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– December 21, 1981 – CBS Hourly News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – December 21, 1981 – The odyssey of Poland continues. With government crackdowns and now threats of moving after the Roman Catholic Church as it imposed martial…
Back to the 80s this week. A set tonight from the highly influential Punk/Post-Punk Buzzcocks, in a set recorded by the venerable Westdeutscher Rundfunk in 1981. Buzzcocks have reformed several times since 1989, featuring Shelley and Diggle with other musicians;…
NPR – All Things Considered – October 7, 1981 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The big news for this October 7th in 1981 was about the assassination of President Anwar Sadat of Egypt. The 62-year old Egyptian leader was…
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Freddie Snakeskin – KROQ – July 2, 1981 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The endless quest for Saturday night – the night above all nights, when all the planets align and everything is possible. You’re in your last semester…
[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”26462″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”March 30, 1981 – CBS News Special Reports – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] March 30, 1981 – Starting off normal, unremarkable in so many ways – but by mid-morning East Coast time, pandemonium had…
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[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”18545″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”December 15, 1981 – CBS Radio News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] A world of unease, this December 15th in 1981. Starting with news of a purported calm descending over Poland in wake of…
A couple more patrons and we’ll be set: Become a Patron! Missing Persons in concert tonight. Live from My Father’s Place in Rosslyn New York on September 30, 1981 and broadcast live over WLIR-FM. As Punk started calming down, the…