Chicago Symphony – Abbado/Serkin – 1982 – Part 1 Chicago Symphony – Abbado/Serkin – 1982 – Part 2 Another classic concert this week. The Chicago Symphony, led by the late-great Claudio Abbado and featuring the late-great-legendary Rudolf Serkin in an all-Beethoven program this week, recorded 0n February 27 of 1982.
– ABC Radio – Voices In The Headlines – Week Ending September 4, 1966 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Lest we all forget – Red China was going through what was later to become The Cultural Revolution. And beginning this week, the one ending on September 4th in 1966,
Sadly, I didn’t get to work with Roy Orbison until near the end of his career. It was during the resurgence in his popularity around the time of David Lynch‘s Blue Velvet and the duet he did with KD Lang that reminded me what an incredible talent he was and
The Fratellis – Live At Pinkpop – VPRO-3FM – 2007 After a three year hiatus, The Fratellis got back together in June 2012 and released their third album We Need Medicine, embarking on a series of gigs to promote the album in 2013. The Fratellis played their first show since 2009
August 30, 1951 – Edward R. Murrow and The News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – News for this August 30th in 1951 had a lot to do with the War in Korea. Attempts at negotiating a ceasefire in July had fallen apart and fighting was escalating. President Truman announced
Skip The Use in concert at l’Olympia in Paris from 2012 to end up the working week. Not that long ago, if you were a band from Continental Europe, you’d have a hard time getting arrested looking for a label deal, or even a pair of willing ears, in the
– August 29, 1941 – Pacific Roundup – NBC Blue Network – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – August 29, 1941 – News on China and its war with Japan. From Shanghai came reports that the war of nerves had reached such a high in that city that, when someone blew
– Crowded House – Live at CBGB’s – Nov. 22, 1986 – Band soundboard Mid-80s favorites Crowded House this morning. Continuing the legacy of great bands coming from Australia (and New Zealand), Crowded House were an immediate hit with audiences and critics alike, when they surfaced in 1985. And the
– News Of The World – August 28, 1941 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – As the war dragged on in Europe, and as the U.S. was inching closer to joining in, the news from France reported Vichy Prime Minister Pierre Laval – head of the German-run puppet regime, had
https://e2wyeghodh5.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/22142618/Atoms-For-Peace-Live-At-Austin-City-Limits-October-13-2013.mp3 Atoms For Peace – Live At Austin City Limits – October 13, 2013 There was a time, a couple generations ago, when the concept of a Super-Group meant ego collisions, painfully long, navel-gazing solos and short-lived collaborations yielding less-than-satisfying results. Every one of them were doomed almost from the
