David Gilmour talks to the Guardian newspaper of Pink Floyd's
atmospheric tune Moonhead, a live jam performed in a BBC TV studio to the
Apollo 11 first manned landing on the moon on July 20th 1969.
The article is printed in a special issue of the newspaper's G2 supplement,
'Mission To The Moon: 40 Years On', out today.
Friday 19th June 2009 Astoria Re-berth: The Hull Story
Our regular
readers will know that David's houseboat studio Astoria
is one of the best, and certainly the most beautiful,
of London's private recording studios.
Her hull was recently inspected and
deemed in need of renovation, so she was moved to dry
dock to have a complete steel hull replacement. Read
more...
Thursday 18th June 2009 It's A July Judgement Day For Gary
July 14th is the date for the next step in the fight to prevent
the extradition of alleged hacker Gary McKinnon. Gary's lawyer,
Karen Todner, has announced that Lord Justice Stanley Burnton
and Mr Justice Wilkie will decide on Tuesday 14th July whether
Gary is to be extradited to the US to face court proceedings there.
Read more...
Friday 12th June 2009 Gary McKinnon's New Review Due
A judicial review by Britain's high court of former Home Secretary
Jacqui Smith's handling of the Gary McKinnon extradition proceedings
took place in London this week. We are hopeful that new Home Secretary
Alan Johnson may review the case with a fresh approach, taking
into consideration the crucial medical evidence that Gary McKinnon
suffers from Asperger's syndrome, previously ignored.
A ruling is expected to be announced next week.
