Koos Verhuel (L) – Jurriann Andriessen (C) – Willem van Otterloo (R) Rarities from Radio Nederland this weekend – The Flute Concerto by Jurriaan Andriesen with Koos Verheul, flute and the Radio Philharmonic of The Hague conducted by Willam van Otterloo in this radio performance from circa 1968. Jurriaan Andiressen
Is there such a thing as a spirit world? And if there is, can the living actually communicate with the dead? Those questions have occupied human beings for centuries, but by the early 1970s they had acquired an interesting new dimension. Radio and television had made the intimate workings of
Cassandra Wilson for a Sunday – in concert from Melbourne, Australia on April 1998 and preserved for posterity by ABC Radio National. Wave after wave of bad news, these past few months – the music world has been hit pretty hard, now with the loss of Cassandra Wilson, one of
Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia sits down and gives a 15 minute rundown on where you can go for the Labor Day holiday. Needless to say, with America now hot in the grips of War, finding those “places to escape” were becoming fewer and farther between. But LaGuardia, ever the optimist and
Ending the week with Benni, recorded in Brussels at Ancienne Belgique on November 26, 2025 by RTL. Calming things down a few degrees and lending an ear to the plaintive and soothing notes from Benni, a Belgian singer-songwriter who has taken inspiration from Damien Rice, Daughter, and Phoebe Bridgers. She
– NBC Radio – Report On America: Toledo – October 15, 1949 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – In sharp contrast to the nature of American cities in 2026, looking at the average American city in 1949 offers up a huge difference between the city of the past and the
Paul McCartney & Wings – Wings Over Europe ’72 – Antwerp, Belgium – The Hague – Amsterdam, The Netherlands – August 20-22, 1972 – Band Soundboard recordings – McCartney aficionados don’t need to scramble for reference books to find out about this one. It’s been around for a while,
Gloria Steinem Interview – Oct. 25, 1970 Note: I originally ran this post in 2012 – the world has changed, even in the years since then. But Gloria Steinem has left us and we can’t forget what a pivotal figure she was as well as what a remarkable human
– President Roosevelt Address + News Reports and Commentary – September 3, 1939 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – As events unfolded and as it became more and more apparent there was no turning back, the news on this particular September 3rd, 87 years ago was of pained resignation that
As reported by Associated Press: U.S.S. MISSOURI, Tokyo Bay, Sunday, Sept. 2 -Two all nervous remnants of their smashed empire to the Allies Japanese formally and unconditionally surrendered Sunday, restoring peace to a war-battered world. Surrender hour was cold and cloudy, but the sun broke through the overcast 20 minutes
