"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
– CBS World News Roundup – December 22, 1997 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – One of the years that was winding up on a fragile note, this particular December 22nd in 1997. A 14-hour whirlwind tour of Sarajevo by…
4th of July, 1947. Smack in the middle of Postwar reconstruction and grumblings of Cold Wars and Iron Curtains and talk of Independence and the Middle East getting ready to explode. Of instability and civil wars in Greece and refugees…
Martial Solal Big Band – featuring Jacques DiDonatto, Clarinet – Live from Maison de la Radio, Paris – 1984 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Lest you think Jazz is seldom seen and heard and has all but vanished from…
The White Stripes – In Concert from The London Forum 2001 – BBC Radio 1 – The White Stripes in concert to kick off the week. The Detroit garage/blues/Indie/Punk duo Jack and Meg White were together from 1997 to 2011,…
Joseph Alexander – Williamsburg Suite (2 movements) 1943 – NBC Radio orchestra, Henri Nosco, cond. Oct. 19, 1944 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The music of Josef Alexander this weekend. An American composer, who was also an educator and…
No elegant way to put this – we’ve fallen behind in our goal for this Spring Fundraiser and we need your help. Unless we get some serious turnout for contributions in the next few days, we’re going to have to cut…
Okay, this is serious – we didn’t budge yesterday. No pledges, no contributions – a big chunk of silence descended over the proceedings. I can’t tell you how much we need your support – it’s crucial to our survival,…
A quick reminder and progress report. Still hovering over 16%, but things are looking up – if we can get to $1,000 by the end of the day we’ll be in pretty good shape. I’ve heard from a few of…
Another short Fundraising update – the past couple of days have seen a rise in contributions – we’re now upwards to 20% of our goal! Yay!! Go Team!! I can’t tell you how important it is to…
Give or take the few days off, struggling with the dreaded flu, we’re back on track and slowly getting up to speed. It’s been slow, but there’s been a lot going on to distract you from what’s going on here.…