"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
– President Truman Dedicates Everglades Park – December 6, 1947 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – This day in 1947, in the midst of Post-War reconstruction and upheaval, President Truman dedicated the Everglades National Park, an immense area of land…
Havvk – in session for John Kennedy’s X-Posure – Radio X – London – December 3, 2021 – Radio X – Havvk to send the week off with a bang and start the week on steroids (take your choice). Havvk…
Yvan Devriés – Concerto for 12 Instruments and Percussion – Lily Laskine, Harp – Serge Baudo – Members of The FNO – Circa 1956 – ORTF – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. Music of French composer Yvan Devriés performed in this…
Brother Jack McDuff Quartet – live at Juan les Pins Festival – July 29, 1964 – ORTF, Paris – Brother Jack McDuff and his quartet featuring Red Holloway on Tenor Sax, George Benson on Guitar and Joe Dukes on Drums.…
The Sundays – Live at The Hague – March 2, 1990 – VPRO – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The Sundays this weekend. In concert from The Hague and recorded by Dutch Radio network VPRO on March 2, 1990. The…
Oh, they’re yours alright. You were there when they arrived. But there are times you look at them and wonder. You’re about to hit the big Three-Oh, but you aren’t going to admit it – you’re still hovering around your…
– 808 State Live at Kentish Town and Country Club – Feb. 24, 1993 – BBC 6 Music – Ending up a (mostly) insane week with a set by the legendary 808 State, live at Kentish Town and Country Club…
– Debate On Algeria conflict – The Nations Future – December 3, 1960 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The conflict in Algeria. The war for independence which lasted throughout the 1950s and up until 1962 was costly and bloody.…
– CBS World News Roundup – December 3, 1984 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Hearing this newscast today, you would think the Cyanide gas leak at the Union Carbide Plant in Bhopal India was not serious. But the fact…
Andy Gabbard in session for Janice Long – BBC 6 Music – December 2, 2021 – BBC Radio – A dose of Ohio psych/Grunge/fuzzpop by way of Andy Gabbard, recorded earlier for Janice Long at BBC 6 Music. Since we’re…