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
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
Prefab Sprout – In Concert at Reading University – November 16, 1985 – BBC Radio 1 In Concert – Prefab Sprout as we head into the weekend. A band that got started in 1978 and are still releasing material today. Although the lineup has changed and there are periods of
April 10, 1989 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – April 10, 1989 – A day full of protests – one loud but peaceful – one peaceful but deadly. In the Soviet republic of Georgia, a peaceful protest and general strike for autonomy turned deadly, as
April 7, 1983 -CBS Radio News + Shuttle Challenger Special Reports – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – April 7, 1983 – A day for the NASA history books. The Shuttle Challenger staged the first walk in space made by an American team in over a decade happened on this
March 22, 1987 – ABC World News This Week – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – March 22, 1987 – this day fell on a Sunday, and as with most Sundays it was a day to look back at the news of the week. On this particular episode of ABC radio’s
March 16, 1988 – CBS Radio – The World Tonight – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – March 16, 1988 – A busy day if you lived in Central America. Starting with news from Honduras that an attack by Nicaraguan troops on Contra rebels inside Honduras was causing the White House
March 14,1983 – CBS World News Roundup – Hourly News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – March 14,1983 – Busy news day. In London, OPEC Ministers were gathering in the hopes of coming up with a benchmark oil price of $29.00 a barrel and new production quotas. Of the 13
– Romeo Void – Recorded in concert at The Mubuhay Gardens, San Francisco – DEc. 3, 1980 – KALX-FM Berkeley. Romeo Void – Live At Mabuhay Gardens, San Francisco – Dec.3, 1980 – KALX–FM, Berkeley Romeo Void to end up the week. A bit of American Punk to remind you
