"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
– The Eagles – Live at Paris Theatre – March 20, 1973 – BBC Radio 1 Sight & Sound Concert – More sad news tonight – here is a repost from 2015 as a reminder and tribute to Randy Meisner:…
Nick Drake, in his only appearance for John Peel at the BBC, recorded on August 5, 1969. It would be safe to say that the music of Nick Drake has only grown in popularity over the years since his far-too-early…
– The Compinsky Trio – Riegger: Piano Trio in B minor – Aug. 18, 1946 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Some out-of-the-way Americana tonight. Wallingford Riegger is a name familiar to music specialists, but not so much to most…
The Charlatans – Live At King George’s Hall, Blackburn – 1990 – BBC Radio 1 If you’ve been visiting this website for the past few years, you’ll know by now The Charlatans are one of my favorite bands. I’ve said…
James Cotton Blues Band – live at Fillmore Auditorium – November 25, 1966 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – With the sad news today that James Cotton, another icon, another legend in Music passed away today, 2017 is shaping up…
KMPC – Dick Whittinghill Show – July 30, 1979 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Midway through the last year of the 70s. July 30, 1979. Smog is bad. Traffic is bad. Buses are never on time. Things just seem…
Can – In Concert from Poitiers, France – June 3, 1976 – Can this weekend; a perennial favorite and one of the bands that took the 70s to new and interesting places, in a decade fairly overflowing with new ideas.…
The last hour of Top-40 KFWB – March 10, 1968 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection There you are – March 10, 1968 – anywhere between the ages of 14 and 24. KFWB, the radio station you have come to rely…
New Order – Live at Glastonbury 1981 – BBC Radio 1 New Order, who pioneered the mash-up of Post-Punk and Electronica, created a new genre and influenced the direction of that new music for the better part of the…
Blondie – New Years Eve, Glasgow – Dec. 31, 1979 – BBC Radio 1 In Concert – Blondie. Rocking out New Years eve in Glasgow, 1979 and recorded by the ever-present BBC Radio 1 for their In Concert series. For…