"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
– Kirsten Flagstad – In recital for the Magic Key Program – January 2, 1938 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Continuing the occasional series of great Singers, a radio recital performance by the legendary Norwegian Soprano Kirsten Flagstad from…
The Mock Turtles – live At Manchester Academy – 1991 – BBC 6 Music For all the bands coming from the now-legendary Madchester Scene of the early 90s many, if not most of them got lost in the shuffle, or…
[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”18569″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”December 17, 1999 – CBS World News Roundup – Late Edition – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] News on this December 17th in 1999 that, on the surface like another in a series of promised…
The Cranberries (Dolores O’Riordan) In Session for Dave Fanning – RTE 2FM, Dublin – March 9, 1991 – RTE 2FM Dublin – With the sad and shocking news of the passing of Dolores O’Riordan at the way-too-early age of 46…
Elbow – live at Reading Festival 2001 – BBC Radio 1 – Elbow to start off the week. At a concert recorded during the 2001 Reading Festival and preserved for posterity by the BBC. For all the complaints about the…
August 24, 1939 – Sigrid Schultz – Report from Berlin – MBS – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – August 24, 1939 – Reports from Berlin over the dangerous closeness of war, this day. As reported by Berlin Correspondent Sigrid Schultz…
August 23, 1986 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – August 23, 1986 – 30 years ago today – the big news was the disclosure and only the most perfunctory acknowledgement of a Chinese newspaper…
1960 – America’s Moral Crisis – The Open Mind – May 1, 1960 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – 1960 – America’s Moral Crisis. Yes, there was one, and people were starting to notice. American was becoming a hedonistic place;…
January 11, 1956 – Listen To Washington – NBC Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – January 11, 1956 – this day 60 years ago was all about speculation over whether or not President Eisenhower would seek a second…
Election 1960 – Political issues – The Open Mind – January 17, 1960 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Election 1960 – same as it always was; speculation, mulling over the issues, who was a frontrunner, what did each of…