"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
Nana Adjoa – in session at 3VOOR-FM – The Netherlands – December 4, 2020 – VPRO Nana Adjoa in session tonight – recorded live at 3VOOR-FM in The Netherlands on December 4, 2020. You can ask anyone, 2020 was a very bad year for music. COVD shut venues down, cancelled...
The Professionals – in session for John Peel – Recorded November 3, 1980 – broadcast November 10 – BBC Radio 1 – The Professionals in session tonight – recorded for John Peel at BBC Radio 1 on November 3rd and broadcast November 10. The Professionals were formed in 1979 by...
The Supremes – KHJ 2nd Annual Appreciation Concert – April 29, 1967 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – 2021 is offering no let-up in loss – and we thought 2020 was bad. The sad news just yesterday of the passing of Mary Wilson, founder and backbone of the Supremes offered...
Babyshambles – live at Glastonbury 2005 – June 24, 2005 – BBC 6 Music – Babyshambles, live at Glastonbury 2005 to kick off the week. Recorded by the BBC on June 24, 2005 and aired on BBC 6 Music. Babyshambles was formed by Pete Doherty (lead vocals, rhythm guitar) during...
The Fixx – Live At The Bayfront Theatre, Miami Florida – November 27, 1984 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The Fixx to end the week – recorded live at The Bayfront Theatre, Miami on November 27, 1984. The Fixx were the right band at the right time – that...
The Kingsbury Manx – debut session for John Peel – Recorded September 17, 2000 – Broadcast October 17, 2000 – BBC Radio 1 – American Indie from The Kingsbury Manx in session tonight. Their first for John Peel, recorded on September 17, 2000 and broadcast on October 17th. Here’s what...
Ballboy – in session for John Peel – BBC Radio 1 – January 30, 2000 – broadcast March 21, 2000 – BBC Radio 1 – Ballboy in session for John Peel to kick off the week. Recorded on January 30, 2000 and broadcast on March 21st of that year, their...
Sigur Rós – in concert from Theatre Of The Living Arts – Philadelphia – September 22, 2001 Sigur Rós in concert to end the week. Recorded live at Theatre Of The Living Arts in Philadelphia on September 22, 2001. Another dose of much needed sonic comfort food tonight. Iceland’s Sigur...
The Scientists – Live at Studio 22 – Paris – May 3, 2001 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The Scientists in concert tonight – recorded at Studio 22 in Paris on May 3, 2001. The Scientists is an influential post-punk band from Perth, Western Australia, led by Kim Salmon,...
Hooverphonic – in concert at Toneelhuis, Antwerp Belgium – 2003 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Hooverphonic in concert tonight – recorded at Toneelhuis in Antwerp, Belgium in 2003. The wonderful thing about Music is that innate ability to effortlessly transport the listener to an entirely different world, to create...
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