The Band, for a Friday Junior Lunch, recorded during their set at the legendary Woodstock festival on August 17, 1969. In early 1969, after the success of Music from Big Pink, the Band went on tour, starting with an appearance at Winterland Ballroom. They performed at the Woodstock Festival (this performance was not included
Although today is officially regarded as V-E day, on this day in 1945 it was surrounded by confusion. Yes, the official signing of the unconditional surrender took place at 2:00 am on May 7th, a Press blackout had been imposed. But it was a reporter for the Associated Press,
– MBS – Paul Manning News and Comment – May 6, 1945 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection As the world waited for news that Germany had finally, unconditionally surrendered, news was filtering in of mass surrenders, and how pockets of resistance were only going on in two places. How it
Hard to imagine 56 years ago the conversation regarding the Vietnam War took an abrupt turn – but the abrupt turn was in a violent way. Prior to this, the Anti-War movement had been largely peaceful, and growing in numbers. The straw came in the form of a U.S. led
The Debate Team – the second they told you it was Live TV. Color you confused. Your head is splitting – your breath is awful – your tongue could do pushups in the Mojave. Somebody left a radio on. You have no idea where you are – you have no
New faces on the horizon this weekend. Pyncher, recorded and broadcast live at the BBC 6 Music Festival in Manchester on March 25th of this year. Pyncher got together in 2020, weathering the Pandemic lockdown and put the imposed downtime rehearsing, composing – having imaginary gigs because they couldn’t play
American Forum of The Air – Are Our Schoolbooks Dangerous? 1941 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection As a society, are we a fearful people? Yes. Paranoid? Yes. Vengeful? Yes. Civil? No. Has it always been that way? I’m afraid to say, yes. Of course, that’s painting the picture with
The Human League – Live At Festival Of Fools, Amsterdam – June 10, 1980 – Flip Martian Collection – Live and Loud! Become a Patron! The Human League in one of their early, pre-breakthrough concerts – recorded at The Festival of Fools in Amsterdam on June 10, 1980 by VPRO
April 29, 1986 was a day the true nature of how disastrous it was wouldn’t be known for weeks and months later. On this April 29th, amid vehement denials to the contrary, one of the worst Nuclear Power Plant disasters occurred in the Ukraine region of Russia. Initially reported as
In the name of a grateful nation “paying a debt long overdue,” FDR dedicated a great marble shrine to Thomas Jefferson and declared that present day Americans, like the champion of freedom, have faced the fact that “men who will not fight for liberty can lose it”. “He loved peace
