"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
– CBS Radio News – Bulletins, reports, newscasts – October 6, 1981 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – This day in 1981, the news was filled with reports that Egyptian President Anwar Sadat had been the victim of an assassination. During a military review, Sadat, along with several dignitaries and...
– Culture Club – live at The Lyceum, London – 1982 – BBC Radio 1 In Concert Series – Dropping in on the 80s tonight with an early concert by Culture Club, fronted by the inimitable Boy George. A further reminder how diverse the 80s were, Culture Club were a...
– Peaches & Herb – In Session for Soul! – WNDT, New York – January 16, 1969 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Sharing the bill with Ruby & The Romantics (who I ran last night), Peaches & Herb were another act who were up-and-coming at the time of this...
– Ruby & The Romantics – Live on Soul! – NET/WNDT – January 16, 1969 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Another performance from the milestone series Soul! via NET (PBS before it was PBS). Tonight it’s a rare session from Ruby & The Romantics, broadcast on January 16, 1969....
– Yael Naîm – In Session for Arte, Paris – September 16, 2015 – Arte Web, France – To consider that Israeli-French singer/songwriter Yael Naïm suddenly soared to international fame, based on her 2008 single New Soul, as the result of being used in an Apple TV commercial, you begin...
– Moodoïd – In Session at Oui-FM Rock Sessions – March 27, 2015 – Oui-FM, Paris – Moodoïd are a relatively new band. A side project of Pablo Padovani, guitarist for Melody’s Echo Chamber, Moodoïd has been around since 2013. There has been a lot of interest in the band,...
– Brand X – In Session for Alan Freeman/John Peel – Feb. 26 and July 15, 1976 – Broadcast on John Peel – August 2, 1976 – BBC Radio 1 – Initially put together as a “jam band”, Brand X managed to grab a considerable amount of attention when they...
– Lush – Live At Electric Ballroom, Camden – April 3, 1996 – BBC 6 Music – With the great news earlier today that 90s legends Lush have reformed and are heading into rehearsal to make a reappearance in 2016, one of the pivotal bands who defined Indie, as well...
– The Yardbirds – In Session at The BBC – 1965 – BBC Radio 1 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – One of the legendary bands of the original British Invasion of the early 1960s. The Yardbirds were one of the most influential bands to come along, and certainly one...
– Coasts – Live At Lollapalooza Berlin 2015 – Sept. 14, 2015 – RBB Berlin – Getting in the last few festivals until Summer season packs up and goes home until next year. The latest is the legendary Lollapalooza Berlin festival, which took place just two weeks ago, and...
