April 25, 2000 – CBS World News Roundup: Late Edition – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – April 25, 2000 – the political windstorm over the Elian Gonzalez affair was starting to wind down, or at least try to. The young boy, subject of an intense immigration battle as the result
The Boys – In Concert from Paris Theatre – 1980 – BBC Radio 1 In Concert Series – BBC Radio 1 – The Boys, in concert from Paris Theatre in London from 1980. A somewhat short-lived band initially – going from 1976 to 1982 – and then resuming in 1999
h Alexander Brott – Sea To Sea – 1947 World Premier recording – Brott With Montreal Symphony – CBC Transcription Service – Back up to Canada this week for a world premier recording of Sea to Sea by the much loved Canadian composer and Conductor Alexander Brott, who leads the
Yusef Lateef Quartet – Cloitre des Celestins, Avignon, France – July 19, 1972 – Radio France FIP – Yusef Lateef Quartet this weekend. Recorded live at Cloître des Célestins in Avignon, France on July 19, 1972 and rebroadcast by the venerable Radio France and their FIP channel just recently. Multi-talented
Don Henley Press Conference – Winning a 1993 International Earth Award – June 10, 1993 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – While we’re observing Earth Day, looking at Earth Days gone past, and considering the fragile nature of Earth Day present, a few words from former Eagles Founder and environmentalist
ABC – In Concert from the Musikhalle, Hamburg – Feb. 2, 1983 – NDR Radio – ABC to end the week. As long as we were on something of a roll last night with Prefab Sprout, I thought I would toss another prime example of the 80s from a band
Prefab Sprout – In Concert at Reading University – November 16, 1985 – BBC Radio 1 In Concert – Prefab Sprout as we head into the weekend. A band that got started in 1978 and are still releasing material today. Although the lineup has changed and there are periods of
April 20, 1992 – CBS Radio Hourly News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – April 20, 1992 – A busy days for vigils, protests, car accidents and observances. After exhausting all appeals, convicted killer Robert Alton Harris was spending the day saying goodbyes before heading down to the Death Watch
April 19, 1997 – CBS Radio News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – April 19, 1997 – a day still fresh in most peoples memories – the day terrorism arrived with a homegrown face. The Federal Building in Oklahoma City was scene of the worst act of domestic terrorism in
Toy In session – April 10, 2012 – BBC 6 Music – A session from Toy tonight. Five years ago I ran one of their first sessions after the release of their debut album. Press was high on the album, the audience was clamoring and they were proclaimed the Band
