– Voices And Events for the week ending August 28, 1949 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – News for the week ending on this August 28th in 1949 had much to do with a familiar meme; corruption, profiteering, influence peddling and bribery on Capitol Hill. In this case, it was
– Aretha Franklin – in concert from Stockholm – May 2, 1968 – Sveriges Radio – I don’t say that as any sort of hyperbole, it is a flat-out fact; Aretha Franklin has been the undisputed Queen of Soul for over 50 years now. I would be hard-pressed to find
– Moose – In session for John Peel – June 9, 1991 – BBC Radio 1 – On a crash course to end the week with one of the more overlooked bands of the Shoegaze era. Moose formed in London in 1990 and were a heavy part of the initial
Over to Rome this week for a concert by the RAI Symphony, conducted by Juaj Valcuha and featuring Khatia Buniatashvili, piano in the Grieg Piano concerto. The concert was recorded in Turin on June 22, 2012. The concert begins with the Overture to Smetana’s Bartered Bride – followed by the
– Interviews with Refugees from China – Aug. 27, 1937 – Eighty-eight years ago today most people in the U.S. were listening to reports of the invasion of China by Japan and hearing first-hand accounts of the fighting by rescued American nationals, caught in the middle of the turmoil. The
– Ty Segall – live at Paradiso, Amsterdam – Nov. 3, 2014 – VPRO/3VOOR12 – In case you needed a little motivation, here is a nicely high-voltage set from Ty Segall, recorded on November 3, 2014 at Paradiso in Amsterdam by the venerable VPRO and broadcast over 3VOOR12 in The
EDE in concert at La Radio Encendida in Madrid on March 19, 2023 and preserved for posterity by RNE Radio 3 in Madrid. A little bit about EDE: EDE is a 22 -year -old Madrid artist who, despite taking her first steps as a composer and song interpreter, has been
– News from EIAR Rome – August 26, 1939 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – As the hours ticked by and while the charges and counter-charges filled the air and conference rooms, War in Europe seemed inevitable on this August 26th, 86 years ago. With Germany‘s claims of Polish aggression
Hatfield And The North this morning, from a concert recorded at Tin Pan Alley in The Netherlands on March 29, 1974. Hatfield was primarily made up of former members of Caravan, another band which were part of what came to be known as The Canterbury Sound. Although the band was
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