"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
– ABC World News This Week – December 1, 1991 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – December 1, 1991 – A week where the Cold War was starting to fade from view. A week where The Doomsday Clock was set…
– Aztec Camera Glasgow Barrowlands 25th August 1984 – Since we’re heading in the direction of weekend, I thought I would take a side-trip to the 80s tonight with a mini-concert by Aztec Camera. Always a favorite. Founded by Roddy…
– The Cure live at Glastonbury 1990 – Starting the morning off with a blast of The Cure, in concert from Glastonbury in 1990. The Cure (of which Robert Smith is the only remaining original member) have had a long…
We could use the support: Become a Patron! Kicking off the week on a high note. One of my absolute favorites tonight. Sadly, not a complete concert, but enough to give you an idea of how Arthur Lee’s revival was…
– Agustin Lara – Noche Criolla Palmera – Rosa – Musart Records M-952 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Two sides by the legendary Mexican composer/pianist Agustin Lara. Originally issued on a 78 rpm disc in the 1950s these sides…
– The Who – Live At Fillmore East – April 6, 1968 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. – It occurred to me I haven’t run a Who concert in a very long time. One of my favorite bands, which I…
– The Boomtown Rats – Live At Middlesex Polytechnic College – September 22, 1978 – BBC Radio 1 In Concert – The Boomtown Rats in concert. In case you didn’t know, The Boomtown Rats had a series of Irish and…
– Neil Young and Crazy Horse – Live At Auditorium Theatre, Chicago – November 15, 1976 – Neil Young is arguably one of Rock n’ Roll’s greatest songwriters. With a catalog of unforgettable songs going back decades, Neil Young continues…
Squeeze – In Concert at Oxford Polytechnic – Recorded by BBC Radio 1 for In Concert series – 1981 – BBC Radio 1 Squeeze to kick off this rather hair-raising week. In concert from Oxford Polytechnic and recorded by BBC…
NBC Nightly News – September 18, 1970 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – 53 years ago today, the music world suffered a devastating loss – it would be one of three to go that year, and their passings signified the…