"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
Click on the link here for Audio Player: Teenagers – 1960 Further evidence that every generation thinks the generation proceeding it is out of control, insane, morals-free and hopeless. This documentary, part of the weekly radio series Image America, focuses on…
Click on the link here for Audio Player: 1973-08-10 In Concert – Badfinger (remaster) – Paris Theatre While I’m figuring out what to play next week, I thought I would offer one of the favorite, overlooked and sadly underrated bands…
Click on the link here for Audio Player: 1970-05-10 John Peel BBC In Concert – remaster (Traffic) Over to the perennials this weekend. Traffic were one of the most solid, consistent bands active in the 1960s and early 70s.I never…
Click on the link here for Audio Player: Stan Kenton Concert – Sept. 16, 1952 Over to the World of Big Bands this weekend with a concert by The Stan Kenton Orchestra, recorded outside of Dayton Ohio on September 16,…
Click on the link here for Audio Player: Irma Live at Les Vieilles Charrues – July 21, 2012 Since we’re gearing up for Festival season (which, in theory starts this weekend with SXSW), I’m still making my way through concerts…
Click on the link here for Audio Player: Local Natives – Live at Pocket Evening – 2012 I’m always amazed, but not necessarily surprised, to discover local bands playing in venues on other continents and not realizing they’ve been…
Click on the link here for Audio Player: Los conciertos de Radio 3 – Maez – full session – 28_09_12 Ever since Mumford & Son quietly overwhelmed the Pop music scene, with their stripped-down, straight-ahead production and emphasis on acoustic…
Click on the link here for Audio Player: 2012_10_06-Rob da Bank_-Chapel Club – BBC Radio1_qrip Another band on the rise who have been getting good word of mouth going lately. Chapel Club have been around for a few years, but…
Taking a break this week from our perusal of French Radio transcriptions for another dose of Americana, this time by way of Roy Harris, a composer whose work and recognition have been pretty much limited down to one symphony of…
Click on the link here for Audio Player: The Strypes – Live At BBC Maida Vale – Feb. 10, 2013 I found this hard to believe at first. The Strypes are an Irish four-piece, firmly in the retro-Hard Rock/Blues mold.…