(Above: John R. Cash.) July 26, 1969 It's two days after the Apollo 11 astronauts splashed down safely after eight days in space. They spend some time in quarantine - so we don't get "moon cooties" from them, I assume - and scientists get to work studying the rock samples they've brought back and also … Continue reading New this week in ’69: July 26
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New this week in ’69: July 19
July 19, 1969 I don't have to tell you much about what was going on this week fifty years ago. There's been a ton of fantastic retrospectives already done on the subject of the moon landing. Media historians are having a lot of fun digging out old stuff, too: this tweet, with a clip from … Continue reading New this week in ’69: July 19
New this week in ’69: July 12
(Above: The Daily Mirror has doubts about this American show.) July 12, 1969 Today's the day that Star Trek makes its premiere in the UK. The show had been cancelled a few months before in the US, but the BBC starts to air it. It's on BBC Two - in colour, complete with the extra … Continue reading New this week in ’69: July 12
New this week in ’69: July 5
(Above: Brian Jones and Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones.) July 5, 1969 The Rolling Stones play a gig at London's Hyde Park before an estimated crowd of 250,000 people. The show takes place just days after the death of Brian Jones, who was found in his swimming pool at the age of 27. Jones … Continue reading New this week in ’69: July 5
Who Did It First? The Easybeats, “Good Times” (1968)
(Above: Add this to your list of all-time "side one, track ones.") Very early in my college radio career - like on my first show - I had a habit of keeping some songs close by so as to sneak them in if time allowed. They fell under "personal preference;" the show was mostly for … Continue reading Who Did It First? The Easybeats, “Good Times” (1968)
