"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
– Igor Stravinsky rehearses The Boston Symphony – February 7, 1949 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Igor Stravinsky rehearses the BSO in Le Baiser de la Fée (The Fairy’s Kiss) on February 7, 1949. Several years ago, I ran…
Current Band To Watch EUT, in session In June of 2018 over the Dutch network NPO and their Rock outlet 3FM. Short, but sweet session which consists of two tracks; Crack The Password (New Single) and Bad Sweet Pony, off…
– Electrelane – in session for John Peel – January 7, 2004 – broadcast January 29, 2004 – BBC Radio 1 – Electrelane tonight. A Female Indie Band from Brighton, who got started in 1998 and went on extended haitus…
– March 1, 1980 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – March 1, 1980 – a lot of drama, going on this day in 1980. Starting with the hostage situation in Colombia, where leftist guerrillas were…
– NPR: Options – The FCC – January 1974 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – In 1961 then-FCC Commissioner Newton Minow took the broadcast industry to task for offering what he called “A vast Wasteland” of inane and pointless programming.…
Click on the link here for Audio Player: News for February 28, 1987 News for this February 28th in 1987 was about Terrorism the surprising turn of events in a Paris court, for the trial of terrorist suspect Ibrahim Adbullah.…
– The Pretty Things – live at Golders Green, London – 1973 – BBC Radio 1 In Concert – BBC Radio 1 – The Pretty Things in concert tonight. Lest you think The Rolling Stones can lay claim to being…
– News Of The World – February 24, 1941 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – This day in 1941 marked the 544th day since the conflict began. The U.S. was still not involved in the shooting side of things, but…
February 23, 1940 – Special Report from Helsinki – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – February 23, 1940 – Reports from Helsinki concerned the invasion of Finland by Russia, and the status of fighting around Viipuri, Finland’s second largest city, was…
– February 22, 1941 – News Of The World – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – February 22, 1941 – Washington’s birthday, and celebrations all over the U.S., while another night of raids and counter-raids went on in Europe. On this…