FDR – Statue Of Liberty At 50 – October 28, 1936 –
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Simple Minds – Landgraaf – 1983 – Past Daily Morning Soundbooth
– Simple Minds – In Concert At Pinkpop Festival – May 23, 1983 – VPRO, Hilversum Starting up the week on an 80s note with a concert by New Wave sensations Simple Minds, in concert at Holland‘s Pinkpop Festival in 1983. Becoming an almost instant household name in the U.S.,
Roger Desormiere And Orchestre National – Music Of Charles Koechlin – 1951 – Past Daily Sunday Gramophone
Music of Charles Koechlin performed by Orchestre National de Radio France led by one of his most ardent supporters and champions, the legendary Roger Desormiere. The Symphonic poem Le Buisson Ardent in this Paris Radio recording made on November 19, 1951. Roger Désormière was born in Vichy in 1898. He
The Clintons Go To Congress – Aristide May Not Come Home – Charlotte Gets A Football Team – October 27, 1993
The Clintons headed to Congress this day in 1993. After an all-star opening, the his-and-hers Clinton campaign for health-care reform has been backstage for five weeks while experts wrote the 1,600-page script to send to Congress. Now the details are ready and so are the critics. The Health Security Act
State Of Siege – The Moscow Hostage Drama Ends – World Reacts – October 27, 2002
– October 27, 2002 – BBC World Service – Radio Moscow World Service – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – October 27, 2002 – news for this was about the end of a three-day hostage ordeal in Moscow. An estimated 40 to 50 armed Chechens took over The Dubrovka Theater in
10,000 Maniacs – London – 1988 – Past Daily Morning Soundbooth
– 10,000 Maniacs in concert at Sadlers Wells Theatre, London – 1988 – BBC 6 Music – Jumping into the 80s this morning with a concert by 10,000 Maniacs, live in London at the Sadlers Wells Theatre in 1988 and recorded by the venerable BBC 6 Music. During that lull
Chest – Self Sabotage – 2024 – Past Daily Nights At The Round Table
Something brand new. So brand new it was released only yesterday. The debut single from the French/UK Post-Punk/Noise Rock band Chest. Self-Sabotage is the debut single and it comes ahead of their debut EP which is slated to drop in early 2025. Chest is made up of survivors of various
It’s January 1989 – You’re A Teenager – You’re In High School – She’s Just Not That In To You.
You didn’t get the message – didn’t read the memo. Was it your breath? Was it your voice? Do your feet stink? Were you farting in public? Did someone say something about you? Is it your clothes? Are you fat? Does your nose run? Do you eat with your mouth
It’s 1958 – You Live In L.A. – You Have An FM Radio – You Are Hip – Weekend Pop Chronicles
– KRHM-FM – November 1958 – Paul Werth – Werth Listening To – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – 1958. It’s a Sunday night in November – you’re not in High School anymore. Maybe you’re going to UCLA, and your first car is either a Volkswagen or an MG, because Detroit
Keane – Glastonbury 2024 – Past Daily Saturday Soundbooth
Keane to get the weekend rolling in an orderly direction – recorded live from The Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury on June 29, 2024 by the ever-present BBC 6 Music. Keane achieved mainstream international success with the release of their debut album Hopes and Fears in 2004. Topping the UK chart,