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The Clash – Live At The Palladium – September 21, 1979 – Radio Broadcast – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The Clash to end the week. The legendary New York Palladium concert, the one in which the cover photo for London Calling was taken. Yeah, that one. Remember? London Calling...
July 26, 1978 – A historic day. Louise Joy Brown, the world’s first baby to be conceived via in vitro fertilization (IVF) was born at Oldham and District General Hospital in Manchester, England, to parents Lesley and Peter Brown. The healthy baby was delivered shortly before midnight by caesarean section...
Become a Patron! July 26, 1982 – West Beirut was the scene of the 5th straight day of Israeli raids – bombing targets purported to belong to the PLO as well as residential districts along the coast. At first, some called it a breakthrough on the Beirut crisis. Yassar Arafat,...
PJ Harvey – in concert at Les Nuits de Fourviére, Lyon France – June 14, 2016 – Radio France International – Become a Patron! PJ Harvey tonight. In concert at Les Nuits de Fourviére in Lyon France and recorded on June 14, 2016. An artist of unquestioned brilliance who is...
Become a Patron! July 25, 2001 – While the U.S.this day was focusing on the sleight-of-hand from OPEC, it was in the process of learning a new and potentially devastating word: Oxycontin. OPEC, in an attempt to prop-up falling oil prices, revealed it would cut production by a million barrels...
Japanese Television – in session for Marc Riley – July 23, 2019 – BBC 6 Music – Become a Patron! Japanese Television – No, they’re not a Japanese tribute band to New York ‘70s art-punks Television, nor are they merely a description of what a lot of us may have...
Become a Patron! July 23, 1945 – With eyes still on the war in the Pacific, attention was diverted to Potsdam, where the Big Three Conference was being held to hammer out the particulars of Postwar Europe and to discuss the slowly winding-down war in the Pacific. In the...
The Futureheads – in session at XFM -July 21, 2010 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The Futureheads in session at XFM on July 21, 2010, to get you ready for the coming week. Become a Patron! The Futureheads are an English post-punk band from Sunderland, consisting of Ross Millard...
Sebadoh – in concert – Reading Festival 1996 – recorded August 23, 1996 – BBC Radio 1 – Become a Patron! Sebadoh in concert at Reading Festival 1996. Recorded for BBC Radio 1 and John Peel on August 23, 1996. A taste of American Indie-Lo-Fi tonight. Sebadoh...
Become a Patron! July 18, 1999 – Eyes and ears were on Martha’s Vineyard, this second day in the unfolding story of JFK jr., his wife Carolyn Bessette and her sister Lauren and their missing plane. Despite fervent hopes and a desperate search, all signs were pointing to worst-case scenario;...
