"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
KHJ – September 3, 1980 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – You knew it was going to happen – you thought you forgot about it; time hasn’t stood still. It’s been marching on, constantly since you woke up on New Years Day, with a massive hangover and some vague recollection...
Young Uck-Kim with Kurt Sanderling Conducting The New York Philharmonic In Concert – January 21, 1984 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Another historic concert this week. This time featuring the New York Philharmonic, guest conducted by the legendary Kurt Sandlering and featuring the Korean violinist Young-Uck Kim in the...
The Passmore Sisters – In Session for John Peel – October 5, 1986 – broadcast November 11th – BBC Radio 1 – The Passmore Sisters, heading into Wednesday – Short-lived, but with a considerable amount of heart and good music. Coming from Bradford in November 1984 the Passmore Sisters formed...
Ian Hunter (w/Mick Ronson) In Concert – August 9, 1980 – BBC Radio 1 – 1980-08-09 BBC In Concert (Ian Hunter) Ian Hunter this week. As many of you may know, the inimitable Mr. Hunter turns 80 on June 3rd. Yes, not a typo – Ian Hunter was born June...
May 23, 1987 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – May 23, 1987 – What was once the west Texas town of Saragosa was now a pile of rubble after a tornado ripped through the town, killing at least 33 and injuring 115 people. The toll...
May 22, 1989 – CBS Radio News on the Hour + Reports from KNX, Los Angeles – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – May 22, 1989 – The eyes of the world (at least most of it) were focused on Tiananmen Square in Beijing, as protests to the hardline government of...
May 21, 1984 – CBS Radio Hourly News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – May 21, 1984. El Salvador President-elect José Napoléon Duarté conferred with President Reagan at the White House earlier this day. As he left, he told reporters the watchword of his administration, which was to begin in...
Gil Evans Orchestra – Live In Lugano – March 5, 1986 – RSI Rete Due, Switzerland – Gil Evans Orchestra in concert this week. Recorded in Lugano, Switzerland on March 5, 1986 by RSI Rete Due. When you hear that Gil Evans has been considered one of the greatest orchestrators...
Two People – in concert from The Paris Theatre – 1985 – BBC Radio 1 In Concert Series – Two People in concert tonight. Sadly, a band together for only three years (1984-1987) but right in the middle of the Liverpool New Wave contingent and who have conjured sentiments of...
May 15, 1980 – CBS World News Roundup – Newsbreak – 9:00 am news – The World Tonight – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – May 15, 1980 – A day so busy with news it was hard to know where to begin. The tide of refugees fleeing Cuba via boats...
