Flu season, just like clockwork – fever, chills, aching, sweats. You’ve just thrown up everything you’ve ever had in your stomach since you were five. Your hair hurts. The best you can do is just lie there, encased in blankets, drenched in sweat – alternately boiling and freezing and staring
ABC News Around The World – December 2, 1967 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Peace seemed to be the illusive goal, this December 2nd in 1967. With fighting in Vietnam continuing, B-52’s staging raids, South Vietnamese incursions into Cambodia and seemingly fruitless attempts at negotiations in Paris. the war
Editors Note: With the sad news of the passing of Christine McVie, I thought I would re-post this (from 2013) as tribute to an amazing artist, gifted writer and remarkable human being. Something slightly unusual tonight. A radio session for John Peel by the legendary Chicken Shack featuring Christine McVie
– The Zombies – in session for Top Of The Pops – 1966-1967 – BBC Radio 1 – If they recorded nothing else, The Zombies would be cemented in the legacy of 60s indelibles with She’s Not There and Tell Her No. But they recorded a lot more –
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Nick Drake, in his only appearance for John Peel at the BBC, recorded on August 5, 1969. It would be safe to say that the music of Nick Drake has only grown in popularity over the years since his far-too-early death. When he first appeared on the scene he was
Election Results – ABC News – November 4, 1964 – 1:30-2:45 am – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – November 4, 1964 Election night, 1964. As Americans went to the polls on November 3rd, the returns slowly came in. By early morning of November 4, it became clear that Lyndon Johnson
– King Crimson – In Session for John Peel – May 11, 1969 – BBC Radio 1 – King Crimson tonight. Just when we thought we had heard it all – all the genres had been explored, all the styles had been examined, all the possible instrument combinations had been
– The Charlatans with Dan Hicks – Live At The Straight Theatre, July 22, 1967 – KSAN-FM – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The Charlatans with Dan Hicks. Before Dan Hicks introduced the world to the Hot Licks, there was this San Francisco institution, The Charlatans. One of the
– The Moody Blues – In Session – April-November 1967 Top Of The Pops – BBC Radio 1 – Certainly not the first band to make use of the Mellotron, they were one of the first to take it with them on the road which, as anyone who has worked
