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A little support goes a long way: Become a Patron! News for this day in 1987 started with the storm of protest over a U.S. proposal for a hostage-for-prisoner swap that included 8 Americans and one Israeli in exchange for Palestinians being held by Israel. No, the Israeli’s weren’t going...
Close Lobsters – in session for Janice Long – June 29, 1986 – BBC Radio 1 – Your patronage helps keep us alive: Become a Patron! Close Lobsters in session tonight. Recorded on June 29, 1986 for Janice Long at BBC Radio 1. Close Lobsters were formed in the Scottish...
Gerry Mulligan – Big Band – Live At The North Sea Jazz Festival, The Hague – July 16, 1982 – VPRO Sorry to bug you, but . . .Become a Patron! Gerry Mulligan this weekend. With big band, recorded at the North Sea Jazz Festival in The Hague on July...
We could use a little love this month: Become a Patron! Eddie Harris – Live at 4 Queen’s Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas – February 4, 1985 The Electrifying Eddie Harris this weekend, live at 4 Queen’s Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas on February 4, 1985 and featuring Luis...
Echo & The Bunnymen – live at Nijmegen, Netherlands – June 2, 1981 – KRO-FM/VPRO, Netherlands – Echo & The Bunnymen in concert tonight – recorded live at Nijmegen in The Netherlands on June 2, 1981 by VPRO for KRO-FM, Holland. The original line-up consisted of vocalist Ian McCulloch, guitarist...
Pale Saints – in session for John Peel – recorded July 23, 1989 – broadcast August 17 – BBC Radio 1 – Become a Patron! Pale Saints for the middle of the week. I remember hearing Pale Saints around the same time I heard Lush, by way of their initial...
Become a Patron! January 15, 1984 – Capping off a busy week with eyes on the brewing conflicts in Central America. The issue of whether or not the U.S. should intervene in Nicaragua was up for discussion. The potential tipping point was an incident taking place on the Honduran/Nicaraguan border....
ZZ Top – In Concert from Essen, Germany – April 19, 1980 – WDR – Become a Patron! Ending up the weekend with ZZ Top, playing their first concert in Europe, at the Grugahalle in Essen, Germany on April 19 by West German Radio/TV. ZZ Top formed in 1969 in...
Rush – In Concert from Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis – February 14, 1980 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – A buck a month, that’s all we ask: Become a Patron! Less than two weeks into it and I am already not liking 2020 very much. Too much loss too quickly....
The Go-Betweens – In Session for John Peel – Broadcast December 10, 1983 – BBC Radio 1- Become a Patron! The Go-Betweens tonight.In session for John Peel and broadcast on December 10, 1983 – the second of three sessions the band did for Peel during their tenure. The Go-Betweens were...
