"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
Ending 2020 with a concert by The Ramones, recorded at The Old Waldorf in San Francisco, New Years Eve 1978. What better way to drown out an otherwise strange, perplexing and frustrating year than with The Ramones. High voltage, non-stop…
New Years Eve 1957: Times Square. 1957, like every other year, a celebration and a mass of people, converging on Times Square in New York City – waiting for the ball to drop and usher in 1958. Another year and…
Part 1: Part 2: A classic concert this week. From one of the many guest appearances he made over the decades, a 1980 appearance by the legendary Rafael Kubelik with The Cleveland orchestra, recorded on March 27, 1980 and featuring…
December 30,1955 – In 1955, as in 2020, the day before New Year‘s Eve fell on a Friday – the weekend was set aside for celebrating and the ever-present singing of Auld lang Syne. But Friday was the last day…
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Sleeper – live at Glastonbury 1995 – recorded June 23, 1995 – BBC Radio 1 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Sleeper this week. Recorded live at Glastonbury, on June 23rd 1995 by the ever present BBC Radio 1 an…
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Trying something new tonight. Normally, I don’t run video on Past Daily, preferring to stick with sound being the constant. But tonight I wanted to try this out and see if it worked and perhaps add video for future posts.…
December 28, 1997 – BBC World Service – Newshour – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – December 28, 1997 – Busy day as 1997 rapidly comes to a close. Bird Flu was sweeping Hong Kong and the culprit was found to…
In the late 1930s, when radio was becoming the preeminent entertainment source for most of America, the technology was now making it possible for programs to be sent and received from all over the world via much improved Shortwave. This…