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The Brilliant Corners – in session for Janice Long – BBC Radio 1 – January 13, 1985 – BBC Radio 1 – The Brilliant Corners in session tonight – recorded on January 13, 1985 for the Janice Long program at BBC Radio 1. The group was formed in 1983, taking...
The Bridewell Taxis – live at Sheffield Poly – 1990 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The Bridewell Taxis in concert tonight. The Bridewell Taxis shone brightly but briefly as one of the few bands from east of the Pennines to make an impact on what was to become known...
Most people remember Renaissance as the band which had a number of concept albums and hits via the FM-AOR format stations in the late 1970s. Truth of the matter, that was the third incarnation of the band. Renaissance originally began out of the ashes of The Yardbirds, with Keith Relf...
Petite Noir in concert at the M4M Music Festival in Lausanne – March 14, 2019 – RTS-Couleur 3 Petite Noir in concert tonight. Recorded live at the M4M Festival in Lausanne, Switzerland on March 14th of last year and preserved for posterity by RSR Couleur 3. Yannick Ilunga (born 24...
No particular theme to the Roundtable posts this week. Just running through the library, finding things I haven’t played in a while. I’ve always been a fan of The Smiths. Listening to them reminds me of reading a good book – you can read it several times and find new...
One of my favorite bands of the last 20 years, Portishead in concert are always an eagerly anticipated event. And they certainly didn’t disappoint this year at Glasto. Beth Gibbons‘ mesmerizing vocals, mistakenly considered doom-laden by some, but once you realize that one of her influences was Edith Piaf, take...
October 14, 1990 – ABC News On The Hour + World News This Week – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – October 14, 1990 – very busy week, much having to do with crisis management. As troop strength continued to build along the Saudi-Kuwait border, with more assistance coming in from...
Stereophonics – Live at Glasgow Academy – December 10, 2007 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Stereophonics to kick off the week. Recorded live at Glasgow Academy on December 10, 2007 and coinciding with their tour that started in November to promote Pull The Pin, their sixth studio album. Described...
Siouxsie and The Banshees – Live from Köln – Rockpalast – WDR – July 19, 1981 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Siouxsie and The Banshees in concert to end the week. Recorded live for the Rockpalast series via West German Radio in 1981. One of the main reasons I...
Wolf Alice – live at Reading-Leeds Festival 2018 – BBC Radio 1 – August 24, 2018 – BBC Radio 1 – Wolf Alice in concert tonight. Performing at the 2018 Reading-Leeds Festival and captured for posterity by BBC Radio 1 on August 24, 2018. Wolf Alice formed in 2010 as...
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