June 5, 1968 – “They Shot Bobby!!” – The Robert Kennedy Assassination
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Wire Live In Paris – 2011 – Past Daily Backstage Weekend
– Wire in concert from Paris (Black Session) – May 2011 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Wire in concert from Paris this weekend, recorded by RFI in Paris to be transmitted via Radio France‘ Le Mouv channel on May of 2011. I won’t make any excuses, Wire have been
A Week Of Violence: Shootout On East 54th Street – Explosions In Dublin – Hostages In Ma’aLot – Week Of May 19, 1974
– CBS Radio – The World This Week – Week ending May 19, 1974 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – A rather violent week, the one ending May 19th, 1974. Capturing the majority of attention (at least in the U.S.) was the shootout taking place at an otherwise anonymous looking
Blossom Toes – In Session 1968 – Past Daily Soundbooth
– Blossom Toes – In Session at Bouton Rouge – February 10, 1968 – We have that small, dedicated, somewhat loopy society of individuals known as The Record Collectors to thank for rescuing what has been, up to now, one of the most criminally underrated and overlooked bands of the
Gas Rationing: A Day Both Odd And Personalized – May 9, 1979
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 on this day. And of course it was topic A
Jimmy Carter Stumps In L.A. – “Are You Odd Or Are You Even?” – The Gas-Pump Blues – May 5, 1979
– CBS World News Roundup – May 5, 1979 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – News for this May 5th in 1979 had a lot to do with Jimmy Carter‘s whirlwind visit to Southern California. Since it was Cinco de Mayo, what better photo op than to have Jimmy spend
Rodney King: ‘We Can Get Along Here – We’re All Stuck Here For A While’ – May 1, 1992
– 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 with smoke and the streets were filled with troops. The
Count Taleki: Incident At Budapest – Rounding Up Americans In Berlin – 579 Days Of War – April 3, 1941
– April 3, 1941 – News Of The World – NBC Blue Network – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – 579 days since the War in Europe got started, April 3rd in 1941 was no less suspenseful than other days during this early phase of the war. Starting with the puzzling
X – In Concert 1983 – Past Daily Backstage Pass
X in concert this weekend. A live broadcast from My Father’s Place in Roslyn New York on November 12, 1983. X came to epitomize the L.A. music scene in the late 1970s/early 1980s and they were one of the most influential to come out of the Punk/New Wave/Rockabilly/Rootsrock movements during