– Blur – Live At London Astoria, London – Feb. 10, 1997 – band soundboard – The 90s this morning. Blur in fine form. I remember the much-hyped Blur versus Oasis manufactured controversy and thought it was idiotic, even at the time. Both bands represented a much-needed shot in the
One of the most costly and destructive riots in history. The beating trial of Rodney King by four Los Angeles Police Offers, who were handed not-guilty verdicts on this day in 1992. Within minutes of the verdict‘s reading, disturbances erupted all over the city, culminating in the Flashpoint at Normandie
– April 26, 1994 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – April 26, 1994 – A historic day for South Africa. For the first time ever, South African Blacks were voting in the country’s general election. After decades of apartheid and brutal oppression, it was a
– CBS World News Roundup – April 4, 1994 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Another panicked day on Wall Street, this April 4th in 1994. Hot on the heels of a three-day weekend where investors had plenty of time to be whipped up into a frenzy, the nosedive continued
– Juliana Hatfield – Live at Lee’s Palace, Toronto – November 18, 1997 – CBC Radio Canada – Juliana Hatfield this morning in a concert from Toronto on November 18, 1997 and recorded by CBC Radio Canada. A highly respected artist who has been around since the early 90s, first
– February 10, 1999 – BBC World Service Newshour – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – February 10, 1999 – A day of International news. From Zimbabwe came news that the government of Robert Mugabe was overruled by the courts over the confiscation of many, but not all farms owned by
– CBS World News Roundup – February 6, 1992 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Another crack at some sort of affordable healthcare started making the rounds, this February 6th in 1992. President George (HW) Bush was proposing a plan for health coverage for the millions of Americans with no
Perennial favorites The Charlatans this weekend, recorded in concert at the Birmingham Academy in 2001 by the venerable BBC Radio 1. When I first heard them in 1990, around the time their debut album Some Friendly was issued, I took an instant liking to them. They were a revelation and
Marianne Faithfull – in concert from Circus Krone, Munich – November 15, 2014 – Radio Bayern 2 With the sad news today, hearing of the passing of Marianne Faithfull, the music world lost another legend and a connection to our past has been taken away, one more time. The Marianne
– BBC World Service – Newshour – January 29, 1999 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – News for this day, fifteen years ago, was about limits being reached, endurance vanished and nerves frayed out of existence. The War in Kosovo, indeed the strife enveloping the entire region formerly known as
