"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
Ride – In concert at Gothic Theatre, Englewood, Colorado – April 3, 1991 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Perennial favorites Ride in concert this weekend. Recorded at the Gothic Theatre in Englewood Colorado on April 3, 1991 and broadcast sometime shortly after. Ride were one of the pivotal bands...
September 17, 1998 – BBC World Service – Newsdesk – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – September 17, 1998 – The view from London – the ongoing drama of the Clinton/Lewinsky Affair was reaching a new chapter when the House Judiciary Committee was slated to meet over when to release the...
Five Thirty – Live at The Marquee Club – 1991 – Capital Radio, London – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Five Thirty in a rare concert appearance, at the Marquee Club in London in 1991 and broadcast over Capital Radio. Based in north London, England, this briefly active trio consisted...
Oasis – Live at Cardiff International Arena, Cardiff – March 19, 1996 – Oasis in concert in honor of Humpday in COVID, recorded at Cardiff International Arena in Cardiff on March 19, 1996. Oasis’ second album, (What’s the Story) Morning Glory?, was a worldwide commercial success, selling over four million...
September 2, 1995 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – September 2, 1995 – News from Oklahoma City to start this particular September day. Word that the government wanted to move the trial of bombing suspects Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols to another city and preferably...
James – in concert from Heaton Park – Recorded September 12, 1999 BBC Radio 1 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – James in concert this Friday night (slipping into Saturday morning). Recorded live at Heaton Park in Manchester on September 12, 1999 by BBC Radio 1 for In Concert. James...
Midlake – live at Glastonbury Festival 2010 – June 26, 2010 BBC6 Music – Some Stateside Indie by way of Midlake in concert at Glastonbury 2010 – recorded and broadcast by BBC 6 Music on June 26, 2010. Midlake was formed in 1999 by a group of jazz students at...
The Beta Band – live in Paris – The Black Sessions – June 10, 2004 – Radio France International – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The Beta Band in session/concert tonight – recorded live in Paris for The Black Sessions on June 10, 2004 by Radio France International. A puzzle...
Mickey Mantle – Hero on the field. Off the field, not so much. August 13, 1995 – Mickey Mantle lost his battle with Cancer at the age of 63. Nicknamed The Commerce Comet and The Mick, Mantle was an American professional baseball player. He played his entire Major League Baseball...
Les Rita Mitsouko – live at Alabamahalle, Munich – February 7, 1994 – Bavarian Radio – French Synthpop legends Les Rita Mitsouko in concert at Alabamahalle in Munich on February 7, 1994 and preserved for posterity by Bavarian Radio. Les Rita Mitsouko was a French pop rock group formed by...
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