– CBS World News Roundup – November 27, 1984 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Cautiously optimistic news for this day in Medicine. Jarvik 7 artificial heart recipient William Schroeder, who only three days earlier wasn’t expected to last the weekend was awake, alert and asking for a can of
– NPR – National Press Club – Senator Harold Hughes: The Nation’s Fight Against Alcoholism – January 26, 1973 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – This week we’ll be celebrating Thanksgiving – the first of the holiday season. To many people it’s a time of renewal, reacquaintance and celebration. To
– CBS World News Roundup – Late Edition – November 24, 1999 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – November 24th in 1999 was a Wednesday, and the day before Thanksgiving. And so news for this day had much to do with the crush of traffic on highways and to
– José Gonzalez – live at Liseberg, Sweden – September 26, 2015 – Sveriges Radio – Swedish singer-songwriter José Gonzalez was born in Gothenburg – two years after his family fled the military-junta in Argentina and relocated in 1976, José was born. His musical influences are wide-ranging and far-reaching. Aside
– BBC World Service – Newshour – November 23, 2000 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – As America was knee-deep in Hanging Chads and the controversy surrounding the Presidential election and the vote count, news outlets throughout the rest of the world on this day were weighing in on it
– Nina Simone – live in Hamburg – May 6, 1988 – RBBBerlin – It would be limiting of the extraordinary talents of Nina Simone to call her a Jazz artist – just like it would be limiting to call Nina Simone a singer-songwriter. Nina Simone was a gifted and
– Gene Clark and Friends – Live At Three T’s – Evanston Indiana – May 15, 1985 – Band Soundboard – For those of you who don’t know, Gene Clark was a founding member of the legendary Byrds – a band which epitomized the Folk-Rock movement of the mid-1960s. In
– NPR – Morning Edition News – November 16, 1995 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – An otherwise normal day, this November 16, 1995 – politics as usual – warring factions as usual – life going on as usual. Starting with the infamous Government shutdown and the war between Congress
– 5 by Francoise Hardy – 1962-1971 – Disques Vogue – Virgin Records – Continuing our suspension of regular posts this weekend (at least for today, Saturday), here are 5 songs by the legendary Francoise Hardy – one of the most recognizable and influential voices in French Pop music. A
– Last Train – Live at Inrocks Festival, Paris – November 11, 2015 – Les Inrocks Festival – Fall Festival Season is heading into high gear this year. Last Train are a French Indie Band I confess to not knowing much about (for no other reason than a real lack
