The Jam – In Concert at Golders Green – December 19, 1981 – BBC In Concert Series – BBC Radio 1 – The Jam in concert tonight. One of the bands that epitomized Punk and Mod revival, The Jam were huge throughout the UK and the rest of Europe.
Heinz Holliger with Edo de Waart and The San Francisco Symphony – August 21, 1982 (broadcast date) – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Another historic concert this week. The San Francisco Symphony, conducted by then-Music Director Edo De Waart and featuring the legendary oboist Heinz Holliger in a concert of
The Brilliant Corners – in Session for John Peel – May 17, 1987 – BBC Radio 1 – The Brilliant Corners tonight. Two nights ago I ran a session by Experimental Pop Band from 1997. I mentioned that they were initially made up of founding members of The Brilliant Corners.
News for this day in history – August 22, 1985. Click on the link at the Past Daily site and listen to the actual news of the day, 32 years ago – and support Past Daily and their ongoing effort to digitize and preserve history from the Gordon Skene Sound
Heaven 17 – (We Don’t Need This) Fascist Groove Thang – 1981 – Virgin Records Heaven 17 – still around – still gigging. But in 1981 they released this song and they made it clear that, like so many felt at the time, the state of the world was going
August 8, 1988 – BBC World Service News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – August 8, 1988 – A day where fingers were crossed at the UN – Secretary General Perez de Cuéllar expressed hopes that a date for a ceasefire in the almost-decade-long Iran-Iraq War would be announced by
August 2, 1986 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – August 2, 1986 – After three days of questioning by the Senate Judiciary Committee, William Rehnquist had been successfully approved as Chief Justice of the United States. In the end, it was a weary Utah Senator
The Last Party – In Session for John Peel – January 9, 1989 – BBC Radio 1 – The Last Party. Together from 1985 until 1996 when, rather than break-up, they changed their name to The Bitter Springs and have carried on ever since. Formed in 1985, the London-based Alternative
July 31, 1987 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – July 31, 1987 – A day full of activity, from the White House to Mexico City. Starting off with news of a horrific plane crash in Mexico city. A 1940s vintage Cargo Plane, carrying Show Horses
July 21, 1988 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – July 21, 1988 – One half of The Great National Ritual inched toward conclusion this day. From Atlanta, the Democratic Convention made it official; Michael Dukakis was the appointed Standard-bearer, and Lloyd Bentsen was designated running
