– News for September 7, 1978 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Even though it hardly made the mainstream news, more than an afterthought and a footnote to a gossip broadcast, the world did in fact lose one of the truly great Rock Drummers on this day. Keith Moon, who
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Ruti – when you get chills just listening to her do a Radio Station i.d. you know you’ve been transformed. Ruti, puttingTuesday night on notice – recorded for the Gilles Peterson program on BBC 6 Music from May 16, 2026. When you hear a singer, whose voice stops you dead
De Fem, in session for Los Conciertos de Radio 3 in Madrid and recorded on May 12, 2026. When a band grabs your attention after the first 20 seconds and holds it until the last chord is struck, you know you’re witnessing something truly extraordinary. This comes from the band’s
The Chameleons – In Session for John Peel – June 17, 1981 – BBC Radio 1 – Post-Punk/New Wave tonight from The Chameleons (or Chameleons UK), a relatively short-lived but seminal band of the early 80s, in two incarnations, with some six albums and six singles under their belts as
Modern Woman tonight – in session for Marc Riley at BBC 6 Music on May 5th of this yeard. A few words about Modern Woman via their Bandcamp page (visit and buy things – Johnnys Dreamworld is sold out though): Modern Woman, the London art-rock outfit fronted by primary songwriter
Dark Star – risen from the ashes of Levitation. Dark Star to start the week – a session from BBC 6 Music in March of 1999. Dark Star formed in 1996 in London. The band was composed of vocalist/guitarist Christian Hayes, drummer David Francolini and bassist Laurence O’Keefe. All three members of Dark Star
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Rain – In Session – BBC Radio 1 – February 15, 1991 – BBC Radio 1- Liverpool Indie band Rain to drag us into Friday Jr. – The band was formed at the Merseyside Trade Union Community and Unemployed Resource Centre in Huyton, Liverpool, in 1988 with a line-up
– Clifford Brown/Max Roach and Erroll Garner Trio – Live At Basin Street – CBS Radio – May 6, 1956 -Gordon Skene Sound Collection A repost from several years ago. A significant and historic club date by a Jazz legend, gone way too soon before his time. Recognized early-on for
