August 8, 1950 – MBS – Gabriel Heater and the News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – August 8, 1950. With all the talk, bluster and saber rattling going on these past few days over North Korea and the alarming possibilities of an accidental slip into war, here’s a reminder
July 31, 1987 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – July 31, 1987 – A day full of activity, from the White House to Mexico City. Starting off with news of a horrific plane crash in Mexico city. A 1940s vintage Cargo Plane, carrying Show Horses
Miles Davis – Live at L’Olympia, Paris – March 21, 1960 – Radio France – Miles Davis this weekend. One of the most influential and popular Jazz artists of the 20th century, and probably one of the most well documented. Practically every live recording, session outtake or interview has been
Havergal Brian: Symphony Number 4 “Das Siegeslied” – Solosists and The BBC Northern Symphony – Maurice Handford, Cond. Premier Performance – July 3, 1967 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The name Havergal Brian may not ring a lot of bells these days. But during his lifetime (1876-1972) he was
July 20, 2007 – CBS Weekend Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – July 20, 2007 – Ten years ago – a war then too – an endless war. A war of insurgents and car bombs and raids. No sign of peace. And ten years later, the region is still
Berlin Philharmonic – Horst Stein, guest Cond. – Claudio Arrau – piano – BPO Centenary season 1982 – Part 1 – RIAS Berlin Philharmonic – Horst Stein, guest Cond. – Claudio Arrau – piano – BPO Centenary season 1982 – Part 2 – RIAS More history this week, by way
Bob Marley and The Wailers – Live At The Record Plant, Sausalito – KSAN-FM – October 31, 1973 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Bob Marley, live in session at The Record Plant in Sausalito and broadcast live over KSAN-FM San Francisco and hosted by the legendary Tom Donohue. As
Amber Arcades – in concert at Best Kept Secret 2017 – June 16, 2017 – VPRO/3VOOR12 Netherlands – Amber Arcades tonight. In concert from the Best Kept Secret Festival 2017, recorded earlier this month by VPRO in The Netherlands and broadcast by 3VOOR12–FM. Amber Arcades is no stranger to these
The Associates- John Peel session – April 28, 1981 – Broadcast May 8, 1981 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The Associates tonight. The Scottish New Pop band who had scored one hit early on with their version of David Bowie’s Boys Keep Swinging, which quickly established them as a
Army-McCarthy Hearings – April 27, 1954 – CBS Radio Recap of days proceedings – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The history of Senate Subcommittee hearings is a long and contentious one. Before the current fiasco we had Watergate. In the 1970s that pretty much defined what America was all about,
