In August of 1962 there was considerable talk in Washington, as well as San Juan, over the future of Puerto Rico as a nation. Was it to become a commonwealth? A State? An independent nation? Before the spring of 1963 Puerto Rico will hold a political status plebiscite that will
Tuesday Lunch hour with Throwing Muses – one of the bands that renewed my faith in contemporary music from the 80s onwards. They are here in this RNE Radio 3 broadcast, performing at the Primavera Sound Festival on May 29, 2009 and in stellar form. Throwing Muses is chiefly Kristen
– Special Report: Hurricane Gilbert – News On The Hour – CBS Radio – September 16, 1988 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Another nail biting day in history – this September 16th in 1988. With Hurricane Gilbert spinning towards the Texas coast, it was already leaving a trail of
Nick Drake for a Monday night – featuring most all his sessions recorded for the BBC between the years 1969 and 1970. Since there is so precious little recorded by him, any session, demo or even home recording has been available in one form or another, almost since the time
Supreme Court Justice Arthur Goldberg spoke at a gathering of The American Society of Newspaper Editors in Washington on April 17, 1964. The annual convention was a particularly contentious one, with accusations flying over Newspaper coverage of the recent assassination of President Kennedy. Felix R. McKnight, executive editor of the
Kicking off a new week with a set by A Certain Ratio, recorded at the 2009 Primavera Sound festival in Barcelona on May 30, 2009 and preserved for posterity by RNE Radio 3 in Madrid. One of the first indie groups to draw heavy influence from funk as well as
September 15, 1995 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – September 15, 1995 – The War in Bosnia was hopefully drawing to an end. President Clinton announced a 72-hour suspension of air operations, while a U.S. brokered partial-peace agreement was put in place. United Nations Peacekeepers
Yet another Swiss rarity this weekend. This time the Piano Concerto Number One of Gaston Brenta featuring pianist Naum Sluszny and the Radio Orchestra of Beromünster conducted by Daniel Sternefeld. It was recorded in the studios of Radio Zurich on May 27, 1962. A little background on the artists as
With the Middle East in a state of chaos and protests erupting all over the world because of it, the divisions caused by it are deep and perhaps irreparable. But there was a time when things were different – this interview conducted by Mike Wallace with Israel’s Ambassador to the
As tribute to another celebrated musician who left us earlier this week. Music by Brazilian Jazz legend Hermeto Pacoal, recorded at the 1991 Outsidein Festival in Crawley, UK and preserved for posterity by BBC Radio 3 on August 31, 1991. Pascoal initially caught the international public’s attention with an appearance
