Robert F. Kennedy Addresses 1964 Democratic Convention – August 27, 1964
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Category: The Fourth Estate
Pixies – Amsterdam 1988 – Past Daily Morning Soundbooth
– Pixies – In Concert at Melkweg, Amsterdam – April 14, 1988 – VPRO/3VOOR12 – Netherlands- Vintage Pixies this morning. Although their success was modest in the U.S. – leading many critics to call them severely overlooked and underrated, their popularity in Europe has always bordered on the phenomenal. Today,
Antonin Scalia And Eric Sevareid On The First Amendment And Broadcasting – 1973 – Past Daily Reference Room
– Eric Sevareid et al. – March 27, 1973 – NPR – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The First Amendment and Broadcasting – in 1973, a hot button topic and one which further drove wedges between already fractured elements of our society. In 1973 we had reporting on the Vietnam
Love In The ’70s – 1973 – Past Daily After Hours Reference Room
– NBC Radio – Second Sunday – Marriage In The 70’s – July 8, 1973 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – As the sexual revolution of the 1960s settled in, the concept of Marriage in the 1970s took a big hit. Marriage, it was felt, was an antiquated institution that
Echo & The Bunnymen – Glastonbury 1997 – Past Daily Morning Soundbooth
– Echo & The Bunnymen – Live At Glastonbury 1997 – BBC 6 Music – Getting ready for the weekend with a dive back to 1997 and a memorable appearance of Echo & The Bunnymen from Glastonbury 1997. This concert, from Glastonbury during the Summer of ’97 features that newly
John F. Kennedy Accepts The Nomination – 1960 – Past Daily Convention Snapshot
Sen. John F. Kennedy accepts the nomination for President – July 1960. As a continuing reminder of the power of great speeches, particularly in the political arena, the JFK acceptance speech goes down in history as one of the memorable moments in our country’s history. Below is a printed excerpt
The Ominous Rumble Of Tanks – The End Of Prague Spring – August 20, 1968
– CBS News Netalert bulletin – Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia – August 20, 1968 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Further evidence that August is a month for upheavals. On the 20th of August in 1968, during the early morning hours, residents in Prague and outlying areas were awakened to
Saddam And The View From Baghdad: Rounding Up The Foreigners – August 19, 1990
– ABC Radio News – Special Report – August 19, 1990 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – As the saber-rattling ratcheted up a few notches, the question over what was going to become of the 3,000+ foreign nationals living in Kuwait started to occupy the thoughts of those who had
Aerosmith – Boston – 1973 – Past Daily Morning Soundbooth
– Aerosmith – Live at Paul’s Mall, Boston – March 20, 1973 – WBCN-FM Early Aerosmith to start the week. With all the recent changes and the sad news the band will no longer be touring and the final farewell gigs cancelled, you almost forget they were very much of
Siouxsie And The Banshees – Tiel – 1981 – Past Daily Saturday Soundbooth
– Siouxsie and The Banshees – live at Tiel, Holland – July 7, 1981 – VPRO/3VOOR12 – One of THE truly iconic names in the pantheon of 80s Music this weekend – the inimitable Siouxsie And The Banshees, recording in concert in Tiel, Holland on July 7, 1981 – by