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May 1980 – CBS Radio – Harry Reasoner news And Comment – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Things we take for granted now are things we thought impossible a decade or two before. Culture has changed so much since this report from legendary journalist Harry Reasoner first aired (on May...
CJVC-Toronto – Around April/May 1954 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – One thing about Popular culture, it’s everywhere. And as long as there has been a desire to be hip and “in the know”, it’s always been that way. And radio, since its inception up to the late 70s/early 80s,...
Beach House – in session -Soirée de Poche – Paris – 2009 – La Blogotheque – Beach House to start the week. From a session recorded in December of 2009, the Baltimore duo (with added drummer) stir up an intoxicating roux of sounds and ethereal soundscapes in front of a...
Dave Brubeck – Live At Penn State – March 19, 1955 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Dave Brubeck this weekend. In what was billed as “The First Jazz Concert at Penn State”, recorded by the Penn State Jazz Club on March 19, 1955 and issued as a private lp....
The Jesus & Mary Chain – live at The Electric Ballroom, London – 1998 – BBC Radio 1 In Concert – The Jesus & Mary Chain to start off the week. One of those bands which seemed to court mayhem wherever they played – and who gained a reputation for...
The Verve – in session for Mark Radcliffe – BBC Radio 1 – Dec. 7, 1993 – BBC Radio 1 – The Verve tonight. One of the pivotal bands of the 90s in a session for BBC Radio 1’s Mark Radcliffe and recorded on December 7, 1993. Their uniqueness and...
The Charlatans – Live at Glastonbury 1995 – June 25, 1995 – BBC Radio 1 – The Charlatans in concert at Glastonbury this week. Recorded during one of the band’s high points, by the BBC on June 25, 1995. One of my perennial favorites and one of the bands I...
Charles Bradley – In Concert at Anciennes Belgique – October 24, 2013 – RTBF, Brussels – Charles Bradley tonight (1948-2017). With the sad news earlier today of the passing of Blues/Funk/Soul/ R&B legend Charles Bradley at the age of 68, we can honestly say we hardly got to know him...
September 18, 1938 – Radio Prague – translation of Prime Minister Hodza address – other news of the day – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – September 18, 1938 – As the Munich crisis continued, moving dangerously toward spiraling out of control. Czechoslovak Prime Minister Milan Hodza made an address to...
The Yardbirds – live at Stadhall Offenbach (Beat Beat Beat program) – March 15, 1967 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Ending up the week and getting ready for a new one with The Yardbirds, recorded at Stadhall, Offenbach in Germany on March 15, 1967. This is the version of...
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