"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra – From Civic Auditorium, Oakland – June 4, 1944 – AFRS: One Night Stand – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Lionel Hampton this weekend. Probably one of the most recognized names of the Big Band era, he also went on to work with a wide...
Salako in concert – Recorded October 28, 1999 from the Royal Court at Sound City ’99 in Liverpool on October 28, 1999. Salako in concert tonight, also from the Sound City ’99 festival in Liverpool, recorded by BBC Radio 1 and hosted by John Peel. General consensus of opinion puts...
CBS Radio – Capitol Cloakroom with Senators Roman L. Hruska (R-Nebraska) and Vance Hartke (D-Indiana) – Jan. 23, 1967 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – In 1967 President Johnson told Congress that the U.S. could afford to fight the war in Vietnam as well as build the Great Society at...
Paris Angels – in session for John Peel – Aug. 29, 1990 -BBC Radio 1 – Paris Angels tonight. Paris Angels were a seven piece band, hailing from Guide Bridge, Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester, associated with the Madchester scene of 1989 -1991. Their music fused indie guitars with electronic dance music....
The Suncharms – Red Dust – New Single – released October 2018 – Slumberland Records The Suncharms new single to kick off the week. Last year when I ran a Suncharms Peel session from 1992 I found out the band had split shortly after. It was certainly a shame, though...
KROQ – Jed The Fish with Danny Elfman of Oingo Boingo – July 1981 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Ah, the 80s – wretched excess, padded shoulders and electronica. The Strip is your refuge and Madame Wong’s is your salvation and the party’s just getting started. You can’t make...
Mustangs Of The West – Everybody Wants Peace On Earth – 2018 – Blue Elan Records – Revving up the Christmas spirit with a new single by Mustangs Of The West, just in time for the holidays. Since we’re devoting a lot of our nightly music posts with Christmas music...
Albert Einstein – Address For United Jewish Appeal – With Asst. Sec. of State Joseph C. Grew – April 11, 1943 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – In the current climate of division, insanity and violence, there’s always been that quest for what Richard Nixon once referred to as listening...
November 7, 1999 – CBS Radio News On The Hour – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – November 7, 1999 – Day of mourning for the families of Egyptair Flight 990 which plunged into the ocean off Nantucket, killing all 217 passengers. So far, it’s been a slow agonizing process, getting...
Arlette Zola – Le Suis Folle De Tant T’aimer (1965) – Mathématique élémentaire – 1967 – Disque AZ A taste of Yé-Yé tonight by way of Arlette Zola. Haven’t heard of her? Well. . . . (via a fansite – gist translation) Arlette Zola was born on 29 April 1949...
