Murray Perahia (L) – Seiji Ozawa (R) – part of the 99th season of the BSO. The Boston Symphony in concert this week – recorded on November 29, 1979 with Murray Perahia, piano and music Director Seiji Ozawa leading the orchestra through works by Mozart and Holst. Starting with the
Last Train in concert at the 2025 Les Eurockéennes Festival, Belfort, France – recorded July 5, 2025 and broadcast over RFI-International. Maybe not the most relaxing item on the Lunch menu today. Last Train is, in a word; intense. This band from Alsace, France have managed to smash though language
March 11, 1966 -Confrontation On Capitol Hill As the War in Vietnam dragged on, support even among members of the Senate and House was flagging. When Secretary of State Dean Rusk went to Capitol Hill to testify before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee he was confronted, almost from the
The Wedding Present – In Session for John Peel – March 3, 1987 – BBC Radio 1 – A session from The Wedding Present tonight. Their third for John Peel at the BBC. Peel was a big supporter of the band early on, well before they were signed to a
In November 1961, Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of independent India, made an official visit to the United States during a pivotal moment in the Cold War. The trip, hosted by U.S. President John F. Kennedy, reflected both the promise and the complexity of relations between the world’s largest
Interpol for lunch this afternoon – recorded at Primavera Sound on July 29, 2022 and broadcast by the venerable Radio Nacional España – RNE3 Interpol formed in 1997, their original line-up consisted of Paul Banks (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Daniel Kessler (lead guitar, backing vocals), Carlos Dengler (bass guitar, keyboards), and Greg Drudy (drums). Drudy left the band in
Finnish Radio English Service – Address by Foreign Minister Eljas Erkko – March 10, 1940 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – In what became known as The Winter War, the Soviet Union launched an invasion of its neighbor Finland in November of 1939, weeks after Nazi Germany’s invasion of Poland
Looking at Hate, for this post of After Hours – Hate and the people who do the hating, as described in this 1964 broadcast of The Open Mind, featuring a discussion with John Slawson, Executive vice-President of The American Jewish Committee – Louis Lomax, author of When The Word Is
Heading overseas for lunch this Monday with a set from Touched, a relatively new band from Seoul, South Korea – recorded at the Seoul Minimusic Festival on October 18, 2025. Ever since I heard rumors about a thriving Indie scene in South Korea, I had to go exploring. Not as
March 9, 1991 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – March 9, 1991 – Desert Storm was over. The Hundred-hour war was now history. Troops were starting to come home. And hints and revelations it could have gone worse were starting to surface. Before leaving
