September 21, 1990 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – September 21, 1990 – As the wheels of war began to ratchet up louder and faster, Iraq’s Saddam Hussein took to the airwaves, breaking into the running of a popular Iraqi TV comedy to inform everyone
CNBlue – Live in Japan – 2014 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – CNBlue to put us into a Friday frame of mind. Much has been written about the Music scene in Korea. At the moment, it seems to be a hotbed of “Boy Bands”, going under the Kpop banner;
Spectrum – in session for Mark Goodier – June 26, 1992 – BBC Radio 1 – A dose of Shoegaze tonight via Spectrum, aka: Sonic Boom, aka: Peter Kember. Peter Kember (born 19 November 1965) is an English musician and record producer. He was a founding member, bassist, vocalist and
Viktoria Postnikova, Piano – Gennady Rozhdestvensky, Cond. Chicago Symphony In Concert – July 2, 1978 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – More legends in concert this week. This time it’s the Husband-Wife team of Viktoria Postnikova and Gennady Rozhdestvensky with the Chicago Symphony in music of Tchaikovsky. Only two works,
September 19, 1990 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – September 19, 1990. Operation Desert Shield was taking shape, and the first casualties from the conflict were being reported. Training accidents, miscalculations on artillery firings. Iraq was beefing up its troop strength, which now numbered over
Twilight Sad – in session for Marc Riley – Sept. 11, 2018 – BBC 6 Music – Twilight Sad in session from a few days ago to kick off the week. The Twilight Sad are a Scottish post-punk/indie rock band, comprising James Graham (vocals) and Andy MacFarlane (guitar). The band
José Siqueira – Danza Brasileira #4 – Henri Nosco with The NBC Studio Orchestra – June 15, 1944 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The music of Brazilian composer José Siqueria this weekend. José Siqueria was a conductor, musicologist and composer. Born on June 24, 1907 – he died on
Anthony Braxton – Live at Chateauvallon Jazz Festival – August 22, 1973 – Radio France International – Anthony Braxton at the Chateauvallon Jazz Festival in 1973 this week. Heading into the direction of the Avant-Garde and explorations into Free-Jazz. Admittedly this isn’t for everyone, especially those whose taste in Jazz
