"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
The Cortinas – In session for John Peel – July 16, 1977 – BBC Radio 1 – Punk pioneers The Cortinas tonight – from a session for John Peel, recorded on July 16, 1977 for BBC Radio 1. The Cortinas were a Bristol-based punk rock band, originally active between...
June 21, 1988 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – June 21, 1988 – Another day, another Washington scandal. This one involving the Pentagon. Defense Secretary reportedly reassigned some five top Pentagon officials to other assignments as the Bribery scandal continued to unfold. As of this...
The Capitols – in session for John Peel – March 24, 1987 – BBC Radio 1 – Aficionados of a certain age will see the name The Capitols and would be tempted to think it’s the Soul group who gave the world Cool Jerk – but no. This Capitols were...
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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