Kula Shaker at the Town & Country Club in Leeds on April 5, 1998 and recorded b BBC Radio 1 for their In Concert Series. The origin of Kula Shaker can be traced back to 1988 when Crispian Mills (son of actress Hayley Mills and film director Roy Boulting) met Alonza Bevan at Richmond upon Thames College in South-West
Henry Wallace – Address of March 17, 1944 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Henry Wallace has been receiving a goodly amount of attention in recent years. As Secretary of Agriculture and then vice-President under FDR, he was a major supporter of FDR’s New Deal policies and considered even by
January 22, 1982 – CBS World News Roundup – Newsbreak – 9:00am News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – January 22, 1982 – Another day in history, loaded with contrasts. Starting with this day in 1982 being the 9th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision on abortion. Roe V. Wade
Cloud Nothings – in concert at London Calling 2012 – Nov. 2, 2012 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Cloud Nothings for Thursday lunch. In concert at the legendary London Calling Festival in 2012 and recorded on November 2nd of that year. In case you don’t know – Cloud Nothings
The Philadelphia Orchestra led by Eugene Ormandy this week. Recorded as part of the PBS Great Performances series, on April 4, 1979 and featuring three works: an Ormandy transcription of a work by Handel – Debussy’s La Mer and concluding with Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite. There was a time that, even
Dick Gregory – Interview from NET: Newsfront – April 26, 1968 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Dick Gregory – whose popularity in the late 1950s and early 1960s as a mainstream comedian was traded in for a career as a political activist, was one of the most outspoken and
The Jesus and March Chain for lunch this mid-week – opening for Nine Inch Nails at Calamity Jane’s in Las Vegas on February 6, 1990 The Jesus and Mary Chain formed in East Kilbride, Scotland in 1983. The band revolves around the songwriting partnership of brothers Jim and William Reid, who are the two founders and
– MBS – Bob Green News – January 21, 1958 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection On this January 21st in 1958, news was about the release from a 4 1/2 year jail sentence of former Prime Minister of Kashmir, Sheikh Abdullah, known as The Lion of Kashmir was arrested in
Cowz tonight – recorded in session for John Kennedy’s Exposure program on Radio X in London this past November. “COWZ are a Brighton-based queer alt-pop duo with music that can only be described as “girl’s girl music with violent and political undertones”. Blending elements of punk, pop and electronic sounds,
Henry Kissinger and Anwar Sadat – Turbo-charged Shuttle Diplomacy. Busy week in the world, the one ending on January 20, 1974. Starting with The Middle East. Henry Kissinger pulled it off. The Israeli-Egyptian agreement to separate their troops along the Suez Canal is a brilliant achievement of personal diplomacy, although
