"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
A lot of people I have run into lately, who are big fans of Pink Floyd, usually cite not knowing too much about them prior to Dark Side Of The Moon, or even The Wall. Pink Floyd’s history goes back…
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…
Click on the link here for Audio Player – Part 1: Click on the lnk here for Audio Player – Part 2: Over to Geneva Switzerland for a historic concert by Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, conducted by their…
Become a Patron! Tonight one of those bands that had fiercely loyal fans or loudly damning detractors. Not soliciting that kind of reaction over here, they were moderately successful and enjoyed a good relationship with their American label Elektra until…
Back to premiers this weekend. This one; the Western Hemisphere First Performance of the 2nd String Quartet of Dmitri Shostakovich. Regarded as one of the most important Modern Composers of the mid-twentieth century, NBC Radio devoted several broadcasts premiering Shostakovich’s…
Click on the link here for Audio Player: Not that long ago, if you were a band from Continental Europe, you’d have a hard time getting arrested looking for a label deal, or even a pair of willing…
Click on the link here for Audio Player: Continuing with bands playing at Coachella this upcoming weekend. Passion Pit scored big marks with the audience last week, so their repeat performance this weekend should be highly energetic. Definitely…
Click on the link here for Audio Player: Tomorrow’s World – Live at La Route du Rock Hiver – March 21, 2013 Starting off the week in a Techno vein with Tomorrow’s World, who recently performed live at La Route…
Become a Patron! Paderewski Recital – 1938. Something unusual tonight. A truly historic recording of the first broadcast recital by famed Polish pianist and statesman, Ignacy Jan Paderewski, broadcast on September 25, 1938. During World War I, Paderewski became an…
A Little goes a long way: Become a Patron! Continuing the perennial favorites tonight with a session recorded by The Kinks for the BBC’s Top Of The Pops program in December, 1964. Always one of the more adventuresome and original…