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VSOP II – Live in Tokyo – recorded at NHK Hall – May 19, 1983 – NHK-FM – Become a Patron! VSOP II in concert from Tokyo this weekend. Recorded at NHK Hall in Tokyo on May 19, 1983 and broadcast by NHK. This one isn’t new or newly discovered...
Psychedelic Furs – Live at Hammersmith Odeon – May 29, 1984 – BBC Radio 1 – In Concert – Psychedelic Furs to end the working week. Recorded by the BBC for Radio 1’s In Concert series (as well as transcription Service), on May 28, 1984 – this concert comes right...
National Gallery Orchestra In Concert – Richard Bales, Conductor – June 29, 1982 – NPR – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – A heavy-duty dose of Americana this week in the form of The National Gallery Orchestra, under the leadership of Music Director Richard Bales and featuring a veritable feast of...
Bad Brains – Live At Against Tones Festival – Paradiso Theatre, Amsterdam – May 28, 1987 – VPRO – Netherlands – Looking around for something that echoed the current state of affairs, I could find no better example than to run a concert given by Washington D.C.’s own Bad Brains...
Become a Patron! July 28, 1987 – The nuclear power plant disaster at Chernobyl was still in the news. This time the trial, where half a dozen Soviet nuclear officials were on trial, and prepared to pay heavily for the 1986 disaster which was blamed for 31 deaths and...
Become a Patron! July 26, 1982 – West Beirut was the scene of the 5th straight day of Israeli raids – bombing targets purported to belong to the PLO as well as residential districts along the coast. At first, some called it a breakthrough on the Beirut crisis. Yassar Arafat,...
The Sugarcubes In Session for John Peel – December 9, 1987 – BBC Radio 1 – The Sugarcubes tonight. Fronted by the inimitable Björk and only together for a relatively short period of time (1986-1992), they managed to make an indelible impression on the Indie/Alternative scene, prompting such mainstream stalwart...
Janos Starker, cello – Cleveland Orchestra – Eduardo Mata, Conductor – Blossom Music Festival – July 24,1980 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Become a Patron! The legendary Janos Starker in concert with The Cleveland Orchestra guest conducted by Eduardo Mata from the Blossom Music Festival of May 24, 1980....
The Neville Brothers With Dr. John – Live in Japan – July 1987 – (RIP: Art Neville) – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Art Neville (1937-2019) – in a year already hit with the tremendous loss of New Orleans cornerstones Dr. John, Dave Bartholomew and now Art Neville, this is...
Become a Patron! July 22, 1983 – News from Beirut and the ongoing presence of U.S. Marines in Lebanon. Earlier in the day Beirut International Airport (BIA), the headquarters of the U.S. 24th Marine Amphibious Unit (24th MAU), was shelled with Druze mortar and artillery fire, wounding three U.S. Marines...
