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Good-bye cruel world: "Floydian Slip" going off-the-air Weekly Pink Floyd radio show "Floydian Slip" will end its 13-year run on Champ 101.3 with show #701 on June 7. Station management informed the show's host, Craig Bailey, of its decision on May 28, citing the station's evolving format and the show's lack of sponsorship as reasons. "I never imagined this would last as long as it has, but I'm not quite ready to have it end," said Bailey. "I suppose I'd consider pitching it to another station or webcasting it on my own. I haven't decided. "I appreciate the chance to do a good-bye show. It's not very often a DJ is let go and then invited back behind the mic one last time." Bailey started the show in 1989 on 106-VIC, a student-run station at Ithaca College, where he was a senior. After a year on the now-defunct WEXP 105.1 in Burlington, he brought the show to Champ in 1995. Over the years, "Floydian Slip" has received attention in, and served as a source to, media as diverse as The Dallas Morning News, The Ottawa Citizen, Relix, and VH1. In 2006, Bailey wrote the foreword to "Speak to Me: The Legacy of Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon" (Ashgate, ISBN 978-0-7546-4019-6). (May 29, 2009)
Pink Floyd book/DVD set published
The 128-hardcover book was written by Bob Carruthers and includes four DVDs of concert footage and interviews with the band, as well as with journalists and musicologists. Nigel Cross and Michael Heatley provided additional material for the book. The DVDs are presented by Tommy Vance. Carruthers is an Emmy award-winning scriptwriter, television director, and music promoter. Vance was a radio DJ, most famously with Radio Caroline and BBC Radio 1. He passed away in 2005. The book/DVD set retails for $49.95. Buy it now on Amazon.com. (April 7, 2009)
Converse to release Pink Floyd-themed shoes
Available in March 2009, the Floyd line-up includes shoes reflecting the theme of (top to bottom) "Dark Side of the Moon" (1973), "Animals" (1977) and "Wish You Were Here" (1975). The shoes, available in Chuck Taylor All Star high tops and oxford shoes, as well as Jack Purcell V4 mid-shoes and oxford models, will retail for $50 to $100. Floyd is one of three bands featured in the collection. Converse kicks off the series with The Who shoes in January, selling for $50 to $55; Ozzy Osbourne-themed styles are scheduled for February, selling for $50 to $100. (Nov. 23, 2008)
New book to feature album art of Hipgnosis
The book will feature more than 60 package designs for bands such as Led Zeppelin, Genesis, 10cc, Yes, Peter Gabriel, Black Sabbath, Paul McCartney, Styx, and, of course, Pink Floyd. Formed by Storm Thorgerson and Aubrey Powell in 1968, the group's first cover for Floyd was "A Saucerful of Secrets" that same year. Floyd drummer Nick Mason, along with other musicians, artists and designers, contribute essays to the book, which is written — or, as Thorgerson told Floydian Slip in a 1997 interview, "'compiled,' I think is a better word than 'written' — by Thorgerson and Powell. The 224-page book comes out in hardcover Dec. 1, with a cover price of $45. Pre-order your copy for less than $30 online now. Read or listen to our '97 interview with Thorgerson, conducted after the release of the first edition of his "Mind Over Matter: The Images of Pink Floyd." (Oct. 16, 2008)
Syd Barrett tribute coming Oct. 22 Cambridge, England, will play host to "The City Wakes," a 10-day celebration of the work of Pink Floyd co-founder Syd Barrett, running Oct. 22 to Nov. 1. The event will include concerts, exhibitions, guided tours, music workshops, a 1960s style "happening," talks and memorabilia. Friends of Barrett's taking part in the event include long-time Floyd album cover designer Storm Thorgerson and photographer Mick Rock. Cambridge, about 50 miles north of London, was Barrett's home for most of his life. He died at his home there in July 2006. The City Wakes is produced by Escape Artists, a 10-year-old U.K. arts and mental health charity and professional production house. Escape Artists aims to improve quality of life, health and social welfare, by recognizing the importance of creativity to an individual's well-being. Funds raised through The City Wakes will support the charity's work in the mental health sector. Much more information about the event is available at "The City Wakes" Web site. (Sept. 22, 2008)
Trashcan Sinatras to release tribute to Syd Barrett
The song will be available as a download Oct. 13, and will be included on the band's upcoming album "In the Music." "Oranges and Apples," the title of which is a play on the Barrett-penned Floyd single "Apples and Oranges," is being released in conjuntion with "The City Awakes" event. That 10-day celebration of the work of Barrett will be held Oct. 22 to Nov. 1 in Cambridge, England. Trashcan Sinatras are a Scottish band formed in 1987. (Sept. 22, 2008)
Keyboardist Rick Wright, a founding member of Pink Floyd, died today at his home in England following a short fight with cancer. He was 65. His family declined to give more details of his death. Wright was a member of Sigma 6, which evolved into The Pink Floyd Sound in 1965 — eventually shortened to Pink Floyd. He remained an integral part of the band until 1979's "The Wall," when he was forced from the band by Roger Waters, citing lack of creative input. Wright didn't participate in Floyd's 1983 album "The Final Cut," but returned late in the making of 1987's "A Momentary Lapse of Reason," after Waters had left the group. As a songwriter, he'll probably be best remembered for "Us and Them" and "The Great Gig in the Sky," both from 1973's "Dark Side of the Moon." Wright also released two solo works — "Wet Dream" (1978) and "Broken China" (1996) — and paired with ex-Fashion guitarist Dave Harris to form Zee, which release one album, "Identity," in 1984. Wright's most recent Floyd-related work involved playing on Floyd guitarist David Gilmour's "On an Island" (2006) album, and subsequent tour. "He was gentle, unassuming and private but his soulful voice and playing were vital, magical components of our most recognized Pink Floyd sound," Gilmour said today. "I have never played with anyone quite like him." (Sept. 15, 2008) Classic Rock Champ once again streaming worldwide Classic Rock Champ — WCPV 101.3 FM in Burlington, Vt., and WCVR 102.1 FM in Randolph, Vt. — is now streaming its signal worldwide. The first Floydian Slip to return to an international audience will be Show #659 on Sunday, Aug. 17. The change comes on the heals of the recent sale of Champ from Clear Channel Communications to New England-based Vox Communications Group. Champ began streaming its audio across the globe on Monday, March 27, 2006. But, by summer 2007, citing high licensing fees for worldwide streaming, the station had restricted its stream to listeners in the United States. Listeners can now tune into Champ online at this new address. The Floydian Slip maintains that link on its Radio page. (Aug. 13, 2008)
Pink Floyd tribute band Think Floyd USA will headline a 3-day Carnival cruise to the Bahamas in 2009. The Great Gig in the Sea, a nod to Floyd's "Great Gig in the Sky," sets sail from the Port of Miami (Florida) on Friday, May 1, arriving at Nassau, Bahamas, the following morning, before returning to Miami Sunday morning. The three days will include Floyd-related parties, games and trivia, as well as performances each night by Think Floyd USA. "This cruise provides a one-of-a-kind opportunity for Pink Floyd fans to come together and enjoy the exceptional music and memories of one of the most celebrated performing acts of all time," says Justin Seidenberg, co-owner of Kiqstart Music of New York, N.Y., the band's management company. Think Floyd USA — not to be confused with the U.K. cover band of nearly the same name — covers Floyd from the band's Syd Barrett days through their acclaimed albums of the '70s like "Dark Side of the Moon," "Wish You Were Here" and "The Wall." Tickets for the cruise run from about $475 for an inside room to about $970 for a larger suite. "Floyd fans are so passionate about the band and love to get together to elebrate the music. It's going to be a blast," says Mitch Blumfield, Think Floyd USA's vocalist. For more information, visit www.greatgiginthesea.com or www.thinkfloydlive.com. (Aug. 12, 2008)
Sony/Columbia will release "Live at Gdańsk," a double live album and concert DVD by David Gilmour, on Sept. 22 in the U.K., the following day in the U.S. The concert, performed in front of an audience of 50,000 at the Gdańsk shipyards in Poland, was the only show of the Summer '06 tour that included an orchestra. The 40-piece Polish Baltic Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Zbigniew Preisner, joined Gilmour on stage. Preisner also handled orchestral arrangements on Gilmour's "On an Island" album. "Live at Gdańsk" will come in a number of different packages: 2-, 3-, 4- and 5-disc versions, containing a variety of CDs and DCDs; as well as a 5-LP box, which comes with a pass to download the entire thing in MP3 format. Learn more at the official David Gilmour site. Order your copy of "Live at Gdańsk" online now. (Aug. 6, 2008)
British publishing company Gloria will publish "Scarfe on The Wall," a "monograph" book featuring artwork from Pink Floyd's "The Wall" by Gerald Scarfe. A limited edition of 300, the book is signed by Floyd's Roger Waters and includes:
The prints are 16"x20" giclée prints on thick matte art paper. Available now from www.scarfeonthewall.com, copies of the set are available at the pre-order price £1,195 (approximately $2,340) for a limited time only. To place an order, email orders@glorialuxury.com. (Aug. 6, 2008)
Netherlands publisher Aprilis will publish Charles Beterams's "Pink Floyd on Forty-Five" on Nov. 1. The book will provide details on more than 600 commercial and promotional 7-inch singles, as well as test pressing and acetates from the band. The book will also be released in English as a 9" x 9" hardcover title. The first 1,000 copies will be numbered and will include a special 7-inch single of Roger Waters's "Hello (I Love You)," from the motion picture soundtrack "The Last Mimzy." Beterams's previous work includes co-authoring "Pink Floyd In De Polder,"detailing Floyd's concerts in The Netherlands and Belgium. For more details go to www.floydstuff.com. (Aug. 6, 2008)
Tim
Renwick releases new album
The album, available for sale only at Renwick's Web site, consists of material recorded in Renwick's home studio in Cornwall for the Audio Network Production Music Library over the past few years. "Media music represents my main source of income," Renwick told "Floydian Slip." "I'm lucky that the guitar is such a versatile instrument that I've been asked to produce many styles of music from punk and indie to classical and folk, country, blues and soul. "I got permission to re-package a selection of tracks, did a bit of extra overdubbing and editing, and remastered the whole thing with the help of my friend Martin Bell of Wonder Stuff, who also helped me put together my Web site," he explains. Renwick was a member of Sutherland Bros. & Quiver (SBQ), who had hits with "(I Don't Want to Love You But) You Got Me Anyway" (1973) and "Arms of Mary" (1976). But he might be best known as a prolific session player, providing guitar work for, among others, David Bowie, Elton John, Andy Gibb, Mike and the Mechanics, Paul Carrack, Joe Cocker, Dionne Warwick, Al Stewart, Kenny Rogers, as well as Floyd and its members. He toured in 1984 with Roger Waters's "Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking" show — a gig that led to work with Eric Clapton, another guitarist on that tour — as well as Floyd's "A Momentary Lapse of Reason" (1987-89) and "Division Bell" (1994) shows. In July 2005, he made his 309th and most-recent appearance with Floyd when the band reunited with Waters at the "Live 8" festival. "Very strange having Roger Waters back after 17 years away," says Renwick. "It was a rather uncomfortable experience." "Privateer" is only his second solo album, after his 1980 self-titled album on CBS Records. "As a 'leaving member' (of SBQ) the record company have the option to take up your services as solo artist," he explains. "I enjoy singing, but, with hindsight, should have featured more guitar playing, really. Glyn Johns was the producer and he insisted on 'live' vocal performances as much as possible. This I found quite a challenge!" "Privateer" includes Guy Pratt on bass and Willie Wilson on percussion. Both musicians have Floyd connections: Pratt has played with post-Waters Floyd, and Wilson's association with David Gilmour goes back to Gilmour's early pre-Floyd bands Joker's Wild and Bullitt. As for future Floyd-related projects, Renwick is pessimistic. "From what I've heard, David enjoyed his recent solo touring so much that I think he would rather do more of the same in future," he says. "I know he has turned down a very large sum of money to do more Floyd touring in America. I think he's in that wonderful position of not needing the money! Just imagine!" (March 11, 2008)
Norman "Hurricane" Smith died March 3. He was 85. Smith was a staff producer at EMI in the late-'60s, recently promoted from a successful stint as engineer for The Beatles, when we was assigned to produce Pink Floyd's debut, "The Piper at the Gates of Dawn" (1967). He went on to produce "A Saucerful of Secrets" (1968), "Ummagumma" (1969), and to executive produce "Atom Heart Mother" (1970). He also did production work for The Pretty Things, Freddie & the Dreamers and Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas. As a recording artist, Smith had a #3 hit in the United States with "Oh, Babe, What Would You Say?" in 1972. His cover of Gilbert O'Sullivan's "Who Was It?" reached #49 in early '73. (March 5, 2008)
U.K. publisher Reynolds & Hearn will release "Rex Collections: Pink Floyd" (ISBN: 978-1905287499) on May 28. The book, edited by Marcus Hearn, will be the sixth in the publisher's series of titles devoted to rock photography culled from the archive of Rex Features, a London stock photography firm. It includes photos of Floyd from the late-'60s through the present. Each copy of the limited edition of 1,500 will be individually numbered. List price is $45, with major retailers like Amazon selling it for less than $30. Hearn is the author and editor of a number of books focused on the entertainment industry, including "The Cinema of George Lucas," "Tarantino A to Zed: The Films of Quentin Tarantino," and "What Made Thunderbirds Go!: The Authorised Biography of Gerry Anderson." (March 5, 2008)
Station
that airs "Floydian Slip" has new buyer Clear Channel Communications, corporate owner of Classic Rock Champ (WCVP/WCVR in Colchester/Randolph, Vt.), plans to sell the stations to Vox Communications LLC. Previous plans to sell the stations to GoodRadio.TV, announced in May 2007, have fallen through. Vox, which maintains an office in South Burlington, Vt., will purchase seven Clear Channel stations including Champ pending FCC approval, which is expected this spring. Champ sister stations Star 92.9 (WEZF), The True Oldies Channel (WVTK) and The Zone (WXZO, WEAV and WTSJ) will be included in the sale. The Chief Operating Officer of Vox is Ken Barlow, who helped found Champ in 1994. The station was sold to Capstar Broadcasting Partners in 1999, before changing hands a number of other times. "Floydian Slip" has aired on Champ since October 1995. Barlow told The Burlington Free Press he plans no major staffing or programming changes for the stations. (Jan. 5, 2008)
New
David Gilmour album in 2008 David Gilmour will release a new album in 2008. According to the Floyd guitarist's official Web site, the album will be culled from Gilmour's show last August in Gdansk, Poland, and will contain "one or two assorted extras thrown in for good measure." Last year's "On an Island" was the first solo album from Gilmour in 22 years. (Nov. 27, 2007)
EMI Records is preparing to release the "Oh, By the Way ..." a 14-CD set including all of Pink Floyd's studio albums packaged as reproductions of the band's original LPs. The set is scheduled for release Dec. 11 in the United States (Dec. 10 in the U.K.). The set will include: "The Piper at the Gates of Dawn" (1967), "A Saucerful of Secrets" (1968), "More" (1969), "Ummagumma" (1969), "Atom Heart Mother" (1970), "Meddle" (1971), "Obscured by Clouds" (1972), "The Dark Side of the Moon" (1973), "Wish You Were Here" (1975), "Animals" (1977), "The Wall" (1979), "The Final Cut" (1983), "A Momentary Lapse of Reason" (1987) and "The Division Bell" (1994). Each CD will sport the album's original artwork and dust jacket; and will include other miniaturized collateral included with the original release, such as posters and stickers. The box set, designed by long-time Floyd designer Storm Thorgerson, comes during the year that marks the 40th anniversary of Floyd's debut album, "The Piper at the Gates of Dawn" (1967). Floyd's only other box set was "Shine On," released in 1992. Purchase "Oh By the Way" online now. (Oct. 15, 2007; Oct. 31, 2007)
Columbia Records will release "Remember That Night — Live at the Royal Albert Hall," a 2-DVD set by Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour, on Sept. 18. Disc 1 consists of a show from Gilmour's 2006 tour recorded in London. Songs include tracks from his 2006 solo album "On an Island," as well as Floyd songs "High Hopes," "Shine on You Crazy Diamond," "Comfortably Numb" and "Echoes." Backing Gilmour are Floyd's Rick Wright, Phil Manzanera (Roxy Music), and Steve DiStanislao on drums, as well as Floyd regulars Dick Parry, Guy Pratt and Jon Carin. The show features guest appearances by David Bowie, Robert Wyatt, David Crosby and Graham Nash. Disc 2 includes "Breaking Bread, Drinking Wine," a 46-minute road movie filmed during the 2006 tour; bonus tracks from the Royal Albert Hall; Gilmour's first performance of Syd Barrett's "Dark Globe"; "Astronomy Domine," live from Abbey Road; and the AOL sessions recorded while on tour in Los Angeles, Calif. Five songs
from the BBC Mermaid Theatre concert are also on Disc 2, along with
a five-minute documentary shot on tour in L.A.; and a photo gallery
featuring the tour crew, shot by Gilmour's wife and tour photographer
Polly Samson. Attendees at 166 movie theatres in the U.S. and Canada can enjoy an 85-minute theatrical version of "Remember That Night" on Saturday, Sept. 15. The one-time event, beginning at 3 p.m. Eastern time and broadcast in high definition, will include a one-song live performance by Gilmour prior to the concert, and end with a question and answer session, both live via satellite from Ritzy Picturehouse in Brixton, London. Tickets for the theatre event will be $12.50 U.S./$12.95 Canadian. View a list of U.S. theaters taking part in the event. View a list of Canadian theaters. No tickets are being sold for the Ritzy performance. Order "Remember That Night — Live at the Royal Albert Hall" DVD or order the Blu-Ray DVD online now. (Aug. 28, 2007)
Rick
Wright hints at solo album Pink Floyd co-founder and keyboardist Rick Wright says he plans to release a solo album, perhaps next year. He talked about his plans during an interview Friday with Reuters. "I'm going to do an instrumental album, based on the piano, and I've (got) loads of stuff recorded," he says. "It depends how I treat the piano, and whether I need other musicians to play on it. I've got the compositions down. But it's not imminent — hopefully next year." It would be the fourth album Wright recorded outside Pink Floyd, following "Wet Dream" (1978); "Broken China" (1996); and "Identity" (1984), an album released under the moniker Zee, a duo that included guitarist Dave Harris. (Aug. 19, 2007)
"The Piper at the Gates of Dawn," Pink Floyd's debut album released in the summer of 1967, will be reissued as a three-CD 40th anniversary set this summer. The first two discs will contain the entire album as mono and stereo mixes. Both will be remastered by longtime Floyd producer James Guthrie. The third disc will include bonus tracks, including all of Floyd's singles from 1967 ("Arnold Layne," "See Emily Play," and "Apples and Oranges"), plus the B-sides "Candy and a Current Bun" and "Paintbox." Other tracks include an exclusive edit of "Interstellar Overdrive," previously available only on an EP released in France; and the '67 stereo version of "Apples and Oranges," which has never before been officially released. Packaging for the reissue will be by Floyd designer Storm Thorgerson and will resemble a cloth-bound book with the original Vic Singh photo on the front. It holds the threeCDs, along with an 8-page reproduction of one of Syd Barrett's notebooks. The current single-disc version of "Piper" will be replaced with a new two-disc version that will feature mono and stereo versions of the album. This package will not include the Barrett booklet or the third disc of extras. EMI Records will release the remastered "Piper" on Tuesday, Aug. 28 in the United States, and Sept. 3 in the U.K. and Europe. Purchase the 3-CD set or purchase the 2-CD set online now. (July 1, 2007; July 31, 2007)
"Piper"
named Top 10 album from "Summer of Love" MSN Music Editor Sean Nelson has named Pink Floyd's debut album "The Piper at the Gates of Dawn" one of the best albums of 1967. As media attention focuses on the 40th anniversary of the "Summer of Love," MSN's article "Summer of Love's Greatest Hits" singles out 10 albums as the year's best. "Piper" comes in at #9. "'Piper at the Gates of Dawn' is the only existing record of (Syd) Barrett firing on all cylinders before aggressive LSD intake and looming mental illness combined to render him first unreliable, and then basically vacant," Nelson writes. "It's also the most '60s-sounding record of the '60s that also sounds good." EMI Records plans a three-CD remaster of "Piper" in August. (July 1, 2007)
Syd Barrett, the co-founder of Pink Floyd who died last summer, left nearly $3.4 million to family. Records opened to the public last week revealed Barrett bequethed nearly £1.7 million, the equivalent of approximately $3.4 million, to his two sisters and two brothers. Brother Alan received £425,000. Donald, Rosemary Breen and Ruth Brown each received £275,000. Rosemary, who took care of Barrett in his later years, also received £310,000, the proceeds of the sale of the Cambridgeshire house where the late singer lived since dropping from the public eye in the early 1970s; and Barrett's personal possessions, some of which she auctioned for £119,000. Read more about Barrett's death. (May 21, 2007)
Animation cells and concept drawings from the 1982 film "Pink Floyd The Wall" will be shown and sold at an exhibit in Colorado in June. "33.33 — The Art of the Album" will show June 1-30 at the Walnut Street Gallery in Fort Collins, Colo. In addition to artwork by Gerald Scarfe from "The Wall" film, the exhibit will include limited edition silk-screen prints of cover art that's graced albums by Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin and The Who. The prints have been signed by the artists, including Hipgnosis's George Hardie and Storm Thorgerson. In some cases band members, including Floyd's Roger Waters, Pete Townshend and Jimmy Page, have also signed the pieces. Preview of the show runs May 29-31, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Opening night reception is June 1, 6 to 9 p.m. "33.33 — The Art of the Album" is free and open to the public. All works on display will be for sale. For more information, call (800) 562-3387, or email darleen@walnutst.com. (May 15, 2007)
Pink
Floyd members surprise performers at Barrett tribute The surviving members of Pink Floyd were surprise performers at last night's sold-out Syd Barrett tribute concert in London. "Madcap's Last Laugh," co-produced by Floyd producer Joe Boyd at Barbican Hall, promised names such as Chrissie Hynde, Robyn Hitchcock, Kevin Ayers and others. But the audience got more than they planned for when Roger Waters, accompanied by Jon Carin, took the stage to perform "Flickering Flame" at the end of the evening's first set. David Gilmour, Nick Mason and Rick Wright performed "Arnold Layne" at the end of the second set, only to join most of the evening's performers in "Bike" to close the show. Not a bad line-up for the show's $30-50 ticket price. (May 11, 2007)
The video for "Hello (I Love You)," the new song by former Pink Floyd member Roger Waters, will be included as an extra on the DVD release of "The Last Mimzy." The song was co-written by Waters and the film's composer, Howard Shore. The video shows Waters recording the song in-studio. The DVD is scheduled for release in the United States July 10. Order your copy of "The Last Mimzy" DVD now or order "The Last Mimzy" soundtrack on CD. Read more about "Hello (I Love You)." (May 8, 2007)
Station
that airs "Floydian Slip" to be sold (again) Clear Channel Communications, corporate owner of WCVP/WCVR in Burlington/Randolph, Vt., will sell the station to Florida-based GoodRadio.TV, according to the Vermont Guardian online newspaper. WCVP/WCVR, better known as "Classic Rock Champ," has aired the weekly Pink Floyd show "Floydian Slip" since 1996. The sale is contingent upon FCC approval, which isn't likely until after August. 96.7 FM "The Zone," and "Star" 92.9 FM will be included in the sale. Altogether, GoodRadio.TV plans on purchasing stations in 36 markets in a $452 million deal. The station has traded hands a number of time since it went on-the-air in late-1994/early-1995. "I honestly can't remember every logo that's graced my paycheck," says "Floydian Slip" host Craig Bailey. "The good news seems to be that each new owner seems to be hip to the Floyd." "The stations are doing well, and are profitable and that's what I think makes them attractive — these formats are working and working well here in Vermont," Clear Channel vice president and Vermont market manager Tom Barney told Vermont Guardian. "You can never say never, but I don't anticipate any major changes." GoodRadio.TV is owned by Dean Goodman, former president and COO of ION Media Networks. Read Clear Channel's divestiture announcement. (May 8, 2007)
Syd
Barrett tribute concert May 10 "Madcap's Last Laugh," a tribute to the late Pink Floyd founder Syd Barrett, will take place at Barbican Hall in London on May 10. The event, co-produced by Joe Boyd and Nick Laird-Clowes, will feature Kevin Ayers, The Bees, Vashti Bunyan, Mike Heron, Robyn Hitchcock, Chrissie Hynde, Captain Sensible, Sense of Sound and others. The house band for the evening will include: Andy Bell (Oasis), bass; Simon Finley (Echo & The Bunnymen), drums; and Ted Barnes (Beth Orton), guitar. The show will include rare film footage and projections of Barrett's paintings. Boyd produced Floyd's "Arnold Layne" single in 1967. Laird-Clowes is a former member of The Dream Academy ("Life in a Northern Town") and was a contributing songwriter on Floyd's "The Division Bell" album. Tickets are £15-25. For more information, visit the Barbican Web site. (May 8, 2007)
Voiceprint Records will release "Madcap's Flaming Duty" by Tangerine Dream on April 2. The album by the venerable German electronic band pays tribute to Syd Barrett, a co-founder of Pink Floyd, who died last summer. The album was recorded in Vienna, Austria, and Berlin, Germany, in October 2006. It features Tangerine Dream founder Edgar Froese, Thorsten Quaeschning, Chris Hausl, Bernhard Beibl, Linda Spa, Gynt Beator, Thomas Beator and Iris Camaa. Lyrics for the project were adapted from English and American literature from the 17th and 18th centuries, by writers such as Emerson, Whitman, Blake and Shelley. Barrett died in his Cambridgeshire home Friday, July 7, 2006. He was 60. Purchase "Madcap's Flaming Duty" online now. (March 6, 2007)
Serpent's Tail will publish "White Bicycles: Making Music in the 1960s" (ISBN: 1-85242-910-0) by one-time Pink Floyd producer Joe Boyd. The book will be in U.S. stores in April. Boyd, a native of Boston, Mass., ran the London branch of Elektra Records until late 1966. In early '67, he produced Pink Floyd's first single, "Arnold Layne," and its B-side, "Candy and a Currant Bun." "Arnold Layne" reached #20 on the U.K. charts, despite a ban by Radio London prompted by the song's storyline of a man whose fondness for borrowing women's undergarments lands him behind bars. Boyd's resume includes work with Nick Drake, Bob Dylan, Fairport Convention, REM and many others. As the head of Warner Bros. Films, he worked on the soundtracks of "Deliverance," "A Clockwork Orange" and others. "White Bicycles" is Boyd's account of helping shape the music scene of mid-'60s London, including starting the UFO Club, the one-time center of that city's counterculture, where the Floyd first gained attention for its full-on psychedelic jams. Fledgling Records will release a companion CD for the book in May. The 23-track album will include "Arnold Layne," as well as music by Eric Clapton, The Purple Gang, Nick Drake, Nico, The Incredible String Band and others. Boyd lives in London and writes for The Guardian, The Independent and others. Serpent's Tail is a 20-year-old independent book publisher in London owned by Profile Books Ltd. "White Bicycles" is 282 pages and retails for $18 (£11.99). Order your copy of the book online now. Place your order for the companion CD, too. Or ... register to win a copy courtesy of "Floydian Slip." Winners will be announced March 18. (March 1, 2007)
New
song from Roger Waters The film "The Last Mimzy" will feature "Hello (I Love You)," a new song from Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters. The song will be featured in the film, and will play during the end credits. It will also be included on New Line Cinema's release of the official film sountrack this spring. Waters collaborated with James Guthrie ("The Wall") and composer Howard Shore ("The Lord of the Rings") on the new song. "It has been great collaborating with (director) Bob Shaye and Howard Shore on 'The Last Mimzy,'" says Waters. "I think together we've come up with a song that captures the themes of the movie, the clash between humanity's best and worst instincts, and how a child's innocence can win the day." Musicians on the track, which was written by Waters and Shore, include drummer Steve Gadd (Eric Clapton, Paul Simon, Steely Dan), guitarist Gerry Leonard (music director and guitarist for David Bowie), and Waters on bass and vocals. The film's 6-year-old star, Rhiannon Leigh Wryn, sings along with Waters on the chorus. The film stars Timothy Hutton ("Ordinary People"), Joely Richardson ("Nip/Tuck") and Rainn Wilson, and is based on a science fiction short story by Lewis Padgett. It tells the story of two children who discover a mysterious box that contains some strange devices they think are toys. The film will be released nationwide on March 23. Order your copy of "The Last Mimzy" DVD now or order "The Last Mimzy" soundtrack on CD. (Jan. 7, 2007; May 8, 2007) More news:
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