President Carter decided to postpone – but not cancel – production of the controversial neutron bomb. U.S. officials said late Thursday. The presidential decision will be conveyed to North Atlantic Treaty Organization representatives in Brussels on Friday, these officials said. Neutron weapons are designed to inflict battlefield casualties with radiation
Another gem from the Swiss Radio archives this week – Symphony Number 9 by the Swiss composer Fritz Brun in a performance by the Bern Stadtorchester from November 4, 1952. On July 31, 1901, Fritz Brun graduated from the conservatory in Cologne with a matriculation certificate. He was subsequently engaged
Decades before cable, streaming or TMZ, Hollywood staged premiers of new films the old fashioned way – filling the house with an enthusiastic audience who were mostly employed by a specific studio and getting reactions as filmgoers left. Obviously a marketing ploy; the stars would amble by the reporter’s microphone
Historic summit meetings this weekend – Gary Burton and Ralph Towner, live at Penn’s Landing in Philadelphia on June 30, 1989. The Burton/Towner collaboration was one of those once-each-year get togethers that those in the audience who managed to get there, were treated to an unforgettable experience. The summit meeting
Cardinals tonight – recorded live at the 2025 Eurosonic Festival in Groningen on January of this year. Cardinals are a six-piece band from Cork making waves in the current boom of Irish guitar music. Their self-titled debut EP showcases a distinct blend of raw indie and post-punk influences, yet their
Finally. After months. You found a friend of a friend of a friend who could get you fake I.d. Had to be 18 to get in anywhere in L.A. Life was passing you by and you were stuck being 16 and missing everything. Twenty-bucks and everyone will think you’re thirty.
Björk – In Concert at The Warehouse, Toronto – August 7, 1995 – CBC Radio – Björk this weekend. Perhaps fitting with the surreal nature of real life, the surreal nature of art and music. Björk is synonymous with eclecticism; a continuously changing and evolving evolution of art, performance and
Dutch Indie conglomerate Person Trainer, in concert at the 2025 Eurosonic Fe4stival in Groningen, Netherlands. The band, occasionally referred to as collective, is built around frontman Willem Smit and has a continuously changing line-up with which they perform. Personal Trainer initially started as a solo project of Smit, who frequently
– Chicago University Roundtable – The Neglect of Reading – 1957 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Even in 1957 Americans were reading less. Not the rest of the world; just the U.S. – we were a distracted bunch, even then. Bookstores were rare commodities; an estimated some 15,000 in
– CBS World News Roundup – April 4, 1994 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Another panicked day on Wall Street, this April 4th in 1994. Hot on the heels of a three-day weekend where investors had plenty of time to be whipped up into a frenzy, the nosedive continued
