You had nothing in common – You had everything in common. You had nothing in common with each other. Oil and water – polar opposites – mashed potatoes and concrete. Her brother was a Marine – your brother was somewhere in Toronto She got accepted to Dartmouth – you’re waiting
Looking at history encompasses a lot of events – some of them have very little to do with earth-shattering events in a political nature – some of them are earth-shattering events in Sports. One of those events was the first fight between Heavyweight Champion and newcomer Cassius Clay (before his
Hawkwind to end the week – recorded at The Michigan Palace in Detroit on March 23, 1974. Seems only fitting to end an otherwise strange and unnerving week with something musical and overwhelming. Hawkwind seem to fit that bill at tlhe moment. Hard to imagine it’s been 57 years since
ZZ Top – Formerly Moving Sidewalks. ZZ Top, this Thursday – recorded live at the Doningen Festival on August 20, 1983. We’re all over the place this week – I don’t think I’ve ever posted any ZZ Top as long as Past Daily has been up. Since our site is
Blossoms – live at BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend – Exeter – May 29, 2016 – BBC Radio 1 – Messages from Exeter 2016 this week. Blossoms taking the stage on May 29th and captured for posterity by BBC Radio 1 (mic malfunction and all). I originally ran Blossoms several
Back to some domestic history this week. A concert from the 1978-1979 season of the Boston Symphony, led by Music Director Seiji Ozawa and recorded on February 14, 1978. Two works are featured: Frank Martin – Concerto for Seven wind instruments, tympani, percussion and string orchestra and Mahler’s Symphony Number
Kool & The Gang – in concert at The Rainbow Theatre in London on November 7, 1981 and broadcast by BBC Radio 1 and their In Concert series. Don’t know about you, but this puts Tuesday, especially this Tuesday in a whole different light. Definitely what the doctor ordered. A
Daughter – live at BBC 6 Music Festival, Bristol – February 13, 2016 – BBC 6 Music – Daughter in concert at the BBC 6 Music Festival in Bristol on February 13, 2016. Getting started in 2010, and with a critically acclaimed debut album in 2013, Daughter have risen
Etta James – Queen of Soul Etta James for this Monday Lunchroom – recorded at the 1977 Montreux Jazz Festival on July 9, 1977 and broadcast by RTS in Switzerland. While we try and figure out which way this week is going, it never hurts to have a few words
Hugh Masekela – Father of South African Jazz Hugh Masekela this weekend – recorded in New York, circa 1969 (according to the Hugh Masekela Preservation Project, where this recording comes from). It was Hugh Masekela who pretty much kicked off the interest in South African Jazz. There were hints of
