Altered Images – In session for John Peel – October 7, 1980 – BBC Radio 1 – Altered Images this week. The Scottish Post-Punk band boasted a fan in John Peel, who gave the band their initial leg-up with two sessions, of which this one is the first. Due
April 25, 2000 – CBS World News Roundup: Late Edition – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – April 25, 2000 – the political windstorm over the Elian Gonzalez affair was starting to wind down, or at least try to. The young boy, subject of an intense immigration battle as the result
The Boys – In Concert from Paris Theatre – 1980 – BBC Radio 1 In Concert Series – BBC Radio 1 – The Boys, in concert from Paris Theatre in London from 1980. A somewhat short-lived band initially – going from 1976 to 1982 – and then resuming in 1999
Yusef Lateef Quartet – Cloitre des Celestins, Avignon, France – July 19, 1972 – Radio France FIP – Yusef Lateef Quartet this weekend. Recorded live at Cloître des Célestins in Avignon, France on July 19, 1972 and rebroadcast by the venerable Radio France and their FIP channel just recently. Multi-talented
Don Henley Press Conference – Winning a 1993 International Earth Award – June 10, 1993 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – While we’re observing Earth Day, looking at Earth Days gone past, and considering the fragile nature of Earth Day present, a few words from former Eagles Founder and environmentalist
ABC – In Concert from the Musikhalle, Hamburg – Feb. 2, 1983 – NDR Radio – ABC to end the week. As long as we were on something of a roll last night with Prefab Sprout, I thought I would toss another prime example of the 80s from a band
April 19, 1997 – CBS Radio News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – April 19, 1997 – a day still fresh in most peoples memories – the day terrorism arrived with a homegrown face. The Federal Building in Oklahoma City was scene of the worst act of domestic terrorism in
Squeeze – in session for John Peel – May 3, 1978 – broadcast, May 13, 1978 – BBC Radio 1 – Squeeze to kick off the week. One of the premier bands of the New Wave genre of the late 1970s, headed up by co-songwriters Chris Difford
James Levine, Conductor – Alfred Brendel, Piano – The Philadelphia Orchestra Concert – November 8, 1980 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Historic concerts back in the U.S. this week – The Philadelphia Orchestra, guest conducted by James Levine and featuring Alfred Brendel as Piano soloist in a concert featuring
April 11, 1978 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – April 11, 1978 – A day where the economy took center stage. Later on this day, President Carter was scheduled to deliver an address to the American Society of Newspaper Editors on the state of the
