Starting off the week with an In Concert appearance from Pilot – recorded for BBC Radio 1 on June 21, 1975. Fifty years ago, Pilot had a huge hit, Magic which to many earned them the unlikely label of “one hit wonders” – at least in the U.S. Cut to
August 4, 1979 – dead in the middle of Summer and the Dog Days, especially the East Coast. Sticky humid days, sticky humid nights. Weatherman promising a “cooling trend” that never happens. Summer in Manhattan – August 4th, 1979 – it was a Saturday. The world kept spinning and news
– CBS World News Roundup – August 4, 1978 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – A day where activity of all sorts was on the rise – August 4th in 1978. The good news was a surprise surge in the Stock Market, spreading a wave of giddy over Wall Street.
– Sharon van Etten – live at Glastonbury 2015 – June 28, 2015 – BBC6 Music – It was a little over ten years ago when I first ran across Sharon van Etten by way of a session for BBC 6 Music‘s Lauren Laverne. I was instantly taken by the
