– News for July 29, 1979 – CBS Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Even though July 29th came on a Sunday in 1979, there was still enough going on to not call it a slow news day. For one thing, the prison riot/hostage/stand-off situation at Walpole was continuing,
– Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians – Live At Town & Country – 1991 – BBC6 Music – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – 70s,80s and 90s favorite Robyn Hitchcock this morning – in concert with former Soft Boys members The Egyptians, live at Town & Country and recorded for posterity
Buzzcocks – Live At Temple Beautiful – Dec. 15, 1979 – KALX – Terry Hammer Archives Another in a series of miraculous recordings made surprisingly well under completely adverse conditions during the heyday of Punk, as recorded for Berkeley radio station KALX at most of the venues in the Bay
Coffee, anyone? Surprising news from Ottawa and the Canadian elections, this May 23rd in 1979. An upset victory by the Tories over the incumbent Liberals and the defeat of PIerre Elliott Trudeau by a 39 year-old dark horse named Joe Clark. It signified a sudden shift to the right in
– The Police – Live At CW Post College, Greenvale N.Y. – October 20, 1979 – WLIR-FM – This morning’s concert comes by way of a request from a reader for some pre-Synchronicity Police. As luck would have it, this concert, recorded at CW Post College in Greenvale New York
– Steve Hillage Band – live at Kent University – BBC Goes To College – Oct. 3, 1979 – BBC Radio 1 One of the legends of the Prog-Rock era, Steve Hillage in concert this weekend – live at Kent University and recorded by the BBC for their Rock Goes
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Simple – water off a duck’s back – piece of cake – no big deal. That’s what you said – that’s what you told everybody. In high school you were voted “most likely to succeed” – three years running. You were Willy Loman – You were George Antrobus – You
We rely on you: Become a Patron! An historic day for peace – The leaders of Israel and Egypt decided Sunday night to go ahead with signing their historic peace treaty after apparently settling the last outstanding issue. Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat reached the
Peter Hammill – In Concert – Dec. 22, 1979 – BBC Radio 1 In Concert Series – Anyone with a passing interest in the Progressive Rock scene of the early 70s knows the name Van Der Graaf Generator, and more than likely knows the name Peter Hammill, one of the
