The Cars – In Concert at Old Waldorf, San Francisco – August 19, 1978 – KSAN-FM – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The Cars for a Friday. Via their Wikipedia page: The Cars are an American rock band that emerged from the new wave scene in the late 1970s. The
Become a Patron! While the much-fabled Woodstock Festival was getting underway for its first day, the world was spinning wildly away as usual on this August 15th in 1969. From Northern Ireland, Catholic and Protestant rioting was raging on. British troops were being reinforced and rioting was spreading rapidly. It
– The Rolling Stones – in concert at International Center, Honolulu Hawaii – July 28, 1966 – KPOI Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Not to be the dispenser of Reality checks, but this concert from the Rolling Stones 1966 tour took place 58 years ago. And no doubt,
– Elton John – In Concert from Fillmore West – Nov. 12, 1970 – Something historic this week. Elton John before things got massive. His first U.S. tour, supporting The Kinks. Not a household name yet – no hits. Starting pretty much at the ground floor. So this concert may
– The Mothers Of Invention – Live at l’Olympia Paris – October 26, 1968 – ORTF, Paris – I ran across this concert a few years ago and hadn’t heard it in a while. Anyone who is a fan of the Uncle Meat period of Frank Zappa and The Mothers
– Chicago University Roundtable: Atomic Force: It’s Meaning for Mankind – August 12, 1945 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – As the world waited for the official end of World War 2, and as the effects of the Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki began to settle in, the question
– King Cole Court Radio program – King Cole Trio w/Anita O’Day – May 26, 1945 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Nat King Cole this week, with vocals by Anita O’Day in a session done for C.P. MacGregor on May 26, 1945. From the Radio series syndicated by CP
– KGBS – Bill Thompson – May 22, 1970 – 11:00 pm -Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Unless you were hiding, dropped out or had a job, chances were pretty good you went to a dance at some point during your High School experience. It was a time honored ritual,
– The Joy Formidable – London Calling 2009 – VPRO-Netherlands – Thursday Morning with The Joy Formidable, in concert from London Calling in 2009. The Joy Formidable formed in 2007 and currently based in London, England. The band consists of Rhiannon “Ritzy” Bryan (lead vocals, guitar), Rhydian Dafydd (bass, vocals)
– Edward P. Morgan – Herbert Kaplow Commentaries – August 6-7, 1974 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection As speculation reached fever-pitch on this August 7th, 1974, over whether or not Richard Nixon would resign or go through the impeachment process, commentators and news analysts went into overdrive dissecting, mulling, observing
