment to be a mime for a day. You had to slap on white greasepaint that you had an allergic reaction to. Your skin turned the color of a tomato for a month and you broke out in
Over to Barcelona this weekend for a 2010 performance by NEU! from Primavera Sound – recorded on May 29, 2010 by Radio Nacional España. NEU! is Michael Rother – who co-founded the original NEU! in 1971 with Klaus Dinger. During that time it has become Ground Zero for much of
Taking a dive back to the days of the hybrid/social-distancing/isolation/mask era of COVID for this session by Joycut during the Europavox @Eye2021 festival. The pandemic and subsequent lockdown of public gatherings took a heavy toll on musicians, venues and the audience. Some bands up and folded, while others were stifled
After World War 2 there was a noticeable upsurge in violence across America. Partly because the crime rate dropped precipitously during the war years 1941-1945 owing to large numbers of youth and young adults serving in the military. Once the war was over it was back to business as usual,
