August 1, 1945 – The Slow Road Home – Picturing Civilian Life.
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Category: Social Commentary
July 26, 1946 – Deliberations In Nuremberg – Negotiations In Palestine – Riots In Frankfurt
Almost a year since the end of World War 2 – on this July 26, 1946, it was about adjustment, change and justice. Reports from Nuremberg, where the trial of the former Nazi hierarchy was heading into its final phase. Prosecution was delivering final arguments in the 8 month
July 25, 1966 – Our Summer Of Discontent – Cities On Boil – Going From “Detained” To “Captured”.
– July 25, 1966 – The World Tonight – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Summer in the city and the summer of discontent. A Summer of scarring and scorching, this July 25, 1966. Starting with news on the matter of Civil Rights and the exploding violence and rage in cities
July 8, 1979 – Yours Truly, OPEC – America’s Little Gas Crisis – Here Comes Skylab.
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June 28, 1947 – Labor, Strikes And Brains: ‘Americans Are Getting A Little Less Intelligent All The Time’.
– June 28, 1947 – World News Roundup With John Cameron Swayze – NBC Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – News for June 28, 1947 had a lot to do with the labor issue. The pending Taft-Hartley bill was stirring up a hornet’s nest of controversy, with many in
June 27, 1969 – A Place Called Stonewall – Getting Here From There – Going There From Here.
Part 1: Part 2: While the landmark Supreme Court decision was being handed down regarding same sex marriage this day in 2015, here’s a reminder of just how far we’ve come as a society from where we were 52 years ago, almost to the day. Known as The Stonewall Riots,
The Adverts In Session 1977 – Past Daily Soundbooth
The Adverts – In session for John Peel – August 23, 1977 – BBC Radio 1 – The Adverts in session for John Peel tonight. Together only 3 years, but were the first Punk band to enjoy chart success and boasted bassist Gaye Advert as the First Female Punk
Cabaret Voltaire – Live At Amsterdam Paradiso 1980 – Past Daily Soundbooth
Cabaret Voltaire in concert tonight – live at Amsterdam Paradiso and recorded by Dutch Radio VPRO/3VOOR12 in 1980. Although they came to larger audience popularity during the post-Punk period, they actually had their roots back much further. Having started in 1973, they were more akin to the experimental/electronic bands becoming
June 16, 1945 – With An Eye On Human Rights – San Francisco Conference. Post-War Europe.
Report From The San Francisco Conference – June 16, 1945 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. With the San Francisco Conference just days away from closing, a charter was being drawn up for adoption, a new name was given and the task of rebuilding a shattered Europe had begun. The
Francoise Hardy On The Radio 1965 – Past Daily Soundbooth – Rock Without Borders: Legend Edition
– Francoise Hardy – Radio Performance from l’Olympia – August 1, 1965 – ORTF, Paris – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The only problem with the British Invasion of the mid-1960s was that it overshadowed just about everything else that going on musically in the world. In the early 1960s,