"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
May 21, 1987 – CBS World News Roundup – May21, 1987 – Aftermath of an Iraqi missile attack on a U.S. ship – The USS Stark incident occurred during the Iran–Iraq War on 17 May 1987, when an Iraqi jet aircraft fired missiles at the American frigate USS Stark. Thirty-seven...
Depeche Mode – Live At Amsterdam Paradiso – December 6, 1983 – VPRO, The Netherlands – Depeche Mode in concert and on the verge in 1983. Recorded by VPRO, The Netherlands, on December 6, 1983. Depeche Mode are an English electronic band formed in Basildon, Essex in 1980. The group...
Rudof Serkin, Piano – Boston Symphony – Seiji Ozawa, Cond. Sept, 25, 1980 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Normally, I don’t post half concerts or portions of concerts for the Mid-Week feature. And I almost didn’t post this one, had it not been for the very special nature of...
Carlo Maria Giulini – Los Angeles Philharmonic In Concert – October 22, 1981 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The legendary Carlo Maria Giulini, leading the Los Angeles Philharmonic in the opening concert of the 1981-1982 season. Three works are featured – the world premier of Ezra Laderman‘s Symphony...
May 8, 1982 – ABC World News This Morning – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – May 8, 1982. News of impending war and last minute attempts at reaching a peaceful settlement in the Falklands crisis. All eyes were on UN Secretary General Javier Pérez de Cuéllar to come up...
May 7, 1989 – ABC World News This Week – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – May 7, 1989 – A week full of wonderment. Starting with the verdict in the Col. Oliver North trial. North was on trial for his participation in the Iran–Contra affair, a political scandal during...
WNNR-AM – The Black Pope – May 1981 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Just a hunch, but I would bet even money that, if you were born and raised in New Orleans and they did a DNA test, they would find musical notes mixed up in there. Music is...
May 1980 – CBS Radio – Harry Reasoner news And Comment – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Things we take for granted now are things we thought impossible a decade or two before. Culture has changed so much since this report from legendary journalist Harry Reasoner first aired (on May...
The Weather Prophets – in session for Janice Long – October 2, 1985 – BBC Radio 1 – The Weather Prophets to start the week. A short-lived band (1985-1988) that was resurrected from the break-up of another indie band, The Loft. Following the breakup of The Loft, Peter Astor (vocals,...
April 27, 1986 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – April 27, 1986 – a day for the history books. The most disastrous nuclear power plant accident took place in Chernobyl on April 26th. By April 27th, there was no confirmation to the outside world, but...
