Memorials in session tonight. Recorded a few hours ago (October 15th) at Maid Vale Studios of the BBC for Marc Riley. Memorials are former Electralane frontwoman Verity Susman and former Wire guitarist Matthew Simms who began as collaborators on two film projects, Tramps! and a documentary, Women Against The Bomb.
In the 43 years since this lecture there are some things our society has excelled at since 1981 – Science, Technology, Modern Medicine. In 1981 no one had heard anything about a “digital revolution”, a first Woman in Space or MTV. There were rumors of an incurable disease becoming more
– CBS World News Roundup – October 15, 1994 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Haiti: After some 1100 days in exile, deposed President Jean-Bertrand Aristide was heading back to Port-au Prince to resume his presidency after being overthrown by a military coup led by Raoul Cedras. On this October
– BBC/WRUL-Radio New York Worldwide – British Election Results (excerpt) – October 15, 1964 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. Sixty years ago it was an election year in more places than the U.S. – Britain was in the midst of having their own, and it was looking to be a
Calcutta in concert from Via Asagio in Rome and broadcast live by RAI Radio 2 on November 3, 2023. Lest you think: “what? Italian Pop? Mainstream?” – it’s part of the Bigger Plan. There’s music happening all over the world, every minute of every hour of the day. Some of
Old favorites Crack Cloud in session for Marc Riley tonight. Recorded and broadcast on September 23, 2024 at the BBC’s Maida Vale Studios. Formed in 2015, Crack Cloud started as the solo project of lead vocalist and drummer Zach Choy while he was living in Calgary, Alberta. Soon after, the
[/caption] – CBS Radio: Washington Week – Week ending October 13, 1973 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Watergate. Not quite one of the calm weeks, this week of October 14th in 1973, but a somewhat bloodless one – at least as far as the White House was concerned. In
Fontaines D.C. to kick your week into high gear. Recorded from the stage at Glastonbury 2024 on June 28th and preserved for posterity by BBC 6 Music. 2024 marks ten years since Fontaines D.C. got things rolling. During that time they’ve gained a massive reputation as intense and musically adventurous
Naima Bock to end the weekend and get you ready for Monday – recorded in session at BBC 6 Music for Marc Riley on October 7th of this year. Bandcamp has a slew of nice words to say about her – and I will share some of them with you
From the astonishing Archives of RTS, a live performance broadcast and recorded on March 17, 1941 featuring violinist Jacques Thibaud and Orchestre de la Suisse Romande conducted by Ernest Ansermet of Ernest Chausson’s Poeme for Violin and Orchestra. For the first half of the twentieth century Jacques Thibaud (1880-1953) was
