"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
April 16, 1979 – CBS Radio – The World Tonight – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – April 16, 1979 – if you lived in Jackson Mississippi this day, you’d be either under water or about to be. The worst had not happened yet as flood waters were still rising, up...
Gemma Ray – in session for Marc Riley – April 15, 2019 – BBC 6 Music – Gemma Ray in session to start the week. Recorded for Marc Riley (with an extra track for Gideon Coe) on April 15th (earlier today) at BBC 6 Music. Paula Carino of AllMusic says...
April 15, 1940 – BBC World Service News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – April 15, 1940 – With the German invasion of Norway some six days old, the Allies were trying to maintain a foothold. Combined forces of the Navy, Army and Airforce were providing much needed assistance in...
Carl Barât – live in Paris – July 8, 2011 – Radio France Le Mouv – Carl Barât, former Libertines frontman and Dirty Pretty Things co-founder, during his solo period just after the breakup of The Libertines, and Pete Doherty’s induction into rehab. This was recorded in Paris during a...
Frankie Lymon and The Teenagers, LaVern Baker, Count Basie and his Orchestra -CBS Radio: Camel Rock n’ Roll Dance Party – April 16, 1956 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – April 14, 1956 – Sixty-three years ago today, Alan Freed along with LaVerne Baker, Count Basie and Frankie Lymon and...
Jubilee – Lionel Hampton and Dinah Washington – October 16, 1944 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – If it wasn’t for the Armed Forces Radio Service, started during World War 2, a vast treasure trove of our cultural heritage would be lost forever. Because the service was aimed at troops...
Chapterhouse – in concert – Pontiac, Michigan – September 16, 1991 – broadcast live by 89X, Pontiac Michigan -Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Chapterhouse this weekend. Recorded and broadcast live from Pontiac Michigan on September 16, 1991. Considered by many to be one of the essential figures in the Shoegaze...
KROQ – Mike Rophone – February 28, 1979 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Face it – conformity ain’t your strong suit. You’ve always had a problem with authority figures; everybody from the Boys V.P. to your gym teacher. They represent the control freaks in your life and are close...
Billy Bragg – In Session for John Peel – recorded July 27, 1983 – broadcast August 3 – BBC Radio 1 – Billy Bragg in his first session for John Peel, recorded on July 27, 1983 and broadcast on August 3rd. Currently on tour of the U.S., not only is...
The Avengers – In Concert at Old Waldorf, San Francisco – June 13, 1979 – KALX-FM broadcast – The Avengers pointing us in the direction of the weekend. In case you missed them – The Avengers were an American punk rock band formed in 1977 in San Francisco, California. The...
