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With the very sad and shocking news of the passing of Neil Innes, co-founder of the legendary Bonzo Dog Band, as well as being considered an honorary member of Monty Python as well as the brains behind The Rutles along with countless other collaborations, 2019 is going down as one...
Become a Patron! Hearing the sad news today of the passing of legendary Drummer Ginger Baker – it’s further evidence 2019 has not been a good year for Music. Tributes have been pouring in all day, including this one via Pitchfork earlier this morning (October 6,2019): After days of being...
Patrons get perks – join up and find out: Become a Patron! News for this September 27th in 1938 was grim. The crisis in Munich was rapidly coming to a boil and it seemed at the time inevitable that war would break out. British Prime Minister Chamberlain, exhausted from the...
Subscribers: Become a Patron! The Crisis of 1938 – the dispute between Germany and Czechoslovakia over land claims by the Germans marked a significant change in what was going on in the world and how it was being received. First, it represented the introduction of Shuttle Diplomacy. As was mentioned...
Subscribers get a special deal: Become a Patron! Seventeen days into the start of the War in Europe, news of the day was filled with reports of attacks, advances, retreats, threats, addresses, assertions, denials, and casualties. Since the German-Russian alliance, Poland was being assaulted on two fronts. Hitler had earlier...
Zero 7 – In Session at BBC 6 Music – May 23, 2006 – BBC 6 Music – Zero 7 tonight featuring the sultry and hypnotic voice of Sia Furler, during her all-too brief stay with the band. Zero 7 are an English musical duo consisting of Henry Binns...
Talk Talk – in session for Kid Jensen – March 27, 1983 – BBC Radio 1 – Ending up the working week with Talk Talk, in session for Kid Jensen and recorded for BBC Radio 1 on March 27, 1983. Via their Wikipedia Page (in case you don’t already know,...
Malaria! In session for John Peel – July 25, 1981 – BBC Radio 1 A breath of agitated air from Wester Berlin comes via Malaria! tonight. Malaria! was an experimental electronic band from West Berlin formed in 1981 by Gudrun Gut and Bettina Köster following the dissolution of Mania D with...
May 16, 2005 – BBC World Service – Newshour – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – May 16, 2005 – a day of contrasts. The violence over protests in Uzbekistan raged on, forcing thousands to flee the country. The unconfirmed death toll in Uzbekistan from a suspected crackdown by security forces...
Maria João Pires, Piano – NHK Symphony – Herbert Blomstedt, guest Conductor – April 20, 2018 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – With the announcement by pianist Maria João Peres last year of her retirement from the stage in 2018, this concert, recorded live only a few days ago by...
