Today, in the 70s: Up in Smoke, AC/DC rocks

Let us imagine an avocado green and harvest gold-colored time machine (with an air-brushed image of prancing horses upon its side) has whisked us back in time to August 11th, 1978. What sort of news events and fantastical entertainment would … Continue reading

Music for Monday: Bill Withers, ‘Ain’t No Sunshine’

Ready for two minutes of pure musical magic? Watch this video of Bill Withers and his band performing “Ain’t No Sunshine” circa 1971-72. Four talented fellows playing with a cool, relaxed vibe. “Ain’t No Sunshine,” from the “Just As I … Continue reading

Mood Music: Talking Heads, ‘Life During Wartime’

“This ain’t no party. This ain’t no disco. This no foolin’ around…” Talking Heads recorded their Fear of Music L.P in the spring of 1979 and it was released almost 33-years-ago-to-the-day on August 3, 1979. The first single from the … Continue reading

Music for Monday: David Soul, ‘Don’t Give Up On Us’

Actor David Soul, star of TV’s Starsky & Hutch, released “Don’t Give Up On Us” in late 1976. The song, written and produced by Tony Macaulay, spent four weeks at the top of the UK charts and a single glorious … Continue reading

Mood Music: Pink Floyd, ‘The Wall’

“All in all you’re just another brick in the wall…” Pink Floyd released their epic concept album, The Wall, at the tail-end of the 70s, on November 30, 1979 in the UK (a week or so later in the US). … Continue reading

Music for Monday: Average White Band, ‘Pick Up The Pieces’

Dundee, Scotland’s Average White Band released “Pick Up The Pieces” in the summer of 1974 in their native UK where it originally failed to ignite much of a spark. After the band’s AWB L.P. was released in the US, the … Continue reading