John Lennon – Dream Ends At The Dakota – December 8, 1980
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Election 2000 – Sharp Divides, Deep Divisions, Stunning Developments – December 8, 2000
December 8, 2000 – CBS World News Roundup – Late Edition – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – December 8, 2000 – Election 2000 and America’s cliffhanger. Now it was all down to Florida – and the battle of wills was underway. The Gore team sought a recount. The Bush team
Bohuslav Martinu – Festival Strings, Lucerne – 1963 – Past Daily Weekend.
Bohuslav Martinu – One of the profoundly new voices in 20th Century Music. The music of Bohuslav Martinu this weekend, as performed by The Lucerne Trio and the Festival Strings Of Lucerne conducted by Rudolf Baugartner in this 1963 performance of Concerto for String Trio and String Orchestra – recorded
December 7, 1941 – Pearl Harbor: “This Is No Joke, This Is The Real War!”
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Jack DeJohnette – Lyon – 1979 – Past Daily Downbeat
Jack DeJohnette – A one man revolution. The late and profoundly missed Jack DeJohnette this weekend. A concert from Lyon, France recorded on June 14, 1979 and featuring his New Directions confreres Lester Bowie on trumpet, Eddie Gomez on bass and John Abercrombie on guitar. To say Jack DeJohnette revolutionized
A Word Or Two From Theodore Sturgeon – 1954 – Past Daily Weekend Gallimaufry
Theodore Sturgeon – interview from NBC Radio series Anthology – February 28, 1954 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Theodore Sturgeon, one of the leading lights in the early years of Science Fiction and Fantasy writing who came to prominence in the 1940s and 1950s. A time when Science Fiction
It’s November 1985 – You’re No Longer A Teenager – You Still Don’t Play Well With Others.
You’d think. After graduating High School – after graduating College – after applying for a hundred jobs – after buying your first honest-to-god business suit, you would calm down. You would mellow. You would fit. Nope. Always have – always will have a problem with authority figures. In elementary school,
Black Sabbath – Montreux – 1970 – Past Daily Saturday Brunch
Black Sabbath – recorded August 31, 1970 – Montreux Jazz Festival – RTS-FM Black Sabbath for Saturday Brunch, recorded at the 1970 Montreux Jazz Festival by RTS-FM in Geneva. Rarities this week – early Black Sabbath, still considered by many at the time to be Hard Rock but soon to
Model/Actriz – Maida Vale – 2025 – Past Daily Night Session
Model/Actriz – increasing the voltage; one seat at a time. Model/Actriz in session at Maida Vale for New Music Fix at BBC 6 Music, recorded on November 19th. Since it is Friday night and since it is the end of the week and since it no doubt has been a
Civil Liberties – Are They In Danger? 1947 – Past Daily After Hours Reference Room
The question of our Civil Liberties has been a topic of discussion and speculation going on for decades. However, at no other time has it been such an issue as it is now. With laws twisted and perverted, and those interpreting the law ranging from the corrupt to the merely