– Barbara Tuchman address at UC Berkeley – NPR Options – July 22, 1974 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – It’s always an interesting idea to consider; how will history judge what is going on now in the grand scheme of things? Will those innovations we found so revolutionary at
– April 1, 1945 – America United – Racism in America – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – April 1, 1945. As World War 2 started winding down, the subject began to be discussed over what kind of country the U.S. was going to be in a peacetime world. It was
The Fall – in concert at Tut’s, Chicago – July 16, 1981 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – When the sad news was announced regarding the death of leader/front man/writer/iconoclast Mark E. Smith of The Fall, tributes have been pouring in from all over the world. Clearly, Mark E. Smith
Starting off the week with a session recorded only hours ago by Index For Working Musik for Marc Riley at BBC 6 Music. A blurb from Still Listening published in January 2023. Index For Working Musik was born in late 2019, when Max Oscarnold and Nathalia Bruno discovered a collection
Much going on in the world, this last day of March in 1947. Beginning in Bombay, India. Forty persons were killed and 137 were wounded Sunday in communal riots that broke out in four different sections of Bombay the provincial director of information announced Sunday. Similar riots occurred in greater
– CBS News + 3-Mile Island Report – March 31, 1979 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – This March 31st in 1979 had grounds for some optimism going into it. The Nuclear Power Plant disaster at 3-Mile Island was showing signs of improvement. But, as it was pointed out, things
– Van Morrison – live at The Lion’s Share – San Anselmo, Calif. Feb. 25, 1973 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Van Morrison this morning, from a concert appearance at The Lion’s Share at San Anselmo, California – recorded by KPFA, Berkeley on February 15, 1973. I don’t think
Over to Zurich for this 1967 performance of Othmar Schoeck’s Sommernacht, Pastorales for Orchestra with Edmond De Stoutz leading the Zurich Chamber Orchestra in this performance, recorded in concert on March 8, 1967. Othmar Schoeck’s music was performed during his lifetime by leading conductors, from Wilhelm Furtwängler to Fritz Busch
On top of everything else keeping America up at night, the fixation over Flying Saucers, beings from another planet, Little Green Men, Unexplained phenomena, mysterious sightings were enough to make sure America didn’t get enough sleep. First you had the birth of the all-night call-in show, where anyone with an
Diving back to 1954 this weekend for a set by The Chet Baker Quartet, recorded at Storyville on March 16, 1954. Digging through photos for this post the thing that struck me was how much of a pop icon he became with the hip-cool aura he projected. How that landed
