A discussion; Who Should Be Drafted? Broadcast on November 12, 1950 as part of the Northwestern Reviewing Stand series for Mutual. Interesting, that this discussion was taking place when it did. The Korean War was already underway and had been since June of that year. It was clearly escalating and
– The Morning Report fro WXYZ-Detroit – November 12, 1964 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – A lot of local news, via WXYZ in Detroit, in this November 12th in 1964. Beginning with news of the ongoing newspaper Strike at The Detroit News, the layoffs at Ford and a threatened
– The Cure – Live At Glastonbury – June 21, 1986 – BBC Radio 1 – Mid-80s Cure this morning. From their standout performance at the 1986 Glastonbury Festival, recorded by the venerable BBC Radio 1 on June 21, 1986. By 1986, The Cure were becoming household names throughout the
Roe in session tonight – a 2021 gig at Nerve Center in Derry and recorded on December 18, 2021. If memory serves, this is right smack in the middle of COVID Lockdown so there is no audience. But that doesn’t mean there’s no energy. Roe is one of those phenomenal
Since it is a holiday (unless you’re a bank worker – postal worker or government paper-pusher you would never know) and since a steady diet of current events is getting on everyone’s nerves, I thought I would dive into pop culture as purely distraction and stay away from real life,
– NBC News on the Hour – November 11, 1957 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Aside from the obvious, November 11th was a busy news day in 1957. With Filipinos gearing up for a visit to the polls in what was referred to as a “wild and wooly” Presidential
More rarities from the vaults of Italian-Swiss Radio. This week it’s a performance of Dvorak’s Cello Concerto op 104 featuring cellist Pierre Fournier and the Orchestra of Radio Suisse Italienne, conducted by Hermann Scherchen, from a concert given on April 25, 1962. Pierre Fournier received early training from Odette Krettly,
– Bud Powell – live at The Blue Note, Geneva, Switzerland – Feb.1, 1962 – RTS – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Over to Switzerland this weekend for a performance at The Blue Note in Geneva from February 1, 1962. One of the leading figures in the development of Bebop,
Caravan – Live at Paris Theatre, London – March 21, 1975 – BBC Radio 1 In Concert Prog-Rock legends Caravan to start the week. In a concert recorded at the BBC’s Paris Theatre in London on March 21, 1975. Caravan were one of the most influential bands of the Progressive
Adore at the 2024 BBC Radio Ulster Introducing Festival earlier this year. Adore are an Irish trio making waves and bringing their raucous, garage punk to a gig near you soon. The lineup is frontwoman Lara Minchin on guitar and vocals, Lachlann Ó Fionnáin on bass and vocals, Naoise Jordan
