"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
Exploded View, in concert at Route du Rock 2016, recorded only days ago (August 14). Okay – this may take a little getting used to. Simply put, Exploded View are doing something very new, while at the same time doing something rather old. Together only a few months, the...
Lou Reed – In Concert at The Hammersmith Odeon, 1994. Recorded by BBC Radio 1 for In Concert, and rebroadcast via BBC 6 Music. Although The Velvet Underground weren’t considered a commercial success at the time in 1967, they were a band whose reputation grew over the years to finally...
John Cale – In Session for Top Gear – BBC Radio 1 – 1975 – BBC John Cale in session tonight. One of the founding members of The Velvet Underground, with a stellar solo career after, Cale has been one of the more influential artists, spanning several decades. As a...
A little love goes a very long way: Become a Patron! Editors Note: This post was written done shortly after the terrorist attack on Le Bataclan in Paris in 2015. As a reminder that Le Bataclan in Paris, now the site of infamy and terror was, prior to last week,...
– Madder Rose – live at Reading Festival 1993 – BBC 6 Music – One of my favorite 90s bands, Madder Rose were considered by many to be the second coming of The Velvet Underground because of a certain druggy languor the band projected in their music. But that was...
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – The Velvet Underground – Live At End Of Cole Ave, Dallas – October 19, 1969 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection As much as people now cite The Velvet Underground as being one of the most important...
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – Nico in session for John Peel – Feb. 2, 1971 – BBC Radio 1 The name Nico conjures up images of the Velvet Underground, Andy Warhol, the Factory. As an early protege of Andy Warhol, she had...
Click on the link here for Audio Player – Interview with Stevie Ray Vaughan – May 28, 1987 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Having recently heard guitar legend Stevie Ray Vaughan was nominated for induction into the Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame, I had assume he already was, and...
Click on the link here for Audio Player – Lou Reed – Live at Konserthuset – Stockholm, Sweden – May 14, 1974 – Sveriges Radio With the sad news earlier today of the passing of music icon Lou Reed, the blogosphere and airwaves are filled with tributes and reflections on...
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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