You’re A Teenager – You Live In L.A. – It’s February 1967 – It’s A Happening Thing.
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Category: Popular Culture
Groundhogs – In Session 1970 – Past Daily Soundbooth
Next to Blue Cheer, The Groundhogs may very well have been responsible for some hearing loss on my part in the late 60s/early 70s. One of the best bands to listen to under headphones, cranked up past the threshold of pain – they were a sonic feast and were the
The Supremes – KHJ Appreciation Concert – Hollywood Bowl – 1967 – Past Daily Soundbooth: Tribute Edition – Mary Wilson (1944-2021)
The Supremes – KHJ 2nd Annual Appreciation Concert – April 29, 1967 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – 2021 is offering no let-up in loss – and we thought 2020 was bad. The sad news just yesterday of the passing of Mary Wilson, founder and backbone of the Supremes offered
1970 – Youth Culture, Society And Protest: Myths And Realities – Past Daily Reference Room
June 12, 1970 – Stephen Hess – Commonwealth Club Of California Lecture – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – As the tide of opposition to the ongoing Vietnam War grew larger, and in 1970 more lethal, the issue of Youth Culture; Americas Youth, Youth in protest, youth and drugs, youth and
Tom Waits – Live At The Troubadour – 1975 – Past Daily Backstage Weekend
Since I first ran this concert in 2009, I kept promising I would run it again someday with better sound on a better player than what was available at the time. But as time tends to slip by quickly, it occurred to me I never made good on that promise.
Helen Trent Vs. The Beat Generation – 1959 – Past Daily Weekend Pop Chronicles
The Romance Of Helen Trent – July 27, 1959 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Like any social/cultural movement, when it finally arrives at the mainstream it comes with a goodly degree of baggage brought on by the very same mainstream subjecting it to vast amounts of ridicule via stereotypes.
It’s November 1971 – You’re A Teenager – You Live In L.A. – The 50s Are Over – No, They’re REALLY Over.
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The Fixx – In Concert – 1984 – Past Daily Soundbooth
The Fixx – Live At The Bayfront Theatre, Miami Florida – November 27, 1984 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The Fixx to end the week – recorded live at The Bayfront Theatre, Miami on November 27, 1984. The Fixx were the right band at the right time – that
The Kingsbury Manx – In Session 2000 – Past Daily Soundbooth
The Kingsbury Manx – debut session for John Peel – Recorded September 17, 2000 – Broadcast October 17, 2000 – BBC Radio 1 – American Indie from The Kingsbury Manx in session tonight. Their first for John Peel, recorded on September 17, 2000 and broadcast on October 17th. Here’s what
February 3, 1959 – “An Airplane Crash Near Clear Lake Iowa”- The Deaths Of Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, The Big Bopper.
KSYD – Snuff Garrett Program – February 3, 1959 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – February 3, 1959 – A tragic day in Rock n’ Roll history, the first of what would be many over the years. But this one was especially poignant because it was something of a first