A day of many contrasts on October 7, 1967. Starting with Vietnam. In less than a week President Johnson’s latest defense of his prosecution of the war in Vietnam has been thoroughly undermined. His San Antonio speech was followed by a week in which: -American casualties in Vietnam passed the
Hearing the news earlier today of the passing of founding member Chris Drejam I thought I would re-run this post from 2015 as tribute to a legendary artist and an iconic band. Chris Dreja: 1945-2025. One of the legendary bands of the original British Invasion of the early 1960s. The
A busy week, this first one of October in 1949. Strikes were on the agenda – the Steel Industry was hit with its first batch of strikes since 1946. And America was braced for lock-outs, walk-outs and wildcat strikes all over the country. It was learned this week that Russia
It’s Immaterial – in Concert at The Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool – March 15, 1983 – BBC Radio 1 In Concert – It’s Immaterial – one of those bands which became an integral part of the burgeoning Indie/Techno scene in the early 1980s. It’s Immaterial got started in 1980; had
– CBS World News Roundup – October 1, 1985 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – News for this first day of October in 1985 was hopeful, vengeful and sad. The hopeful part came in the form of the upcoming Summit talks in Geneva between Russian President Mikhail Gorbachev and President
Beach House – in session -Soirée de Poche – Paris – 2009 – La Blogotheque – Beach House to start the week. From a session recorded in December of 2009, the Baltimore duo (with added drummer) stir up an intoxicating roux of sounds and ethereal soundscapes in front of a
For all the bizarre situations in even more bizarre Musicals for the Broadway stage, with the possible exception of Franz Kafka, a musical based on a series of short stories about a love affair between a cat and a cockroach might bend the roles of credulity well past the point
Changing it up a bit this afternoon. A set from the 2024 Glastonbury festival by rising star Nigerian Singer-Songwriter Ayra Starr, recorded by BBC 6 Music on June 29, 2024. Here’s what Wikipedia has to say: Sarah Oyinkansola Aderibigbe , known professionally as Ayra Starr, is a Nigerian singer and songwriter. She achieved mainstream
You hate mimes. Ever since Junior high when it was a class assignment to be a mime for a day. You had to slap on white greasepaint that you had an allergic reaction to. Your skin turned the color of a tomato for a month and you broke out in
– Conversations With Artie Shaw – Guest: John Simon – Feb. 29, 1972 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Critics – an alternately loved and despised lot, viewed by some as a combination of giddy swooning fan and stone-faced curmudgeon. The critic, throughout history has been a starmaker and icon-basher.
