"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
-NBC – Listen To Washington – November 2,1955 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – As the Cold War became a permanent fixture for life in the 1950s, so were the Summit conferences taking place in Geneva. Seemingly, ever few months,…
-Story Behind The Headlines – Palestine And The UN – Sept. 14, 1947 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – “Had we known then what we know now . . . . .” – I’m sure that mantra has been said…
– Frankfurt Radio Symphony – February 7, 2014 – Radio France Musique – Part 1 – – Frankfurt Radio Symphony – February 7, 2014 – Radio France Musique – Part 2 – Taking a short break from historic concerts this…
– Sparklehorse – Live at La Cigale, Paris – October 15, 2001 – Radio France – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Sparklehorse, in concert at La Cigale in Paris and recorded by Radio France on October 15, 2001. A tragic…
– Natalie Dessay and Laurent Naorui with Maciej Pikulski, Piano – In Concert – July 14, 2014 – Radio France Musique. – Something a bit different this week. One of my favorite singers of Opera (who, I was gutted to…
ABC Radio: Baukhage Talking – news for October 3, 1949 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection A nervous October day in 1949. News of China – strikes dragging on, news of a creeping paranoia over Communists, news of Capitol Hill gamesmanship.…
Radio Paris – An Address by Prime Minister Edouard Daladier – September 21, 1939 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection- The French Premier Edouard Daladier in a world broadcast declared France would fight until “complete victory” crushed Hitler and Germany’s dream…
– News for August 25, 1944 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – A momentous day in history with a lot going on seemingly everywhere, this August 25th in 1944. Word on the liberation of Paris, with a crazy mixture of…
– Fun Boy Three – Live At Theatre Le Palace, Paris – May 26, 1983 – RFI International – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Fun Boy Three in concert from Paris, and preserved for posterity by Radio France International on…
Germaine Tailleferre – Ouverture For Orchestra – French National Orchestra – Eugéne Bigot – ORTF – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. – Music of Germaine Tailleferre, one of the celebrated members of the legendary Group Les Six, which included Georges Auric,…