January 24, 1958 – Dag Hammarskjold Nuclear Disarmament Talks – UN Radio Today – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – January 24, 1958 – the Cold War 50s and the United Nations was filled with anticipated Nuclear Disarmament talks. At the helm, and pleading the case for sanity in this new
Can – In Session for John Peel – October 8, 1974 – May 14, 1975 – BBC Radio 1 – Can in session tonight, and a tribute to drummer, percussionist and heartbeat of the band, Jaki Liebezeit, who passed away from a brief illness yesterday at age 78. To say
Rudolf Firkusny, Eudice Shapiro, Leonard Rose and guests – 1964 Shakespearean Music Festival – CBC Transcription Service A historic festival appearance this week. The 1964 Stratford Shakespearean Music Festival in Canada, featuring a stellar ensemble of soloists, headed up by pianist Rudolf Firkusny, violinist Eudice Shapiro, Cellist Leonard Rose and
Dizzy Gillespie – Grande Parade du Jazz, Nice France -July 7, 1978 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The legendary Dizzy Gillespie this weekend, featuring Mary Lou Williams, Curtis Fuller, Barney Wilen, Philly Joe Jones and Ronny Boykins in an all-star jam session, recored live in Nice, France on July
Strangelove – In Session for John Peel – January 5, 1993 – broadcast February 19, 1993 – BBC Radio 1 – Strangelove again this week – this time it’s their second and last session for John Peel, recorded on January 5, 1993 and broadcast on February 19th. By the time
The Orchids – in session for John Peel – April 9, 1990 – broadcast May 8, 1990 – BBC Radio 1 – The Orchids tonight. A Scottish Indie group, together from 1986 until 1995. They issued some 8 singles and 1 ep, along with three albums ( along with two
Inspiral Carpets – Live At Manchester Academy – March 19, 1992 – Mark Goodier’s Evening Session – BBC Radio 1 – Inspiral Carpets tonight. One of the pivotal bands in the Madchester movement of the late 80s/early 90s, in concert on home turf at The Manchester Academy and broadcast on
Nelson Rockefeller Confirmation Hearings re-cap – NET/NPR – September 27, 1974 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Nelson Rockefeller and his confirmation hearings for the office of vice-President, September 1974. Picture this; The President has resigned from office only a month earlier, in the midst of one of the biggest
St. Petersburg Philharmonic – Yuri Temirkanov, cond -Boris Berezovsky, piano – Nov. 9, 2016 – Radio France Musique – The legendary St. Petersburg Philharmonic this week. Recorded in Paris during a European tour at Theatre des Champs-Elysées on November 9, 2016. All-Russian program this week. The orchestra is joined by
An Emotional Fish – in concert from Manchester 1990 – BBC Radio 1 – An Emotional Fish tonight, recorded in concert from Manchester in 1990 by the BBC. Together since 1988, An Emotional Fish were signed to U2’s revamped Mother Records, and this concert comes during the time of their
