"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
– Dimitri Mitropoulos and The N.Y. Phil – Perpessa: Christus Symphony – Dec. 10, 1950 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Dimitri Mitropoulos leads the New York Philharmonic this week in the Radio premier of a new work by Greek…
– George Meany – Labor Day Address – Sept. 1, 1967 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Labor Day in 1967 was on the pessimistic side. Unrest all over the country. Poverty, cities in turmoil, unemployment, the Vietnam War sapping…
The Fourth Amendment – The American Forum Of The Air – April 15, 1956 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The Fourth Amendment – in case you forgot: The Fourth Amendment (Amendment IV) to the United States Constitution is part…
– Michel Perrault: Quebec Folk Sketches – CBC Toronto Chamber Orch. Cond. Michel Perrault – CBC 1958 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The music of Michel Perrault this weekend, performed by the CBC Toronto Chamber Orchestra, led by the…
– ABC Radio – Voices In The Headlines – June 26, 1966 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The week of June 26th in 1966 pretty much epitomized the tone of the 60s; contentious, ironic and questioning. Beginning with the…
– Brand New Heavies – In Concert at The Waterfront, Norwich – 1992 – BBC Radio 1 – In Concert – Brand New Heavies to Funk up your week. Recorded for BBC Radio 1’s In Concert series, live at The…
– The Weather Prophets – in session for Janice Long – October 2, 1985 – BBC Radio 1 – The Weather Prophets to finish up the week. A short-lived band (1985-1988) that was resurrected from the break-up of another indie…
– – Maximum Joy – in session for Kid Jensen – BBC Radio 1 – April 15, 1982 – BBC Radio 1 – A dose of Post-Punk/Funk/Afro-Beat and Pop tonight, by way of Maximum Joy. Recorded at BBC Radio 1…
– NBC News Of The World – Gordon Skene Sound collection – May 30, 1941. News for this Memorial day in 1941, and of relative quiet over England, going on 19 days for the 630th day of War. Fighting in…
– Albert Roussel – Bacchus et Ariane – Paris Conservatory, Andrè Cluytens, cond. – 1949 Besançon Festival – ORTF – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Music from the 1949 Besançon Festival in France this week, featuring the legendary Paris Conservatoire…