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Past Daily: A Sound Archive of News, History And Music
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- Past Daily: A Sound Archive of News, History And Music
Alba Gil Aceytuno aka Pleito – Canaria – 2026 – Past Daily Night Session
Alba Gil Aceytuno – new vistas, new worlds, new experiences. A set by Alba Gil Aceytuno aka: Pleito, recorded at […] The post Alba Gil Aceytuno aka…
- Past Daily: A Sound Archive of News, History And Music
TV: Dream Or Nightmare? – 1976 – The State Of Television In 1970s America – Past Daily After Hours Reference Room
TV: Dream Or Nightmare – NPR – National Town Meeting – July 28, 1976 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – […] The post TV…
- Past Daily: A Sound Archive of News, History And Music
Idles – Landgraaf – 2026 – Past Daily Lunchroom
Lunch this Friday Junior with Idles, recorded live at Pinkpop 2026 on June 21 by the venerable VPRO in Hilversum. […] The post Idles – Landgraaf…
- Past Daily: A Sound Archive of News, History And Music
July 23, 1945 -War In The Pacific – The Potsdam Conference – A Trial Begins In Paris.
Become a Patron! July 23, 1945 – With eyes still on the war in the Pacific, attention was diverted to […] The post July 23, 1945 -War In The…
- Past Daily: A Sound Archive of News, History And Music
Ruggiero Ricci With Edo De Waart And The San Francisco Symphony Play Music Of Haydn, Schuller And Lalo – 1979 – Past Daily Mid-Week Concert
Ruggiero Ricci with Ed De Waart and The San Francisco Symphony – October 23, 1979 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection […] The post Ruggiero Ricci…
- Past Daily: A Sound Archive of News, History And Music
July 22, 1988 – Dukakis Hits The Trail – Iran Charges Iraq – Fire Rages In California
Michael Dukakis and Lloyd Bentsen – hitting the ground running. Busy day for a July 22, 1988. Starting with – […] The post July 22, 1988…
- Past Daily: A Sound Archive of News, History And Music
Balu Brigada – Landgraaf – 2026 -Past Daily Lunchroom
Balu Brigada – A taste of Auckland at Pinkpop this year. Balu Brigada at this year’s Pinkpop Festival – recorded […] The post Balu…
- Past Daily: A Sound Archive of News, History And Music
July 21-22, 1964 – Harlem Is Burning – An Outbreak Of Rage: Day 6
July 21-22, 1964 – WOR On the Scene Reports from Harlem – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – July 21-22, 1964 […] The post July 21-22…
- Past Daily: A Sound Archive of News, History And Music
Las Petunias – Madrid – 2026 – Past Daily Night Session
Las Petunias – Further evidence the girls mean business. Over to Madrid tonight for a session by Las Petunias. Recorded […] The post Las Petunias…
- Past Daily: A Sound Archive of News, History And Music
Suburban Sprawl: Exodus From The City – 1972 – Past Daily After Hours Reference Room
Suburban Sprawl – NBC Radio: Second Sunday – August 13, 1972 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – It’s interesting how […] The…
- Past Daily: A Sound Archive of News, History And Music
808 State – Manchester – 1990 – Past Daily Lunchroom
808 State – Live At Manchester International – July 27, 1990 – Jim Moody Collection – Something to crank up […] The post 808…
- Past Daily: A Sound Archive of News, History And Music
July 21, 1978 – The White House Has A Little Dope Problem – No Strike, For Now – The Bouncing Economy.
July 21, 1978 – CBS Radio – The World Tonight – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – July 21, 1978 – […] The post July 21, 1978…
- Past Daily: A Sound Archive of News, History And Music
“Are You Now Or Have You Ever Been . .?” – Guilt By Association – 1949 – Past Daily After Hours Reference Room
University of Chicago Roundtable – Guilt By Association – March 13, 1949 – NBC Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection […] The post…
- Past Daily: A Sound Archive of News, History And Music
Eleventh Dream Day – Chicago – 2004 – Past Daily Lunchroom
Starting off the week with a band I’ve wanted to run for a few years now, but could never find […] The post Eleventh Dream Day – Chicago…
- Past Daily: A Sound Archive of News, History And Music
July 20, 1965 – The Gloomy Message From Saigon
– WCBS News + CBS World News Roundup – July 20, 1965 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Sixty-one years […] The post July 20, 1965…
- Past Daily: A Sound Archive of News, History And Music
Neil Innes – Words And Music -2004 -Past Daily Weekend.
Something a bit different tonight – a concert by Neil Innes, recorded at The Abbey Pub in Chicago on October […] The post Neil Innes – Words…
- Past Daily: A Sound Archive of News, History And Music
It’s July 2026 – It’s January 1966 – It’s Your 60th – It’s The Festival Of Ghosts.
The Class sweaters – the mementos that made their appearance every reunion since the first were getting less and less. […] The post It’s July 2026…
- Past Daily: A Sound Archive of News, History And Music
Jean Martinon And The French National Orchestra Play Music Of Florent Schmitt – 1957 – Past Daily Weekend
Florent Schmitt – Oriane et le Prince d’lamour – French National Orchestra – Jean Martinon, cond – ORTF 1957 – […]…
- Past Daily: A Sound Archive of News, History And Music
Jackie McLean Quartet – Charlottesville – 1994 – Past Daily Downbeat.
Jackie McLean this weekend – recorded at the 1994 University Of Virginia Jazz Festival on February 21, 1994. Joining him […] The post Jackie McLean…
- Past Daily: A Sound Archive of News, History And Music
Ride – In Concert – 1991 – Past Daily Weekend
Ride – In concert at Gothic Theatre, Englewood, Colorado – April 3, 1991 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Perennial […] The post…
- Past Daily: A Sound Archive of News, History And Music
No Knight – No Magic Wand: An Interview With Barbara Jordan -1975 – Past Daily After Hours Reference Room
Washington Straight Talk With Barbara Jordan – March 24, 1975 Texas Congresswoman Barbara Jordan shot to fame in the 1970s […] The post No Knight…
- Past Daily: A Sound Archive of News, History And Music
The Wedding Present – Chicago – 2012 – Past Daily Lunchroom
The Wedding Present – Pillars of the C86 scene. Ending up the week in Chicago. This time, its The Wedding […] The post The Wedding Present –…
- Past Daily: A Sound Archive of News, History And Music
July 13, 1977 – New York Has A(nother) Blackout
July 13-14, 1977 – CBS Radio Hourly News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Sometime around 8:30 that evening on […] The post July 13…
- Past Daily: A Sound Archive of News, History And Music
July 17, 1940 – Alben Barkley Delivers A Message From FDR – 1940 Democratic Convention – Past Daily Reference Room
July 17, 1940 – Sen. Alben Barkley at the 1940 Democratic Convention – NBC Red Network – Gordon Skene Sound […] The post July 17, 1940…
- Past Daily: A Sound Archive of News, History And Music
What Inventions Have Benefitted Mankind Most? 1954 – Past Daily After Hours Reference Room
– NBC Radio – Conversation: What Inventions Have Benefitted Mankind Most? – Nov. 6, 1954 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection […] The…
- Past Daily: A Sound Archive of News, History And Music
Alex Chilton -Chicago – 1987 – Past Daily Lunchroom
Alex Chilton – Went from Top 40 AM Hits to Seminal influence – and Rock was forever grateful. Once again, […] The post Alex Chilton -Chicago…
- Past Daily: A Sound Archive of News, History And Music
July 16-17, 1999 – “A Small Plane Is Missing” – The Death Of JFK Jr.
The curse continued.   JFK Jr. Death Reports – CBS Radio – July 16-17, 1999 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection […] The post July…
- Past Daily: A Sound Archive of News, History And Music
Daniel Lebhardt: Music Of Séverac, Debussy, Widor, Alkan and Ravel – Past Daily Mid-Week Concert
  – Recital by Daniel Lebhardt – Louve Museum Concerts – September 25, 2014 – Radio France Musique Over to […] The post…
- Past Daily: A Sound Archive of News, History And Music
Phish – Chicago – 1990 – Past Daily Lunchroom
Phish for lunch, this Hump Day afternoon -recorded at Lounge Ax in Chicago on November 9, 1990 – and preserved […] The post Phish – Chicago…
- Past Daily: A Sound Archive of News, History And Music
July 15, 1964 – GOP Convention: View From The Cow Palace – Sliding Off The Rails.
  CBS-TV audio coverage of 1964 Republican Convention – July 15, 1964 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection News for this […] The post July…
- Past Daily: A Sound Archive of News, History And Music
Turmoil In A Textbook – Banning and Censoring In 1961 – Past Daily Reference Room
By 1961, the debate over school textbooks had become one of the most visible fronts in America’s larger Cold War […] The post Turmoil In A Textbook…
- Past Daily: A Sound Archive of News, History And Music
Stereolab – Chicago – 1999 – Past Daily Lunchroom
Stereolab – . . .The world became Retro-Futurist and never looked back. Stereolab this afternoon – in concert at Metro […] The post Stereolab…
- Past Daily: A Sound Archive of News, History And Music
July 14, 1965 – Adlai Stevenson – Death Of A Statesman
July 14, 1965 – NBC Radio Special Broadcast – Tribute To Adlai Stevenson – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Become […] The post…
- Past Daily: A Sound Archive of News, History And Music
The Vapors – Boston – 1980 – Past Daily Lunchroom
To view this content, you must be a member of Gordon's Patreon at $1 or more - Click "Read more" […] The post The Vapors – Boston – 1980…
- Past Daily: A Sound Archive of News, History And Music
Communist Party Of America – 1936 – Address By Julian Sawyer – Past Daily After Hours Reference Room
Address by Julian S. Sawyer – Communist Party Candidate For Lieutenant Governor, New York – Oct. 26, 1936 – Gordon […] The post…
- Past Daily: A Sound Archive of News, History And Music
July 13, 1983 – The IRA And The Death Penalty – Chanting In Santiago – A Computer That (Sort Of) Talks.
To view this content, you must be a member of Gordon's Patreon at $1 or more - Click "Read more" […] The post July 13, 1983 – The IRA And The Death…
- Past Daily: A Sound Archive of News, History And Music
Shostakovich: Piano Quintet Op. 57 – Vivian Rivkin With The Stuyvesant Quartet – 1941 – Past Daily Weekend
I originally posted this in 2009 on the now-defunct Newstalgia site. It’s such a good and historic recording that it […] The post Shostakovich…
- Past Daily: A Sound Archive of News, History And Music
Paris By Night – 1939 – D. E. Inglebrecht, Germaine Martinelli, Wal-Berg And His Orchestra – Past Daily Weekend Gallimaufry
Paris By Night- Co-production of Paris Radio/NBC Blue Network and the CBC in Canada – March 21, 1939 – Gordon […] The post Paris By Night…
- Past Daily: A Sound Archive of News, History And Music
It’s July 1959 – It’s L.A. – It’s Seventh Grade – It’s Romilar CF.
In true Alfred E. Neuman fashion: “What, me worry?” Well, you really always wanted to be liked – but you […] The post It’s July 1959…
- Past Daily: A Sound Archive of News, History And Music
Coleman Hawkins – Live From Birdland – 1952 – Past Daily Downbeat
Coleman Hawkins Quintet – live At Birdland – September 1952 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Legends in Jazz this […] The post…
- Past Daily: A Sound Archive of News, History And Music
The Birthday Party – Groningen – 1982 – Past Daily Weekend
The Birthday Party (Nick Cave) – Live at Vera, Groningen, The Netherlands – June 5, 1982 – Gordon Skene Sound […] The post The Birthday…
- Past Daily: A Sound Archive of News, History And Music
10 Million Americans Couldn’t Read In 1968 – Past Daily Reference Room.
By the closing years of the 1960s, the United States found itself confronting an uncomfortable contradiction. The nation was preparing […] The post 10…
- Past Daily: A Sound Archive of News, History And Music
Melt-Banana – Brighton – 2003 – Past Daily Lunchroom
Melt-Banana – In Concert At One Live, Brighton – John Peel, Host – October 30, 2003 – BBC Radio 1 […] The post Melt-Banana…
- Past Daily: A Sound Archive of News, History And Music
July 10, 1978 – A Dissident On Trial In Moscow – Anatoly Sharansky Faces Death Sentence
Anatoly Sharansky with Natalia – rumors, unfounded claims and death sentences.   July 10, 1978 – The World Tonight – […] The post…
- Past Daily: A Sound Archive of News, History And Music
The Futureheads – Radio X -2010 – Past Daily Night Session
  The Futureheads In Session 2010 I first discovered The Futureheads on Myspace around the time their second album had […] The post The Futureheads…
- Past Daily: A Sound Archive of News, History And Music
Asking Moscow For Help In 1968 – Soviet Takeover Comes To Prague – Past Daily After Hours Reference Room
  – CBS Radio Net Alert Bulletin – Czech Crisis – August 20, 1968 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection With […] The post Asking…
- Past Daily: A Sound Archive of News, History And Music
The Avengers San Francisco – 1979 – Past Daily Lunchroom
The Avengers – In Concert at Old Waldorf, San Francisco – June 13, 1979 – KALX-FM broadcast – The Avengers […] The post The…
- Past Daily: A Sound Archive of News, History And Music
July 9, 1988 – Collapsing Roofs – Collapsing Platforms – Collecting Bribes
July 9, 1988 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – July 9, 1988 – A day […] The post July 9, 1988 –…
- Past Daily: A Sound Archive of News, History And Music
Vienna Festival 1959 – Philharmonia Hungarica – Paul Sacher – Yehudi Menuhin – Marilyn Horne – Past Daily Mid-Week Concert
Vienna Festival 1959 – Philharmonia Hungarica – Paul Sacher, Conductor – Yehudi Menuhin, violin – Marilyn Horne, soprano – June…
- Past Daily: A Sound Archive of News, History And Music
JFK At Berkeley – 1962 – Past Daily After Hours Reference Room
  – President Kennedy Address to Students at UC Berkeley – March 23, 1962 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection On […] The post JFK At…
- Past Daily: A Sound Archive of News, History And Music
Marine Research – Liverpool – 1999 – Past Daily Lunchroom
– In Concert at Liverpool Sound City 99 – John Peel – October 26,1999 – BBC Radio 1 –Marine Research […] The post Marine…
- Past Daily: A Sound Archive of News, History And Music
July 8, 1941 – Raids Over Europe – Raids Over England – Setting Up Shop In Reykjavik
– News for July 8, 1941 – NBC Blue Network – Gordon Skene Sound Collection News for this July 8th […] The post July 8, 1941 –…
- Past Daily: A Sound Archive of News, History And Music
Other Ceasefires, Other Times – The India-China War – November 1962 – Past Daily After Hours Reference Room.
  NBC Radio – India-China War – November 1962 The one event that managed to dislodge reports regarding the Cuban […] The post Other…
- Past Daily: A Sound Archive of News, History And Music
Charlotte Gainsbourg – Liverpool- 2019 – Past Daily Lunchroom
Charlotte Gainsbourg – in concert – BBC 6 Music Festival, Liverpool – March 31, 2019 – BBC 6 Music – […] The post Charlotte…
- Past Daily: A Sound Archive of News, History And Music
July 7, 1979 – Domestic Summit – End Of Somoza – A Middle-East “Get Acquainted” Mission – Skylab Will Fall . . .Somewhere.
As July 7th’s go, this one offered few surprises, at least at the time. From Washington – President Carter, in […] The post July 7, 1979…
- Past Daily: A Sound Archive of News, History And Music
FDR Has A Word About Unemployment – 1937 – Past Daily After Hours Reference Room
  – President Franklin D. Roosevelt discusses Unemployment – November 14, 1937 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection In what was […] The…
- Past Daily: A Sound Archive of News, History And Music
The Ramones – San Francisco – 1978 – Past Daily Lunchroom
The Ramones – Live AT Old Waldorf, San Francisco – January 31, 1978 – KSAN-FM – Hammer Collection – The […] The post The…
- Past Daily: A Sound Archive of News, History And Music
July 6, 2007 – Global Warming – The West Roasts – What Happens In Vegas . . .
July 6,2007 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – July 6, 2007 – gearing up for […] The post July 6, 2007…
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Samson Francois And Manuel Rosenthal – Music Of Challan – 1955 – Past Daily Weekend
  Challan-Piano Concerto – French National Orchestra, Manuel Rosenthal, Conductor – Samson Francois, Piano – ORTF 1955 I am only…
- Past Daily: A Sound Archive of News, History And Music
It’s September 1966 – You’re A Teenager – It’s High School – It’s Dr. Klein
You remember her – like yesterday, you remember her. All about the nose. She was convinced it was the biggest […] The post It’s September 1966…