A few good subscribers: Become a Patron! At the risk of sounding like a broken record and belaboring a point over and over, the argument over Universal Healthcare, Affordable Healthcare, proposed legislation for some subsidized Healthcare are all old issues. Issues that have been at forefront of the American consciousness
Coffee works too: NBC Radio – Second Sunday: The Young Rebels – 1968 – In case you forgot or weren’t around at the time, 1968 was a tumultuous year in our history. It was the year just about everything fell apart. From the war in Vietnam, to assassinations of much-loved
– News for January 16, 1942 – News for this day in 1942 was hopeful and grim, in equal portion. The Battle for Singapore was on and fighting was going taking place all over the Far East. In Mexico, the government announced it would no longer grant citizenship for German,
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– Sugarcubes – John Peel BBC Session – Dec. 9, 1987 – BBC Radio 1 – Together for a comparatively short period of time, The Sugarcubes managed to, not only put Iceland on the map as a potential hotbed of musical activity, but also turned everyone on to Bjork, the
– NBC The Magic Key – Ignace Jan Paderewski in Recital- February 26, 1939 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection A few years ago I ran the earlier (1938) concert with the legendary Pianist/composer/statesman Ignace Jan Paderewski. It originated in Switzerland and the concert was relayed via Shortwave as a demonstration
– JFK Remarks on Space Program – Sept. 12, 1962 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – With a pledge to put a man on the Moon by the end of the decade, President Kennedy took a keen interest in the space program and developments at NASA. On September 12, 1962
– JFK – The State Of The Economy – Aug. 13, 1962 – The Economy, it seems, is always the prevailing topic of political conversation. Where are the jobs, where is the stimulus, where are the tax breaks, where is the future? In 1962 it was no different and President
Something special and rather rare. A concert, recorded by Bavarian Radio in Munich on January 19, 1950, featuring the Coleman Hawkins All-Stars featuring James Moody, Kenny Clarke, Nat Peck and Pierre Michelot. Truly an all-star lineup. A little over an hour, it’s almost non-stop and the sound is unbelievable for
– CBS Radio – Invitation To Music – Igor Stravinsky Conducts the CBS Symphony and Choir – Dec. 16, 1946 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Something slightly out of the ordinary this weekend.Igor Stravinsky appeared frequently on the CBS Radio program Invitation To Music in the 1940s. Just one
