October 24, 1939 – Report from Ankara – BBC World Service – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – October 24, 1939 – With a war a little over a month old, and news traveling slowly, word about the British-French-Turkish Treaty signing had surfaced days after the actual event. It was a
– CBS World News Roundup – October 22, 1979 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection A day full of changes and crackdowns, this October 22nd in 1979. Starting off the news of the abrupt resignation and departure of Israeli Foreign Minister Moshe Dayan over issues dealing with the West Bank, illegal
CBS World News Roundup – October 21, 1994 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection News of sweeping gestures, this October 21st in 1994. Beginning with news of a five year prison sentence handed down to Rosario Ames, wife of convicted CIA turncoat Aldrich Ames, for her role in assisting
– ABC Radio – World News This Week – Week Ending October 20, 1980 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – 45 years ago today, on October 20th 1980, we were looking back at the week with a mixture of anxiety, perplexity and amazement. The hostage drama with 50 Americans still
Music of Swiss-German composer Will Eisenmann this weekend. Sieben Bilder von Vincent van Gogh opus 22, performed by the Radio Beromünster Orchestra led by Jean-Marie Auberson – it was recorded by Radio Zurich on October 28, 1962. Will Eisenmann was born in Stuttgart. His studies in art history and philosophy
Melody’s Echo Chamber – Live At Primavera 2013, Barcelona Spain – May 25, 2013 – RNE Radio 3 One of the surprise hits at the 2013 Primavera Festival, Melody’s Echo Chamber. An engaging new band made more engaging by the enthralling voice and presence of Melody Prochet whose band it
Over to Brussels this week for a concert by The Accords Guitar Trio and featuring Croatian Guitar virtuoso Ana Vidovic. The concert was recorded by RTBF Musiq 3 in Brussels on April 27th of 2013 and part of the International Guitar Festival in Brussels. A wide-ranging program with music by
The Dandy Warhols – live At Bristol Academy 2003 – BBC 6 Music – The Dandy Warhols this lunch hour. Recorded live at Bristol Academy in 2003 by the venerable BBC. With ten albums to their credit and no end in sight, The Dandy Warhols have been swinging away and
The Clause tonight – in session for John Kennedy’s X-Posure from Radio X on October 9th. Full band, but a stripped down version with improvised drums. The Clause have been on something of a roll lately – a lot of touring all over the UK from now until December in
October 14, 1991 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – October 14, 1991 – The melodrama of the Clarence Thomas/Anita Hill hearings was over, but the dilemma stuck around. To millions of Americans, the final judgement over whether or not Clarence Thomas did harass Anita Hill
