Category Society

Split Enz – Pinkpop Festival – 1980 – Past Daily Weekend Soundbooth

Coffee would be nice: One of my favorite, and arguably most underrated bands of the 70’s and early 80’s. Split Enz were amazing to see live.I remember their first tour of the U.S., promoting the release of “Mental Notes” (which…

Long Hair

Boys With Long Hair – 1970 -Past Daily After Hours Reference Room

Subscribe: Become a Patron! – Martha Stuart: Are You Listening? – Boys With Long Hair – July 1970 – Anyone reading this who was born after 1970 will have no idea what the deal was. It was all about hair…

Guatemala Earthquake 1976

Guatemala Earthquake: 12,000 Known Dead – A Successor For Zhao Enlai – Moynihan Resigns – February 8, 1976

Passing the hat: Become a Patron! – February 8, 1976 – The World This Week – CBS News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – February 8, 1976 – 48 years ago this week, news that a devastating earthquake hit Guatemala…

Capitol Hill

Capitol Hill: A Question Of Ethics, A Matter Of Morals, A Subject Of Scrutiny – February 6, 1980

We’re here because you are: Become a Patron! CBS World News Roundup – Newsbreak – 9:00 CBS Radio News – February 6, 1980 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – This February 6th, 1980 came with a veritable file cabinet stuffed…

British Elections – February 1950 – Past Daily After Hours Reference Room

Make a huge difference: Become a Patron! CBS Reports – The British Elections – February 1950 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – There was a time, right after World War 2, and well into the 1960s, where America expressed great…

Grammys

The 1990 Grammys© – A Few Backstage Words From Leon Huff, John Lee Hooker, Milli Vanilli And More – Past Daily Pop Chronicles

– Backstage Press interviews – 1990 Grammy© Awards – Feb. 22, 1990 -Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Since tonight is a big night in the Music Business (or it used to be), I thought it might be good to take…