Kevin Ayers and The Wizards of Twiddly – Live at The Cobra, Solingen, Germany – 2nd set – October 24, 1995 – Band soundboard – Kevin Ayers for Thursday – recorded at The Cobra in Solingen, Germany on October 24, 1995. One of those artists whose work has become indelible
From Wurttemburg Germany by way of Madrid, Spain – a concert featuring the Wurttemburg Chamber Orchestra, led by Ruben Gazarian and featuring Sharon Kam in music of Weber, Copland and Mozart. The Concert was recorded on May 23, 2011 by SWRF and relayed to RNE Radio Clasica. The concert
– Don Hollenbeck And the News – CBS Radio – July 23, 1951 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – With news for this July 23rd in 1951 focused on President Truman‘s upbeat assessment of the country mid-way through 1951 and cautious reports on negotiations in Korea toward an armistice, news
Getting the middle of the week straightened out with a set by Woomb, recorded at this year’s Eurosonic Festival in Groningen on March 10. The newly formed duo Woomb, based between London and Sofia Bulgaria, features singer-songwriter Hristo Yordanov and composer/producer Gueorgui Linev, founder of Billboard-charting project Kan Wakan. The
You’d think after all the loss we’ve been experiencing this year (which is only half-way over), we would be used to all this by now. No – you don’t. They are all different and they hit you in all different ways. The end result is the same; loss – feeling
After the war, the BBC World Service increased it’s programming to America, partly because the number of American troops stationed in Britain during the war did feel a pang of nostalgia but also letting the English-speaking world know that Britain was doing okay with recovery and rapidly getting back
– CBS World News Roundup – July 22, 1965 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – On this July 22nd in 1965, news was about the escalating War in Vietnam and the escalating violence in Alabama. In Washington, talks were entering their third day over the future of the Vietnam War.
Getting Tuesday up and rolling in a calm direction with a set from Sparklehorse, recorded on November 6, 1996 at Bullet Sound Studios in the Netherlands for VPRO, Hilversum. There’s always a sense of poignancy, listening to one of these Sparklehorse concerts. Not knowing then, but knowing now the tragedy
Over to Sweden tonight for a set by Weeping Willows, recorded at The Tivoli in Helsingborg on March 12, 1999 and preserved for posterity by Sveriges Radio P3 in Stockholm. Weeping Willows formed in 1995. The group has become known for their thoughtful, emotional songs, strongly influenced by frontman
– NBC – Listen To Washington – The Subversive Activities Control Board – Sept. 21, 1954 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – At the height of the Red Scare in the 1950s, a little-known/barely publicized organization started up in Washington. The Subversive Activities Control Board was headed up by former
