"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
– Kayak in Concert at Midsummerpop Festival – July 7, 1973 – VPRO Archives – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Become a Patron! The history of Pop music is no stranger to the legions of bands considered ignored, overlooked, underrated…
Nadine Shah – in Session at The Great Wide Open 2013 – VPRO – 3voor12 Become a Patron! To say Nadine Shah is part of Rock Without Borders is a bit a of cheat. Born in Britain with Pakistani and…
Click on the link here for Audio Player – Nanci Griffith – live at the 1992 Cambridge Folk Festival – BBC 6 Music A change of pace tonight. No reason, but I don’t recall running any Nanci Griffith on Past…
Jacco Gardner – Live at Soirèe de Poche – June 20, 2013 – RFI/Le Mouv’ Become a Patron! Editors note: This was originally published in 2013: 2013 was a busy year for Jacco Gardner, whose latest album Cabinet of Curiosities…
Continuing the Classic Concerts via Radio France Musique this week with another one featuring the ORTF Orchestra conducted by the legendary Jean Martinon. Soloist this time is the equally legendary Russian Violinist David Oistrakh in an all Russian program, originally…
(Editors Note: This was Originally posted in 2013). Anyone who has spent any time this past week surfing the various radio outlets around Europe knows this is festival season all over. This week Radio France Musique is in full festival…
The music of Henri Tomasi this week. His Woodwind Quintet 1952, as performed at it’s premier by Quintett a Vent Francaise, featuring Jean-Pierre Rampal, Jacques Lancelot, Paul Hongne and Gilbert Coursier. As a prominent composer in the 20th Century, Tomasi…
Editors note: This was originally posted in 2013, but since today (August 16th) is Bill Evans’ birthday, it only seems fitting to celebrate a remarkable talent and light. In an era that produced a phenomenal amount of truly revolutionary talent…
Become a Patron! One of the most popular and influential bands of the Techno era of the 1980s was a trio from Japan known as The Yellow Magic Orchestra, or YMO for short. Having blazed a trail for electro-Pop, J-Pop,…
Click on the link here for Audio Player: Yet another sad passing to report. News today of the passing of Doors co-founder and author Ray Manzarek at 74 from a long bout with Cancer in Germany took a…