On July 12, 1966 – With the Vietnam War pulling us deeper and deeper into the conflict-with-no-end, and Red China showing increasing antagonism toward the U.S. – and now that they had the Atomic Bomb – the balance of power in Southeast Asia was looking precarious, at least to our
CBS News – Firstline Report – World News Roundup – Newsbreak – July 11, 1980 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection An interesting news day, this July 11th in 1980. It started off with a look at the upcoming Moscow Olympics, which we weren’t going to and doing our best “sour
– News Of The World – July 10, 1947 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. The World this day in 1947 had much to do with the ending of the Coal Strike and the threat of new ones looming. The recently enacted Taft-Hartley Labor law raised many questions about the Union
– Pharrell Williams – Live at Pinkpop 2015 – June 14, 2015 – VPRO/3VOOR12 – The Netherlands – A nod to Pop this morning, and one of its most successful practitioners in recent years, Pharrell Williams. Pharrell Williams is probably one of the most visible and known figures in the
– Discussion Regarding Broadcasting And The First Amendment – Jan. 30, 1973 – National Public Radio – Gordon Sound Sound Collection Coming during the time of the Supreme Court case known as The Seven Filthy Words, the issue of TV censorship in the area of news, the testing of boundaries
– July 8, 1948 – News Of The World – Palestine Crisis and more – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – News for this day in 1948 had much to do with the crisis in Palestine, which had now blown up into full-scale war. UN mediators were scrambling for negotiations to
Pink Floyd In Session For Top Gear – December 19, 1967 – John Peel – BBC Radio 1 It’s hard to convey, some 57 years later, just how much of a revelation it was, listening to Pink Floyd for the first time. In 1967 they were bending ears and blowing
– Press Conference featuring Dimitri Shostakovich, Tikhon Khrenikov and Dimitri Kabalevsky – Philadelphia – November 6, 1959 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – As part of the Cold War thaw, the Cultural Exchange Program was an idea brought about to bring understanding of all aspects of Soviet life to America
– Senator Everett Dirksen on Issues and Answers – July 5, 1964 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Heading into the Republican Convention of 1964, this day 50 years ago American media was taken up with the subject of who would run against Lyndon Johnson from the Republican Party. The
The Yardbirds – In Session at The BBC – Feb-May, 1966 – BBC Radio 1 – You’d be hard pressed to name a band which had as many legendary guitarists passing through its ranks as this one. Okay, John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers. But The Yardbirds boasted Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and
