Of course, all eyes were on the far East and nervously waiting for news of the inevitable capitulation and surrender. August would signal the end of the war with Japan and subsequently the end of World War 2. But even as one war was coming to an end, the coming
– NBC Blue Network News Of The World – August 12, 1941 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – News for this August 12th in 1941 was filled with reports of Air Raids over Europe. RAF Bombers were busy attacking Western Germany, while Soviet bombers were busy attacking Eastern Germany. Berlin
– Wolf Alice – Live At Inrocks festival – November 13, 2015 – Starting Tuesday with a concert from Wolf Alice – recorded on November 13, 2015 by RTL, Paris. Ten years ago, I was of two minds about running this concert. First, I ran a Wolf Alice concert only
Teenage Fanclub in session for Roddy Hart’s Quay sessions at BBC Scotland – recorded July 25 of this year. Teenage Fanclub formed in Glasgow in 1989. They were founded by Norman Blake (vocals, guitar), Raymond McGinley (vocals, lead guitar) and Gerard Love (vocals, bass), all of whom shared lead vocals
Diving into some cultural history today via non-mainstream media and a reminder that, in the 1970s we had The Fairness Doctrine which opened up a lot of avenues for a lot of expression and presentation of ideas which ran the gamut but also pushed boundaries. Since the Black Power movement
It was a week to remember. Following the announcement of his intention to resign on August 8 – the official announcement came on August 9th. For the remainder of the week everything that followed had everything to do with Nixon, Watergate, the Resignation, Gerald Ford, the future of America and
August 11, 1965 – in what began as a routine traffic stop escalated into one of the most violent and destructive riots of the 1960s. And the name Watts came to symbolize a society gone from simmer to boil and the Long, Hot Summer kept its promise as a time
– Shake Shake Go – In Concert At Paleo Festival – July 22, 2015 – RTS Couleur 3 – Jumping back into Festival Season this week with the latest offering via the 2015 Paleo Festival in Switzerland. Around for some 50 years, Paleo is one of the more popular festivals
Another sample of music by composers who may not be all that familiar outside of Switzerland. This one – the Concerto for Viola and Orchestra by Willy Burkhard – with Walter Gerhardt, viola and the Radio Orchestra of Beromünster led by Erich Schmid. The work was recorded at Swiss Radio
If the name Joe Pyne rings no bells with you, all you have to know is the current state of Talk Radio got started with him. Joe Pyne (December 22, 1924 – March 23, 1970) was an American radio and television talk show host, who pioneered the confrontational style
