"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
Sonic Youth – in concert at Brixton Academy – John Peel Concert – Recorded December 14,1992 – Broadcast January 22, 1992 – BBC Radio 1 – Sonic Youth tonight. One of the first American Noise Rock bands, Sonic Youth got…
Bill Nelson’s Red Noise – live at Sheffield – 1979 – Sound on Sound Tour – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Bill Nelson to start the week. Last week I ran the last John Peel session of Be-Bop Deluxe, the…
Leif Ove Andsnes with David Zinman and The NHK Symphony – November 19, 2016 – NHK Radio – To Tokyo this week for a concert by the NHK Symphony, guest conducted by David Zinman and featuring Leif Ove Andsnes. The…
January 5, 1983 – CBS World News Roundup + Hourly News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – January 5, 1983 – The big news was coming from Capitol Hill on this day. President Reagan was preparing to give a news…
Børns, opening the Bråvalla Festival, from June 30th of this year and recorded by Sveriges Radio. Clearly, Festival season was busy and packed with talent this year. So much so, that I’m still sifting through festival recordings months after Summer…
August 22, 1988 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – August 22, 1988 – ironically also a Monday. News from Poland was looking ominous as some 70,000 workers went on strike. The strike took place…
Chicago – In Concert at Tanglewood – July 21, 1970 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – A blast of Americana during one of their earlier incarnations, playing a concert at the famed Music Shed at Tanglewood – Summer home…
Pierre Boulez leads Orchestre National de France – October 29, 1981 – Radio France Musique Pierre Boulez (1925-2016) – With the sad and shocking news earlier today on the passing of the legendary composer-conductor Pierre Boulez, at the age of…
– Nikita Magaloff In Recital – Frick Collection Concerts – July 6, 1986 – WNYC-New York – Part 1 – Nikita Magaloff In Recital – Frick Collection Concerts – July 6, 1986 – WNYC-New York – Part 2 The…
– NBC Radio – Pioneers Of Music – Indianapolis Symphony – Fabien Sevitsky, Cond. – March 19, 1949 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – No obscurities this week; no overlooked masterpieces or performers. A concert from one of your typical…