Over to Lausanne, Switzerland for a concert featuring the Sine Nomine Quartet with pianist Edith Fischer and contrabassist Noëlle Reymond in music of Schubert and Schumann. It was recorded at Saint-Légier-La Chiésaz during their piano festival there on August 15, 2009 and broadcast live by RTS in Lausanne. Featured are
New Year’s Day 1980 – It probably didn’t happen to you – or it may not have happened yet – but there have been reports, from perfectly reliable sources, of going to a party in one city and waking up the next morning in another. How it is completely possible
Since many of you are no doubt crawling out of bed, staring at the ceiling, reaching for the Advil or already up and out and taking a swipe at the New Year, I thought I would kick off this First day of January with a concert from the 2023 Paris
New Years Eve 1957: Times Square. 1957, like every other year, a celebration and a mass of people, converging on Times Square in New York City – waiting for the ball to drop and usher in 1958. Another year and another shot at happiness. With 750,000 people cheering, throwing confetti
We’ve all been there. New Years Eve caps that season casually known as The Bermuda Triangle – non-stop parties and non-stop excess, whether it’s liquid, weed or tablet. The holidays are an excuse to say goodbye to the old year and drag the new one in, kicking and screaming. Some
1968: Year Of Revolution – NBC Radio Second Sunday – Dec. 10, 1968 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – 1968: The year we came close to full revolution – the year things started to come unhinged – the year a war had more opposed to it than for it. 1968;
– Blondie – New Years Eve, Glasgow – Dec. 31, 1979 – BBC Radio 1 In Concert – Blondie. Rocking out New Years eve in Glasgow, 1979 and recorded by the ever-present BBC Radio 1 for their In Concert series. For those of you who aren’t planning on braving the
1956: The Big Year – CBS Radio News Special – Dec. 29th 1956 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Crisis 1956. Coming up on the end of another year. This one (2024) just seems a lot worse for wear than the others; but as far as history goes, it is
– Jimmy Carter Press Conference – September 29, 1977 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – In his 16th Press Conference, given September 29, 1977, President Carter reiterates and elaborates some points on his Energy bill, which was being dissected in the Senate, as well as some key issues in Foreign
– President-Elect Jimmy Carter – First Press Conference -November 4, 1976 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – President-Elect Jimmy Carter, in his first press conference since winning the White House, from November 4, 1976. In retrospect probably not an earth-shattering press conference, certainly sedate by todays standards, but a press
