Depeche Mode this morning – from their concert in Paris at Les Bains Douche on September 21, 1981 and broadcast by Radio France International. Depeche Mode released their debut album Speak & Spell in 1981 amid the British new wave scene. Keyboard and songwriter Vince Clarke left the band at
– The Mighty Lemon Drops – In Session for John Peel – January 3, 1988 – BBC Radio 1 Early snippets of the New Psychedelia, compliments of The Mighty Lemon Drops tonight. Sadly, a short lived band (1986-1992) who came along around right around the time Echo and The Bunnymen
– CBS Radio: The World This Week – February 3, 1980 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The big news for the week which ended on this February 3rd in 1980 was the successful escape of 6 Americans who had barely avoided being part of the 50 other Americans held
– Matching Mole – Live At Paris Theatre, London – July 27, 1972 – BBC Radio 1 – Matching Mole this morning, recorded at the BBC’s Paris Theatre in London on July 27, `1972. Right after his departure from the landmark band Soft Machine, drummer and Soft-Machine founder Robert Wyatt
Perennial favorites The Charlatans this weekend, recorded in concert at the Birmingham Academy in 2001 by the venerable BBC Radio 1. When I first heard them in 1990, around the time their debut album Some Friendly was issued, I took an instant liking to them. They were a revelation and
Blood Red Shoes – live at Lowlands Festival 2014 – VPRO/3VOOR12 – Blood Red Shoes: Checking-in at the Lowlands 2014 Festival this morning. Reiterating that 2014 was an embarrassment of riches in the Festival circuit. A lot of bands, a lot of surprises and a lot of great music. Blood
– Combined Networks – President Roosevelt Birthday celebrations – January 30, 1936 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Lest we all forget, 143 years ago today is President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s birthday, born January 30, 1882. In 1936 it was a national celebration, and parties were held all over the
– Blancmange – In concert for BBC Sight & Sound – March 31, 1984 – BBC Radio 1 – Blancmange, this morning. Since it’s been an insane week, I thought I would toss a concert by Blancmange into the mix. Although probably not all that well known in the U.S.
– BBC World Service – Newshour – January 29, 1999 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – News for this day, fifteen years ago, was about limits being reached, endurance vanished and nerves frayed out of existence. The War in Kosovo, indeed the strife enveloping the entire region formerly known as
– Tori Amos – Live At Baloise Session – November 6, 2015 – SRF – With over 16 albums to her credit, and a career spanning over 40 years, Tori Amos is considered the Grande Dame, of Indie. But she’s a lot more than that – with musical interests embracing
