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
– The Yardbirds – Live At Radiohusset, Sveriges Radio – Stockholm , Sweden – April 4, 1967 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The Yardbirds, this weekend. From a concert given at Swedish Radio in Stockholm on April 4, 1967. Always one of the favorite bands, and certainly one of
– KGBS – Bill Thompson – May 22, 1970 – 11:00 pm -Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Unless you were hiding, dropped out or had a job, chances were pretty good you went to a dance at some point during your High School experience. It was a time honored ritual,
Hurricane Belle adding to the news on this already over-wrought August 9th in 1976. The edge of Hurricane Belle’s 110-mile-per hour fury brushed the southern tip of North Carolina’s Outer Banks islands at 11 a.m. today with up to 74 miles per hour. The center of the storm was 50
Ending up the week with a concert by Japan – recorded by BBC Radio 1 for their In Concert Series at The Hammersmith Odeon in 1981. A brief rundown via Wikipedia: Japan formed in 1974 in South London by David Sylvian (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Steve Jansen (drums) and Mick Karn
