Okay – I won’t take up too much time today. We’re not doing too well at the moment – only 9% funded and it’s been that way for the last few days. I’m sure there are a lot of things distracting you out there, but if you like history, or
April 5, 1979 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – April 5, 1979 – The disaster at 3-Mile Island (known to locals and the media as TMI) was still going on, even though signs were looking cautious but hopeful and an investigation was well underway. Many
El Pino & The Volunteers – In Session for 3VOOR12-FM – February 16, 2016 – VPRO/3VOOR12 – Netherlands – El Pino & the Volunteers tonight. Something a bit different than our dives into the 70s, 80s and 90s the past few weeks – a relatively new band from Rotterdam (around
April 4, 1959 – President Eisenhower Addresses Students at Gettysburg College – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – April 4, 1959 – President Eisenhower, in an address to the students at Gettysburg College, talked about our nations security and the potential hotspots around the world in 1959. Although it didn’t
13 days and not quite 10% of our goal. Should I be worried? No – I know there’s a lot of you out there who are waiting for the last few days to pitch in – everybody likes the idea of down-to-the-wire, except the one on the receiving end. Here,
Jean-Jacques Grunenwald – Concert d’ètè – Marie-Claude Warkowski – ORTF Chamber Orch – Jean-Paul Krèder, cond – ORTF, Paris – Jean-Jacques Grunenwald – a name much more familiar in Europe, particularly France, than here in the U.S. – Grunenwald was a celebrated Organist, a student of Marcel Duprè and his
Abdullah Ibrahim with Gato Barbieri and Don Cherry – Live in Hamburg – August 3, 1968 – NDR Radio – Abdullah Ibrahim, just prior to his transformation from Dollar Brand, has been one of the truly unique and pioneering voices in Jazz from mid-century on. A native of South Africa,
I can’t tell you how grateful I am for the crowdfund support Past Daily and the Archive have gotten so far – it tells me that interest in history, popular culture and those events which grabbed and shaped our lives is still high on peoples lists. I see a lot of sites,
Here we are – ten days into our Spring Fundraiser and heading into our second weekend. So far – so good. Keep it up, and tell your friends! There are two schools of thought when it comes to history – either everything is available at the snap of a finger, or
Catatonia – live at Reading Festival 1996 – August 25, 1996 – John Peel – BBC Radio 1 – Catatonia, continuing a week of excerpts from the 1996 Reading Festival, as featured on the inimitable John Peel program over BBC Radio 1 on August 25, 1996. Beginning life as an
