The Triffids In Concert – Shaw Theatre – 1989 – BBC 6 Music – The Triffids in concert tonight – an extended excerpt of a concert given at the Shaw Theatre in 1989. Sez Wikipedia: The Triffids were an Australian alternative rock and pop band, formed in Perth in Western
WNCN-FM – Murray Perahia In Recital – March 21, 1983 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Something special and historic this week – a broadcast-only recital by legendary pianist Murray Perahia, given in the studios of long-defunct New York Fine Arts station WNCN on March 21, 1983. A relaxed setting,
September 14, 1941 – News Of The World – Sunday News – NBC Blue Network – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – September 14, 1941 – War news dominated the stories on this September 14, 1941. A Sunday, the broadcasts were filled with stories and reports from the previous week in
Lush – Live At Coachella – April 23, 2016 – One of the most anticipated reunions of the year, Lush finally made it to the West Coast and Coachella 2016. Despite an inordinate amount of hassles with work visas and our bungling, which forced cancellations of concerts up and down
September 13, 2001 – National Public Radio News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – September 13, 2001 – While we were still reeling in shock and devastation over the events from two days earlier, the task of search, rescue, removal and attempting to carry on continued. Despite the seemingly endless
NBC Radio – Second Sunday – “Poverty’s Children” – May 14, 1972 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Much as we like to look back on the past and cast it in the rosy glow of “the good old days”, some days have never changed – they have stayed the
A messy week, this one ending on September 12th in 1949, with violence, racism, red scare, politics and birthdays tossed in for good measure. Starting with President Truman stumping on behalf of candidates running in the 1949 Mid-Term elections. Truman decried repeated Republican charges of Socialism while pressing for Farm
Kevin Ayers – in session for John Peel – February 10, 1970 – BBC Radio 1 – Kevin Ayers tonight. One of the most influential figures of the Canterbury movement – a founding member of the seminal Soft Machine and a brilliant legacy as a solo artist later on. Kevin
Berioz – Suite from La Damnation de Faust – Orchestra Of The ORTF – Eugéne Bigot, Conductor – 1952 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection A very familiar work with a historic performance. The Suite from La Damnation de Faust by Hector Berlioz in this 1952 Studio broadcast featuring the legendary
KMPC – Johnny Grant Show – December 1956 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Before it got pricey. Before it got crowded. Before the air was (mostly) clean. Los Angeles was rapidly becoming mecca in the eyes of many, especially on the East Coast. 1956 was the beginning of the
