Pierre Monteux in a guest appearance with the NBC Symphony from November 15, 1953 and featuring Beethoven’s Symphony Number 7. Pierre Monteux appeared as guest conductor with many orchestras; he commented in 1955, “I regret they don’t have symphony orchestras all over the world so I could see Burma and
If you were born in 2010 or even 2000 you would most likely feel the same about listening to this as we did watching a documentary on the Wright Brothers and the first time we flew – it’s roughly about same equivalent span of time; 60 years between Kittyhawk and
– Chris McGregor and his Brotherhood Of Breath – live at Festival de Jazz d’Antibes in Juan-les-Pins on July 26, 1975 – RFI-International – The man who put Township Jive and Free Jazz together, all under the watchful eye of Apartheid-era South Africa – Chris McGregor was a potent force
Oasis in concert for this holiday weekend – Recorded March 7, 1996 in Fairfax Virginia at the George Mason University Patriot Center during their tour promoting What’s The Story Morning Glory? Hearing the news last week that an Oasis reunion was in the works, after a hiatus/split that lasted some
She’s staring holes through you. First period – Monday morning – it’s fuzzy. It was a party. You were invited. It was somebody’s house. Westwood. Start of the weekend. Keg of Budweiser – bottles from parents liquor cabinets. Stoli from the freezer. Bathroom sink – rolled up dollar bills –
By 1967 the Vietnam War was starting to lose its support from the American people. The Student population had been protesting since 1964 (shortly after the Gulf Of Tonkin incident when troop strength and draft quotas increased and body bags started coming in) while the majority of Americans were in
Former Economic Adviser to two Democratic administrations, Charles L. Schultze was a prominent figure in the Johnson and Carter Administrations – in this episode of CBS Radio’s Face The Nation, Schultze is asked what he thought about the Reagan Administration tax cuts recently proposed. Schultze, no stranger to Tax cuts
August 30, 1951 – Edward R. Murrow and The News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – News for this August 30th in 1951 had a lot to do with the War in Korea. Attempts at negotiating a ceasefire in July had fallen apart and fighting was escalating. President Truman announced
Skip The Use in concert at l’Olympia in Paris from 2012 to end up the working week. Not that long ago, if you were a band from Continental Europe, you’d have a hard time getting arrested looking for a label deal, or even a pair of willing ears, in the
August 28, 1957 – Life And The World – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – August 28, 1957 – 67 years ago history was made when Major David Simons piloted the first hot-air balloon, reaching over 100,000 feet to the edge of Outer Space. It was the first such experiment using
