Highspire is a band I was a huge fan of even before I knew who they were. Back in the deep-dark past, when there was this somewhat mythical website known as MySpace, it was a collection of this vast world of creatives who, for once, had a common meeting place
– NBC Nightly News With Chet Huntley and David Brinkley – July 10, 1970 – Had there not been so much drama, deceit and upheaval associated with the decade of the 70s, it might have been called “The Goofy Decade”, there was no shortage of strange occurrences taking place during
James Brown And His Famous Flames – Live in Lausanne Switzerland – 1973 – Swiss Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Getting Thursday and our sprint to the weekend up to speed with a classic concert by the legendary James Brown, recorded in Lausanne, Switzerland in 1973. Anyone who
– News for July 9, 1987 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – News for this particular July day in 1987 was focused pretty much on events pertaining to, or talking about, the Middle East – most notably Iran. Iranian gunboats were observed shelling the American
– David Bowie – in concert from Universal Amphitheater – September 5, 1974 – David Bowie this morning. Recorded in concert for either KLOS or KMET Radio in Los Angeles on September 5, 1974. This was David Bowie during the Diamond Dogs period, a decided departure from Ziggy Stardust. David
Since we ran Oasis this morning, it only seems fitting that we also run a session by The Real People, recorded for Mark Goodier at BBC Radio 1 on January 12, 1991. The Real People were considered pioneers in the sound that evolved into Madchester and Britpop. They were around
Immigration; whether it’s by the old fashioned way of filling out a form and patiently waiting an undetermined period of time before you get the yes or no answer. Or you skip across the border because you heard they were hiring and were paying ten times more than you were
– American Forum – Happy Pills – July 8, 1956 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – You can blame it on the Cold War, you can blame it on the great uncertainty society was facing. You can blame it on the questioning of values and who we had become as
Oasis – Live at Cardiff International Arena, Cardiff – March 19, 1996 – As no doubt the stomping and shouting continues, days after the much-anticipated Oasis reunion tour kicked off in, of all places, Cardiff – I thought it would be a great idea to revisit the scene of
Over to Sweden tonight for a set by Eagle-Eye Cherry, recorded at Gatufesten 2000 in Sundsvall Sweden and broadcast over Sveriges Radio P3. Eagle-Eye Lanoo Cherry is a Swedish singer and stage performer. His 1997 single “Save Tonight” achieved commercial success in Ireland, the United States and the United
