"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
– Speaking Freely – Edwin Newman interviews Pierre Boulez – May 6, 1973 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – It’s difficult to imagine the world without Pierre Boulez – he had always been considered one of those firebrands of Contemporary…
– September 8, 1987 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – September 8, 1987 – Summer vacation was over and the picket lines were forming in Chicago as negotiations between Teachers and the School District were…
The true seriousness of the day wasn’t really known for almost 24 hours after the initial event occurred. The Nuclear Power Plant accident at 3-Mile Island on March 28, 1979 began at 4:00 in the morning and almost instantly there…
– February 22, 1941 – News Of The World – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – February 22, 1941 – Washington’s birthday, and celebrations all over the U.S., while another night of raids and counter-raids went on in Europe. On this…
Flu season, just like clockwork – fever, chills, aching, sweats. You’ve just thrown up everything you’ve ever had in your stomach since you were five. Your hair hurts. The best you can do is just lie there, encased in blankets,…
Kid Galahad/The Furze in concert tonight. Two shows; the first (as Kid Galahad) from 2003 an the second (as The Furze) from 2007. The Furze are from Maidenhead, Berkshire, England. The members of the band have been recording together for…
– News-for-October-13-1941.mp3″>NBC News Of The World – October 13, 1941 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – News for this October 13th in 1941 looked grim, ominous and more and more like America would land in the middle of it almost…
Brigitte Engerer – In Recital at The Louvre Auditorium – December 2, 2009 – France Musique – A classic concert, re-posted from several years ago, by the legendary French pianist Brigitte Engerer, in a program of music by Liszt, Schubert…
-NPR – Continuous Coverage – September 11, 2001 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Part 1 – – NPR – Continuous Coverage – September 11, 2001 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – 20 years ago today, the staggering events in New…
May 23, 2001 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – May 23, 2001 – A day of wonders on Capitol Hill. News that Republican Senator Jim Jeffords of Vermont was going to announce his intention to…