Cocteau Twins – in session for John Peel – October 4, 1983 – BBC Radio 1 – Cocteau Twins tonight. One of the pioneering bands in the Dreamscape/ethereal wave genre. Initially forming in 1979, the band had always been appealing to both critics and audiences, namely for the hypnotic voice
– CBS World News Roundup – January 9, 1980 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection With the hostage situation at the American Embassy in Tehran continuing and the Soviets settling in around Kabul Afghanistan, the 80s were getting off to a shaky start at best. Threats and saber rattling weren’t doing
Blossoms – live at BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend – Exeter – May 29, 2016 – BBC Radio 1 – Messages from Exeter 2016 this week. Blossoms taking the stage on May 29th and captured for posterity by BBC Radio 1 (mic malfunction and all). I originally ran Blossoms several
– NBC Radio: Second Sunday – Newark: Anatomy Of A Riot – July 1967 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection No end to turmoil sweeping over American cities in the decade of the 1960s. The rise of poverty and unemployment, and the rapid decay of Urban areas were all ingredients of
President Eisenhower, State Of The Union Address – January 7, 1960 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – President Eisenhower, giving what was his last State Of The Union address on January 7, 1960. 1960 was an election year, and whoever won the White House would have the obligation to report
January 6, 1945 – NBC Radio – War Telescope – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – January 6, 1945 – News from the fighting fronts of World War 2. The big news was the sudden German offensive in Belgium, and the infamous Battle of The Bulge. Word of German advances, pushing
San Francisco as described by Herb Gold – 1963 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – San Francisco; a city that, anyone who has spent any amount of time visiting or living in comes away with an impression that is unmistakable. San Francisco has always been a city of contrasts and
– NPR: Weekend Edition – January 1, 1995 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection The longer you look at it, the more apparent it becomes that this is a planet in an almost perpetual state of turmoil. This New Years Day in 1995 saw fighting erupt in Chechnya, a cautious ceasefire
– CBS World News Roundup + Newsbreak – December 31, 1979 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. As 1979 came to a close, the world was once again facing The Big Question Mark. The Soviets were setting up shop in Afghanistan, the United Nations was condemning the action with China leading
– Voices and Events – December 30, 1951 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – 1951. With the end of this year rapidly approaching, maybe it’s a good idea to look at other years, just to get an idea that things have always been just a little crazy, a little harrowing
