Grand Funk Railroad – they truly were an American band. Grand Funk Railroad for lunch today – recorded at the San Diego Arena on June 2, 1974. You almost can’t talk about the 1970s without mentioning Grand Funk Railroad, or Grand Funk as most everyone called them, at some point.
In memory of Sonny Rollins, whose passing was reported earlier this evening – in concert from Stockholm on January 17, 1963 and recorded by Sveriges Radio. A life rich with legacy and well lived, it was still a shock to see the UPI Bulletin come over the desktop a few
Count Basie and His Orchestra – America Dances – CBS – July 9, 1938 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The incomparable Count Basie and his Orchestra to help slide into this Holiday weekend. Broadcast on July 9, 1938 from the CBS series America Dances and broadcast via shortwave to
The band variously known as Mr Anyway’s Holey Spirits is otherwise The Bug Club, for reals. The Bug Club in session to get the Holiday weekend started – recorded for Marc Riley at BBC 6 Music on May 13th. The Bug Club formed in 2016 by brothers Sam and Ross Willmett
Over to Belgium this week for a concert by High Hi, a Belgian Indie group recorded live at Ancienne Belgique on February 28, 2026 Here’s a rundown on the band, translated from their Wikipedia page: In 2014 High Hi, the band from the outskirts of Brussels was selected for Studio Brussel ‘s De
– Chicago Symphony – Opening of 1977-1978 Season – Sir Georg Solti, conductor Another classic concert from the Past Daily Vaults. This week it’s the opening concert of the 1977-1978 season of the Chicago Symphony conducted by the legendary Sir Georg Solti. No soloists and a pretty straight-forward program. But
Karl Wallinger of World Party – highly influential and gone too soon. Lunch with World Party today. Recorded on November 3, 1993 at Brixton Academy by the venerable BBC Radio 2. World Party was predominantly the solo project of its sole consistent member, the songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist Karl Wallinger. The first
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Modern Woman tonight – in session for Marc Riley at BBC 6 Music on May 5th of this yeard. A few words about Modern Woman via their Bandcamp page (visit and buy things – Johnnys Dreamworld is sold out though): Modern Woman, the London art-rock outfit fronted by primary songwriter
Wire – Live at Rockpalast – February 14, 1979 – WDR – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Wire this week, in concert for WDR in Germany as part of their Rockpalast series, recorded on February 14, 1979. Considered one of the pivotal bands during the transition from Punk to Post-punk,
