Category: 1980’s
The Adventures – In Concert 1988 – Past Daily Soundbooth
The Adventures – In Concert from the BBC Paris Theatre -1988 – BBC Radio 1 In Concert Series – The Adventures in concert to start off the week. The Adventures were a Northern Irish rock band, formed in Belfast in 1984. The band later moved to London where they signed
UK Decay In Session – 1981 – Past Daily Soundbooth
UK Decay – in session for John Peel – Recorded July 27, 1981 – broadcast August 5, 1981 – BBC Radio 1 UK Decay tonight – their second session for John Peel at BBC Radio 1. Recorded on July 27, 1981 and broadcast on August 5th of that year. In
Guadalcanal Diary – Live In Santa Cruz – 1988 – Past Daily Backstage Weekend
Guadalcanal Diary – Live at The Catalyst, Santa Cruz – February 3, 1988 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Guadalcanal Diary in concert this week. A band closely associated with the hotbed of musical activity taking place around Athens and Marietta Georgia in the 1980s – they scored big points
Apollinaires In Session – 1982 – Past Daily Soundbooth
Apollinaires – in session for John Peel – rec. July 7, 1982 – broadcast, August 25, 1982 – BBC Radio 1 – Apollinaires to end the week. From their first (and only) session for John Peel, recorded on July 7, 1982 and broadcast August 25 and rebroadcast on September 21,
It’s 1981 – You’re A Teenager – You Live In L.A. – The Party’s Just Getting Started – Jed The Fish Is The Voice Of Your Conscience –
KROQ – Jed The Fish with Danny Elfman of Oingo Boingo – July 1981 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Ah, the 80s – wretched excess, padded shoulders and electronica. The Strip is your refuge and Madame Wong’s is your salvation and the party’s just getting started. You can’t make
President Reagan And The Strategic Arms Reduction Talks – November 18, 1981 – Past Daily Reference Room
President Reagan – Address to the National Press Club – Nuclear weapons and arms reduction – November 18, 1981 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – President Reagan as he spoke to members of the National Press Club on November 18, 1981 for the purpose of disclosing an effort to diffuse
October 19, 1987 -Black Monday – The Stock Market Crash Of 1987
October 19, 1987 – CBS Radio News – Reports – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – October 19, 1987 – Going down in the history books as Black Monday, it was the day Wall Street took a tumble. Some 500 points dropped before closing time. The final tally was slow in