November 24, 1942 – News Of The World – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – November 24, 1942 – News for this day was about progress (or lack of it) in the War. Fighting was erupting throughout the desert areas of Middle-East and in Northern Africa, with Allied forces advancing through
In 1968 America was turning a corner – it was a country on edge. It was a country experiencing an intense upheaval. It was, for all intents and purposes, a year where America had to choose sides; being part of the problem or being part of the solution. It was
Starting off the week with a session from Edinburgh Of The Seven Seas, recorded at Sun Music Addict in Nantes on May 16th of this year. Sun is, as far as I know, a streaming, online station located in Nantes, France. And this particular session comes from Sun Music Addict,
Air – Live at Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London – 1998 – Recorded by BBC 6 Music – Lunch for a Thursday this week with Air, the Psych/Electronic/Downtempo band from Versailles, recorded shortly after the release of their debut album Moon Safari, which went on to become their most critically acclaimed
Heading overseas for FFF In concert this afternoon – recorded live at Le Cigale in Paris on March 12, 2015 for RTL FFF or Fédération française de fonck in their official title, is a French rock-fusion group , whose musical style blends different styles, mainly funk and rock . After a start during which they were mentored
Trying something different today – world news in other languages. Today it’s Radio France International’s Le Grand Journal from 8:00 on October 24, 2014 – below is a word-by-word translation that you can follow along to figure out what it’s all about. Previous attempts have met with disastrous results, mostly
– Orchestre National d’Ile de France – Enrique Mazzola – Claire-Marie LeGuay – live from Bucharest – Sept. 13, 2013 – Radio France Musique Over to Bucharest Romania this week for a concert by Orchestre National d’Ile de France, led by Enrique Mazzola and featuring the brilliant French pianist Claire-Marie
Beach House – in session -Soirée de Poche – Paris – 2009 – La Blogotheque – Beach House to start the week. From a session recorded in December of 2009, the Baltimore duo (with added drummer) stir up an intoxicating roux of sounds and ethereal soundscapes in front of a
– Jimmy Smith Trio – Live in Paris – Salle Pleyel – December 1, 1969 – RFI-FIP – The Legendary Jimmy Smith this week. From a concert at the Salle Pleyel in Paris, and recorded on December 1, 1969, The Jimmy Smith Trio featuring Charlie Crosby and drums and Eddie
– CBS Radio News reports on Munich Crisis – September 24, 1938 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection News for this day in 1938 was about the crisis over German demands for land belonging to Czechoslovakia. The Munich crisis over the Sudetenland, as it was known, was slowly turning into
