– CBS World News Roundup – August 1, 1994 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection News for this first day of August in 1994 was another mixed bag of days, hopeful and nervous. Hopeful, since the Peacekeeping force in Rwanda was including U.S. troops and the blood-letting had eased. Now
– The Shins – in concert at the Firefly Music Festival – Dover, Maryland – June 18, 2017 – Band Soundboard – The Shins, in concert at the Firefly Music Festival in Dover Maryland for a Friday morning. The Shins have been around since 1996, went on hiatus, changed directions,
A set from Maella from this years Eurosonic Festival in Groningen, Netherlands – recorded on March 10 of this year by West German Radio. Maella is a Czech alt-pop artist based in London. Blending her Slavic roots with the multicultural London scene, she started by playing underground venues and
– News for July 31, 1940 – As the Dog Days of Summer and the Nation’s Capitol sweltered for its thirteenth consecutive day, this July 31st in 1940, the news was appropriately sparse, the events were comparatively few and the air-conditioning comparatively rare. Starting with news from London that overnight
– Happy Mondays – live at Le Truc, Lyon France – March 3, 1990 – Radio France International – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – A taste of Happy Mondays this morning. In concert from Lyon at Le Truc, recorded by Radio France International on March 3, 1990. One of the
Wandering around Music sites tonight, I ran across some German Indie by way of West German Radio. Power Plush are a relatively new band to the scene and are catching on with audiences in Europe. This from their Bandcamp site: Power Plush found each other in the Chemnitz music scene
Over to Bucharest by way of Madrid this week for a concert from the 2011 International Georges Enescu Festival, featuring the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, conducted by Vasily Petrenko and featuring Midori, violin solo. The concert was recorded September 17, 2011 at the Grand Palace de Bucharest by ROR Rumania. The
– Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward – interview from NPR’s Options – April 23, 1976 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – As our current state of affairs unfold like the convoluted and sinister plot in a straight-to-video b-movie, the historic importance of our present moments offer a reminder of another
– CBS World News Roundup – July 30, 1984 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – While much of the world was busily distracted by the Olympics in Los Angeles, a quiet pessimism was bubbling unabated under the surface, this July 30th in 1984. Summit talks between the U.S. and the
– Depeche Mode – Live At Dodger Stadium – Aug.4, 1990 + Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountainview, S.F. – July 21, 1990 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Depeche Mode this morning, from their World Violation Tour, supporting their seventh album release, Violator which came out on March 19,1990. In a contemporary
