The Wide-Open Spaces became a virtue. Along with the deluge of overtures to visit and relocate to “sunny Southern California” since the 1920s – those same invitations applied to the outlying regions; not just Los Angeles or Hollywood or even Santa Barbara and San Diego – it applied to those
Diving into Jazzfest 2025 in New Orleans this weekend – recorded by WWOZ on April 24th of this year. Here’s a word or two about Dee Dee Bridgewater from the Historymakers website: Singer and actress Dee Dee Bridgewater was born on May 27, 1950 in Memphis, Tennessee. Raised in Flint,
Suarez – 29:09:00 – Issued in 2000 – FAN Records, Argentina – Become a Patron! Suarez for Saturday night. 29:09:00 is their last ep before splitting up. Suarez consisted of Diego Fosser on drums, Fabio Suárez on bass, Gonzalo Córdoba, Marcelo Zanelli (on guitars) and Rosario Bléfari on vocals. Together
Another party, another strike-out. Every weekend, scanning the room, looking for love. Somebody throws a party. Another night, empty handed. Another night and half your English class is standing around, keeping time to the music, eyeing the high octane punch bowl, slipping out to the driveway for a cigarette. Waiting
The Last Dinner Party for this Saturday – in Concert at the TRNSMT Festival at Glasgow Green in the UK and recorded July 12, 2024 by the venerable BBC. 6 Music. The Last Dinner Party formed in 2021. The band consists of Abigail Morris (vocals), Lizzie Mayland (vocals, guitar), Emily Roberts (lead guitar, mandolin, flute), Georgia Davies (bass)
The Jesus And Mary Chain – In Session For John Peel – October 23, 1984 – BBC Radio 1 – The Jesus And Mary Chain tonight, in their first session for John Peel, recorded on October 23, 1984 and broadcast on the 31st. A band variously described as The New
With the sad and sobering news of the death of Anthropologist and Primatologist Jane Goodall earlier this week, we’re reminded of the astonishing and essential work she was able to accomplish in our understanding of the animal world around, particularly Chimpanzees. Regarded as a pioneer in primate ethology, she was best known
This day in the world of 1996 – news from Hebron and the Middle East – News from Moscow and Boris Yeltsin – news from the Nobel Prize for Literature. Starting with Hebron: Palestinian demonstrators burned American flags and stoned Israeli soldiers today after a Washington summit failed to meet
The Purple Hearts – In Concert at The Paris Theatre, London – October 20, 1979 – BBC Radio 1 – The Purple Hearts this afternoon. One of the bands closely associated with the Mod Revival of the late 1970s, they had a few hits during their earlier incarnation, following closely
– ABC Radio World News This Week – October 3, 1976 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Hard to say “business as usual” this first week in October, 1976. The Presidential Campaign was officially a month-old and despite widespread yawns from both sides of the political aisle, polls showed the Carter-Ford
