February 4, 1979 – Weekend Report – The World This Week -CBS Hourly News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – February 4, 1979 – a busy day in an even busier week in 1979. Beginning with reports on the first visit to the U.S. of a Chinese leader in over
February 3, 1946 – NBC World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – February 3, 1946 – Aviation history today. A record non-stop flight from Burbank California to La Guardia Field in New York; a little over 7 hours; the previous record of some 10 hours was set the
Adam and The Ants – in session for John Peel – March 26, 1979 – BBC Radio 1 – Adam and The Ants – Before they jumped ship and adopted the quasi-New Romantic/Pirate look, Adam and The Ants were a well regarded and very popular Punk Band, who became a
Jefferson Airplane (w/Signe Anderson) – Live at The Fillmore – September 30, 1966 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Jefferson Airplane, featuring Signe Anderson, vocals and Skip Spence, drums. This was the original lineup of the band which would help shape the San Francisco sound. I don’t normally post music
The Clash – live at The Lochem Festival, The Netherlands – May 20, 1982 – VPRO-3VOOR12 The Clash this weekend. Recorded live at the Lochem Festival in the Netherlands on May 20th, 1982 and preserved for posterity by the venerable Netherlands radio network VPRO and their flagship station 3VOOR12-FM.
Jefferson Airplane – Live at the Fillmore – Feb. 4, 1967 – KMPX-FM Jefferson Airplane tonight; a tribute and a reminder. This is getting to be too much. We’ve scarcely come to grips with the losses of several Rock icons the past few weeks, when the news of the death
PAUW – Live at Eurosonic 2016 – January 15, 2016 – VPRO-3VOOR12 – Netherlands – PAUW – one of the surprise (or not-so-surprise) hits at Eurosonic this year. Regarded as one of the 7 memorable acts at Eurosonic, the Dutch Psych band cast a huge spell over the crowd and
January 26, 1996 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – January 26, 1996 – A day for executions and Grand Jury testimonies. On this day, the last execution by firing squad took place shortly after midnight, in Draper Utah. The condemned, John Albert Taylor, was convicted
January 25, 1956 – President Eisenhower Weekly Press Briefing – January 25, 1956 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – January 25, 1956 – 60 years ago today, President Eisenhower faced a barrage of Journalists inquiries as part of his regular routine of keeping the Press informed about the goings on
DeWolff – Live At Eurosonic Festival 2016 – VPRO/3VOOR – The Netherlands – DeWolff in concert at Eurosonic 2016 at Groningen in The Netherlands just this past week. A lot of homegrown acts this year, and a lot of interesting music coming out of The Netherlands. DeWolff, a three-piece who,
