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,
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
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
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
Antonin Scalia And Eric Sevareid On The First Amendment And Broadcasting – 1973 – Past Daily Reference Room
– Eric Sevareid et al. – March 27, 1973 – NPR – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The First Amendment and Broadcasting – in 1973, a hot button topic and one which further drove wedges between already fractured elements of our society. In 1973 we had reporting on the Vietnam
Mingus Plays Newport – Charles Mingus Jazz Workshop – Newport 1959 – Past Daily Downbeat
– Charles Mingus Jazz Workshop – Newport Jazz Festival 1959 – July 4, 1959 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The word Visionary is one of those sadly over-abused characterizations that has lately come to apply to anyone who thinks past midnight. But in the case of Charles Mingus, the