James Brown And His Famous Flames – Live in Lausanne Switzerland – 1973 – Swiss Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Getting Thursday and our sprint to the weekend up to speed with a classic concert by the legendary James Brown, recorded in Lausanne, Switzerland in 1973. Anyone who
– David Bowie – in concert from Universal Amphitheater – September 5, 1974 – David Bowie this morning. Recorded in concert for either KLOS or KMET Radio in Los Angeles on September 5, 1974. This was David Bowie during the Diamond Dogs period, a decided departure from Ziggy Stardust. David
Getting ready for the onslaught of Festivals this year. Rock and Jazz aren’t the exclusive property of the Festival atmosphere. Festivals throughout Europe featuring Classical music probably outnumber the others by a sizable number. But we have our fair share too. Certainly, The Hollywood Bowl season (which should be kicking
A taste of Horace Silver this Sunday morning recorded in Copenhagen, Denmark in October 1968 by Danish Radio – DRK. He’s joined by Bill Hardman on trumpet, Bennie Maupin on Tenor, John Williams on bass and Billy Cobham on drums. You can never have too much Horace Silver in your
– Arctic Monkeys live at Glastonbury 2013 – June 27, 2013 – Arctic Monkeys from Glasto 2013 to kick the week off. So far, the jury is still out on Glastonbury 2025. Like most festivals, it’s run the gamut from wild enthusiasm to shrugged shoulders. The question is how much
She thought you were wonderful. You thought she was nuts. You had a brain – you never used it. All the important parts froze. Senior year – September – getting to that age where you look at things different – imagine things. See possibilities. Unless you’re you. Ask anybody –
– The Joe Cocker Show – live at The Old Waldorf, San Francisco – October 1978 – KSAN – Joe Cocker first come into international prominence via his appearance at Woodstock in 1969, and later with the Mad Dog’s And Englishmen Tour which did wonders for a lot of
Ending up the week in Madrid with another set from La Radio Encendida Festival in March of this year. Tonight it’s Mohama Saz, a four piece group who, like so much of what’s been going on of late; mashing up styles and genres. This time it works. Mohama Saz
Staying in Spain this week, as promised. Again, from Al Radio Encendida 2025 – the 11 hour extravaganza of Contemporary Spanish music, bringing in a sampling of Indie, Singer-Songwriter – Hip-Hop and New Folk under one roof and broadcasting it all live from the stage by RNE Radio 3.
– L’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande – Neeme Järvi, Cond – Patricia Kopatchinskaya, violin – April 19, 2013 – RTS Espace 2/Radio France Musique – Over to Geneva by way of Paris this week for a concert by the legendary Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, conducted by Neeme Järvi and
