July 21, 1945 – War Telescope – NBC Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – News from Berlin this day was about a city laid waste and a country coming to grips with defeat. Conferences between the three Major allies were being held to determine what those next steps were
– UB40 In Concert – June 13, 1981 – BBC In Concert Series – BBC Radio 1 – Continuing with the 80s tonight and a concert by UB40 from June 13, 1981. Recorded, as always, by the venerable BBC Radio as part of their In Concert Series. Part of the
– Ultravox – Live At The Old Waldorf – March 13, 1979 – ©Terry Hammer Archives – Most people think of Ultravox from the large-scale/new-romantic/sonically epic songs and the first of a string high-budget/high-concept videos to appear on that newly minted cable channel MTV. But Ultravox, during their earlier incarnation,
Vienna Mozart Orchestra – 2011 German Festival at Mecklenburg and Pomerania-Occidental – North German Radio – Over to Eastern Germany via Madrid this week to the Mecklenburg and Pomerania-Occidental Music Festival from June 13, 2011 featuring the Vienna Mozart Orchestra with Charlotte Balzereit, harp – Matthias Schorn, clarinet and David
– July 19, 1984 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – A day mixed with celebration and horror, this July 19th in 1984. From San Francisco it was the once-every-four-year ritual of selecting a Presidential candidate, For the Democrats it was Walter Mondale and his soon-to-be-running
– Tasavallan Presidentti – Live At Ruisrock Festival, Turku Finland – August 22, 1970 – YLE Radio Finland – As Progressive Rock started to gain popularity, the message quickly spread throughout the world. Coupled with several companies actively engaged in importing new and interesting records from far corners of the
CBS Reports – The Silent Spring of Rachel Carson – 1963, rebroadcast 1973 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – In 1962, when Marine biologist and Conservationist Rachel Carson‘s landmark book Silent Spring was published, it immediately caused a storm of controversy. The rampant, unchecked use of pesticides since the 1940s
– NBC Radio: Second Sunday – A Look At America’s Metropolitan Future – Dec. 10, 1972 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Urban decay. It’s been around a while. And judging from this documentary, recorded in 1972, it’s been around at least the past 50 years. For all intents and
– July 18, 1940 – News of The World – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – July 18, 1940 – much going on, this day 83 years ago. News that President Roosevelt was going for a 3rd term and anticipation of his acceptance speech at the Democratic Convention in Chicago later
– Jane Birkin – in Concert from Paris – April 12, 2017 – Grand Auditorium, Radio France – More sad news today, seems to be coming in waves lately. Today it was the passing of icon, singer, actor, muse Jane Birkin who was found unresponsive in her Paris home earlier
