Billy Joel – in concert at Nassau Coliseum – December 11, 1977 – WLIR-FM – Heading into much less frantic territory this weekend with a concert from Billy Joel, recorded at the Nassau Coliseum in New York on December 11, 1977. I ran across this one the other day, and
– Elton John – In Concert from Fillmore West – Nov. 12, 1970 – Something historic this week. Elton John before things got massive. His first U.S. tour, supporting The Kinks. Not a household name yet – no hits. Starting pretty much at the ground floor. So this concert may
– Elbow In Concert At Glastonbury 2008 – BBC 6 Music Elbow this morning. An appearance at the 2008 Glastonbury Festival, recorded and preserved by BBC 6 Music and features the band during The Seldom Seen Kid (released in 2006) period. Since lead singer Guy Garvey has been a familiar
Jessie Ware – Live at Sveriges Radio P3 – February 28, 2013 This morning a look back at some of the artists who did Glastonbury proud this year. Jessie Ware was a standout during the Saturday portion of the festival, so I thought I would dig a bit into the
Diving into the Pop/sorta-Punk side of things this morning with a set from Avril Lavigne at the 2022 Rock In Rio Festival, recorded September 9, 2022. I just ran across this article by Mark Savage, music correspondent for the BBC which covers Avril Lavigne in 2022, right when this concert
Coffee works wonders, especially for websites: Become a Patron! House Un-American Activities Hearings, otherwise known as HUAC and The famous Witch Hunts of 1947. With the Cold War ramping up to proportions edging on hysteria, it was Hollywood‘s turn under the Red Scare microscope. For two weeks, witnesses were summoned
Goes sensational with coffee: – Throwing Muses – Live At Fort Apache Studios, Cambridge Mass. May 25, 1995 – WFNX-FM Broadcast – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Perennial 90s favorites Throwing Muses this morning. One of the reasons the 90s were a decade jammed with good music. Not only were
– Bob Dylan – Newport Folk Festival – July 25, 1965 – Pete Tesoro Collection – (We originally ran this in 2016, guest edited by FOPD (Friends Of Past Daily) colleague Pete Tesoro, who also provided the immaculate board tapes. Since it’s Bob Dylan’s 83rd Birthday weekend, it only seems
Goes great with Double Espresso and a beignet: – Izia – FNAC Live – Hotel de Ville de Paris – July 18, 2015 – FNAC – A few years ago I ran a session via the Paris radio station Le Mouv of the then-new kid on the block, Izia Higelin
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