The Smiths in concert from Germany – recorded at Markhalle in Hamburg on May 4, 1984 for West German Radio. Since we ran a Johnny Marr concert yesterday, which included a few legacy songs from The Smiths period, I thought it might be a good idea to include this concert
Owing to a much bigger than expected positive response to the Shinee concert I posted last week, I unearthed this concert, a solo gig from bandmate Onew (pronounced: Oh – new!), recorded during the 2025 tour promoting his solo album, Connection in concert at Olympic Hall in Seoul on February
De Fem, in session for Los Conciertos de Radio 3 in Madrid and recorded on May 12, 2026. When a band grabs your attention after the first 20 seconds and holds it until the last chord is struck, you know you’re witnessing something truly extraordinary. This comes from the band’s
Ending the week with a concert from Massive Attack – recorded at Clifton Downs, Bristol on August 25, 2024. One of my top-ten favorite bands of all time (meaning decades), Massive Attack are one of the truly original, consistently mesmerizing bands ever to perform on a stage. I can never
Robert Oubussier (L) – Ernest Ansermet (R) Back to Switzerland this weekend for another rarity. This time it’s the music of Robert Oboussier – his Introitus for Orchestra written in 1946 and performed here in this radio recording featuring the Suisse Romand Orchestra, conducted by Ernest Ansermet and recorded in
Gary Burton Quartet – Live In Utrecht – Dec. 30, 1976 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Gary Burton Quartet this weekend. Trying to inject some calm (or at least sanity) into the weekend, adding a generous dollop of mellow and simmering with a side of serene. Forgive the food
Taking a short side trip from our ongoing survey of the Swiss Radio Archives and heading over to Poland for a sampling of what’s in the archives of Radio Poland. This weekend it’s a performance of Musica Sinfonica in Three Movements by composer/violinist Grazyna Bacewicz, performed by the Polish Radio
– Depeche Mode – Live At Dodger Stadium – Aug.4, 1990 + Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountainview, S.F. – July 21, 1990 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Depeche Mode this morning, from their World Violation Tour, supporting their seventh album release, Violator which came out on March 19,1990. In a contemporary
Indie Americana this morning via Brooklyn’s own Yellow Ostrich, recorded live (and really nicely) at The Ice House in Minneapolis on January 31st of this year. From Wikipedia: Yellow Ostrich formed in 2009 and ostensibly serves as the solo project of multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter Alex Schaaf. Previous collaborators include Michael
1. Iovi: 2. Sorrow Abides: Two tracks from an as-yet unreleased debut ep by Trees Inside Out – slated to drop in July of this year and pre-sales begin on May 15. I have often been accused of spending way too much time combing the streams and concert recordings by
