"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
Luchino Visconti Interview by Arthur Boyers – BBC Transcription Service – Gordon Skene Sound Collection As those defining moments in the history of Cinema, and the words from the people behind those moments start to fade from memory, it never…
A 1975 interview with the Father of Gonzo Journalism, Hunter S. Thompson. Click on the link at the Past Daily site and listen to the complete interview.
– ABC News Of Tomorrow – May 27, 1947 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Some people may find it strange and unbelievable that, as late as 1947 the subject of Lynching and introducing anti-Lynching Laws was still very much…
– May 12, 1945 – Report From San Francisco – NBC Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – As the V-E Day celebrations died down, the grim reality of what was left of Europe now had to be addressed. The…
Madame Nhu on Meet The Press – October 13, 1963 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – As America drifted relentlessly towards war in Southeast Asia, some of the more colorful characters emerged on to the world stage to make a…
Jeff Porcaro of Toto – interviewed by Phil Harvey – April 1982 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The more you look at the 80s, as a decade of music and innovation, the more L.A. shows up as Ground Zero…
March 14, 1945 – BBC World Service: London Column – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – With the War in Europe heading into its last weeks, a new last-ditch weapon was introduced by Germany; the V-2. It was the world’s first…
Konrad Adenauer – Meet The Press – April 16, 1961 – NBC Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – April 16, 1961 and a few words from West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer on Meet The Press during his State visit…
April 7, 1963 – Meet The Press – Harold Wilson – Gordon Skene Sound Collection When Harold Wilson became head of the Labour Party in Britain, succeeding Hugh Gaitskell, who had died in February of 1963, he hit the proverbial…
Charles Bukowski – talks about his life and reads his poetry – KPFK – Sept. 7, 1971 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Charles Bukowski – probably one of the most influential, controversial and misunderstood writers of the 20th century.…