May 24, 1982 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – May 24, 1982 – The Falkland Islands conflict/war. As Number 10 Downing Street put it: “All Diplomatic options are out and all Military options are in”. As British troops came ashore, taking up positions and moving
The Revillos – in session for John Peel – April 29, 1981 – broadcast May 13, 1981 – BBC Radio 1 – The Revillos tonight. Formerly The Rezillos, but through a proviso that, to get out of their contract, Sire Records stipulated they couldn’t use the name Rezillos. And so
A Certain Ratio – In Concert at The Paris Theatre, London – April 19, 1980 – John Peel -In Concert – BBC Radio 1 – A Certain Ratio tonight. Still together, after some 40 years (although only guitarist Martin Moscrop and bass/vocal Jez Kerr are the only original members left
Killing Joke – in Concert at The Lyceum, London – Feb. 29,1980 – Killing Joke to kick off the week. A concert from The Lyceum in London, recorded on February 29, 1980. This is early Killing Joke, fully five years before hitting their streak of mainstream success. Six months before
May 8, 1987 – CBS News + Gary Hart Announcement and Press Conference – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – May 8, 1987. a day of announcements and hearings. In Denver, Presidential hopeful Gary Hart addressed a crowd and took himself out of the race, all due to alleged affairs. Up
Fields Of The Nephilim – live at Sheffield University 1988 – BBC Radio 1 – Fields Of The Nephilim in concert tonight. One of those bands who made a huge impression on the Goth community, but not in the mainstream, where they’ve only skirted the charts. This version of the
May 3, 1987 – CBS Radio News On The Hour – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – May 3, 1987 – Just ahead of the hearings over U.S. involvement in clandestine support for the Nicagarua Contras, who were in the midst of fighting the leftist government of Daniel Ortega. President Reagan
Altered Images – In session for John Peel – October 7, 1980 – BBC Radio 1 – Altered Images this week. The Scottish Post-Punk band boasted a fan in John Peel, who gave the band their initial leg-up with two sessions, of which this one is the first. Due
April 24, 1987 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – April 24, 1987 – a violent day, by all reports. Beginning with news from the community of Palm Bay Florida where a gunman went on a rampage and calmly walked into a shopping mall at dusk
ABC – In Concert from the Musikhalle, Hamburg – Feb. 2, 1983 – NDR Radio – ABC to end the week. As long as we were on something of a roll last night with Prefab Sprout, I thought I would toss another prime example of the 80s from a band
