"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
Not very much means a whole lot: Become a Patron! December 9th in 1947 – Post-War discontent, Cold War jitters and the slow, painful process of getting a war torn Europe back on its feet. Canadian Prime Minister MacKenzie King addressed the Canadian House of Commons, saying the European situation...
With all the talk about Taxes and Social Security and all the fear being bandied about in recent years, here are a few words on that subject, delivered by President Roosevelt during a campaign stop in Worcester, Massachusetts on October 21, 1936, 79 years ago. President Roosevelt: “I want to...
The Stranglers In Session for John Peel – September 13, 1977 – BBC Radio 1 – The Stranglers in session to kick off he week. Their second session for John Peel, recorded on September 13, 1977. FYI: I ran the first session a couple years ago, so you might want...
Jean-Paul Holstein: Concertino For Piano And Strings – Jean-Claude Peltier, Piano – ORTF Chamber Orch. André Girard – ORTF Broadcast – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The music of Contemporary composer Jean-Paul Holstein this weekend. A name probably not familiar to most, but he has over 200 compositions in his...
May 1, 1995 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – May 1, 1995 – A busy news day, this First of May. Beginning with news that a settlement had been reached in the trial of Malcolm X’s granddaughter Qubilah Shabazz, who was accused of a murder-for-hire...
April 27, 1986 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – April 27, 1986 – a day for the history books. The most disastrous nuclear power plant accident took place in Chernobyl on April 26th. By April 27th, there was no confirmation to the outside world, but...
Mow – in session at Conciertos de Radio 3 RNE – March 28, 2018 – Radio Nacional España – Continuing our Rock Without Borders Week in Spain with a concert session by Mow, recorded by RNE Radio 3 in Madrid on March 28, 2018. One of the more recent bands...
CJVC-Toronto – Around April/May 1954 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – One thing about Popular culture, it’s everywhere. And as long as there has been a desire to be hip and “in the know”, it’s always been that way. And radio, since its inception up to the late 70s/early 80s,...
The Yardbirds – Live At Radiohusset, Sveriges Radio – Stockholm , Sweden – April 4, 1967 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The Yardbirds, this weekend. From a concert given at Swedish Radio in Stockholm on April 4, 1967. Always one of the favorite bands, and certainly one of the...
April 6, 2001 – CBS News Update – CBS Hourly News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – April 6, 2001 – Unlike the smiling and somewhat relieved faces in the photo above, the fate of the Navy EP-3E Spy plane, forced down over Hainan Island by the collision with a...
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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