"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
A little less than a day to go – I can’t tell you how close we are to reaching half-way to our goal. I have my fingers crossed that we get a last minute surge in pledges and we get over the top. That would be the best of...
May 1970 – Discussion over the events at Kent and Jackson State College – KPFK-Pacifica May 1970 – Some called it the turning point in the country’s mood toward the Vietnam War. The protests and discontent had been on the rise ever since the Gulf of Tonkin in 1964, and...
Who Says We Can’t Multi-task? 36 hours left to ask for your support – only 36 hours left and we are close to reaching half our goal – I have my fingers crossed we’ll get all the way to our goal by the time our Fundraiser is over,...
2 Days left – Two days before our Spring Fundraiser comes to an end. Still under half our goal – but I hold out a whole bunch of hope that those of you who are still on the fence right now will made the decision to contribute what you can...
Spiritualized – In Session for John Peel – March 14, 1992 – BBC Radio 1 – Experimental/Garage/Space Rock practitioners Spiritualized, in their first session for John Peel, recorded on March 14, 1992. Spiritualized in the brain-child of Jason Pierce, who has been the band’s only original and constant member since...
May 3, 1995 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – May 3, 1995 – This day began with a media frenzy. After 18 hours of questioning by FBI Agents over possible connections to Timothy McVeigh and the Oklahoma City Bombings, Gary Lands and Robert Jacks, who...
The Go-Betweens – in session for John Peel – October 29, 1984 – BBC Radio 1 – From Brisbane Australia, The Go-Betweens were a highly regarded band in the UK. Having begun by 19 year old Theatre Arts majors in 1977. The Go-Betweens initially consisted of singer-songwriters Robert Forster and...
4 Days left – just 4 days for you to make a difference and to chip in what you can to keep us up and afloat and to continue the seemingly endless process of preserving and restoring the thousands of hours of news, history, broadcasts, interviews and Music of...
Caryl Chessman Execution reports and bulletins – May1-2, 1960 – Various Los Angeles Stations + Voice Of America Shortwave News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – May 2, 1960, the day a 12 year odyssey came to an end. Convicted murderer and rapist, Caryl Chessman, known as The Red Light...
5 Days left – We’re a little under half our goal with less than a week to get there. To say we’re going a little crazy is an understatement – we’re pulling our hair out, trying to figure out how we can convince those of you who haven’t chipped in, that...
