"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
Become a member, a subscriber, a patron: Become a Patron! – Zino Francescatti (violin) Robert Casadesus (Piano) – In Recital -Library of Congress – January, 1952 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – More history this week – A recital from…
Do what you can: Become a Patron! 1966, in the historic scheme of things, turned out to be a pivotal year for America. Lyndon Johnson was President and we were in the midst of The Great Society – the Civil…
A little dab will do us: Become a Patron! Something slightly different this Hump Day. Sweet Baboo in session for Marc Riley at BBC 6 Music on October 22, 2022. Stephen Black, also known by his stage name Sweet Baboo.…
– April 3, 1947 – John L. Lewis – Testimony before Congress – Mine Safety – Excerpts – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – April 3, 1947. John L. Lewis, an American leader of organized labor who served as president of…
Goes nicely with a double espresso: We take requests – and this is one of them. Captain Beyond were one of those bands that had all the earmarks of being a household name, but for whatever reason; timing and a…
Membership has its percs: Become a Patron! – The Eisenhower Years – CBS Radio News – January 8, 1961 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The Eisenhower Years – the years that started in January of 1953 and ended in…
Become a Patron! – Magazine – About the Weather – from Magic, Murder and The Weather – 1981 Magazine arrived on the scene without so much as a genre attached to their music. Howard Devoto, having left Buzzcocks, formed Magazine…
Coffee goes great with everything: – NBC News – April 2, 1980 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – It was smack in the middle of Primary Season, this April 2nd in 1980. With Carter landslides in the Wisconsin and Kansas…
A blast of Pinkpop 2013 tonight. This morning it’s festival veterans Stereophonics, recorded on June 16th 2013 by the venerable Netherlands Radio outlet VPRO and station 3voor12. Described as “classic UK rock delivered with whiskey vocals”, Stereophonics have been summarized…
We get by with a little help from our friends: Become a Patron! – NPR: Options – Two Views Of The News (CBS-Washington Post) 1977 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – One thing is certain in news; the press will…