– Unknown Mortal Orchestra – Live At Pitchfork Festival, Paris – October 31, 2015 – Pitchfork Festival – No sooner has the Summer Festival season come to a close, than the Fall Festival season has started. Ushering in the change of seasons in Europe is The Pitchfork Festival in Paris,
– CBS Hourly News – November 2, 1979 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The big news for this November 2nd in 1979 was the death of Jacques Mesrine; France’s John Dillinger – Public Enemy Number 1 in both France and Quebec, gunned down by police as he sat in
– 4 by The Baronets – from the Unissued Vee-Jay album – Recorded March 13, 1965 – The well-known and very popular Quebec vocal group Les Baronets (featuring future Celine Dion husband Renè Angèlil) were looking to expand their horizons. It was 1965 and the group had already gotten
– Helen Traubel – RCA Magic Key program – August 30, 1936 – Blue Network – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Back to legendary singers of the Stage from the 1930s. This week it’s Helen Traubel. Known primarily for her Wagnerian roles, Traubel was a very popular singer who
Post-Mortem – The Fundraiser’s over – the hysteria, hoopla and begging are done. My gratitude and heartfelt thanks to the 33 backers, and those who told your friends and posted on your own sites and Facebook pages, I cannot thank you enough. You’ve given me renewed hope and encouragement that
– The Pretenders – In Concert From Montreux 1987 – RTS-Swiss Radio July 7, 1987 – Keeping up the festive weekend with a concert by The Pretenders from Montreux in 1987. In the middle of the then-controversial Get Close Tour, this version of the Pretenders featured a different lineup than
– Alice Cooper – Live At The Forum – June 17, 1975 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Since Halloween has come on a Saturday this year – and since we do concerts on Saturdays, what would be better that having an Alice Cooper concert from 1975 to go with
Day #30 – 12 hours left – so I’ll be brief. I cannot begin to thank those amazing and incredible supporters who have pledged and contributed during this campaign – you are the reason Past Daily exists – you are the backbone of what we’re all about. Your encouragement and
– Dr. John Live At Mardis Gras 1975 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Heading into the weekend, and Halloween to boot – sounds like a good time to get into some Dr. John. Maybe not Halloween, but a rockin’ good time at Mardis Gras in New Orleans – with
Day #29 – 35 hours left to go before we call it quits. If you’ve been waiting for the last minute, now is the time to come in and save the day – we are quickly running out of time. Still, I am convinced we offer things you can’t
