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
– BBC World Service – Berlin Radio – News Broadcasts for August 27, 1939 – 85 years ago today, they were gearing up for another war. It was looking inevitable and precautions were being taken. Volunteers were called up for active duty in the services. Children were being readied for
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– Pixies – In Concert at Melkweg, Amsterdam – April 14, 1988 – VPRO/3VOOR12 – Netherlands- Vintage Pixies this morning. Although their success was modest in the U.S. – leading many critics to call them severely overlooked and underrated, their popularity in Europe has always bordered on the phenomenal. Today,
Re-cap of Days activities – Women’s Equality Day – August 26, 1970 – WBAI, New York – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – News for this day had to do with the celebration of Women’s Equality Day, and a flood of protest marches throughout the U.S. commemorating Women’s Right To Vote
Stone Roses were one of the premier bands evolving out of the Madchester genre of neo-psych in the late 80s/early 90s. Getting away from the heavily produced and electronic-influenced music so prevalent during that time, and coming in as a sort of companion genre to Grunge which was just kicking
