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Fontaines D.C. – live at Eurosonic Festival – 2019 – January 17, 2019 – VPRO, Netherlands Fontaines D.C. in concert tonight – live at Eurosonic 2019, recorded on January 17, 2019 by radio outlet VPRO in Holland. Fontaines D.C. formed in Dublin in 2017. The band consists of Grian Chatten...
The Go-Go’s – live at The Metro, Boston – broadcast live by WBCN – August 20, 1981 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The Go-Go’s in concert this weekend – broadcast live by WBCN, Boston at The Metro on August 20, 1981. The Go-Go’s formed in Los Angeles, California in...
The Stokes – Live At Alexandra Palace – December 5, 2003 – Band soundboard – The Stokes in concert tonight – recorded live at Alexandra Palace in London on December 5, 2003. The Strokes are from Manhattan, New York. Formed in 1998, the band is composed of singer Julian Casablancas,...
And Also The Trees – Live In Lyon – June 6, 1988 – RFI-FIP – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – And Also The Trees in concert from Lyon and recorded on June 6, 1988 by RFI in Paris. The band formed in 1979 in Inkberrow, a large village in Worcestershire,...
The Teardrop Explodes – in concert at Guildford Civic Hall -June 18, 1981 – Live And Loud.com – No presure, but . . .Become a Patron! The Teardrop Explodes in concert to end out the five-day week. Recorded in concert at Guildford Civic Hall on June 18, 1981 and spiffed...
She Wants Revenge – live at Gothic Theater – Englewood, Colorado – June 16, 2010 – She Wants Revenge – in concert from The Gothic Theater in Englewood Colorado and recorded on June 16, 2010. Perennial favorites that I’ve been a fan of since I first heard them via MySpace...
The Soft Boys – in concert at Leicester University – November 11, 1978 – Band Soundboard recording We’re getting by with a little help . . .Become a Patron! The Soft Boys in concert tonight. As I was putting this post together and going over notes, I realized that former...
Marquis de Sade – live at le Palladium, Geneva – March 11, 1981 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – For the price of a ho-hum Latte:Become a Patron! Short-lived French Post-Punk/New-Wave band Marquis de Sade in session tonight. Recorded at Le Palladium in Geneva on March 11, 1981 presumably for...
Echo & The Bunnymen – live at Nijmegen, Netherlands – June 2, 1981 – KRO-FM/VPRO, Netherlands – Echo & The Bunnymen in concert tonight – recorded live at Nijmegen in The Netherlands on June 2, 1981 by VPRO for KRO-FM, Holland. The original line-up consisted of vocalist Ian McCulloch, guitarist...
Modern Eon – in session for John Peel – January 28, 1981 – BBC Radio 1 A little goes a long way: Become a Patron! Modern Eon to end out the week. In session for John Peel at BBC Radio 1 – recorded on January 28, 1981 and broadcast on...
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