– Bob Dylan – Newport Folk Festival – July 25, 1965 – Pete Tesoro Collection – (We originally ran this in 2016, guest edited by FOPD (Friends Of Past Daily) colleague Pete Tesoro, who also provided the immaculate board tapes. Since it’s Bob Dylan’s 83rd Birthday weekend, it only seems
– Congressional Black Caucus – ABC News Issues and Answers – May 13, 1974 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Watergate and the scandal overtaking the Nixon White House had dominated the news and preoccupied the thoughts of much of America. Ironically 1974, the year Watergate was heading to impeachment,
Coffee, anyone? Surprising news from Ottawa and the Canadian elections, this May 23rd in 1979. An upset victory by the Tories over the incumbent Liberals and the defeat of PIerre Elliott Trudeau by a 39 year-old dark horse named Joe Clark. It signified a sudden shift to the right in
Hustle,hustle,hustle – – Savages Live at Sveriges Radio P3 – March 12, 2014 – Sveriges Radio – Savages, four young women from London who ripped the place to shreds, had been only together since 2011. In a short period of time they got the attention of BBC6 Music, who proclaimed
Perfect with coffee: – N.Y. Phil. – Rafael Kubelik, guest Cond. Feb. 6, 1982 – Part 1 – – N.Y. Phil. – Rafael Kubelik, guest Cond. Feb. 6, 1982 – Part 2 – Another classic concert this week. The New York Philharmonic with guest conductor Raphael Kubelik in a concert
– CBS World News Roundup + 9:00 am Network News – May 22, 1984 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – News for this 22nd of May in 1984 had a lot to do with the ongoing Iran-Iraq War and new flare ups in the Persian Gulf, threatening to involve neighboring
And coffee always works wonders: – Ian McCulloch – live at Summer Sundae 2003 – BBC 6 Music – Last time I played any Ian McCulloch it was in connection to Echo & The Bunnymen from the 1980s. Much had happened between that gig and this one, from the 2003
Subscribe – Join – Kick in – up to you: Become a Patron! – News Of The World – May 21, 1942 – NBC Blue Network – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – News for this May 21st in 1942 had much to do with the anticipated events taking place in
Coffee works too: – Toro y Moi – At Coachella 2015 – April 11, 2015 – Digging through a stack of Coachella tapes from 2015, I came across this stand-out performance from Toro y Moi, recorded on April 11th. I admit at the time, I wasn’t all that familiar with
– The voice of Sigmund Freud – Nov. 1938 – Probably one of the most influential figures in the 20th Century, and certainly in the field of Psychiatry, was Sigmund Freud. But it’s strange to realize that, since he was active all the way up to the time of his
