
Author: gordonskene


November 1, 1964 – Election Around The Corner – The Pundits – The Tea Leaves – The Coin Toss
November 1, 1964 – James Farley – Leonard Hall on Meet The Press – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – November 1, 1964 – the Election of 1964 was days away, in fact a little over 2. At stake were the political fortunes of Republican Barry Goldwater and his running mate

November 2, 1974 – Rockefeller Confirmation Gets Rocky – Down To The Wire On Mid-Terms
November 2, 1974 – CBS Radio: The Washington Week In Review – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – November 2, 1974 – With days away from the 1974 Mid-Term elections, politics seemed to be the only thing on peoples minds. Unless you were on Capitol Hill, in which case you were

Rome – In Session – 1997- Past Daily Soundbooth
Rome – In session for John Peel – February 23, 1997 – BBC Radio 1 – A dose of Experimental/Industrial for a Thursday night by way of Chicago duo Rome, recorded for John Peel at BBC Radio 1 on February 23, 1997. Quoting their AllMusic bio: Thrill Jockey instrumental duo

Claudio Abbado And The Cleveland Orchestra Play Mahler – 1972 – Past Daily Mid-Week Concert
Claudio Abbado – Cleveland Orchestra – Mahler: Symphony No. 6 – Nov. 6, 1972 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – A historic concert this week (again) – this time it’s the legendary Claudio Abbado guest conducting the Cleveland Orchestra in a performance of Mahler’s Symphony Number 6 – broadcast on

Pink Floyd – 1969 – Live In Birmingham-Manchester – Past Daily Soundbooth
Pink Floyd – Live At Mothers Club, Birmingham – April 24, 1969 – College of Commerce, Manchester – May 2, 1969 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Pink Floyd from 1969 tonight. I freely admit, early Pink Floyd is my favorite period of the band. Probably because they were trying

October 30, 1998 – Truth And Reconciliation – Car Bomb Attacks In Gaza – John Glenn Back In Space
October 30, 1998 – BBC World Service Newshour – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – October 30, 1998 – A momentous day for South Africa; the publication and release of the final Truth and Reconciliation report took place on this day. At a ceremony in Pretoria, Commission Chairman Desmond Tutu presented

Thom Yorke – In Session/In Conversation – 2018 – Past Daily Soundbooth
Thom York – In Session/In Conversation – Mary Anne Hobbs program – BBC 6 Music – October 15, 2018 – BBC Thom Yorke to start the week. Not only in solo session, but in conversation with Mary Ann Hobbs at BBC 6 Music, recorded at Maida Vale studios on October

October 29, 1961 – Dr. Glenn Seaborg Has A Word Or Two About Nuclear Energy – Meet The Press – Past Daily Reference Room
October 29, 1961 – Meet The Press: Glenn T. Seaborg – Atomic Energy Commission – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – For those of you who don’t know, Glenn Seaborg was a highly influential chemist who won the 1951 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. He was also a huge advocate for the
