"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
– Abba – Live In Concert – 1981 – Abba Fan Club Recording Commemorating their 1981 Tour – Truly 70s this weekend – even though the concert is from 1981 and one of the last before ABBA broke up. Nonetheless,…
Beach House in concert at Paleo Festival 2013 – Nyon, Switzerland – July 24, 2013 – RSR Heading over to The Paleo Festival 2013 tonight for a set by Baltimore Dream Pop/Space Merchants Beach House (actually, one half of the…
Become a Patron! Thanksgiving with Jack Benny. It’s a safe bet that almost no one who is reading this blog for the first time will know who Jack Benny is. If you do, skip to the bottom, or hit the…
Since we’re slowly winding our way into September and the change of seasons (at some point), I thought I would offer a dose of Mid-Century Americana by way of transcription from the NBC Radio Program America’s Composers, as it was…
Everly Brothers 1963-09-23 The Olympia Paris France – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Editors Note: I ran this concert several years ago, before Phil’s death – and now with the news that Don has gone, it only seems fitting to…
Grand Ole Opry – Sept. 20, 1941 – NBC Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection It’s interesting to consider there was a time when Folk Music and Country Music were practically one and the same. And I suppose it’s not…
New York Philharmonic Conducted by Eugen Jochum – March 31, 1978 – Another historic concert this week – The New York Philiharmonic guest conducted by the legendary Eugen Jochum in a program of music by Hindemith and Beethoven. Only two…
Eastman-school-Howard Hanson-1953.mp3 Some Americana tonight, by way of the Eastman School of Music Symphony, with the venerable Dr. Howard Hanson at the podium. Part of the series America‘s Composers, this segment features Hanson conducting one of his own, lesser-known works.…
The Doors – Live at Konserthuset, Stockholm – September 20, 1968 – Sveriges Radio Something rare and special this weekend. The Doors, in concert from Stockholm Sweden – recorded on September 20, 1968 by the venerable and forward-thinking Sveriges Radio. For…
Depeche Mode – Live at BKK Festival, Bilbao – 2013 – RNE Radio 3 Depeche Mode in concert tonight – recorded at the 2013 BKK Festival in Bilbao Spain and broadcast live by Radio Nacional España. In late 1981, the…