Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine tonight – recorded live at the Kilburn National in London in 1991 by the venerable BBC for their In Concert series. Further evidence music was all over the map, and getting further out there by the time the 90s arrived. Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine
Shakespears Sister in concert tonight – further evidence the 90s were all over the map musically. Initially part of the all-girl Pop Group Bananarama, singer-songwriter Siobhan Fahey broke with the band and went solo in 1988, citing disillusionment and a change in direction she didn’t want to be part of.
June 27, 1993 – ABC World News This Week – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – June 27, 1993 was a reminder that the events of only a few months earlier were still fresh in peoples minds. In February of that year, bombings of The World Trade Center made it abundantly
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Spiritualized – In Session for John Peel – March 14, 1992 – BBC Radio 1 – Experimental/Garage/Space Rock practitioners Spiritualized, in their first session for John Peel, recorded on March 14, 1992. Spiritualized in the brain-child of Jason Pierce, who has been the band’s only original and constant member since
May 3, 1995 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – May 3, 1995 – This day began with a media frenzy. After 18 hours of questioning by FBI Agents over possible connections to Timothy McVeigh and the Oklahoma City Bombings, Gary Lands and Robert Jacks, who
Funeral for President Nixon – April 27, 1994 – NPR Special Program – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – After suffering a severe stroke on April 18, former President Nixon died on April 22nd. The 35th President of the U.S. whose legacy ranged from ending the long-standing refusal to recognize Red
The Charlatans in session – BBC Radio 1 Steve Lamaq – April 17, 1997 – The Charlatans to end up the weekend and to get ready for Monday. Perennial favorites, The Charlatans were the first band to renew my faith in music as an on-going/ever-evolving, cultural/social statement for the 1990s.
The Good Rats – in Concert at My Father’s Place – July 4, 1979 – WLIR-FM – The Good Rats, often referred to as “The most famous unknown band in America“, got their start in 1964. The Long Island, New York natives have had a consistent cult following, and it’s
Slowdive – in session for John Peel – April 21, 1991 – BBC Radio 1 – Slowdive were one of the pioneering bands of the Shoegaze era. In addition, they added Dreampop to the mix, and along with it came Indie. Of the bands which epitomized that movement, they
