"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
– The Open Mind – State of American Book Publishing – November 13, 1960 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Book Publishing in America – always at the brink of extinction – always under threat. In 1960 the threat came…
– November 30, 1939 – Victor Lusinchi Reports From France – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – November 30, 1939 – with the War in Europe now three months old, the anticipation of a long, drawn out series of battles and…
– Aztec Camera Glasgow Barrowlands 25th August 1984 – Since we’re heading in the direction of weekend, I thought I would take a side-trip to the 80s tonight with a mini-concert by Aztec Camera. Always a favorite. Founded by Roddy…
Over to Stuttgart this week for a performance by the SWR Symphony, under the direction of Petr Popelka and featuring the Czech violinist Josef Spacek in music of Hindemith, Barber, Igudesman and Rachmaninov. All broadcast live from Beethovensaal in Stuttgart…
News Commentaries – November 29, 1961 – NBC Radio Closed Circuit – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Seems there was no end to hotspots around the world, this November 29th in 1961. Between allegations of attempted Cuba interfering in elections in…
– George Harrison – In concert from Baton Rouge – Nov. 26, 1974 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The legendary and much missed George Harrison, live from Baton Rouge, recorded on November 26, 1974. Beyond his role as a…
– Joseph Papp – interviewed by James Day – Day For Night Program – Jan. 31, 1974 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Joseph Papp, in conversation with James Day, from the broadcast of January 31, 1974. One of the…
– NBC Radio: Voices And Events – News for Week of November 28, 1950 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – No picnic, this week in November of 1950. Starting off with an out-of-control bus on a mountain road in Colorado…
– The Cure live at Glastonbury 1990 – Starting the morning off with a blast of The Cure, in concert from Glastonbury in 1990. The Cure (of which Robert Smith is the only remaining original member) have had a long…
– Maya Angelou, Jane Birkin, Russ Meyer, William Friedkin, Bob Crane – Kup’s Show – March 26, 1970 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Even though 1970 seemed a little late to talk about it, the subject of free-love, single…