"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
Talking Heads – live in Boston 1977 (disputed venue – disputed date – via undisputed FM broadcast) – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Talking Heads this weekend. I realize I’ve been spending a goodly amount of the past several weeks traipsing all over the world, running sessions and concerts from...
The Beloved – In Session for John Peel – recorded October 13, 1985 – Broadcast October 24, 1985 – BBC Radio 1 – The Beloved, from an early incarnation of the band, recorded for John Peel on October 13, 1985 and broadcast on October 24th. The Beloved are an English...
The Fall – in concert at Tut’s, Chicago – July 16, 1981 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – With the sad news earlier this week regarding the death of leader/front man/writer/iconoclast Mark E. Smith of The Fall, tributes have been pouring in from all over the world. Clearly, Mark E....
Erich Leinsdorf – The Chicago Symphony – Harris and Dvorak – March 28, 1981 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Even though I am missing the opening work on this concert (the Barber Symphony is missing and somewhere in the vault), I had to run it because I am a...
Clifford Odets – Interview for Sum & Substance – Feb. 3, 1963 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The name Clifford Odets may not ring any bells, unless you have spent time going through the history of Theatre and the Social commentary of 1930s Depression-era America. To many, Clifford Odets...
Joseph Papp – interviewed by James Day – Day For Night Program – Jan. 31, 1974 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Joseph Papp, in conversation with James Day, from the broadcast of January 31, 1974. One of the most revolutionary figures in 20th century Theatre – taking what was,...
The English Chamber Orchestra – Heinz Holliger, Oboe – Paul Sacher, Cond. – 1971 Aldeburgh Festival – BBC Concert Hall – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Back to historic concerts this week. From the 1971 Aldeburgh Festival, a performance by the English Chamber orchestra, guest conducted by Paul Sacher, with...
Toscanini – The Man Behind The Legend – Show #6 – July 10, 1963 – NBC Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Another installment from the award winning radio series, Toscanini: Man Behind The Legend, produced by NBC Radio in 1963. When I initially ran an episode from...
Seiji Ozawa and The Boston Symphony, with Maurice André, Trumpet – Evening At Symphony – October 14, 1978 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – More history this week – The Boston Symphony under the direction of their then-Music Director Seiji Ozawa and featuring Maurice André as Trumpet solo in Tartini‘s...
Lillian Gish – in conversation with Robert Cromie – “The Movies, Mr. Griffith And Me”. – June 25, 1969 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Lillian Gish, a name synonymous with the early days of Hollywood, and along with her sister Dorothy, household names in both Theater and Film from...
