"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
Two People – in concert from The Paris Theatre – 1985 – BBC Radio 1 In Concert Series – Two People in concert tonight. Sadly, a band together for only three years (1984-1987) but right in the middle of the Liverpool New Wave contingent and who have conjured sentiments of...
Sir Simon Rattle – Berlin Philharmonic – Music of Schoenberg and Mahler – October 30, 2010 – RBB Berlin – When Sir Simon Rattle finished out his tenure with the Berlin Philharmonic last year, after 16 years leading one of the world’s great orchestras, critics said the audience reception and...
Frank Sinatra Death + News on the Hour – CBS Radio – May 14, 1998 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Frank Sinatra – Even though he had been in failing health for several years, news of his death earlier in the morning of May 14, 1998 came as a...
Tame Impala – In Concert At Panorama Music Festival, New York – July 29, 2017 – band soundboard – Tame Impala, recorded during their stand-out performance at the 2017 Panorama Music Festival in New York on July 29th. Tame Impala started as a neo-psychedelic music project led by multi-instrumentalist Kevin...
Barry Gray’s Nightclub – Featuring Doris Day (and others) – WOR, New York – February 5, 1946 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – With the sad news today of the passing of Doris Day, one of America’s legends and treasures, it would be difficult if not impossible to add anything...
Fats Waller And His Rhythm – CBS Radio – July 6, 1938 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Fats Waller, a name synonymous with the early growth of Jazz and one of the world’s finest pianists who laid the groundwork for what eventually became Modern Jazz Piano. Wikipedia has a...
Portishead – live at Glastonbury 2010 – June 26, 2010 – BBC 6 Music – Portishead, from their astounding appearance at Glastonbury 2010 and broadcast live by BBC 6 Music on June 26, 2010. Portishead are often considered one of the pioneers of trip hop music. Formed in 1991, the...
Alejandro Posada and Orquesta de RTVE, España – In concert – October 15, 2010 – RNE Clasica – Over to Spain this week for a rather short concert by the celebrated Orquesta Sinfonica de RTVE in Madrid, broadcast live and recorded on October 15, 2010 by Radio Nacional España. Led...
The Ramones – Live At Old Waldorf, San Francisco – January 31, 1978 – KSAN-FM – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The Ramones, live at Old Waldorf in San Francisco and recorded (miraculously) by KSAN-FM on January 31, 1978. A few words via Wikipedia to get those you not familiar...
May 7, 2008 – CBS Radio News/WCBS Special Reports – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – May 7, 2008 – a busy Wednesday, this May 7th in 2008. Beginning with reports of mass protests over the city of New York over the verdict in the Sean Bell shooting case. A quick...
