News from Japan and the Far East for May 20, 1945. Superfortress squadrons smashed industrial targets at Tokyo and Hamamatsu, Japan’s big pre-war textile center, Saturday with demolition bombs. American headquarters said the raids were made by more than 400 B-29s. Radio Tokyo contributed an unconfirmed report that 30 more
– Chicago – In Concert at Tanglewood – July 21, 1970 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – A blast of Americana during one of their earlier incarnations this morning, playing a concert at the famed Music Shed at Tanglewood – Summer home of the Boston Symphony, but turning the proceedings
Deep-dive into the 90s tonight for a session (the only one) by the Italian Indie band Northpole for John Peel at the BBC on March 29, 1996. With only one album to their credit and this session, it’s the only legacy the band has left to discover so far. Northpole
It’s become a mantra: Universal Healthcare – and it’s become the cry of the opposition: Socialized Medicine. But the argument has been going on since, roughly the end of the Civil War (the one in 1865) – brought up over and over between the century before last – the last
– CBS World News Roundup – May 19, 1993 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – News for this day in May for 1993 was certainly a mixed bag of emotions. In Copenhagen, the worst rioting in decades broke out after Danes voted overwhelmingly to approve the Maastricht Treaty. Nine rioters
– Primal Scream – live at The Olympia, London – November 26, 2010 The continuously changing and evolving Primal Scream this morning. In a concert recorded at The Olympia in London on November of 2010. A hard band to pin down as to style (which is always good, as it
Arthur Honegger this week. His String Quartet Number 2, performed by the Winterthur Quartet in a broadcast performance recorded at the Radiostudio Zurich on January 12, 1956. The life of Arthur Honegger, on the face of it, seems to have been fairly calm and straightforward: he lived in Paris, studied
1960 – America’s Moral Crisis – The Open Mind – May 1, 1960 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – 1960 – America’s Moral Crisis. Yes, there was one, and people were starting to notice. American was becoming a hedonistic place; high on greed, low on morals. Lying, corruption and white
Dexter Gordon this weekend. Recorded at Stitshof in Ossiach Austria on July 3, 1969 and broadcast over Austrian Radio. Dexter Gordon is joined by Duska Gojkovic on trumpet, Larry Yuckovic on piano, Isla Echkinger on bass, Makaya Ntshoko and Philly Joe Jones on drums. Dexter Gordon was among the most
For the first time in your life you don’t recognize the person on the other side of the mirror. Happened over night. Parts look like you – the rest; has to be someone else – a reasonable facsimile – a lifelike resemblance. Some guy who forgets where he parked his
