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The Weather Prophets – in session for Janice Long – October 2, 1985 – BBC Radio 1 – The Weather Prophets to start the week. A short-lived band (1985-1988) that was resurrected from the break-up of another indie band, The Loft. Following the breakup of The Loft, Peter Astor (vocals,...
New York Philharmonic – Leonard Bernstein – Zubin Mehta, Conductors – Aaron Copland 85th Birthday – Nov. 11, 1985 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Another historic concert this week – this time it’s The New York Philharmonic with Conductor laureate Leonard Bernstein sharing the podium with Music Director Zubin...
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April 5, 1941 – NBC News Of The World -Special Report on Yugoslavia – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – April 5, 1941 – News of the war in Europe was making the headlines – with both good news and ominous news in equal measure. In a dispatch from Cairo which...
Wand in session for Marc Riley – Jan. 22, 2018 – BBC 6 Music – Wand, in session from only a few hours ago, as part of the Marc Riley program from BBC 6 Music. Much as I like running older or more obscure sessions from artists and bands, finding...
KMPC – Wink Martindale Show – August 21, 1979 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Okay, so now you’re heading in the direction of the big Three-Oh! Your life has changed. You have responsibilities. Maybe you got married – maybe you have a kid – or two kids. Maybe...
Jacqueline Eymar – World Premier of Toccata for Piano by Luc-André Marcel – ORTF Studio Recording – 1965 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – A highly regarded but sadly forgotten pianist this weekend, playing a world premier of a piece dedicated to her. The Toccata for Piano, by the Contemporary...
Trentemøller – in concert at Paradise Rock Club – March 23, 2017 – Sveriges Radio P3 – Anders Trentemøller is a Danish electronic music composer/instrumentalist/producer who goes simply as Trentemøller. He is based in Copenhagen but his reputation has become worldwide in just a few short years. Starting in the...
Become a Patron! The concept of the Sex Symbol has changed dramatically over the past four decades. Much like our music, our genres of film, our media in general, the sex symbol has evolved and devolved to the point where what constitutes a Sex Symbol, or even sensuality is clouded...
Albert Finney In Conversation – circa 1965 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – A few words from Albert Finney this weekend. One of the leading lights of British Cinema of the early 1960s, Finney came to world-wide prominence in the Academy Award winning film Tom Jones in 1963. Prior to...
Gordon Skene, two-time Grammy Nominee and archivist runs The Gordon Skene Sound Archive and this website, which is dedicated to preserving and encouraging an interest in history and historic news, events, and cultural aspects of our society. Past Daily is the only place on the Internet where you can hear a Nixon speech, listen to an interview with John Cassavettes or play a broadcast of Charles Munch rehearsing the Boston Symphony in 1950, all in the same place. It's living history and it's timeless.
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