Adwaith tonight – recorded live at the 2023 Eursonic Festival in Groningen Netherlands on January 20, 2023 and broadcast by VPRO and relayed to KEXP. Adwaith (translated: ‘Reaction’) are a Welsh language indie rock group from Carmarthen in West Wales, formed in 2015. The group consists of Hollie Singer (vocals, guitar), Gwenllian Anthony (bass, keys, mandolin) and
Lots to do with War in the world, this January 8, 1993. News from Iraq – In Baghdad, Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz told an emergency cabinet session Friday that, “Iraq will not heed the West’s ultimatum and will uphold its right to keep its air-defense bases where they are.”
January 8, 2001 – CBS World News Roundup: Late Edition – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – January 8, 2001 – Eight days into the new year and the world was awash with lawsuits, accusations, bankruptcies and finger-pointing. Starting with President-Elect George Bush‘s choice of Linda Chavez for Secretary of Labor
Lunch with The Temptations today – from their 1982 Reunion tour, recorded at Painters Mill Music Fair in Owings Mills, Maryland on July 10, 1982. This concert, from the aforementioned Reunion tour, features Dennis Edwards, Melvin Franklin, Eddie Kendricks, Glenn Carl Leonard, David Ruffin, Richard Street and Otis Williams. The
President Eisenhower, State Of The Union Address – January 7, 1960 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – President Eisenhower, giving what was his last State Of The Union address on January 7, 1960. 1960 was an election year, and whoever won the White House would have the obligation to report
War in the skies. A day of considerable activity on all the war fronts, this January 6th, 1942. Beginning with Singapore. It has become increasingly certain that a decisive stand must be made soon, and if that fails Singapore will be gravely endangered. Well-informed observers are taking 8 very serious
January 6, 1945 – NBC Radio – War Telescope – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – January 6, 1945 – News from the fighting fronts of World War 2. The big news was the sudden German offensive in Belgium, and the infamous Battle of The Bulge. Word of German advances, pushing
January 2, 1960 – Senator Kennedy Announces His Run for the White House – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – January 2, 1960 – Sixty-six years ago today the Senator from Massachusetts, a shining prospect in 1956, John F. Kennedy stepped before the microphones and announced he would make a run
January 2, 1998 – BBC World Service – Newshour – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – January 2, 1998 – What the world was looking like, 28 years ago. In Kenya, elections were over and it appeared the incumbent President Daniel Moi won re-election for a third and last term. However,
Football this New Year’s Day – it’s the season and in answer to all the requests for historic Sports material, I managed to dig out this one: A Rose Bowl Game between Stanford University and Illinois University – New Years Day 1952. Apparently it didn’t go down as one of
