Kicking off the weekend with a set from The National – recorded at the Montreux Jazz Festival on July 8th of this year. Founded by Matt Berninger, Aaron Dessner, Scott Devendorf and Bryan Devendorf, the National released their self-titled debut album, The National (2001), on Brassland Records, an independent record
A day of violence and hope for this 2nd day of August, 1997 Four days after the government sweep, the most hardline of Algeria’s insurgency movements, the Armed Islamic Group, appeared to retaliate with a raid on the small town of Larba, about 20 miles southwest of Algiers. In all,
A discussion of the world as it was on August 13, 1960 – part of the At Random series hosted by Irv Kupcinet. You could call this a historic gathering of thinkers and a lot of subjects are covered – and even at 90 minutes there was surely more to
– Edward R. Murrow And The News With Don Hollenbeck – August 2, 1951 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – No shortage of world or domestic hotspots, this August 2nd in 1951. Starting with news of intense squabbling between branches of the military escalating to the point a Congressional investigation
– A Certain Ratio – In Session for John Peel – October 17, 1979 – BBC Radio 1 – Ending up with the week with a session from A Certain Ratio and a dose of Post-Punk-Funk. Still around, A Certain Ratio have undergone a huge number of personnel changes since
– BBC Home Service – Kangchenjunga 1955 – June 18, 1955 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Until 1852 Kangchenjunga was considered the highest Mountain in the world. At 28,169 ft it was thought to be taller than Everest, the nearest mountain and one three Himalayan mountains between Nepal and
– BBC World Service – London Column – Aug. 1, 1945 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – While the war was still raging in the Pacific, the war was over in Europe. And the process of dismantling, rebuilding and reassessing the physical and emotional damage was slowly taking place. On
– Caravan in Concert – September 8, 1973 – BBC Radio 1 – In Concert Series Caravan to get your Thursday rolling and your August started in an orderly direction. Caravan were, along with Soft Machine and several others, key elements in what became known as the Canterbury Sound and
– Cleveland Orchestra – Lorin Maazel, Conductor – Leon Fleisher, Piano – All Prokofiev – Blossom Music Festival 1976 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Another historic concert. This week it’s The Cleveland Orchestra, led by Music Director Lorin Maazel and featuring Leon Fleisher, piano in a concert from the
– CBS World News Roundup – July 31, 1979 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – A day wildly fluctuating between optimism, pessimism and huddled masses, this last day of July in 1979. Starting off with a sense of relief. Kidnap victim Caroline Thompson was reunited with her parents after being
