The legendary Tina Turner in concert from Amsterdam to get this Hump Day rolling. Recorded on April 22, 1979 by the venerable VPRO in The Netherlands and broadcast over 3VOOR12 in Amsterdam. This concert comes right around the time of her separation and divorce from Ike Turner (1978), the
Sticking close to Spain tonight with a set by Victorias at the 21st annual La Radio Encendida Festival sponsored by RNE Radio 3 on March 23, 2025. Victorias (Victories in English), are from Seville, have been around since 1985 and at the time of this concert (in March of this
– Student Activism – Tension In Modern Living – July 2, 1969 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Student Activism. It was everywhere; on every College and high school campus. The protests were mostly about the War in Vietnam, but they ultimately ran the gamut – from free speech to
CBS Radio – The World Tonight – June 24, 1980 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection.- Another day, another hornet’s nest of diplomatic wrangling – all on this June 24th 1980. Starting with the ongoing Soviet occupation of Afghanistan. Many were wondering if there was any diplomacy taking place between the
Rousting Tuesday out of bed this morning with a concert from The Alarm, recorded in Zurich on August 24, 1984 by RTS-Switzerland. For those of you who missed them the first time around: In 1977, a punk band was formed in Rhyl, Wales, billed as The Toilets. It contained lead
Festival season is upon us this year – music pouring out of every city, town and street corner in Europe this Summer; filling the air with amazement. Tonight it’s Mertixell Nadermann from the 21st annual Radio Encendida Festival – an extravaganza of talent from Spain all broadcast live by RNE
– Mother Was A Blackshirt – BBC Radio 4 – January 4, 2010 – BBC Radio 4 – Mother Was A Blackshirt was a documentary produced by BBC Radio 4 in 2010. It tackled the almost totally overlooked role of Women in the British Fascist movement of the 1930s, but
– Sen. J. William Fulbright on Issues and Answers – June 23, 1963 – ABC Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection News for this June 23rd in 1963 had much to do with our Foreign Policy. June 23 in 1963 was a Sunday, and so the day was given over
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Back to Beromünster for a follow up performance of the music of Max Lang as conducted by the composer via Swiss Radio. This weekend it’s Visions et Masques in this performance broadcast on March 7, 1960 with the Radio Beromünster Orchestra. Max Lang was born in Zurich on January 11,
