"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
Looking for samples of Iconic Americana this weekend, I ran across this concert by the legendary Little Feat, recorded by KMET-FM in Los Angeles on March 20, 1973. Having been a fan of this group since their early days, I…
Example – live at BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend – May 24, 2014 – BBC Radio 1 Example in concert to end the week – in concert at BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend in Glasgow and broadcast live on May…
New Year’s Day 1980 – It probably didn’t happen to you – or it may not have happened yet – but there have been reports, from perfectly reliable sources, of going to a party in one city and waking up…
KYA – Norman Davis Substituting for Tom Donahue – December 26, 1964 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – ‘Tis the morning after Christmas; 1964. You are laying in bed, you are very quiet. You gradually open your eyes. Your mouth…
The Real People – a group which may not ring a lot of bells, unless you had your ears to the ground at the time and knew something was up. Although not from Manchester (they were from Liverpool), they probably…
XTC – Live At Paradiso, Amsterdam – March 8, 1982 – VPRO, Netherlands – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – XTC in concert tonight. Live at the Paradiso in Amsterdam and recorded on March 8, 1982, coinciding with the release of…
Style Council tonight. In concert from Gold Digger’s in 1984 and preserved for posterity by the ever-venerable BBC Radio 1’s In Concert series. When The Jam called it quits and went their separate ways, there was always a question as…
The Divine Comedy – Live at Summer Sundae 2007 – Recorded August 10, 2007 – BBC Radio – The Divine Comedy in concert this week. Recorded by The BBC on August 10, 2007 at the Summer Sundae Festival in Leicester…
The Tourists for a Monday night – Live At The Paris Theatre, London – June 23, 1979 – BBC Radio 1. The Tourists had a reasonable following in the U.S., but nothing compared to the success when Annie Lennox and…
KFWB – Joe Yocam – Gene Weed – January 11, 1968 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Here’s the deal – 1968 was going to be a big year for you. You decided you weren’t going to be one of…