July 18, 1988 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – July 18, 1988 – A day starting with optimism. In Tehran, surprise word came from Government officials that they had tentatively accepted a UN agreement for a cease-fire in the almost decade old Iran-Iraq War. The
Sun Carriage – in session for John Peel – June 9, 1991 – Broadcast July 28, 1991 – BBC Radio 1 – Sun Carriage tonight. Doesn’t ring bells? Well, to be honest, they were only together from 1988 to either 1992 or 1995 (depending on which biography you read) –
July 17, 1977 – CBS Radio News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – July 17, 1977 – A hopeful day in Lebanon and a day of protest in Ann Arbor, Michigan. News of a proposed peace settlement in Lebanon brought cautious optimism. Details of the proposed peace plan, to bring
Rahsaan Roland Kirk – In session and in conversation – Positively Black program – Sept. 6, 1970 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – In the late 1960’s/early 1970s, TV witnessed an explosion of Black Produced Public Affairs programs both nationally and locally throughout the U.S. – in an effort to
Hunters & Collectors – Live at The Jump Club, Melbourne – July 1981 – Band soundboard – Hunters & Collectors this week. One of the more adventuresome bands coming out of Australian in the 1980s. A band whose influences upfront were Can and German producer Conny Plank, they captured a
Mike Roy’s Weekend Cooking Thing – September 24, 1966 – KNX-AM Los Angeles – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Gastronomy and L.A. in 1966. With the population continuing to grow unchecked, so did the number of eateries gracing most busy streets and neighborhoods in the 60s. The influx of new
Moose – Black Session – October 30, 1992 – RFI (Radio France International) Transcription Service – Moose to end the week. About two years ago I ran a Peel session featuring the legendary-but-virtually-unknown Indie/Alternative/Shoegaze band from London. A few months later, I ran across a later session; this one from
July 14, 1972 – NBC Nightly News (Audio) – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – July 14, 1972 – All eyes on Miami as the Democratic Convention nominated George McGovern their Presidential candidate, and Senator Thomas Eagleton as his running mate. All eyes that were open and awake, that is –
The Vibrators – In Session for John Peel – June 13, 1977 – broadcast June 22, 1977 – BBC Radio 1 – The Vibrators tonight. One of the first wave of Punk Bands to descend on an unsuspecting public (well . . .mainstream public anyway), The Vibrators first came
President Eisenhower News Conference – July 6, 1955 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – President Eisenhower gives a news conference. This one, from July 6, 1955 was his 73rd since taking office. No Press Secretaries, no spokespeople, nobody running flack – President Eisenhower taking and answering questions on a variety
