The Ford administration came close to igniting a constitutional showdown with Congress more than 40 years ago over demands by a House panel known as the Pike Committee for evidence of possible abuses by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). At the height of congressional pushback against the “imperial presidency” in
June 12, 1940 – Bill Hillman Shortwave report from London – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – June 12, 1940 – A day of confusion and conflicting messages. In this closed-circuit shortwave broadcast, reporter Bill Hillman delivers a breathless account of the impending overrun of Paris by German forces. Reports come
– Talulah Gosh – in session for Janice Long – BBC Radio 1 – July 30, 1986 – BBC Radio 1 – Talulah Gosh tonight. One of the pioneering bands of the Twee Movement (yes, there was one), they are performing their very first session at The BBC, for Janice
– Henry Hadley Trio – Festival Of American Music – WNYC – February 20, 1941 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The Henry Hadley Trio this weekend, giving the last concert of the 1941 Festival of American Music broadcast over WNYC in New York on February 20, 1941. The Trio,
Radio Commercials Of The 1950s – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – It was conspicuous consumption, although you wouldn’t call it that back then. The 1950s were about the quality of your life – the quantity of your work and how much of the American Dream were you getting. The Fifties
Bill Evans Trio – in rehearsal – Danish Radio/TV – October 25, 1966 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Something a little different this weekend. The Bill Evans Trio in rehearsal just prior to an upcoming gig in Copenhagen in 1966 recorded on October 25th. One of the things about
Jody And The Jerms – Intuition – Jody And The Jerms are a six piece outfit from Oxford, who formed in 2019. The band was founded by former members of The Anydays (who notably supported Radiohead and Supergrass in the 90s), and they are fronted by the singular Jody, who
This Week In Baseball – Mel Allen – June 6, 1982 – WMCA, New York – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Taking a look at Major League Baseball this week of June 6, 1982 with the legendary Mel Allen. Cramming a lot of Baseball into the space of 15 minutes
Cited in Life Magazine as one of the most influential movements of the 20th Century, the movement that gave birth to the concept of the 12-step program, Alcoholics Anonymous got its start on June 10th 1935. Not without its detractors, naysayers, gurus, pontificators and bashers, Alcoholics Anonymous has maintained its
KHJ – The Real Don Steele – January 21, 1966 – You remember exactly when it happened. Teenage Fair. Hollywood Palladium. The Byrds. Roger McGuinn. Girls screaming. It clicked. You wanted to BE Roger McGuinn. But you couldn’t be Roger McGuinn looking like you did. You looked like Boot Camp
