December 31, 1955 – The Year: 1955 – CBS Radio Network – Year-end wrapup of News Events – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – 1955; a year that, on its face looked pretty much uneventful on the surface was actually loaded with events and issues which had reverberations and consequences for
The Cigarettes – in session for John Peel – Feb. 26, 1980 – BBC Radio 1 – Like so many bands from just about every era of Rock, The Cigarettes were short-lived, but had a strong local following in Lincoln, a small town in the UK where The Cigarettes were
Quicksilver Messenger Service – in Concert at The Fillmore, San Francisco – Summer, 1968 – Band Soundboard – Quicksilver Messenger Service this week. One of the milestone bands of the San Francisco Sound which dominated the West Coast in the mid-late 1960s. With John Cipollina on lead guitar, QMS pioneered
– WNBC-AM/FM – News for New York – July 2, 1964 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Summer in Manhattan – nothing that taking up residence inside a walk-in freezer couldn’t fix. But this July 2nd in 1964 had its fair share of problems – not the least being the
– October 17, 1941 – NBC Blue Network – News Here and Abroad – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – October 17, 1941 – With war slowly becoming a real possibility, a two-ocean crisis was developing and changes in the Japanese government made war more of an eventuality than ever. German
Skip The Use in concert at l’Olympia in Paris from 2012 to end up the working week. Not that long ago, if you were a band from Continental Europe, you’d have a hard time getting arrested looking for a label deal, or even a pair of willing ears, in the
– August 14, 1951 – Don Hollenbeck for Edward R. Murrow and The News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – August 14, 1951 – 73 years ago we were in the middle of the Red Scare, but we were also in the middle of something more dark and sinister than
Well, now that Festival season is up and rolling, adjusting schedules, setting timers, studying lineups and crossing fingers that the multi-tasking doesn’t overload the computer has become a full-time task. But seriously, it’s worth it. This year promises to be a wall-to-wall feast of great music by old favorites and
– Big Audio Dynamite – Live in Bradford, 1988 – BBC 6 Music – Exiting his tenure with The Clash, co-founder Mick Jones was busy putting together another chapter in a highly influential musical career. First forming the short-lived T.R.A.C. (The Risk Action Company) he finally got together with former
Support the weird and the wonderful: Become a Patron! – NPR: Voices In The Wind – Henry Miller Interview – Oct. 30, 1977 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The legendary Writer Henry Miller turned 86 in 1977. To commemorate his birthday, National Public Radio, as part of its series
