Amber Arcades – in concert at Best Kept Secret 2017 – June 16, 2017 – VPRO/3VOOR12 Netherlands – Amber Arcades tonight. In concert from the Best Kept Secret Festival 2017, recorded earlier this month by VPRO in The Netherlands and broadcast by 3VOOR12–FM. Amber Arcades is no stranger to these
June 29, 1976 – CBS Radio News + Spectrum – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – June 29, 1976 – With days away from America celebrating the Bicentennial, there was other news capturing the worlds attention. A hostage situation taking place at Uganda’s Entebee airport had reached a stalemate. Hostages were
The Associates- John Peel session – April 28, 1981 – Broadcast May 8, 1981 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The Associates tonight. The Scottish New Pop band who had scored one hit early on with their version of David Bowie’s Boys Keep Swinging, which quickly established them as a
Army-McCarthy Hearings – April 27, 1954 – CBS Radio Recap of days proceedings – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The history of Senate Subcommittee hearings is a long and contentious one. Before the current fiasco we had Watergate. In the 1970s that pretty much defined what America was all about,
June 27, 1977 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – June 27, 1977 – a day of contrasts throughout the world. Beginning with news of a tragic fire in a Columbia Tennessee jail which took the lives of some 42 prisoners and visitors is what was
The Primitives – in session for John Peel – September 30, 1986 – Broadcast October 15, 1986 – BBC Radio 1 – The Primitives in session for John Peel tonight, the first of three sessions the band did during their first incarnation. This one is from September 30, 1986 and
Gail Kubik – Paratroops – 1943 – Orchestral Suite from the Film – August 12, 1943 – Music At War Series – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Gail Kubik this weekend. Probably a name mostly forgotten now, save for collectors and fans of mid-century Americana. Kubik came from the Eastman
Spirit Of Memphis Quartet – Daily Radio Show – WDIA, Memphis – December 16, 1949 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Even during the days of Segregated radio, one thing everyone could agree on was; gettin’ right with God was everybody’s business. And so this show featuring legendary Spirit Of
Art Farmer Septet – Live at Yoshi’s Jazz House, Oakland, California – April 1990 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Art Farmer this weekend; one of the legendary names I haven’t mentioned much in recent years, but always a welcome addition to the library whenever I run across a concert
Blur – In Concert from Kilburn National Ballroom- recorded Oct 24, 1991 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Blur in concert tonight, recorded just as they were turning a corner and picking up where they left off. Although they have been compared to the likes of Oasis, it’s easy to
