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Patrons get perks: Become a Patron! November 12, 1995 – The end of a tumultuous week. With the assassination of Israel Prime Minister Ytzhak Rabin, the country was plunged into a period of mourning – the funeral earlier in the week brought a flood of tributes from Egypt’s Hosni Mubarak...
Bevis Frond – live at Odense, Denmark – March 1, 1993 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Become a Patron! Bevis Frond in concert this weekend. A band maybe a few of you aren’t familiar with, but a band whose enormous output qualifies for at least one album in your...
R.E.M. – In Concert at Milton Keynes Stadium – July 30, 1995 – Monster Tour – BBC Radio 1 – And Patrons get perks . . .seriously: Become a Patron! R.E.M. in concert tonight. From the 1995 UK Monster Tour, a set from their Milton Keynes Stadium gig and preserved...
Become a Patron! With all the talk of impeachment hearings and the subsequent division our country is undergoing, it’s good to be reminded we’ve been down this road before. Maybe not the same road, or the same road for the same reasons – but certainly the same road where politics...
Ride – In concert at Town & Country Club, London – October 28, 1990. – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Become a Patron! Perennial favorites Ride this weekend. Recorded in concert at Town & Country in London on October 28, 1990. Despite their objections, Ride became synonymous with the Shoegaze...
Become a Patron! November 1, 1996 – Campaign ’96, the Presidential election down to the remaining few days and the ritual mad-dash across the country, stumping for votes. And pundits peering into crystal balls with predictions at the ready. But this year things were a bit different. The odds were...
Chris Rea – In Concert – Shepherd’s Bush, London – 1998 – BBC Radio 1 If you could: Become a Patron! Taking things down a few percentage points, Singer-Songwriter Chris Rea in concert at Shepherd’s Bush in London in 1998 and recorded and broadcast by BBC Radio 1 In Concert...
Flinch – in session for John Peel – Recorded October 16, 1994 – BBC Radio 1 – Become a Patron! Flinch to end the week. Somewhat short-lived and ultimately a stopping off place for lead singer Grog, before heading off to form the highly acclaimed Feline. Formed in Camberwell, south...
Subscribe and get perks: Become a Patron! October 17, 1992 – Campaign ’92 – sprinting to the finish line with many days left to go. Independent candidate Ross Perot, in one of his nationally televised campaign addresses, used his trusty pie-charts to explain the economic mess the country was in...
Become a Patron! October 14, 1991 – The melodrama of the Clarence Thomas/Anita Hill hearings was over, but the dilemma stuck around. To millions of Americans, the final judgement over whether or not Clarence Thomas did harass Anita Hill were left confused. Most were unable to be sure if either...
