"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
The Vaselines – in session at BBC 6 Music – Sept. 8, 2010 – BBC 6 Music – The Vaselines for a Hump Day. Originally a duo from Glasgow starting in 1986, The Vaselines pretty much stayed known around Scotland. That is, until Nirvana happened across them, and all that...
Paul Badura-Skoda – in recital at Xavier University – February 5, 1978 – NPR Recital Hall – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Historic recitals this week. The legendary Paul Badura-Skoda, in concert at Xavier University on February 5, 1978 and captured for posterity by National Public Radio for the series...
September 13, 2001 – National Public Radio News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – September 13, 2001 – While we were still reeling in shock and devastation over the events from two days earlier, the task of search, rescue, removal and attempting to carry on continued. Despite the seemingly endless...
Gordon Skene, two-time Grammy Nominee and archivist runs The Gordon Skene Sound Archive and this website, which is dedicated to preserving and encouraging an interest in history and historic news, events, and cultural aspects of our society. Past Daily is the only place on the Internet where you can hear a Nixon speech, listen to an interview with John Cassavettes or play a broadcast of Charles Munch rehearsing the Boston Symphony in 1950, all in the same place. It's living history and it's timeless.
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