Mstislav Rostropovich (L) – Gennady Roszhdestvensky (R) – Legendary Collaborations Something historic this week – a concert from the 14th Edinburgh Festival in 1960 featuring the Leningrad Philharmonic, conducted by Gennady Rozhdestvensky with Mstislav Rostropovich, cello in the UK Premier of the Cello Concerto of Dmitri Shostakovich, which was dedicated
April 1, 1979 – News – Bulletins – Carter Press Conference – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – April 1, 1979 – the situation at the 3 Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant had already gone into the history books as the worst Nuclear Power Plant accident in U.S.history. On this day,
Back to some basic, no-frills American Rock n’ Roll this afternoon. In 1977, Mushroom Records ran a full-page advertisement showing the bare-shouldered Wilson sisters (as on the Dreamboat Annie album cover) with the suggestive caption, “It was only our first time!” In an interview that appeared in the July 28,
April 1, 1968 – Robert F. Kennedy Press Conference – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – April 1, 1968. A day after President Johnson announced his decision not to seek re-election, the focus was now on Robert F. Kennedy, who announced his candidacy on March 16th. On March 31, President Johnson
Dry Cleaning In session – X-Posure With John Kennedy – Radio X – August 13, 2021 – Radio X Dry Cleaning in session tonight. Recorded (as they put it) in isolation for Radio X in London and broadcast on August 13th 2021. Formed in 2018, they were just getting their
The Workforce Mindset in 1951 – cracks were starting to appear. The question of whether industrialization was degrading to mankind formed the centerpiece of a spirited debate broadcast on the BBC’s London Forum on April 2, 1951, featuring representatives from four universities. The discussion reflected a broader postwar unease: while
X- In Concert at My Father’s Place – -WLIR-Radio, November 1983 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Special perks for Subscribers! Become a Patron! X in concert this afternoon, recorded in November 1983 by WLIR Radio. X are just as much an L.A. institution as Pinks, Musso & Frank’s or
March 31, 1971 – NBC Nightly News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – March 31, 1971 – Lt. William Calley, convicted in the massacre of 22 Vietnamese civilians at My Lai in 1968 was handed the sentence on this day. The jury was given only one of two possibilities
Fin del Mundo – Shoegaze from Tierra del Fuego. Heading to Buenos Aires by way of Madrid tonight for a session from Fin del Mundo, recorded by RNE Radio 3 for the Los Conciertos de Radio 3 series. Fin del Mundo is a band from Buenos Aires formed in 2019,
President Bush on the Walter Reed Mea Culpa tour – Promise to make things right. Scandals and standoffs for this March 30, 2007. Starting with President Bush carried a promise of better treatment for neglected war veterans on a tour of Walter Reed Army Medical Center Friday, but critics questioned
