Author: gordonskene

Vatican Meltdown – 1964 – Past Daily Reference Room.
Click on the link here for Audio Player: CBS – Drama at The Vatican – Dec. 10, 1964 With the current wave of scandal and turmoil going on at The Vatican, it’s interesting to note that scandal and turmoil are no strangers to that particular neighborhood in Rome. While the

Serge Koussevitzky And Issac Stern – In Concert At The Hollywood Bowl – 1950 – Past Daily Weekend Gramophone
Click on the link here for Audio Player: L.A. Phil. – Koussevitsky-Stern – 1950 Since Festival season is just starting, and Summer is staring at us across the room, I thought it would be a good idea to get things rolling in anticipation of our own Hollywood Bowl season, which

Irma In Concert At Les Vieilles Charrues 2012 – Past Daily Backstage Weekend: Rock Without Borders Edition
Click on the link here for Audio Player: Irma Live at Les Vieilles Charrues – July 21, 2012 Since we’re gearing up for Festival season (which, in theory starts this weekend with SXSW), I’m still making my way through concerts from 2011 and 2012. Including this one from Les Vieilles

Best Coast – Live From Sweden – 2012 – Nights At The Roundtable: Mini-Concert Edition.
Click on the link here for Audio Player: Best Coast – Live in Sweden – Way Out West Festival, Gothenburg – Aug 10, 2012 A blast of sun-drenched So-Cal to the chilly climes of Gothenburg Sweden, as delivered by Best Coast during the Way Out West Festival, recorded in August

Tom Mboya Talks About Kenya – 1961 – Past Daily Reference Room
Click on the link here for Audio Player: Tom Mboya Interview With the final vote count in the Kenya elections to be revealed on Saturday, it’s looking like the winner will be Uhuru Kenyatta. Unless you know something about Kenya history, that name may not mean that much to you.

File Under: Best Bib And Tucker – March 8, 1947
Click on the link here for Audio Player: News for March 8, 1947 As a more-or-less companion to my post yesterday, which featured news from March 7th as presented by Radio Moscow, here is the U.S. take on the Foreign Ministers Conference, which was about to get underway in Moscow.

Andreas Staier With Orchestre de Chambre de Paris Play Music Of Poulenc And Dvorak – Past Daily Mid-Week Concert
Click on the link here for Audio Player: Part 1 Chamber Orch. of Paris – Part 1 Click on the link here for Audio Player: Part 2 Chamber Orch. Of Paris – Part 2 Over to Paris this week for a concert by Orchestre de Chambre de Paris, conducted by

Lianne La Havas – Live At Trianon, Paris – 2013 – Past Daily Backstage Weekend: Rock Without Borders Edition
Click on the link here for Audio Player: Lianne La Havas Live at Trianon – February 19, 2013 Over to Paris this weekend for a set by 2012 BBC Faces To Watch Nominee, Lianne La Havas. By all indications, she’s arrived. A newly released album that’s getting incredible word of

Darkness Falls – Live At Festsaal Kreuzberg, Berlin – 2012 – Nights At The Roundtable: Mini-Concert/Rock Without Borders Edition
Click on the link here for Audio Player: Darkness Falls – Live at Festsaal Kreuzberg, Berlin – March 15, 2012 Over to Copenhagen tonight, by way of Berlin for a set by Dreamscape/electronica/experimental duo Darkness Falls, recorded live at Festsaal Kreuzberg, Berlin on March 15. 2012. Formed in 2009, Darkness