A news day for the wayback machine – Day #2 for Woodstock ’94 – The pilgrimage to Woodstock looked a bit like a forced march Saturday instead of a rock n’ roll odyssey as thousands scrambled to get in and thousands more camped on top of one another. Promoters said
– Watts Riot Coverage – KTLA-audio – August 13, 1965 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – If you were living in Los Angeles on this August 13th in 1965 you were no doubt glued to your radio or TV, watching and listening with amazement as the drama unfolded in Watts.
– The Mothers Of Invention – Live at l’Olympia Paris – October 26, 1968 – ORTF, Paris – I ran across this concert a few years ago and hadn’t heard it in a while. Anyone who is a fan of the Uncle Meat period of Frank Zappa and The Mothers
During a time when divisions among people throughout the world are running rampant, probably one of the most divisive issues at present is taking place in the Middle-East; a place where upheaval and violence are daily occurrences and have been that way almost since Partition. At issue is Gaza and
While America was gearing up for another convention – the rest of the world was spinning with no stop. “Why don’t you ladies go to the Democratic Party? You’d be happier there and so would many, many Republican women be happy to see you there. You are a positive embarrassment
– Chicago University Roundtable: Atomic Force: It’s Meaning for Mankind – August 12, 1945 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – As the world waited for the official end of World War 2, and as the effects of the Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki began to settle in, the question
Elastica – Live At Reading 1999 – August 27, 1999 – BBC Radio 1 – Elastica this morning. One of those bands inextricably linked with Britpop in the mid/late 90s. Even though they were Alternative/Punk/Post-Punk/New Wave, since founding members Justine Frischmann and Justin Welch were previously with Suede, and it
Orchestre National de la RTF, led by Ernest Bour in a broadcast performance of Tchaikovsky’s Symphony Number 4 from May 31, 1952 and preserved in the archives of French Radio. Always a favorite conductor whose work spanned the full spectrum of musical periods and never disappointed. Fortunately, for everyone, his
Perhaps it’s a generational thing – maybe it’s all in our imaginations. In 1960 we were convinced the world (and America in particular) were teetering on the amoral – we were overcome with prostitution, violence, drug addiction, alcoholism. No sexual boundaries – no sense of moral values. The gist of
– King Cole Court Radio program – King Cole Trio w/Anita O’Day – May 26, 1945 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Nat King Cole this week, with vocals by Anita O’Day in a session done for C.P. MacGregor on May 26, 1945. From the Radio series syndicated by CP
