There was a time, many-many decades ago, when Esperanto was touted as the “Universal Language of the Future”. It occurred to almost no one at the time that the Universal language would eventually be Slanguage; the language which takes words from a vast number of other languages and dialects, mixes
– News Of The World – August 28, 1941 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – As the war dragged on in Europe, and as the U.S. was inching closer to joining in, the news from France reported Vichy Prime Minister Pierre Laval – head of the German-run puppet regime, had
https://e2wyeghodh5.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/22142618/Atoms-For-Peace-Live-At-Austin-City-Limits-October-13-2013.mp3 Atoms For Peace – Live At Austin City Limits – October 13, 2013 There was a time, a couple generations ago, when the concept of a Super-Group meant ego collisions, painfully long, navel-gazing solos and short-lived collaborations yielding less-than-satisfying results. Every one of them were doomed almost from the
– BBC World Service – Berlin Radio – News Broadcasts for August 27, 1939 – 85 years ago today, they were gearing up for another war. It was looking inevitable and precautions were being taken. Volunteers were called up for active duty in the services. Children were being readied for
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– Pixies – In Concert at Melkweg, Amsterdam – April 14, 1988 – VPRO/3VOOR12 – Netherlands- Vintage Pixies this morning. Although their success was modest in the U.S. – leading many critics to call them severely overlooked and underrated, their popularity in Europe has always bordered on the phenomenal. Today,
Before World War 2 California was this remote area of the country that was largely farmland, mostly desert and away from the center of things. But as the 20th century progressed and populations in East Coast cities grew, expanded and congested, looking West became a plausible and attractive alternative to
Former President F.W. de Klerk, the pragmatic reformer who negotiated the end to apartheid, resigned today as head of his troubled National Party and quit politics. De Klerk announced his resignation after a meeting of the former ruling party’s executive committee, the Federal Council, saying new leadership would invigorate the
Re-cap of Days activities – Women’s Equality Day – August 26, 1970 – WBAI, New York – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – News for this day had to do with the celebration of Women’s Equality Day, and a flood of protest marches throughout the U.S. commemorating Women’s Right To Vote
Stone Roses were one of the premier bands evolving out of the Madchester genre of neo-psych in the late 80s/early 90s. Getting away from the heavily produced and electronic-influenced music so prevalent during that time, and coming in as a sort of companion genre to Grunge which was just kicking
