The Cure for this Christmas Eve Jr. – recorded on May 30, 1984 at the Examinaton Festival in de Moorpoort Netherlands by VPRO, Hilversum. Just prior to this concert, The Cure had released their fifth album, The Top (in May) and received glowing reviews from the Press and making it
– Television Personalities – In Session for John Peel – September 1, 1980 – BBC Radio 1 – Television Personalities, despite a constantly changing lineup, are still (reportedly) together since their initial formation in 1978. Founded and headed by Dan Treacy, Television Personalities has weathered much controversy, including extended jail
December 19, 1988 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – December 19, 1988 – A day of diplomacy, olive branches and back-slapping. PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat met with Austrian leaders in his first trip to a Western country since UN decision to open a dialogue with
Joe Ely (1947-2025) One of the leading figures in Roots Rock and Country Prog. Joe Ely in tribute today. He passed away yesterday from Parkinson’s disease and Lewy body dementia at 78. Joe Ely was a leading light in the Texas Progressive Country movement and enjoyed a genre-crossing career, performing
Close Lobsters – In Concert at Ka-Bu Club, Hanau, West Germany – April 16, 1988 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection -Close Lobsters In concert this weekend. One of the Indie bands from Scotland who made a huge impression on U.S. audiences in the late 1980s. This one from their
December 12, 1981 – CBS Radio News on The Hour – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – December 12, 1981 – A day of Dissidents. The 17-day hunger strike by Soviet Dissidents Andrei Sakharov and wife Yelena Bonner came to an end when Soviet officials unexpectedly granted a reunion with 26
– CBS Radio News On The Hour – December 9, 1981 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Compared to other December 9th’s in history, December 9, 1981 was downright calm. On this particular day the news was about the OPEC meeting in Adu Dhabi and the promise of a Christmas gift
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You’d think. After graduating High School – after graduating College – after applying for a hundred jobs – after buying your first honest-to-god business suit, you would calm down. You would mellow. You would fit. Nope. Always have – always will have a problem with authority figures. In elementary school,
Donald Regan – Face The Nation – 1982 The 80’s – days of Reaganomics and the Supply Side Economy. As a reminder that all was not bliss and Supply Side was doing a bit of backtracking even on the parts of its staunchest advocates, here is an interview with Treasury
