The modern world – the world after World War 2 – the world on the cusp of an explosion of population, an explosion of technology and an explosion of change. In 1947 we were scarcely out of the nightmare of a devastating war when new wars were threatening. With the
– News for July 18, 1965 – WOR-AM, New York – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – News reports on the war in Vietnam were coming with such regularity in 1965 as to almost make the news humdrum and monotonous. So the news for this July 18th in 1965 focused primarily
Ending the week with a studio concert by Frightened Rabbit, recorded for Roddy Hart’s Quay Sessions at BBC Scotland on November 10, 2016. A band with a bright future and a growing audience, it all came to an abrupt end in 2018 when co-founder, guitarist and lead singer Scott
Along with the major upheavals taking place in American (and indeed, the world) society during the 1960s, one of the most striking was the rise in Student protest and student rebellion in general in every community across America. Prior to this time there were rules in place – not only
– July 17, 1951 – Edward R. Murrow and the News With Don Hollenbeck – CBS Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – July 17, 1951. The big news concerned the devastating floods sweeping over Kansas City, submerging some 2 million acres and causing an untold amount of damage and
– Warren Zevon in concert at Main Point, Bryn Mawr – June 20, 1976 – WMMR Broadcast – Classic Singer-Songwriter this morning. The inimitable Warren Zevon, recorded in concert at The Main Point in Bryn Mawr on June 20, 1976 and broadcast by WMMR in Philadelphia. Zevon had a string
Vadimir Ashkenazy, Piano with Eugene Ormandy and The Phildaelphia Orchestra in Concert – March 25, 1976 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Two legends in concert this week. Russian pianist Vladimir Ashkenazy together with Eugene Ormandy and The Philadelphia Orchestra in a program of music by Serge Prokofiev. Broadcast on
The Republican party, unable to count an absolute U. S. Senate majority since 1930, gained the upper hand over its Democratic rivals in the 1946 voting. For the first time in 15 years, Republicans seized immediately took steps to solidify year legislative tussle with the dominant role for the first
July 16, 2007 – CBS News On The Hour – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Juy 16, 2007 – Eighteen years ago today, it was about earthquakes of the Terra firma and Ecclesiastical kind. An earthquake in Japan, measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale rattled Japan’s Northwestern coast; killing 5,
Travis for Hump-Day morning. Recorded at BBC Radio Scotland for Roddy Hart’s Quay Sessions on July 17, 2024. A bit of background in the event you’re getting up to speed: Travis formed in Glasgow in 1990, and composed of Fran Healy (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Dougie Payne (bass guitar, backing
