– The Cure – In Session for John Peel – March 3, 1980 – BBC Radio 1 – Ending up the week with The Cure from 1980, in session for John Peel on March 3, 1980. Jumping into what would be generally considered their Goth phase, The Cure were on
– The Cure – Live At Glastonbury – June 21, 1986 – BBC Radio 1 – Mid-80s Cure this morning. From their standout performance at the 1986 Glastonbury Festival, recorded by the venerable BBC Radio 1 on June 21, 1986. By 1986, The Cure were becoming household names throughout the
Tangerine Dream – live in Berlin – November 15, 1982 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. Tangerine Dream this weekend. They were probably the first purely electronic bands to appear on the World Stage in the late 1960s. Prior to that, it was all experimenting and pretty much the exclusive domain
– CBS Radio – The World Tonight – November 7, 1980 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – On this post-election day in November of 1980, the aftermath of the Reagan landslide was still being scrutinized. The transition from the Carter White House to The Reagan White House was getting ready
– CBS World News Roundup – November 6, 1989 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The flood of East Germans pouring into West Berlin continued without stop on this day 35 years ago. The East German government was quickly amending travel laws, allowing anyone from East Germany to visit the
CBS World News Roundup – November 4, 1989 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection On November 4th 1989 the grumblings began to roar and the ripple became a Tsunami of people as hundreds of thousands in East Berlin took to the streets, pressing their demands for political freedom. It was the
– Simple Minds – In Concert At Pinkpop Festival – May 23, 1983 – VPRO, Hilversum Starting up the week on an 80s note with a concert by New Wave sensations Simple Minds, in concert at Holland‘s Pinkpop Festival in 1983. Becoming an almost instant household name in the U.S.,
– 10,000 Maniacs in concert at Sadlers Wells Theatre, London – 1988 – BBC 6 Music – Jumping into the 80s this morning with a concert by 10,000 Maniacs, live in London at the Sadlers Wells Theatre in 1988 and recorded by the venerable BBC 6 Music. During that lull
Forty-one years ago today we were hearing the shocking news of a truck bomb exploded outside a U.S. Marine barracks in Beirut. And moments later another truck bomb going off outside a French military compound a short distance away. It was a new and horrifying glimpse of what was to
– October 18, 1987 – ABC World News This Week – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – October 18, 1987 – News for this week was a wild ride of extremes and drama. Starting with news that First Lady Nancy Reagan had undergone tests, and it was discovered what was termed
