Funeral for President Nixon – April 27, 1994 – NPR Special Program – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – After suffering a severe stroke on April 18, former President Nixon died on April 22nd. The 35th President of the U.S. whose legacy ranged from ending the long-standing refusal to recognize Red
We got Perks! As I promised you a couple days ago, I would have an announcement to make for our last 10 days of the Spring Fundraiser – and it arrived. From our amazing friends at Rockbeat, a boatload of rare boxsets (and one out-of-print novel from me) to go
April 26, 1986 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – April 26, 1986 – 30 years ago today, everyone was pointing fingers at Libya. With a connection to a recent discotheque bombing in Berlin that killed two U.S. servicemen and injured many others, along with allegations
April 25, 1981 – CBS World News Roundup + 8:00 am network news – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – On this April 25th in 1981, the news was coming from Maze Prison in Northern Ireland, where Bobby Sands, a member of the Irish Provisional Army, whose imprisonment and Hunger Strike,
The start of a new week and things are pretty slow. Unfortunately, nobody chipped in over the weekend and we’re running behind in our goal. We really need to step it up if we’re going to meet our deadline and we have 12 days to do it in. If
The Charlatans in session – BBC Radio 1 Steve Lamaq – April 17, 1997 – The Charlatans to end up the weekend and to get ready for Monday. Perennial favorites, The Charlatans were the first band to renew my faith in music as an on-going/ever-evolving, cultural/social statement for the 1990s.
Jacquest Ibert – Jeux for Flute and Piano – Michel Debost, flute – Christian Ivaldi, piano – ORTF Radio Session 1963 – The music of Jacques Ibert once again – this week it’s one of the number of then-recent discoveries made after Ibert’s death in 1962. With a considerable catalogue
Amanda Bergman and Amason – Live at Motel Mozaique 2016 – VPRO-3VOOR12 – Netherlands – Taking it all down a few notches tonight with a set by Swedish Folk/Indie Singer-Songwriter Amanda Bergman tonight. Recorded live at Motel Mozaique 2016 by Netherlands Radio network VPRO and broadcast by 3VOOR12-FM. Bergman has
The Good Rats – in Concert at My Father’s Place – July 4, 1979 – WLIR-FM – The Good Rats, often referred to as “The most famous unknown band in America“, got their start in 1964. The Long Island, New York natives have had a consistent cult following, and it’s
The Skids – Live At Chelsea Art College 1981 – BBC Rock Goes To College Series – BBC Radio 1 – The Skids tonight. Punk and New Wave from Scotland, The Skids were around a short while the first time – and a short while the second time. During the
