Sean Ono Lennon – from the “fruit doesn’t fall far from the tree” department. Sean Ono Lennon for a Saturday Weekend. Recorded at The Rainbow Club in Milano on February 12, 2007 by RAI-Radio 1. One of my favorites (forget who his dad is), Sean Ono Lennon in a reasonably
Abdullah Ibrahim – in concert at Udine Jazz Festival, Udine Italy – recorded at Teatro Palamostre on June 26, 2005. Referred to by Nelson Mandela as “Our Mozart”, Abdullah Ibrahim (formerly known as Dollar Brand) has been one of the most prominent figures in the South African Jazz scene; cultivating
February 12, 1976 – The World Tonight – CBS Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – February 12, 1976 and another day where secret documents found their way into mass circulation. This time, it was the findings by the Pike Committee on Capitol Hill, investigating the CIA. The documents revealing
Voices And Events for week ending July 24, 1949 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – A world in a state of upheaval and change, this week ending on this day in 1949. President Truman spoke those words in reaction to the weariness the world was feeling, a mere four years
– June 10, 1940 – British Minister of Information Alfred Duff Cooper address – BBC World Service/CBS – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – June 10, 1940 – news for this day was about the sudden declaration of war against Britain and France, just as German troops were headed to Paris.
March 21, 1948 – Italian Elections – Clifton Utley Commentaries – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – March 21, 1948 – News from Europe on this day. The elections in Italy were heating up and all eyes were on Rome to see which way the political winds were going to blow.
Teenage Fanclub, live at La Cigale, Paris – via RAI Radio 2 – April 11, 1993 – Jumping into the 90s this morning for a concert featuring Teenage Fanclub, recorded live in Paris and run on RAI Radio 2 in Rome on April 11, 1993. Taking the decade into consideration,
– September 18, 1938 – EIAR, Rome – Address by Benito Mussolini on the Munich Crisis – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – September 18, 1938 – as tensions increased in Europe, the Fascist government of Italy and Axis ally of Germany, Benito Mussolini voiced his support of the German stance
– June 3, 1994 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – June 3, 1994 – The big news of the day was President Clinton’s visit to Italy to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the allied victory in Rome. Considered by many to be the “forgotten front”,
Subscribe and help keep us going: Become a Patron! A day fairly overflowing with drama, but for different reasons and in different parts of Planet Earth for this last day of May in 1947. Starting with news that the democratically elected Premier of Hungary, Ferenc Nagy (Pronounced: Fairenz Nahhjjh) had
