News for this July 23rd in 1947 had to do with the delicate balance being struck throughout postwar Europe, and fears the unity was falling apart. The Big Three Conference was underway with discussions regarding the proposed Marshall Plan and the work-slowdown by Coal Miners in the Ruhr Valley of
– CBS Radio Hourly News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – July 12, 2005 – An uneasy day in London, in the wake of bombings on the 7th which took the lives of 52 people, including four bombers, a frantic search was on to find additional suspects in this coordinated
– News Of The World – July 10, 1947 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. The World this day in 1947 had much to do with the ending of the Coal Strike and the threat of new ones looming. The recently enacted Taft-Hartley Labor law raised many questions about the Union
Festival season is officially kicking off this weekend – Glastonbury promises their usual embarrassment of riches and the rest of Europe will follow suit. Like everything else, it promises to be a roller-coaster festival season. This morning it’s history by way of an early live concert from Queen. Having released
– Roy Wood’s Wizzo Band – Live on BBC Sight n’ Sound – Feb. 4, 1977 – BBC Radio 1 – Anyone familiar with The Move or Roy Wood’s Wizzard will probably be familiar with this short-lived experiment from Mr. Wood in the late 1970s. The Wizzo Band was a
Even five years since the end of World War 2, Europe was still in the process of rebuilding and finding its way. Now with the added attraction of Communism and what, in its most abstract, became a popularity contest between Democracy and Independence to Communism and a central government around
Membership has percs, not to mention a ton of love: Become a Patron! – Garbage In Concert At Leeds Polytechnic – April 9, 1996 – BBC Radio 1 In Concert – If the great French Existentialist writer Albert Camus were alive today, and asked what his favorite 90s band was,
– BBC – Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain quits as Prime Minister – May 10, 1940 On a day seemingly overwhelmed with news of German invasions in Europe. London was rocked, this May 10th in 1940, with the added news that Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain had called it quits. After three
Become a member – subscribe: Become a Patron! Ending up the week, I thought I would offer one of the favorite, overlooked and sadly underrated bands of the early 70s. Badfinger had all the earmarks and the massive early successes anyone would think could sustain a band for the long
Coffee goes well with Hump-Day: Become a Patron! – The Thompson Twins – Live at York University – 1982 – BBC Radio 1 – As a reminder the 80s were a decade of shoulder pads, Tenex (we called it Dippidy-Doo in the U.S.) and Henna, we also had a flurry
