Swell Maps in session for John Peel – October 17, 1978 – BBC Radio 1 – Swell Maps and our ode to the dawn of Post-Punk this evening. Influenced by the disparate likes of T. Rex and the German krautrock outfit Can,[1] they created a new soundscape that would be
The Japanese House – in session at Best Kept Secret Festival – June 16, 2017 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – There are days when you desperately need something to put it all in perspective – something not determined to increase the voltage in your seat or drive you vacant,
February 14, 1951 – Edward R. Murrow and the News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – February 14, 1951 – News from Korea and it was hopeful. The allies were still moving ahead in Central Korea. As of this day, UN Forces had gained up to six miles as they
Placebo – live in Paris – Recorded June 30, 1997 – Black Sessions – RFI – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Placebo in session/concert tonight. Formerly known as Ashtray Heart, Placebo are an Indie/Alternative band started by guitarist/singer Brian Molko and guitarist/bassist Stefan Oldsdal. They first grabbed attention and prominence
February 13, 2002 – CBS World News Roundup, Late Edition – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – February 13, 2002 – Lots of news this day. Starting with the International Skating Union calling a conference in Salt Lake City to announce what it called an “internal assessment” of allegedly tainted judging
Defense Secretary Robert McNamara – Address To Democratic Party Platform Committee – August 17, 1964 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Seven days after the infamous “Gulf of Tonkin Incident“, Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara was giving a pep talk to the Democratic Party Platform, ahead of the Convention which
Diepenbrock – Overture to Act 3 of Marsyas – Hague Residentie Orkest – Willem van Otterloo, Cond – Radio Nederland 1950 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Something a bit different this week – from the Radio Nederland series Netherlands Composers, issued by their Transcription department circa 1950 – a
Ben Webster Quartet – Live in Paris – November 4, 1972 – Radio France – The legendary Ben Webster this weekend. Recorded live in Paris in November of 1972, Webster is joined by Georges Arvanitas on piano, Jacky Samson on bass and Charles Saudrais on drums for some solid,
Jeb Magruder – Face The Nation – January 12, 1975 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – For those of you not familiar with the name Jeb Magruder, or why he’s an important historic figure, here’s what Wikipedia has to say: Jeb Stuart Magruder (November 5, 1934 – May 11, 2014)
America’s Town Meeting: “Should Industry Grant Labor’s Demand For A 30% Wage Increase?” – Oct. 11, 1945 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – With the War over and with America gearing back to peace, the cutbacks and sacrifices the labor force had to make during the time of emergency was
