Marc Blitzstein and Samuel Barlow – Music And The Theatre – WNYC Concert Orchestra – Macklin Marrow, conductor – February 20, 1941 American music of the WPA period this weekend. Music for the Theatre as represented by composers Samuel Barlow and Marc Blitzstein, and performed by Marc Blitzstein at the
Katherine Anne Porter – Lecture: Taste Of The Age – March 4, 1954 – University Of Illinois – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Katherine Anne Porter (1890 – 1980) was an American short story writer, novelist, and journalist, best known for her dark short stories about betrayal and death. She
Click on the link at the Past Daily site and give a listen to an excellent concert from Munich, recorded by Bavarian Radio in 1950.
EDDZ – in session for John Kennedy – Radio X – March 4, 2023 – Radio X, London EDDZ for a Saturday night – recorded for John Kennedy at Radio X in London on March 4th of this year. EDDZ is the alter-ego of Liam Taylor, a multi-faceted instrumentalist/singer/songwriter. He’s
New York Public Library – Opening of Banned Books Exhibit – November 30, 1942 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Not that banned books were anything new in America, it was the extra added aspect of what was going on in Germany since the beginnings of the Nazi era that
They call you M’am – nobody’s ever called you M’am – Yo, Hey You, Um – never M’am,. But you’re M’am now. You’re Thirty – you’re the age you swore you’d never get to – the age all your friends warned you about. The age where things start to wrinkle
A Certain Ratio – In Session for Marc Riley – BBC 6 Music – Recorded and broadcast live on April 12, 2023 – BBC A Certain Ratio to head us into the weekend. Recorded live for Marc Riley on April 12th of this year and broadcast the same day (as
Meet The Candidates – Earl Warren – April 10, 1952 – CBS Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – As the horserace for President of the United States got underway in 1952, initially one of the key contenders for the White House was California Governor Earl Warren. Warren enjoyed a
– News From Radio Berlin, Radio Paris, EIAR Rome – Mutual Broadcasting Shortwave – April 21, 1940 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – As the war in Europe was going on for some 7 months, interest in news from the front was of great interest, particularly in the U.S. –
Black Honey – live at Gorilla, Manchester – April 4, 2023 – broadcast by Radio X – Black Honey to head into Friday. Recorded live at Gorilla in Manchester on April 4, 2023 and broadcast on the 15th by John Kennedy’s Ex-Posure on Radio X. With their third album, A
