– Tom Waits – Live At Post Hall, Bremen Germany – April 26, 1977 – Nordwestradio, Germany – Tom Waits this morning. A classic concert from Germany, recorded in 1977 by Radio Bremen. Waits during this early period (I ran a Troubadour show from 1975 here a few years ago)
– The Morning Report fro WXYZ-Detroit – November 12, 1964 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – A lot of local news, via WXYZ in Detroit, in this November 12th in 1964. Beginning with news of the ongoing newspaper Strike at The Detroit News, the layoffs at Ford and a threatened
– The Cure – Live At Glastonbury – June 21, 1986 – BBC Radio 1 – Mid-80s Cure this morning. From their standout performance at the 1986 Glastonbury Festival, recorded by the venerable BBC Radio 1 on June 21, 1986. By 1986, The Cure were becoming household names throughout the
– Bud Powell – live at The Blue Note, Geneva, Switzerland – Feb.1, 1962 – RTS – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Over to Switzerland this weekend for a performance at The Blue Note in Geneva from February 1, 1962. One of the leading figures in the development of Bebop,
Caravan – Live at Paris Theatre, London – March 21, 1975 – BBC Radio 1 In Concert Prog-Rock legends Caravan to start the week. In a concert recorded at the BBC’s Paris Theatre in London on March 21, 1975. Caravan were one of the most influential bands of the Progressive
– 20th Century Nomads – CBS Radio: The Hidden Revolution – January 4,1959 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection There was a time, if you lived in Los Angeles, that you would invariably say you actually weren’t born in Los Angeles, but born somewhere, most likely the East Coast. The Great
Damon Albarn (w/Heavy Seas) live at Salle Pleyel, Paris – July 9, 2014 – Radio France FIP Having been a fan of Blur since their very first album, it occurred to me that I haven’t posted any of Damon Albarn’s solo work in concert. This morning it’s a concert featuring
Lenny Kravitz – live at The Town & Country – 1990 – BBC 6 Music – Lenny Kravitz this morning. Recorded for posterity by the venerable BBC 6 Music in 1990 and capturing Kravitz during his memorable Let Love Rule tour. This marked the beginning of a music career characterized
– N.Y. Phil. – Leonard Bernstein, Cond. – Murray Perahia, Piano – June 29, 1976 – Part 1 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – – N.Y. Phil. – Leonard Bernstein, Cond. – Murray Perahia, Piano – June 29, 1976 – Part 2 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Leonard Bernstein
– CBS World News Roundup – November 6, 1989 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The flood of East Germans pouring into West Berlin continued without stop on this day 35 years ago. The East German government was quickly amending travel laws, allowing anyone from East Germany to visit the
