A quick reminder and progress report. Still hovering over 16%, but things are looking up – if we can get to $1,000 by the end of the day we’ll be in pretty good shape. I’ve heard from a few of you that there are some problems getting to the donation
The Jesus and Mary Chain – in session for John Peel – October 29, 1985 – BBC Radio 1 – The Jesus and Mary Chain tonight- in session for John Peel and recorded (as Jim and William Reid) on October 29, 1985. A band with no easy road to stardom,
Low – Minimalist Indie from Duluth. Low – In Session at The Tivoli Theatre, Utrecht – Le Guess Who Festival – November 25, 2011 – VPRO/3VOOR12-FM – Low – Indie from Duluth tonight, in a live session at The Tivoli Theatre, recorded during the Le Guess Who Festival in Utrecht
Another short Fundraising update – the past couple of days have seen a rise in contributions – we’re now upwards to 20% of our goal! Yay!! Go Team!! I can’t tell you how important it is to have support from people like you; people who use and
Beck – live at Phoenix Festival – July 19, 1996 – John Peel Program – BBC Radio 1 – Beck tonight – continuing music from the 1996 Phoenix Festival and presented by John Peel via BBC Radio 1. Peel broadcast this concert the day after it happened (July 19th), as
Merle Haggard – Live at The Hollywood Bowl – July 7, 1967 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Merle Haggard (April 6, 1937-April 6, 2016). More sad news this year – the passing, ironically on his birthday, of Country-Western Music legend Merle Haggard, who turned 79 today and who left
Jean-Jacques Grunenwald – Concert d’ètè – Marie-Claude Warkowski – ORTF Chamber Orch – Jean-Paul Krèder, cond – ORTF, Paris – Jean-Jacques Grunenwald – a name much more familiar in Europe, particularly France, than here in the U.S. – Grunenwald was a celebrated Organist, a student of Marcel Duprè and his
Abdullah Ibrahim with Gato Barbieri and Don Cherry – Live in Hamburg – August 3, 1968 – NDR Radio – Abdullah Ibrahim, just prior to his transformation from Dollar Brand, has been one of the truly unique and pioneering voices in Jazz from mid-century on. A native of South Africa,
Raymond Trouard – Fauré – Theme And Variations – ORTF, Paris 1963 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Raymond Trouard, a name which may not ring many bells unless you are a serious piano student, and more specifically, a student of French Piano music. Born in 1916, Trouard studied piano
Loewenguth String Quartet – Ibert – Quartet (1944) – Rec. October 1963 – ORTF, Paris The Loeuwenguth String Quartet in a radio concert this week. From French radio Transcriptions comes a performance of the 1944 String Quartet by Jacques Ibert, recorded around October of 1963. Jacques Ibert was a prolific
