September 1, 2001 – CBS Hourly News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – September1, 2001 – A reasonably quiet day, unless you were in Sioux City Iowa, in which case, you were reeling over the grisly murder which took place in your town. According to The New York Times account
Girls In Hawaii – Live at Rock en Seine – August 26, 2017 – RFI – France International – More highlights from this year’s Rock en Seine Festival. Tonight it’s another Belgian Indie group, Girls In Hawaii, who are not, or shouldn’t be, unfamiliar to some Americans. They did a
August 31, 1997 – BBC World Service News -7:00 am – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – August 31, 1997 – Twenty years ago, Britain woke to the news that Princess Diana, along with her companion Dodi Fayad as well as the driver of their Mercedes, had been killed in an
Intergalactic Lovers – live at Pukkelpop 2017 – August 17, 2017 – RTBF Belgique – Continuing our look at some of the festivals in Europe this summer, Pukkelpop 2017 in Kiewit, Belgium has been one of the go-to Summer festivals in Europe, boasting a wide array of artists and genres
Heinz Holliger with Edo de Waart and The San Francisco Symphony – August 21, 1982 (broadcast date) – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Another historic concert this week. The San Francisco Symphony, conducted by then-Music Director Edo De Waart and featuring the legendary oboist Heinz Holliger in a concert of
News reports via shortwave from the major capitals of Europe on the eve of outbreak of War. Reports from Paris, Warsaw and Berlin. Click on the link at Past Daily to hear the actual news reports. And give Past Daily a hand, we are busy restoring, preserving and presenting these
Car Seat Headrest – in concert at Route du Rock 2017 – August 18, 2017 – Radio France International – Closing up Summer Festival season with a performance at Route du Rock 2017 by Car Seat Headrest. Recorded on August 18th by the venerable Radio France International. Car Seat Headrest,
August 28, 2005 – WJBO-Baton Rouge, Louisiana – Katrina Watch – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – August 28, 2005 – Hard to imagine it was twelve years ago that residents all along the Gulf were wondering where Katrina was heading. After plowing through Florida, leaving a path of death and
Claude Champagne – Altitude – CBC Symphony – Charles Houdret – 1961 – CBC Transcription Service – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Back to Canada this weekend for a performance of Altitude by French-Canadian composer Claude Champagne. Composed in 1960 and given this world-premier 1961 broadcast recording by the CBC
Los Angeles and West Coast Radio Commercials – 1950s-1970s – Various places and products – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Although I am one who actively shuns “the good old days” when talking about the past, there are times when I find myself inundated with bits of my youth; my
