Author: gordonskene
Does America Have A Future? – 1975 – Past Daily Reference Room
– America Future – NPR – National Town Meeting – July 2, 1975 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Does America have a future? Even in 1975, the question alone brought an avalanche of grimaces, shrugged shoulders and baffled Thousand Yard Stares. Nobody really knew – all they could do
Europe On The Edge: Last Minute Attempts – Last Ditch Efforts – August 29, 1939
– News From Radio Berlin – News From EIAR, Rome – August 29, 1939 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – As the war of nerves intensified on this day in 1939, a last ditch effort at negotiations was still going on. Hanging in the balance was Poland. Adamant in their
Cassia In Session – 2023 – Past Daily Soundbooth
Cassia – in session for John Kennedy’s X-Posure program – Radio X – August 25, 2023 – Radio X, London – Cassia to start the week. In session for John Kennedy at Radio X and recorded live on August 25th. Rich Wilson from AllMusic has a few choice words to
America The Violent – 1969 – Past Daily Reference Room
– America The Violent-1969 – NBC Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Perhaps not as bad as it is now, but violence seems to be just as integral a part of American society as the automobile. The question has always been ‘why?’ and the hand-wringing and breast-beating comes with
IRA Ahead Of Mountbatten Funeral – Britain Ahead Of A Terror Campaign – Mondale Goes To China – August 28, 1979
CBS – The World Tonight (missing first minute) – August 28, 1979 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – August 28, 1979 – The IRA was busy, ahead of the funeral of Lord Mountbatten, whom the IRA took credit for assassinating only days earlier. The Irish Republican Army widened its war
Inspiral Carpets In Session – 1988 (Debut Session) – Past Daily Soundbooth
Inspiral Carpets – in Session for John Peel – August 1, 1988 – BBC Radio 1 – Inspiral Carpets tonight. Their debut session for John Peel – recorded on July 17, 1988 and broadcast August 1st. Inspiral Carpets were formed in Oldham (UK) in 1983. The band’s most successful lineup
Andrè Cluytens Leads The Paris Conservatory Orchestra In Music Of Dukas – Besancon Festival 1951 – Past Daily Weekend Gramophone
The Paris Conservatory Orchestra, lead by the legendary Andrè Cluytens at the 1951 Besancon Festival in a performance of La Peri by Paul Dukas. Andrè Cluytens belongs to the era when style and musicianship coupled with impeccable phrasing were the key elements to performance. In 1932 he accepted a position
March On Washington – The Civil Rights Movement In The 60s – August 28, 1963
August 28th will mark the 60th anniversary of the legendary March on Washington. The largest Civil Rights demonstration of its kind up to this point, the march culminated in a day of speeches in front of the Lincoln Memorial and a general feeling that something had begun. Most people think
Gregor Piatigorsky Talks Cello – 1963 – Past Daily: “Talking About . . .”
– Sum & Substance – Gregor Piatigorsky – Feb. 24, 1963 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. – Gregor Piatigorsky was once described as being one of the greatest string players of all time. One of the reasons had much to do with the amount of drama he infused into a