– Horace Silver Quintet – live at Konzerthaus, Vienna – March 11, 1968 – ORF Radio The amazing Horace Silver in concert this weekend. Recorded live at Austrian Radio’s Konzerthaus on March 11, 1968. Can’t add anymore than what Chris Kelsey said on Silver’s Blue Note bio. So I’ll excerpt
KROQ – Rodney Bingenheimer with The Go-Go’s – March 30, 1980 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – It’s Sunday night and your ears are glued to the radio. Why? Because Rodney is holding court, just like he has the past few years. Rodney is your weekly go-to guy for
NBC Radio – Second Sunday Series: Revolution In Revolt – 1968 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Editors Note: This was originally posted in 2014, during another crisis involving Russia and Ukraine (along with Crimea), as an example of history often repeating – it seems, in 2022 it is repeating yet
On this March 4th in 1942, the war was a little under 90 days old for the U.S. and already nerves were running high. The news regarding the Japanese invasion of Java had gained ground against the allies who were defending it. Resistance by the Dutch and their allies was
– March 3, 1942 – News Of The World – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – March 3, 1942 – Fighting in the Far-East was taking a bad turn for the allies. With the Netherlands giving up Batavia and slowly pulling out out of Java altogether, but not without putting up
Boston Symphony – Aaron Copland, guest Conductor – January 2, 1960 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection- More historic concerts this week. The Boston Symphony, led by the legendary Aaron Copland in a concert of his own music, as well as music by Henry Purcell, Franz Joseph Haydn, David Diamond and
– Van Der Graaf Generator – In Session – BBC Radio 1 – 1970 – One of the most influential bands of the early 70’s Progressive Movement was Van der Graaf Generator. Virtually unknown in the U.S., save for pockets of intense collectors scattered around the country, Van der Graaf
– February 28, 1942 – News Of The World – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – February 28, 1942 – While the news was coming in over the threatened Japanese invasion Java in the Pacific, a bulletin had flashed just towards the end of this newscast. Giving little in the way
– Joni Mitchell – Live In London – June 16, 1983 – BBC Radio 1 – What a week it’s been. One of those week’s where tuning out is not only a necessity, it’s practically a requirement. I ran across this concert from Joni Mitchell, recorded by the venerable BBC
– Alvin Lee – Ten Years After – Helsinki 1969 – Finnish Radio Most people think of Alvin Lee and the images from Woodstock come to mind. How his performance electrified that festival, and in doing so, catapulted his career from playing clubs and small venues to playing stadiums literally
