"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
John Lennon: Book Beatle – with Wilfred De’Ath – July 3, 1965 – BBC John Lennon – those of us of a certain age who thought turning 30 was a distant, almost unfathomable milestone, now look at one of our icons, who would have turned 80, this October 9th. Hard...
BBC 6 Music Festival – Day 3 – February 14, 2016 – BBC 6 Music – A snippet from Day 3 of the 2016 BBC Music Festival in Bristol, broadcast live on February 14, 2016. It occurred to me that Summer 2020 is almost over and there . been no...
July 23, 2011 – BBC World Service – Newshour – Report on Death of Amy Winehouse – BBC July 23, 2011 – As reported by The Guardian: Singer Amy Winehouse has been found dead at her house in north London She was 27. The award-winning artist, famous for hits including...
Frank Zappa – In conversation with Charles Amirkhanian recorded on May 20, 1984, San Francisco Exploratorium – KPFA – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Continuing our new series with a rare interview/conversation/Q&A session featuring Frank Zappa, conducted by Charles Amirkhanian from Pacifica station KPFA in Berkeley and recorded during the...
The Czech Radio Symphony – Studio Concert – Various Dates – 2011 – CRo3 – Vlatva – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Makes all the difference in the world: Become a Patron! Something a bit different this week. From Czech Radio, a series of programs focusing on the Czech Radio...
Echoes From The Sky – Live At Altercafé – October 5, 2019 – Nantes, France – Band soundboard – And Patrons get perks – lots of the them. Become a Patron! Echoes from The Sky to end up our unintentional week in France, playing at the Altercafé in Nantes, recorded...
Georges Aperghis – Luna Park – World Premier performance – June 8, 2011 – Radio France Musique – Live Broadcast – Become a Patron! Since the entire purpose of Past Daily is to be reminded and to discover the new and the unfamiliar, I thought I would take the Mid-Week...
Jail Weddings for Saturday night. Not that they’re a “best kept secret”, but are considered to be one of the best bands on the current Los Angeles Music scene, and have been for a few years now. That’s L.A., and probably the West Coast – but I am not so...
Become a Patron! From the somewhat addled mind of Gordon Skene: You have options – and both of them are just below the photo. As you know, we were hot in the midst of our Annual Past Daily Fundraiser almost two weeks ago – doing our yearly stump for support...
GUAI – Nega Nego – live on Portuguese TV, Lisboa – August 2, 2017 – GUAI in performance on Portuguese TV tonight. Taking it down a few notches, because it is Jazz Day and because it just seemed like the right thing to do; offering some peace and calm in...
