– Meet The Press – Interview With Habib Bourguiba – May 19, 1968 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Many people, particularly those who aren’t aware of or remember the history or the extent of French influence in Africa and the Middle East, probably wonder why there is
– Gene Clark and Friends – Live At Three T’s – Evanston Indiana – May 15, 1985 – Band Soundboard – For those of you who don’t know, Gene Clark was a founding member of the legendary Byrds – a band which epitomized the Folk-Rock movement of the mid-1960s. In
– NPR – Morning Edition News – November 16, 1995 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – An otherwise normal day, this November 16, 1995 – politics as usual – warring factions as usual – life going on as usual. Starting with the infamous Government shutdown and the war between Congress
– John Lennon – Imagine – extract from Live concert – 1972 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The morning after the horrific events played out in Paris this past week – probably the most striking and poignant moment came when a passerby began playing a piano outside the
– Svendsen – Symphony No. 2 – Oslo Philharmonic -Odd Grüne-Hegge – Norwegian Radio Session – 1948 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – I ran this piece several years ago, via my old site. It has since disappeared, but I thought I would run it again, with improved sound. This
– Bertrand Belin – Live in Paris – September 2010 – Radio France FIP – Taking it down several notches this weekend and opting for sounds from our friends in Paris this weekend as way of offering solidarity and appreciation and reminder that it’s all Rock n’ Roll – no
With the devastating events still unfolding from Paris this evening, I had planned on running a concert featuring Wolf Alice, live from La Cigale during the Inrocks Festival going on in Paris today – a concert which, by the way, took place only hours before the attacks broke out. One
– Last Train – Live at Inrocks Festival, Paris – November 11, 2015 – Les Inrocks Festival – Fall Festival Season is heading into high gear this year. Last Train are a French Indie Band I confess to not knowing much about (for no other reason than a real lack
– Sportique – In Session for John Peel – June 10, 1998 – BBC Radio 1 – If the name Sportique doesn’t ring any bells right away, don’t worry – part of the experimental/underground Indie scene since the late 1970s, Sportique evolved out of several other Indie bands active at
– CBS News – CBS Radio Weekend Roundup – Nov. 11, 2000 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – News for this Veteran’s Day in 2000 was all about the Presidential Election – the one hanging on Florida – the one disputed – the one which turned a close election into
