"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
George Olsen And His Music – Sugar Plumb – 1925 – RCA Victor – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Since the Studio/Past Daily Nerve Center has been undergoing renovations, I’ve been stumbling over buried shelves of old 78’s this week –…
– Alvin Lee – Ten Years After – Helsinki 1969 – Finnish Radio Most people think of Alvin Lee and the images from Woodstock come to mind. How his performance electrified that festival, and in doing so, catapulted his career…
– 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…
– As Long As I’m Dreaming – Claude Thornhill Orch with Fran Warren 1947 – Lang-Worth Transcriptions – Jumping back into Big Band territory, after an extended hiatus (for no good reason). Tonight it’s the legendary Fran Warren with the…
– Faces-live-at-the-paris-theater-1971 – Familiar territory tonight. The inimitable Rod Stewart and Faces, recorded in concert for the BBC at The Paris Theater in London in 1971. Faces formed in 1969 by members of Small Faces after lead singer/guitarist Steve Marriott…
(Editors Note: Hearing the very sad news of the passing of Mike Nesmith earlier today, it only seems fitting to re-run this concert I had originally posted in 2013 as a tribute. Heavy hearts and speechless words.) Much as most…
– 808 State Live at Kentish Town and Country Club – Feb. 24, 1993 – BBC 6 Music – Ending up a (mostly) insane week with a set by the legendary 808 State, live at Kentish Town and Country Club…
– The Searchers In Session – Sveriges Radio – 1967 – Become a Patron! One of the groups spearheading the British Invasion of the early 1960’s was The Searchers. They were often mentioned in the same breath as The Beatles,…
Pete Brown Group – Kai Winding Group – Live from Birdland – September 9, 1952 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Back over to Birdland in New York City this week for a club date featuring the inimitable Kai Winding and…