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We do this every year. We make the pitch – we make the appeal – we cross our fingers – we hope for the best. I say it all the time and it’s true all the time: it takes a lot of work to run Past Daily – 14 hours
Haley Bonar – in session for 3VOOR12-FM, Amsterdam -October 12, 2016 – VPRO-Radio – Haley Bonar ending up the week with a session recorded in October 2016 by Amsterdam FM station 3VOOR12. Bonar is a familiar face and voice on this side of the Atlantic. The Canadian-born and currently living
– National Town Meeting “Where is American Culture Heading?” August 21, 1974 – In 1974 there were grave doubts as to where we were heading as a cultural society. Although 1974 may seem like a banner year for the arts, compared to where we are today. But the writing was
Eighty-two years ago today, President Franklin Roosevelt delivered the annual State Of The Union Address which has become known as The Four Freedoms Address. FDR: “In the future days, which we seek to make secure, we look forward to a world founded upon four essential human freedoms. The first is
Julia Holter – in concert at Route du Rock 2016. Recorded August 16, 2016 by Arte Live. I’ve heard bits and pieces of music by Julia Holter the past couple of years – but never really got a chance to sit down and listen to what she was doing. Come
Lora Logic – in session for John Peel – May 26, 1981 – BBC Radio 1 – Lora Logic tonight. A name synonymous with the Punk/New-Wave scene of the late 70s/early 80s. Her unique and distinctive sax playing, was prevalent in the early days of X-Ray Spex, a band she
The Non-Conforming American – March 12, 1955 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – During the era of the 1950s a gradual, unmistakable undercurrent of social upheaval was starting to take place. Brought on largely by the Cold War, the threat of Nuclear annihilation , the stringent social mores and arch
– January 5, 1996 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – January 5, 1996 – five days into the new year and all was not quiet, at least on Capitol Hill. The almost never-ending threats to shut the government down over budgets and partisan bickering surfaced
– Pauline Murray – in session for John Peel – March 19, 1980 – BBC Radio 1 – Former lead singer for the Punk band Penetration, Pauline Murray launched a solo career when Penetration called it quits in 1979. This session, her first and only one for John Peel, comes
