"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
There was certainly no shortage of bands climbing on the Psychedelia bandwagon in the late 1960s. A lot of them made it to one single, or one album – many didn’t make it that far. Those who secured label deals…
[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”25770″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”February 15, 1951 – Edward R. Murrow News – CBS Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] Unfortunately, history doesn’t preserve itself: Become a Patron! February 15, 1951 – Reports from Korea were pessimistic, even…
Lush – probably one of the most influential bands of the Shoegaze era, happily (and with much relief) reunited in 2016 and were gigging and going on tour. They hit Coachella in April, and their much anticipated concert tour was…
The Bluetones – in concert at Newcastle Mayfair – May 10,1998 – BBC Radio In Concert series – 90s favorites The Bluetones tonight. A band which remained somewhat unnoticed in the States, despite one U.S. tour early on in their…
A session from The Searchers, one of the more popular of the British Invasion acts from the first wave in 1964. With a string of hits, The Searchers were frequently in the top 10 of most singles charts. They were…
New Year’s Day 1980 – It probably didn’t happen to you – or it may not have happened yet – but there have been reports, from perfectly reliable sources, of going to a party in one city and waking up…
Ending up the week with a 1983 concert from Tears For Fears. Recorded by the BBC right around the time of the release of their debut album, The Hurting. They were enormously popular right from the start. Their debut album…
[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”17958″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”November 11, 1939 – Arthur Mann Reports From France – Mutual – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] No doubt the irony was more than a little pronounced, but this radio report didn’t mention anything about…
[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”35811″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”October 30, 1939 – Closing New York World’s Fair For Winter – Mutual – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] It was October 30, eighty-one years ago that the 1939 New York World’s Fair came to…
