– Bob Marley and The Wailers – Live at The Boarding House, San Francisco – July 3, 1975 – KMPX-FM Bob Marley to keep things calm this morning – recorded at The Boarding House in San Francisco on July 3, 1975 and broadcast live by KMPX-FM. A pivotal figure, not
January 8, 1964 – LBJ’s State Of The Union message – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – January 8, 1964 – the first State of The Union message from LBJ, his first message since being thrust into office on November of 1963: President Johnson: “This administration today, here and now, declares
Hearing the sad news on the passing of Peter Yarrow, founding member of Peter, Paul and Mary – but with the events of this week overshadowing so much else going on in the world – and for those of us in Southern California understandably distracted by the fires and nervously
Simple Minds – In Concert – Hammersmith Odeon, May 15, 1984 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Simple Minds in concert this morning. Probably one of the most successful bands during the 80s, certainly brought about by being an almost permanent fixture on MTV during the halcyon days of that
ABC World News This Week – ending January 6, 1991 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. This week in 1991 saw an inching towards all-out confrontation between the U.S. and its allies and Iraq over the occupation of Kuwait. Months of saber rattling, posturing, negotiations, appeals, threats and troop buildups were
– Elvis Costello and The Attractions – Live At Winterland – June 7,1978 – KSAN-FM, San Francisco – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Elvis Costello and The Attractions – live at Winterland in San Francisco in 1978. As long as we’re on a “pivotal 70s” kick this weekend, I thought
– NET: Newsfront – Discussion on potential Chromosome damage with LSD use – Sept. 6, 1967 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection As 1967 took alternate turns between violent and paisley, the groundswell of the Drug Culture began taking over headlines. LSD, popularized by advocates such as Timothy Leary and claimed
– Squeeze – In Concert At Hammersmith Odeon – October 14, 1985 – BBC Radio 1 In Concert Series – Hard to imagine, this concert took place 40 years ago. But Squeeze were one of those bands, whose talents owed no small debt to the timeless writing abilities of Chris
– Jeff Buckley – Live At Glastonbury 1995 – BBC Radio 1 – Jeff Buckley in concert this morning. One of those brilliant lights that streaked across the horizon, but was extinguished all too soon. Buckley had the gift – he had the voice and he had the presence. The
– The Nice – Sveriges Radio Sessions – 1967 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection One of the mainstays of the early Prog-rock/Art-Rock genre were Emerson, Lake & Palmer. Their popularity was enormous worldwide and their fans ran the gamut from mainstream pop enthusiasts to hardcore stoners. But that was the
