– CBS Radio – The World This Week – Week ending October 28, 1979 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection A week loaded with implications for the future, the week ending on October 28th in 1979. First up was the assassination of South Korean President/Strong-man Park Chung Hee, in what was
Carmel – In Session for Kid Jensen – July 28, 1983 – BBC Radio 1 – Carmel tonight. The name may not ring a lot of bells on this side of the Atlantic (which is a shame), but a band still going strong today, over 40 years since they first
Busy news day in the World for this October 27, 2000 Starting with the Western-African nation of Ivory Coast (Cote d-Ivoire) where Laurent Gbabgo realized his 30 year dream of becoming President. Longtime opposition leader Laurent Gbagbo was sworn in as president Thursday at the heavily guarded presidential palace, as
– Jackson Browne in concert at Clark University, Worcester, Mass – March 13, 1974 – WCUW-FM Radio – Jackson Browne in concert this afternoon. Recorded in Atwood Hall at Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts on March 13, 1974. Browne is joined by a stellar lineup, including David Lindley on violin,
October 27, 1995 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – October 27, 1995 – this day was marked by another mass shooting – this one on an Army base at Ft. Bragg North Carolina, killing one and wounding some 18, with three listed in critical condition.
Taking a short side trip from our ongoing survey of the Swiss Radio Archives and heading over to Poland for a sampling of what’s in the archives of Radio Poland. This weekend it’s a performance of Musica Sinfonica in Three Movements by composer/violinist Grazyna Bacewicz, performed by the Polish Radio
John Edgar Wideman, in a sitdown interview recorded in approximately 1969. John Edgar Wideman (born June 14, 1941) is an American novelist, short story writer, memoirist, and essayist. He was the first person to win the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction twice. His writing is known for experimental techniques and a focus on the
Carla Bley Trio for this Sunday – recorded at the Grenzenlos Festival in Muranu, Germany on October 12, 2013 and broadcast by RBB Berlin. I haven’t run across a Carla Bley concert that wasn’t, at the very least, loaded with whimsy and profound joy. Anybody who ever said Jazz was
Roscoe-Roscoe in session tonight – recorded on September 4, 2020 for FarmFest 2020. If memory serves, this session comes smack in the middle of COVID lockdown when bands were suffering isolation and fighting to keep the spirit of their music alive. Roscoe-Roscoe is a lovely band, clearly carving a niche
You’ve done dumb things – more dumb things than you want to admit. Blame it on your youth – everybody does. But this one was particularly dumb. Here was the guy you’ve been going with since 10th grade – you got it in your head that when time came for
