"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
Adlai Stevenson – 1960 Democratic Convention Address – July 1960 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Adlai Stevenson, saying goodbye but not farewell at the 1960 Democratic Convention in Los Angeles. Having already been a candidate for President in the…
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower – Republican Convention Acceptance Speech – July 11, 1952 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – As a reminder of some historic Convention acceptance speeches, ones which have resonated throughout history, and which have come back to…
July 28, 1978 – CBS Radio: The World Tonight – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – On this July 28, 1978 – the subjects on everyone’s mind were The Economy and Affordable Health Care. The Economy was a mess – so…
The Chills – live at Primavera Sound, Barcelona – recorded by the venerable RNE Radio 3 on June 6th of this year. Sticking with Primavera Sound, a set by New Zealand stalwarts The Chills – who have been more or…
July 27, 1980 – news from Radio Moscow on this day 36 years ago. The Olympic games, held in the Russian capital, were the big news. Despite a boycott by the U.S., the games went on and Olympic records were…
Beach House – Live at Primavera Sound, Barcelona, Spain – June 4, 2016 – RNE Radio 3 We’re still in the middle of festival season, not even half over. Still playing catch-up to what has been a flood of amazing…
You can’t really talk about the Reagan Years without talking about the Reagan Tax Cuts. And in July of 1981, President Reagan went before the American people to pitch his plan – a plan that remains controversial to this day…
Pulp in session for John Peel – September 9, 1994 – BBC Radio 1 – Pulp this evening. Always a favorite – particularly around the period of this third John Peel session in 1994. With the inimitable Jarvis Cocker on…
July 25, 2011 – BBC World News – Report on Oslo terror attack aftermath – BBC World Service July 25, 2011 – a day of vigils and soul-searching. The worst terror attack in Norway since World War 2 left the…
Marni Nixon – with The Los Angeles Philharmonic, Hans Swarowsky – January 6, 1966 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – With the sad news last night (unconfirmed at the time) of the passing of vocal legend Marni Nixon, it was…