Category: Radio
Power And Politics – 1956 – Past Daily Reference Room
American Forum – Power and Politics – Senator Richard Neuberger (D-Oregon) – Senator Barry Goldwater (R-Arizona) April 29, 1956 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Politics; it never changes. All about power, influence and favors. Especially during election season when war chests are overflowing and ads seem to run non-stop.
A Nod To Cinco De Mayo – Sofia Alvarez – Latin Variety – 1949 – Past Daily Pop Chronicles: World Edition
Sofia Alvarez – Chiclets Program – 1949 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Sofia Alvarez in sadly only one number, but part of a Latin Variety program that runs the gamut from Ranchero to Swing. All done as a 15 radio commercial for Chiclets, which was an enormously popular gum
May 5, 1942 – South Pacific Air War: Optimistic Pessimism – Invasion Of Madagascar – First Day Of Sugar Rationing: So Far, So Good.
May 5, 1942 – NBC News Of The World – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – May 5, 1942 – News for this day was cautious, particularly with reference to the Air War in the South Pacific. It was reported that Allied pilots were scoring decisive victories in the air, despite
Cornelius – Live At Royal Festival Hall – 2003 – Past Daily Soundbooth
Cornelius in concert at Royal Festival Hall tonight. Staying off the beaten path and diving into (potentially) lesser-known territory (although fans would beg to differ, and rightly so). Cornelius, or Keigo Oyamada is a dyed-in-the-wool practitioner of Shabuya-kei, that genre of music that can only be described as purely Japanese
Marianna Shirinyan And Nadezhda Serdiuk With Hans Graf And The Danish Radio Symphony – Music Of Rachmaninov And Prokofiev – 2013 – Past Daily Mid-Week Concert
Danish Radio Symphony In Concert – Marianna Shirinyan, piano – Nadezhda Serdiuk, mezzo-soprano – Danish Radio Symphony Choir – Hans Graf, conductor – Broadcast live – February 8, 2013 – DR P2 – Radio. Over to Copenhagen this week for a concert featuring Danish-Armenia phenom Marianna Shirinyan along with Hans
Plone – Live At John Peel’s Meltdown Festival – 1998 – Past Daily Soundbooth
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Missing Presumed Dead – In Session – 1981 – Past Daily Soundbooth
Missing Presumed Dead – in session for John Peel – January 6, 1981 – BBC Radio 1 – Leaving Ukraine this week for an excursion around the lesser-known bands and artists the past few decades. Missing Presumed Dead, like so many other bands of the period, formed out of the
May 2, 1942 – Rumors About Mandalay – The Secret Movement Against Hitler – Pondering A Second Front.
News Of The World – NBC – May 2, 1942 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – May 2, 1942 – Despite weather, it was a busy day on the fighting fronts around the world. From the Pacific came rumors that Mandalay had fallen to the Japanese. In an address, Adolf
Music Of Théo Ysaÿe – NBC Studio Orchestra – Frank Black – 1946 – Past Daily Weekend Gramophone
Théo Ysaÿe – “Fantaisie sur un thème populaire wallon” pour grand orchestre, op. 13 (publ. 1907) – NBC Studio Orchestra – Dr,. Frank Black, cond – August 1, 1946 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Over to the somewhat lesser known luminaries this weekend. The music of Théo Ysaÿe as