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Department of Eagles – Four from Whitey On The Moon UK – 2003 – Myspace – Isota Records Department of Eagles to end the weekend. Not all the bands and artists who had Myspace pages fell into obscurity after the demise of 2010. Department of Eagles – a duo...
Vienna Festival 1959 – Philharmonia Hungarica – Paul Sacher, Conductor – Yehudi Menuhin, violin – Marilyn Horne, soprano – June 21, 1959 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Something historic this week – Music from the Vienna Festival in 1959, featuring Philharmonia Hungarica led by the legendary Paul Sacher and...
Magic Arm – in session – BBC 6 Music – November 25, 2012 – BBC 6 Music – Magic Arm to end the weekend. Also known as Manchester-based Marc Riglesford, Magic Arm has become the epitome of the Bedroom Production. All of his projects so far (ep, singles, Album) have...
as Soft Machine – In Concert from The Paris Theatre, London – July 20, 1972 – BBC Radio 1 – In Concert series – Soft Machine tonight. By 1972, the Soft Machine of opening for Jimi Hendrix, and who boasted such figures as Kevin Ayers, Daevid Allen and Robert Wyatt...
PJ Harvey – In concert at Gdynia,Poland – June 26, 2016 – Polski Radio – PJ Harvey this week. Never predictable, always an adventure and coming to Los Angeles next week. Variously referred to as one of the 500 Greatest Artists of All Time and a terminal eccentric, PJ Harvey...
Echo & The Bunnymen – Live at Barrowlands – Glasgow – December 21, 1985 – Radio Clyde – FM Echo & The Bunnymen this week. Recorded live at Barrowlands in Glasgow by Radio Clyde on December 21, 1985. One of those bands at the forefront of neo-Psych, whose reputation was...
Count Basie and His orchestra – Live From Birdland – All-Star Parade Of Bands – Feb. 6, 1956 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Count Basie this weekend. Recorded for the NBC-Radio All-Star Parade Of Bands broadcast of February 6, 1956. Referred to by aficionados and collaborators as The Chairman...
Blonde Redhead – Live at SOS 4.8 2016 – Murcia,Spain – May 7, 2016 -RNE Radio 3 – Continuing our sampling of music from the latest SOS 4.8 festival in Murcia Spain this year. Indie/Alt stalwarts Blonde Redhead were a highlight of the proceedings this past Sunday (May 7),...
– Steely Dan – live at The Sopwith Camel — Glendale, Calif. – March 9, 1974 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Steely Dan this weekend – one of the rare early concerts, recorded live at The Sopwith Camel in Glendale on March 9, 1974. This was from the tour promoting...
Sonny Rollins Trio – live in session, Zurich – March 5, 1959 – RTS, Switzerland – Sonny Rollins Trio this week. During one of his many European tours in the 1050s, Rollins is joined by Henry Grimes on bass and Pete LaRoca on drums. It was recorded in Zurich as...
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