Over to Sweden tonight for a set by Weeping Willows, recorded at The Tivoli in Helsingborg on March 12, 1999 and preserved for posterity by Sveriges Radio P3 in Stockholm. Weeping Willows formed in 1995. The group has become known for their thoughtful, emotional songs, strongly influenced by frontman
– NBC – Listen To Washington – The Subversive Activities Control Board – Sept. 21, 1954 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – At the height of the Red Scare in the 1950s, a little-known/barely publicized organization started up in Washington. The Subversive Activities Control Board was headed up by former
– July 21, 1980 – CBS Radio – The World Tonight – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – July 21, 1980 – but if you closed your eyes and took a deep breath, it could be July 21, 1968. Plans were afoot to reactivate the Draft, with Selective Service offices opening
Lou Reed – in concert at l’Olympia, Paris – May 25, 1974 – Radio France International -Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Lou Reed this morning. One of the touchstones of the 70s, whose work with The Velvet Underground helped define the 60’s, Lou Reed was one of those forces
