The 1950s – the world in a careful, and sometimes precarious balancing act between all-out nuclear war and shaky peace. All Western eyes were on the Soviet Union and what crisis was developing where, and in 1957 with the launch of Sputnik, the Soviet Union was standing in the Space
– News for August 25, 1945 – NBC Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – News for August 25th in 1945 was about preparing for Allied Occupation forces set to land in Japan. Delayed over bad weather for two days, the Third Fleet was going ahead and was getting ready
Tame Impala – live at Lollapalooza, Brazil – March 12, 2016 – Band soundboard – Having become a constant fan of Tame Impala since hearing rough demos on MySpace in 2007, the band – the brainchild of Kevin Parker, continued on an amazing journey by 2016 and had achieved a
Once again, dipping into the Swiss Radio archives for more of the unfamiliar, as it was recorded for Swiss Radio going back to the 1940s. Tonight it’s Sinfonie (1952) by Arthur Furer, performed by the Bern Stadtorchester conducted by Walter Kägi in this broadcast from October 11, 1954. Arthur Furer
We forget what sound “used” to sound like. Long before the days of digital – streaming – bitrates – cloning – DATs – CD’s, it was all so much simpler then. The average home stereo for anyone who could afford it anywhere in the world was basic; turntable, amplifier or
Heading back in a Big-Band direction this weekend for a performance by Lionel Hampton and his Orchestra, recorded at The Aquarium Restaurant in New York on June 16, 1946. Lionel Hampton began his career playing drums for the Chicago Defender Newsboys’ Band (led by Major N. Clark Smith) while still
– Close Lobsters – In Session for John Peel – Dec. 15, 1987 – BBC Radio 1 – Close Lobsters first came to prominence in the U.S. in 1989, when their debut album Foxheads Stalk This Land got rave reviews from Rolling Stone, calling them “First rate guitar pop from
You have these friends – they mean well – they hate seeing you wander aimlessly through life – they’re all in relationships, you’re not. They feel badly for you – of course, they never asked how you felt about the situation – they just decided to do something about it
Over to The Beverly Theatre in Beverly Hills, by way of London for a concert featuring Gladys Knight & The Pips, recorded in 1983 by the venerable BBC and broadcast over their Midnight Concert Series over Radio 1. This has to be one of the fastest paced concerts I’ve heard
Rounding out Friday night with a set by The Men They Couldn’t Hang, recorded at Montmarte in Copenhagen on April 4, 1987 and preserved for posterity by DK. The Men They Couldn’t Hang came together in 1984 to perform at the alternative music festival in Camden Town alongside The Pogues
