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
By the looks and sounds of it, August 22, 1963 was a relatively calm day – no hint at what was just around the corner, but plenty of warning signs. In the area of disasters, one was unfolding near the Mining town of Hazleton Pennsylvania as the drama of several
Pink Floyd – In Concert at Fillmore West, San Francisco – April 29, 1970 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Pink Floyd this Friday. There is no shortage of live concert recordings of the band, post Syd Barrett. The Syd Barrett era Floyd comprises some of the real rarities of
– The Dynamites Featuring Charles Walker – In Session at KDHX – 2008 – Diving into Thursday Night Funk with The Dynamites featuring Charles Walker, live in session at KDHX in St. Louis. Recorded on January 10, 2008. Walker, whose career has gone back to the 60’s, hooked up with
– CBS Radio – Face The Nation + Hourly News – August 21, 1983 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – A day of stark contrasts from opposite sides of the world, this August 21st in 1983. At home, attention was on Capitol Hill and the current set of negotiations on
