– KHJ – Sam Riddle – November 1968 – Mark Yurko Collection – It’s hazy now but you remember parts – your first Thanksgiving away from home. You started going to UCLA and a bunch of your friends and classmates all moved in together – a big, ancient house somewhere
– NPR Options – A Conversation with Carlos Montoya – June 24, 1974 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Carlos Montoya was one of the true legends of Flamenco Guitar. As a founder of the modern-day Flamenco style, Montoya was highly influential and had achieved worldwide popularity and was one
– President Truman Address to Congress – November 17, 1947 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection With the War over and the slow process of rebuilding underway, the economic woes of the world were becoming an increasing point of concern to the former Allies. Europe was in a shambles – destroyed
– boygenius – In Concert – Coachella Music Festival – April 22, 2023 – Band Soundboard – boygenius to kick off Friday morning and put it in good places for the weekend. When I first heard about boygenius I was under the impression they were a UK band, since BBC
– NET – Newsfront – Interview with Godfrey Cambridge – January 2, 1968 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – At a time when Black standup comics were just beginning to break into the White mainstream, Godfrey Cambridge was one of the best known and most successful of a very small
– Newsfront – Discussion on The Wolfenden Report – November 16, 1969 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – November 16, 1969 – News for this day, from the NET Nightly program Newsfront, was mostly devoted to recent changes in British Law legalizing Homosexuality. Based on findings from The Wolfenden Report,
Over to one of the most underrated bands of the early 60’s, The Pretty Things were one of those bands who influenced a lot of others, and they were huge and notorious back in the UK. But in the U.S., they hardly made a dent. The Pretty Things were preceded
Su Hyun Park, violin – Camerata Europeana – Radoslav Szulc, conductor – In Concert – February 2, 2012 – RTS Espace 2 – Over to Gstaad this week for a concert by the acclaimed Camerata Europeana led by Radoslav Szulc and featuring South Korean virtuoso violinist Su Hyun Park in
November 15, 1947 – An approaching Winter and a time of much discontent in the Postwar world. The slow rebuilding of Europe was complicated by mass flooding which wiped out crops and added a severe food shortage to the already massive list of woes in postwar Europe. Rome and Paris
Brian Eno In Concert – Royal Albert Hall – October 30, 2023 Taking a wide left turn this morning with a performance, recorded days ago, featuring the inimitable Brian Eno in concert at Royal Albert Hall on October 30, 2023. To say Brian Eno has been a guiding light in
