Something I haven’t featured since I started Past Daily; one of the legendary Lunchtime Concerts from BBC Radio 3. This one is a recital featuring cellist Steven Isserlis and pianist Kirill Gerstein in an all Russian program – It was broadcast live on June 20, 2009. In case you were
Badfinger this afternoon – recorded in concert for Granada TV in Manchester, UK on May 3, 1972 With the recent death of founding member Joey Molland, who was the last surviving member of Badfinger, you could say the last chapter was finished and the book is now closed. But it
News for this day in 1999 had a lot to do with a Columbine High School-type plot uncovered in Cleveland, where a group of High School students were planning on staging a mass killing spree around the upcoming holidays. Arrests were made and expressions of shock were registered. Today also
The Cigarettes – in session for John Peel – Feb. 26, 1980 – BBC Radio 1 – Like so many bands from just about every era of Rock, The Cigarettes were short-lived, but had a strong local following in Lincoln, a small town in the UK where The Cigarettes were
In a World Series studded with gems, some brilliant, some flawed, the Minnesota Twins pulled one of the oldest fakes in baseball to beat the Atlanta Braves. A phony relay throw by a fielder without the ball fooled Atlanta’s most experienced World Series player and wrecked the Braves’ best chance
Everything But The Girl – In Concert Paris Theatre – February 23, 1985 – BBC Radio 1 Everything But The Girl this afternoon. In concert at the BBC‘s Paris Theatre on February 23, 1985. The husband-wife duo of Tracey Thorn and Ben Watt have been characterized as “Sophisti-Pop” EBTG (as
– CBS Radio – The World This Week – Week ending October 28, 1979 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection A week loaded with implications for the future, the week ending on October 28th in 1979. First up was the assassination of South Korean President/Strong-man Park Chung Hee, in what was
Carmel – In Session for Kid Jensen – July 28, 1983 – BBC Radio 1 – Carmel tonight. The name may not ring a lot of bells on this side of the Atlantic (which is a shame), but a band still going strong today, over 40 years since they first
Busy news day in the World for this October 27, 2000 Starting with the Western-African nation of Ivory Coast (Cote d-Ivoire) where Laurent Gbabgo realized his 30 year dream of becoming President. Longtime opposition leader Laurent Gbagbo was sworn in as president Thursday at the heavily guarded presidential palace, as
– Jackson Browne in concert at Clark University, Worcester, Mass – March 13, 1974 – WCUW-FM Radio – Jackson Browne in concert this afternoon. Recorded in Atwood Hall at Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts on March 13, 1974. Browne is joined by a stellar lineup, including David Lindley on violin,
