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Sorry to bug you, but . . .Become a Patron! February 11, 1998 – if you were a Winter Olympics watcher and you were rooting for Team USA, you had a lot to cheer about this February 11th. For the first time at the Winter Olympics in Nagano Japan, the...
Supporting what we do here is really easy: Become a Patron! February 4, 1996 – Busy news day in the world and a sad news day for the entertainment world. Starting with news that gunshots were heard in Guatemala earlier in the day. An assassination attempt at the newly inaugurated...
We could really use some support, if you haven’t already: Become a Patron! February 3, 1990 – Eyes on Moscow as a controversial call for major political change in the Soviet Union was taking shape. An anticipation of sparks flying at the Central Committee during the coming week as the...
Gang Of Four – Live at Studio 105, Maison de la Radio – Radio France International – The Black Sessions – October 27, 1995 – RFI Gang Of Four in concert on a sad occasion. The passing of co-founder and guitarist Andy Gill earlier today. This eloquent and painful press...
Just a buck makes a huge difference: Become a Patron! January 31, 1999 – The continuing, almost never-ending story of Kosovo and the entire region of the former Yugoslavia was in the news again. This time a hostage situation involving Albanian Rebels holding Yugoslav Army personnel. The rebels were refusing...
Become a Patron! January 27, 1994 -The Northridge Earthquake – ten days on, the aftershocks were still rumbling and nerves were frayed. Police were called into quell crowds waiting for public assistance. The $4 Billion in recovery aid was evaporating quickly and many officials were referring to it as “startup...
January 22, 1997 – on the 24th anniversary of the landmark Roe v. Wade decision on abortion, law enforcement nerves were on full alert as protests and expected attacks on Family planning clinics went into high gear. Sure enough, a small explosion went off a few doors away from a...
Teenage Fanclub – Reading Festival – 1992 (Abbreviated set) – August 30, 1992 – BBC Radio 1 – Teenage Fanclub tonight, in an abbreviated set from their legendary 1992 Reading Festival appearance – recorded on August 30, 1992 by BBC Radio 1. Teenage Fanclub are a Scottish alternative rock band...
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...
Your support helps a lot: Become a Patron! January 10, 1999 – A judge in France was preparing to make public his ruling on the death of Princess Diana on January 20th. Advance word was leaked to the British press and it was determined that no one would be prosecuted...
