January 23rd in 1991 marked one week since Operation Desert Storm began. The move was on to oust the Iraqi Army from Kuwait, with ground action expected to start anytime soon. Amid reports of Scud attacks on Israel, U.S. planes attacking a supposed Baby Milk Factory and reports of Iraqi
– Genesis – Live At Auditorium Theater, Rochester New York – December 17, 1974 – Band Soundboard – Genesis, during their last few months with Peter Gabriel. The release of their 2-disc magnum opus The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway brought a mixed reaction from press and audiences alike. Hailed
L.A. born & raised Nick Waterhouse, in concert at the 2012 Trans Musicales Festival in France – recorded on December 12, 2012 by Radio France International. Nick Waterhouse was born in Santa Ana, California. He was raised in Huntington Beach, California, the son of a fireman and a saleswoman. He
– Los Angeles Philharmonic – Sixten Ehrling, guest Cond. – Itzhak Perlman, violin – February 17, 1966 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. – Another classic and long-lost concert this week from the vault. The Los Angeles Philharmonic, guest conducted by Sixten Ehrling and featuring the then-wunderkind violinst Itzhak Perlman in
– BBC News – Palestinian Elections – CBS News – Condoleeza Rice Interview – Jan 25-27, 2006 – 19 years ago, things changed in Gaza. Hamas, an organization labeled by many governments as a terrorist organization decided to don political attire and go after a popular election. In what was
– CBS World News Roundup – January 22, 1996 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection A day of digging out if you were on the East Coast, this January 22nd in 1996. Hot on the heels of the Blizzard of ’96 came the Floods of ’96. In this case, the floods
Legends this morning. The immortal Otis Redding, in concert from Stockholm and recorded by the venerable Sveriges Radio in 1967. It’s been said, and rightly so, that Otis Redding was one of the greatest singers in the history of American Popular Music, and was one of the seminal figures in
Frida Sundemo tonight – a live session from Sveriges Radio P3 in Stockholm on April 3, 2013. Born in Gothenburg, Sweden Frida Sundemo grew up immersed in music, inspired initially by the guitar-driven sounds of her older brother’s record collection, as the music of Radiohead, The Strokes and Weezer resonated
– NPR: National Town Meeting – The Future Of The Family 1974 – December 8, 1974 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – One of the offshoots to the Generation Gap of the 1960s was the changing family structure of the 1970s. Marriage was down, co-habitation was up. Single parent households
– January 21, 1958 – NBC News On The Hour -Gordon Skene Sound Collection – January 21, 1958 – the news of the hour was the situation in Caracas, Venezuela. A general strike was paralyzing the country which was under the military dictatorship of Marcos Perez Jimenez. At news time,
