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Atoms For Peace – Austin – 2013 – Past Daily Morning Soundbooth

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

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War: That Ominous Familiarity – August 27, 1939

– 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

Robert F. Kennedy Addresses 1964 Democratic Convention – August 27, 1964

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Pixies – Amsterdam 1988 – Past Daily Morning Soundbooth

– 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,

Vintage Hollywood-style cars driving through a sunny town square with palm trees and classic architecture, capturing mid-20th-century American city life.

California: Mecca For Growing Pains In 1949 – Past Daily After Hours Reference Room

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

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De Klerk Steps Down – Fixing Mir – Rise Of Executions In China – August 26, 1997

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

Women’s Equality Day – Out Of The Kitchen And Into The Street – Protest And Strike – August 26, 1970

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 – Reading/Leeds 1995 – Past Daily Morning Soundbooth

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

George Antheil : Artur Rodzinski And The L.A. Philharmonic – 1950 – Past Daily Weekend Gramophone

George Antheil: Symphony Number 5 – L.A. Phil. Artur Rodzinski – July 25, 1950 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The early years of the 20th century had more than its fair share of movers, shakers and hellraisers. Classical Music was certainly not immune to the sweeping changes taking place

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The Quacks – 1953 – Past Daily Weekend Reference Room

The Quack – that person or group of people who make big claims – big promises and offer nothing in return, except to empty bank accounts. It sure isn’t new – I suspect there are most likely drawings on pre-historic caves extolling the virtues of magic cures and potions. Now

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Pixies – Amsterdam 1988 – Past Daily Morning Soundbooth

California: Mecca For Growing Pains In 1949 – Past Daily After Hours Reference Room

De Klerk Steps Down – Fixing Mir – Rise Of Executions In China – August 26, 1997

Women’s Equality Day – Out Of The Kitchen And Into The Street – Protest And Strike – August 26, 1970

Stone Roses – Reading/Leeds 1995 – Past Daily Morning Soundbooth

George Antheil : Artur Rodzinski And The L.A. Philharmonic – 1950 – Past Daily Weekend Gramophone

The Quacks – 1953 – Past Daily Weekend Reference Room

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