Lush – recorded live at The Wiltern Theatre on December 6, 1990 Lush for a Monday night. Recorded during their first American tour, opening for The Cocteau Twins and welcomed with open arms. In the late 1980s, if you kept your ears to the ground and took some time to
Diving into some Big Band this weekend, compliments of Woody Herman and His first Herd, recorded by CBS Radio at the College Inn from the Hotel Sherman in Chicago on March 27, 1947. Woody Herman (May 16, 1913 – October 29, 1987) was an American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, singer, and big band leader. Leading groups called
The Police for this weekend’s Brunch – recorded during the Mont de Marsan Festival on August 5, 1977. Probably the first recording of a public performance by the newly formed Police, recorded during the Mont de Marsan Festival in France on August 5, 1977. For people who listen to later
– The Preatures – Live at SXSW March 27, 2014 – VPRO/3VOOR12 – Netherlands Seems like every few days there’s word of a new band coming out of Australia, and from the looks of it, it appears Oz has become the new hotbed of musical activity the
Tis the season . . .Become a Patron! A Christmas Sing With Bing was something of an institution for decades. First starting on Radio and then switching to Television, the fabled Crooner would put on a festive Christmas show each year, featuring his own inimitable brand of singing, joined by
The Cure for this Christmas Eve Jr. – recorded on May 30, 1984 at the Examinaton Festival in de Moorpoort Netherlands by VPRO, Hilversum. Just prior to this concert, The Cure had released their fifth album, The Top (in May) and received glowing reviews from the Press and making it
Raphae – Nui Selkie – In the lap of lo-fi. Some French Synth/lo-fi Soundscape tonight from the French duo, Raphae and Nui Selkie in this session from Sun Addict in Nantes, France on June 13 of this year. Raphaë and Nui Selkie are a musical duo known for their unique
John Mayall (L) – Mick Taylor (R) – legendary get-togethers A dose of UK Blues history for this Monday Lunchroom – from the 1967 National Jazz and Blues Festival at the London suburb of Richmond, a set by John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers featuring Mick Taylor, recorded by the BBC on August
Back to the Swiss Radio Archives this week for a performance of Walther Geiser’s Third Fantasie for String orchestra, featuring Walther Geiser conducting the Basle String Orchestra in this broadcast from Marcy 27, 1950. After finishing school, Walther Geiser studied composition and violin at the Basel Conservatory . After the First World War, he
Discovering there are people with big-big problems. As Christmas seasons went, this one made the top 10 list. You made it through your entire two week job at May Company Wilshire without having one kid piss his pants all over you – not one kid toss their cookies and most
