Listening booth — Amy Winehouse (Tränenpalast, Berlin, Germany 2004)
Here’s a concert Amy Winehouse fans will want to hear. It features the late British singer performing live in Berlin, Germany in 2004.…
Tag: Radio
Be tech-savvy: A handy glossary of CB lingo
- in Ephemera
As a public service, here’s a handy dandy glossary of CB (Citizens’ Band) radio lingo, straight out of the July 1976 issue of Popular Mechanics.…
Proud As a Peacock – NBC Logo Evolution
- in Featured Posts
A retrospective gallery of NBC TV logos from the 1940s to the present day. All hail the peacock!…
Book report: The Murrow Boys: Pioneers on the Front Lines of Broadcast Journalism
- in Books
It’s hard to imagine, especially for those of my generation or younger, but broadcast news was not always a wasteland of vacuous celebrity gossip, shallow political “analysis”, or crude sensationalism. There was in fact a…
This Week in History! (February 22-28)
- in History
Here’s a look back at the most important happenings in history for the week of February 22-28. …
Retrotisement – Peter Gabriel III
- in Advertising
Chris Holmes offers up this unique audio retrotisement, a 1980 BBC radio spot for Peter Gabriel’s self-titled third album.…
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Hit the road Jack
- in Mental Debris
I can’t believe I missed this while I was away, but apparently last week it was announced that WCBS-FM, the long-running New York oldies station, will be returning to the airwaves this week. This is…
Just one word about Don Imus
- in Rants
Look, there are plenty of legitimate reasons for firing Don Imus from his radio show. He hasn’t said anything remotely funny or interesting since…well, ever. He mumbles like a mental patient. He’s out of touch,…