The Pentagon Papers And The Public’s Right To Know – NBC Radio Special – June 30, 1971 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The Pentagon Papers – one of the biggest scandals of the 1970s. A scandal which many think had some hand in ending the Vietnam War, certainly changing
Going from Japan to Spain this week for a set by Drupe from the Canaria 2026 festival, recorded for Radio Nacional de España on July 17th of this year. DRÛPE, formerly known as Zombie Love, are a four-piece consisting of talented singer/guitarist Camy Myles, Sly G., Sebas and Matt, and
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Over to Amsterdam by way of Paris this week for a concert by the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic, lead by much-sought-after guest Conductor Edward Gardner. This is from a concert originally recorded on December 18, 2011. Very calm one this week – music by some old favorites. Alphons Diepenbrock
A Royal Wedding – The world watched – History waited. A day of pomp and ceremony, this July 29th in 1981. Hundreds of thousands of joyful Britons, taking a break from the strains of a difficult summer, lined the route of the royal wedding procession to cheer their crown prince
The Lemon Twigs – Powerpop comes to Fuji Rock. Back to Naeba Ski Resort and Fuji Rock 2026 for a set by The Lemon Twigs – recorded on July 26 (yes, three days ago). With a new album out (Look For Your Mind) and a European tour getting started in
July 29, 1977 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – July 29, 1977 – A day with ominous implications, but not at the time. After postponement due to protests, the much touted Trans-Alaskan Pipeline, some 800 miles long, commenced to working with oil flowing from the
Over to the Naeba Ski Resort at Niigata Prefecture for the 2026 Fuji Rock Festival for a set by Angine de Potrine from July 26th of this year. One of the main reasons Past Daily runs audio-only for concerts is just because of this; you get to listen to the
July 28, 1940 – Reports from Havana on the Inter-American Conference – NBC Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – As America was inching closer and closer to full-out war, concerns were mounting over what could be a vigorous Fifth Column campaign on the part of Nazi Germany to gain
This day in 1981 President Reagan went before cameras and microphones and presented his plan: “I’d intended to make some remarks about the problem of social security tonight, but the immediacy of congressional action on the tax program, a key component of our economic package, has to take priority. Let
