May 15, 1941 – News report direct from Singapore – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – May 15, 1941. As the world became engulfed in war and as new fronts opened up, troops from Britain and the Commonwealth arrived in Singapore to bolster defenses in Southeast Asia after the threat of
Rain – In Session – BBC Radio 1 – February 15, 1991 – BBC Radio 1- Liverpool Indie band Rain to drag us into Friday Jr. – The band was formed at the Merseyside Trade Union Community and Unemployed Resource Centre in Huyton, Liverpool, in 1988 with a line-up
– CBS Radio: The Hidden Revolution – A Day Called X – March 18, 1959 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection One thing was certain about the Cold War, there was no shortage of doomsday scenarios and no ceiling on the amount of sheer terror being slammed into the lives of
Warren Zevon – Often referred to as “The Soul Of Los Angeles”. Warren Zevon for today’s installment of The Lunchroom. Recorded and broadcast live from The Roxy in West Hollywood on April 24, 1978 by KMET-FM. In 1978, Warren Zevon released Excitable Boy (produced by Jackson Browne and guitarist Waddy Wachtel) to critical
May 14, 1996 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – May 14, 1996 – a day of endless waiting with little reward. The mystery of Valujet Flight 592, which plunged into the Everglades, turned up more questions than answers. The almost accidental recovery of the Black
The issue of Universal Military Training (UMT) occupied an important, if often overlooked, place in American political debate during the early Cold War years. By the time of the 1952 presidential campaign between Dwight D. Eisenhower and Adlai Stevenson II, the United States had already experienced World War II, the
Lisa Batiashvili , violin – Francois Leleux, Oboe – Sebastian Klinger, cello – Guy Ben Ziony, viola – Milana Chernyavska, piano – go team! Over to Paris this week for a concert featuring Lisa Batiashvili, violin along with Francois Leleux, oboe – Sebastian Kliner, cello – Guy Ben Ziony, viola
Much as most people like to think of Michael Nesmith as one of The Monkees, they are doing themselves a big disfavor by failing to realize Nesmith has been a wildly talented writer, producer and solo artist for a number of years, and the Monkees only constituted a small part
May 13, 1981 – Reports and reactions to news of Pope John Paul II – NPR News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – May 13, 1981 – The first news bulletins were met with perplexity. As the reports continued and elaborated, the news was unsettling and seemed abstract. Why attempt
The Auteurs – in session for John Peel – Feb. 20, 1996 – BBC Radio 1 – The Auteurs for a Tuesday night. Not all that well known on this side of the Atlantic, The Auteurs were highly praised by the British music press when their debut single, Show Girl
