– ABC Radio News – November 25, 1989 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Hot on the heels of the dismantled Berlin Wall came sweeping protests throughout the Communist Bloc countries of Eastern Europe, this November 25th in 1989. Now it was Prague’s turn. As upwards of half a million
The Legendary Etta James this morning. Recorded live at The Boarding House in San Francisco in March of 1981, this was originally supposed to come out shortly after it was recorded, but a cabinet full of complications prevented it. Fortunately, it finally saw an official release via Sony Music in
Quicksilver Messenger Service got off to an early start, and were one of the first bands to capitalize on interest in all things musical and chemical in San Francisco. Fueled by the unmistakable sound of John Cipollina on lead guitar, Quicksilver became one of the leading lights in a movement
A band more people have probably heard about than actually heard, John’s Children were one of those fabled “you-had-to-be-there” bands that loomed high in the pantheon of Psychedelia, but in fact released only one (sort of) album and a string of singles and became largely known as the band that
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– The Cure – In Session for John Peel – March 3, 1980 – BBC Radio 1 – Ending up the week with The Cure from 1980, in session for John Peel on March 3, 1980. Jumping into what would be generally considered their Goth phase, The Cure were on
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – Muddy Waters – Live at CW Post College – October 18, 1977 -WLIR-FM Classic concerts for a Thursday. This time it’s Muddy Waters, in concert from CW Post College in New York. Recorded by WLIR-FM on October
Mike Oldfield In Concert from Queen Elizabeth Hall – June 25, 1973 – BBC Radio 1 In Concert series – For years, the name Mike Oldfield was synonymous with the movie The Exorcist. The landmark debut album, became the score to one of the most popular horror films of the
Funboy Five – In Session For John Peel – September 1979 – BBC Radio 1 When I first ran across Funboy Five, I thought it was a misprint and what it really meant was Funboy 3. Different band entirely – in fact, different years. Funboy Five were a post-punk band
– NBC Nightly News (Audio version) – November 19, 1970 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – In Pakistan – In Vietnam – A horrific day in history, by most accounts. November 19th 1970 brought with it reports of some 150,000 dead, over a million refugees and untold numbers left homeless,
