– Echo & The Bunnymen – Live At Glastonbury 1997 – BBC 6 Music – Getting ready for the weekend with a dive back to 1997 and a memorable appearance of Echo & The Bunnymen from Glastonbury 1997. This concert, from Glastonbury during the Summer of ’97 features that newly
Sen. John F. Kennedy accepts the nomination for President – July 1960. As a continuing reminder of the power of great speeches, particularly in the political arena, the JFK acceptance speech goes down in history as one of the memorable moments in our country’s history. Below is a printed excerpt
Heading into the early 1970s this morning for a concert recorded live at The BBC’s Paris Theater in London on January 6, 1973, featuring the legendary Argent. One of the more popular bands, who were regularly played both on AM-top 40 radio and FM Underground, Argent had a huge following
– CBS News Netalert bulletin – Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia – August 20, 1968 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Further evidence that August is a month for upheavals. On the 20th of August in 1968, during the early morning hours, residents in Prague and outlying areas were awakened to
One of the classic bands this morning. Roxy Music, recorded live in concert on May 16, 1979 by the venerable BBC as part of their In Concert series. A consistently good and inventive band, Roxy Music have weathered a lot of musical changes since they got started. Throughout all this
– ABC Radio News – Special Report – August 19, 1990 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – As the saber-rattling ratcheted up a few notches, the question over what was going to become of the 3,000+ foreign nationals living in Kuwait started to occupy the thoughts of those who had
– Aerosmith – Live at Paul’s Mall, Boston – March 20, 1973 – WBCN-FM Early Aerosmith to start the week. With all the recent changes and the sad news the band will no longer be touring and the final farewell gigs cancelled, you almost forget they were very much of
– Siouxsie and The Banshees – live at Tiel, Holland – July 7, 1981 – VPRO/3VOOR12 – One of THE truly iconic names in the pantheon of 80s Music this weekend – the inimitable Siouxsie And The Banshees, recording in concert in Tiel, Holland on July 7, 1981 – by
Become a Patron! While the much-fabled Woodstock Festival was getting underway for its first day, the world was spinning wildly away as usual on this August 15th in 1969. From Northern Ireland, Catholic and Protestant rioting was raging on. British troops were being reinforced and rioting was spreading rapidly. It
– Gena Rowlands – John Cassavetes Interview – Arthur Knight – Feb. 20, 1975 – With the heartbreaking news that Gena Rowlands died earlier today, I am at a loss for words – so the only thing I can do under the circumstances is bring out this interview done with
