"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
People’s Platform – “Should Price Controls Be Maintained?’ – March 2, 1946 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The issue of Price controls – one which has been an issue throughout U.S. history, was especially prevalent during World War 2. A price ceiling will prevent prices from exceeding a certain...
December 8, 2000 – CBS World News Roundup – Late Edition – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – December 8, 2000 – Election 2000 and America’s cliffhanger. Now it was all down to Florida – and the battle of wills was underway. The Gore team sought a recount. The Bush team...
December 6, 1999 – CBS World News Roundup: Late Edition – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – December 6, 1999 – A day like so many other days lately. A 13 year old boy walked into his middle school at Ft. Gibson Oklahoma, set his bag down, pulled out a gun...
Freddie Snakeskin – KROQ – July 2, 1981 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The endless quest for Saturday night – the night above all nights, when all the planets align and everything is possible. You’re in your last semester of High School – it’s your town. You have fake...
Senator John F. Kennedy – Campaign Address at Wittenburg University, Springfield Ohio – October 17, 1960 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Senator John F. Kennedy – 57 years ago today. On the campaign trail for the Presidency, Senator John F. Kenndy speaking before a capacity audience at Wittenburg University...
Jethro Tull – Live at Golders Green Hippodrome, London – February 10, 1977 – BBC Radio 1 In Concert – BBC Radio 1 – Hard to believe Jethro Tull’s debut album, This Was is going to be 50 next year. Not hard to believe Jethro Tull is still alive and...
September 25, 1978 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – September 25, 1978 – With the echoes of the Camp David Accords ceremony between Jimmy Carter, Menachem Begin and Anwar Sadat still ringing in everyone’s heads, the process of accepting and adopting and debating began. At...
KHJ- Humble Harve – February 3, 1967 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – February 1967. Months away from the Summer Of Love, but nobody is calling it that. As soon as the weather gets warm there’s going to be a gathering of the Tribes at the Griffith Park Merry-go-round. In...
The Jesus Lizard – In Session For John Peel – Sept. 27, 1992 – Broadcast Oct. 30, 1992 – BBC Radio 1 – Noise Rock from Austin tonight by way of The Jesus Lizard in a BBC Radio 1 session for John Peel, recorded on September 27, 1992 and broadcast...
MC5 – Live in Paris – March 1972 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – MC5 to get to the middle of the week. Unfortunately, by the time of this appearance in Paris in what was a live session for Radio/TV, the band was heading into the final stretch. Bassist Michael...
