– The Kinks – Live At The Rainbow – 1977 – BBC Radio 1 In Concert – BBC Radio 1 The legendary Kinks this morning, in concert from The Rainbow Theater in 1977. The stories, the personnel changes, the breakups, the personalities – all contribute to the incredible history of
– The Bardots – In Session for John Peel – June 6, 1992 – BBC Radio 1 – Sometimes, bands become the designated darlings of the Press, and the struggle to meet expectations just gets in the way of the ability to grow. Sadly, The Bardots, which formed in 1989
Lang Lang In Recital – Recorded by Radio France Musique – November 12, 2016 – Over to Paris this week for a recital by the epic Chinese pianist Lang Lang, recorded live from Théåtre des Champs-Elysees this past November by the venerable Radio France Musique. Considered one of the most
The story of Dr. Jesus Maria De Galindez and Gerald Lester Murphy two figures seemingly unrelated to each other but both part of what amounted to being a case of domestic terrorism. The story made headlines throughout 1956 and 1957. Below is an excerpt chronicle of events surrounding the case
– August 13, 1990 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – August 13, 1990 – All eyes on the Persian Gulf, this August 13th. The Iraq invasion of Kuwait touched off a firestorm of protest – both for and against the events in the region. Saudi
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– The Specials – In session for John Peel – BBC – May 23, 1979 – BBC Radio 1 – Getting Tuesday night ready for Wednesday with a session from The Specials, probably the best known of the Two-Tone bands (at least in the U.S.) recorded for John Peel at
Of course, all eyes were on the far East and nervously waiting for news of the inevitable capitulation and surrender. August would signal the end of the war with Japan and subsequently the end of World War 2. But even as one war was coming to an end, the coming
– NBC Blue Network News Of The World – August 12, 1941 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – News for this August 12th in 1941 was filled with reports of Air Raids over Europe. RAF Bombers were busy attacking Western Germany, while Soviet bombers were busy attacking Eastern Germany. Berlin
– Wolf Alice – Live At Inrocks festival – November 13, 2015 – Starting Tuesday with a concert from Wolf Alice – recorded on November 13, 2015 by RTL, Paris. Ten years ago, I was of two minds about running this concert. First, I ran a Wolf Alice concert only
