"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
A-Ha in Concert from Rio de Janeiro – March 10, 1989 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – A-Ha in concert this weekend. During their career, which has had three incarnations, the New-Wave/Synth-pop/Alt-Rock trio from Oslo have performed some 610 concerts around the world, inspired dozens of artists from Pet Shop...
Dizzy Gillespie with Charlie Parker – live on Jubillee – Dec. 29, 1945 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Two legends together this weekend; Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker, together with Milt Jackson on vibes, Al Haig on piano, Ray Brown on bass and Stan Levey on drums. All appearing...
Election Results – ABC News – November 4, 1964 – 1:30-2:45 am – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – November 4, 1964 Election night, 1964. As Americans went to the polls on November 3rd, the returns slowly came in. By early morning of November 4, it became clear that Lyndon Johnson...
Nikita Khruschev Press Conference – Paris – May 18, 1960 – Part 1 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Nikita Khruschev Press Conference – Paris – May 18, 1960 – Part 2 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Nikita Khruschev Press Conference – Paris – May 18, 1960 – Part...
April 20, 1979 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – A day of sweeping changes, April 20th, 1979 – although at the time it didn’t seem that way. The free elections in Rhodesia were regarded as a footnote, almost an afterthought on many news programs. But...
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – DM Stith – Live at Route du Rock Hiver – March 1, 2015 Recorded earlier this morning and a perfect end to a Sunday. DM Stith, who has been bubbling under the surface for a few years...
Click on the link here for Audio Player: With the latest storm of controversy over the “court packing issue”, here’s a reminder the concept rears its head every so often, going back to President Andrew Jackson. The biggest incident took place in 1937 when President Roosevelt suggested...
