"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
“Malcolm X: Misfit or Messiah? – ABC Radio News Documentary Feb. 21, 1965- Gordon Skene Sound Collection” Continuing our survey of memorable Radio Documentaries of the 1950’s, 60’s and 70s. On this day in February in 1965, an assassination took…
Heinz Holliger with Edo de Waart and The San Francisco Symphony – August 21, 1982 (broadcast date) – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Another historic concert this week. The San Francisco Symphony, conducted by then-Music Director Edo De Waart and…
June 1, 1981 – CBS World News Roundup + Hourly News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – June 1, 1981 – a day of politicking. On Capitol Hill it was about the Reagan budget, the tax cuts, the defense spending…
Miles Davis – Live at The Concertgebouw, Amsterdam – Dec. 8, 1957 – VARA/VPRO – The Netherlands – Miles Davis this weekend. It occurred to me, looking over the number of Davis posts I have put up the couple of…
Nicole Sabounè and Sudakistan – Live at Sveriges Radio – Dec. 12, 2015 – Sveriges Radio P3 – Nicole Sabounè with Sudakistan, in session at Sveriges Radio P3 Radio Hall in Stockholm, recorded earlier this month, on December 12. New…
– Meet The Press – Betty Furness – October 8, 1967 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Anyone growing up in the 1950s was well aware of Betty Furness. She was the one who spoke for Westinghouse. She demonstrated refrigerators…
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS World News Roundup – March 20, 1990 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection News for this March 20th, 25 years ago was hopeful, cautious and optimistic. Starting…
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – War On Drugs – live at Pustervik, Gothenburg. – May 19, 2014 – Sveriges Radio P3 As most everyone who is gearing up for Spring/Summer Festival season…
Click on the link here for Audio Player – Au Pairs – in session for John Peel – October 9, 1979 – BBC Radio 1 The Au Pairs were around for only a short time (1978-1983) and made very little…
Click on the link here for Audio Player – BBC Africa Service – BBC World Service News – July 23-29, 2009 With the latest horrifying news, regarding the kidnapping of some 300 schoolgirls in Nigeria by the extremist-fundamentalist group Boko…