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Become a Patron! In 1948 work was underway to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the legendary Great Exhibition of 1851, which was to have taken place in 1951. But in 1948, the idea of celebrating seemed remote in many ways – celebrating England of 1851 seemed more the celebration of...
Become a Patron! October 31, 1963 – A day for cautious optimism. A rumor that our Vietnam excursion was slated to be over “within two months”, according to General Paul Harkins, the U.S. Military commander in South Vietnam. Harkins said in a report published in Tokyo earlier in the morning,...
Subscribers get cool perks (hint-hint): Become a Patron! Mid-way through our tour of 70s and 80s L.A. bands during the Punk/Post-Punk/New Wave/Experimental/Alternative period. Tonight it’s a set from Shadow Minstrels, in session at KPFK-FM on November 20,1982. A few choice words via their bio at Last.FM: “The shadow minstrels were...
Become a Patron! Esa-Pekka Salonen leads Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France – with Anu and Piia Komsi, sopranos and Leila Josefowicz, violin – February 6, 2011 – In concert from Paris. Long considered one of the bright bright lights in 21st Century Classical Music, Esa-Pekka Salonen has been that shot...
Patrons get lots of freebies for subscribing, honest!Become a Patron! October 30, 2000 – A view of the world and everything going on in it, this 30th of October in 2000. Starting with news of the Palestinian uprising in the Gaza area. The Israeli Knesset was scheduled to meet today...
Saccharine Trust – In Session at KPFK-FM – August 17, 1985 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Become a Patron! Continuing our listening session to L.A. bands of the 70s and 80’s. Saccharine Trust, in session at KPFK-FM on August 17, 1985. Saccharine Trust formed in 1980 by singer Jack...
Become a Patron! The 1965 New York City mayoral election occurred on Tuesday, November 2, 1965, with Republican Congressman John Lindsay winning a close plurality victory over the Democratic candidate, New York City Comptroller Abraham Beame. Lindsay received 44.99% of the vote to Beame’s 40.98%, a victory margin of 4.01%....
Subscribers can download for free: Become a Patron! News for this October 29 in 1949 had much to do with the comings and goings from Conference Room 5 at the United Nations temporary headquarters at Lake Success, New York. Topic for discussion was Atomic Energy and what was going to...
Become a Patron! October 29, 2007 – The Boston Red Sox win the World Series for the second year in a row. With a 4-3 win over the Colorado Rockies, it was the second time in four seasons that it was a four game sweep. The Red Sox dominated the...
The Pandoras – live at The Roxy, Hollywood – May 17, 1985 – Become a Patron! The Pandoras to start the week, another in our homage to L.A. bands of the 70s and 80s. The Pandoras began in 1983 as part of the 1960s revival garage rock scene led by...
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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