Become a Patron! The concept of the Sex Symbol has changed dramatically over the past four decades. Much like our music, our genres of film, our media in general, the sex symbol has evolved and devolved to the point where what constitutes a Sex Symbol, or even sensuality is clouded
KHJ – The Real Don Steele – 3:00-4:00 pm – May 23, 1972 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – No month moves quite as slowly as May. You get tantalizing glimpses of Summer, and then comes June Gloom and you know it will be the last day of school soon.
French Elections of 1951 – NBC Radio: Yesterday,Today and Tomorrow – June 17, 1951 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Sixty-six years ago today, France went to the polls. This time to elect the Second national Assembly of the Fourth Republic. After World War 2, the three major political parties
The Sundays – In session for The Black Sessions – Dec. 15, 1992 – RFI (Radio France International) – The Sundays to end out the week. One of those bands synonymous with the 90s and the explosion of Dream Pop that hit the scene. On top of everything else –
The March Violets – in session for John Peel – June 12, 1984 – Broadcast, June 19m 1984 – BBC Radio 1 – The March Violets tonight. One of the Post-Punk bands from Leeds in the UK who pioneered Goth and were closely associated to another Goth/Post-Punk band, Sisters Of
June 15, 1988 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – June 15, 1988 – With the Soviet Union’s Mikhail Gorbachev receiving mixed marks for his Perestroika reforms, all eyes in Moscow were gazing towards the south and regions of Armenia and Azerbaijan as a potential flashpoint
Artery – in session for John Peel – January 30, 1982- Broadcast February 15, 1982 – BBC Radio 1 – Artery in session for John Peel tonight. If we had the Internet in 1980, and we were able to have the kind of access to bands now that we didn’t
L.A. Chamber Orchestra – Gerard Schwarz, cond – Claudio Arrau, piano – Jan. 30, 1982 – Part 1 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection L.A. Chamber Orchestra – Gerard Schwarz, Cond.- Claudio Arrau, piano -Jan.30, 1982 – Part 2 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Back to some historic concerts this week.
June 14, 1977 – CBS Radio Hourly News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – June 14, 1977 – a relatively calm day in 1977. News began with talk about Jimmy Carters Budget proposal for Fiscal Year 1979 as well as his assessment of the unemployment situation. The President was slated
July 14, 1973 – NBC Nightly News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – July 14, 1973 – News about Watergate took centerstage this day. Deputy Director of CREEP (Committee To Re-Elect The President) pointed fingers and named names. The biggest name was Attorney General John Mitchell, whom he claimed knew
