"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
– New York Philharmonic – Zubin Mehta, Cond. Andras Schiff, Piano – May, 1986 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Another historic concert this week. The New York Philharmonic, led by Zubin Mehta and featuring the legendary pianist Sir Andras…
– September 7, 1995 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – September 7, 1995 – Busy day. On Capitol Hill, a movement was afoot to expel Oregon Senator Bob Packwood over a long history of sexual…
If you owned a car this May 9th in 1979, you were no doubt preoccupied with what number your license plate ended in. Because gas rationing was being enforced and was strictly limited to odd numbered or Personalized license plates…
– Pres. Bush-Mayor Bradley – News for May 1, 1992 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. – If you lived in Los Angeles, this sunny May 1st in 1992, you woke up noticing the sky was red, the air was thick…
April 30, 1992 – News from KNX-AM Newsradio – 7:00 am – 7:50 am – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – April 30, 1992 -I’m sure there was a lot going on in the world, but on this April 30 in…
The Sea Nymphs – In session for John Peel – October 4, 1998 – BBC Radio 1 – The Sea Nymphs to start the week. A side project of The Cardiacs’ Tim Smith, Sarah Smith and William D. Drake, The…
KNX Radio – Megalopolis At Night: A Visit To The Potted Pigeon – June 8, 1962 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – L.A. nightlife in the early 60s. A lot going on and no shortage of restaurants and night clubs.…
Los Angeles and West Coast Radio Commercials – 1950s-1970s – Various places and products – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Although I am one who actively shuns “the good old days” when talking about the past, there are times when…
KFAC – Clifford Clinton – The People Speak – September 1939 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Los Angeles in the 1920s and 30s was a veritable cornucopia of crime, corruption, bribery and murder. Crime of the political kind –…
March 31, 1971 – NBC Nightly News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – March 31, 1971 – Lt. William Calley, convicted in the massacre of 22 Vietnamese civilians at My Lai in 1968 was handed the sentence on this…