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Pink Floyd University launches

Posted January 27, 2010 by Floydian Slip

Pink Floyd University, a new correspondence course devoted to all things Floydian, has opened its virtual doors.

The project is an evolution of two courses Karl “Pink” Anderson (pictured) taught at Renton Technical College (RTC) in Renton, Wash., 10 years ago.

Anderson, now in Bay City, Ore., has expanded the curriculum to include what he promises will be an exhaustive study of the band and its output contained in 30 modules.

Registration for the course is $125, with each module costing an additional $50. Students receive course materials — including audio material — either via email or snail mail. With a maximum of four weeks to complete each module, students can graduate within 2½ years at a total cost of $1,625.

Anderson used archives from our Floydian Slip radio show to supplement his courses back at RTC. We have no official tie to PFU.

More information is available at the PFU Web site, or email Anderson at redpanda54@embarqmail.com.

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Syd Barrett on Mojo cover

Posted January 26, 2010 by Floydian Slip

mojo_syd Floyd’s first frontman, Syd Barrett, is on the cover of the latest issue of Mojo magazine.

Mojo celebrates the 40th anniversary of Barrett’s “The Madcap Laughs” album with a cover story featuring Floyd’s David Gilmour, Robert Wyatt (Soft Machine), Floyd designer Storm Thorgerson, photographer Mick Rock and others.

The CD included with the issue is a re-recording of “Madcap” byÂ Hawkwind, Marc Almond, R.E.M., Robyn Hitchcock and others.

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Winter Reading Contest: Second round of winners

Posted January 25, 2010 by Floydian Slip

Congratulations to the second two winners of our Winter Reading Contest:

Gerhard Den Hollander
Barendrecht, Netherlands
Michael Marinic
New York, N.Y.

Both win an autographed copy of “All That You Touch” by Simon Vegro.

Two prizes down; three more to go. You only need to register once to be eligible for any of the five titles we’re giving away through Feb. 15.

Next up: “Syd Barrett: Legend” by Bob Cairns.

If you haven’t already, register to win.

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Licensing fee eliminated for affiliate stations

Posted January 25, 2010 by Floydian Slip

We’ve dropped the fee we had been charging affiliate stations to air “Floydian Slip.” Or, in broadcasting parlance, we’ve shifted from a “cash” to a “barter” model. We hope the effect will be to get more affiliates to sign on to carry our weekly broadcast.

Why the change?

Stations just aren’t accustomed to paying cash for syndicated programming, no matter how low the price. Most expect to get shows like “Floydian Slip” without paying a fee. In exchange, they give airtime for syndicators’ network commercials that are included in their shows.

We’re focusing on expanding our Random Precision Radio Network, with hopes to eventually attract a network sponsor.

Pink Floyd fans can lend a hand: We’ve made our radio station database searchable online so you can see what station(s) in your area we’ve already approached and put in a good word.

Search the database and help bring “Floydian Slip” to your local station!

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Floydian Slip songlist #720

Posted January 24, 2010 by Floydian Slip

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Cymbaline
More Soundtrack (1969)
Apples and Oranges
45 single (1967); The Early Singles (1992)
What God Wants Pt 1 (Video edit)
What God Wants EP (Roger Waters) (1992)
Can’t Get My Motor to Start
Fictitious Sports (Nick Mason) (1981)
Hot River
Fictitious Sports (Nick Mason) (1981)
Young Lust
Is There Anybody Out There? The Wall Live: 1980-81 (2000)
One of These Days
Meddle (1971)
Lie for a Lie
Profiles (Nick Mason f/David Gilmour) (1985)
One Slip
A Momentary Lapse of Reason (1987)
What Do You Want From Me
Pulse (1995)

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Floydian Slip preview #720

Posted January 23, 2010 by Floydian Slip

preview_speaker Join us for Floydian Slip show #720:

Live Floyd from “Pulse” and “Is There Anybody Out There?”
Roger Waters from “Amused to Death”
A handful of rare solo numbers from drummer Nick Mason on his 66th birthday (Jan. 27)
And much more!

Hear it:

Thursdays

6-7 p.m., Radio Universitaria 100.7 FM, ViÃ§osa, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Saturdays

10-11 p.m., WBKM
11 p.m.-midnight, ErrorFM Channel 2

Sundays

1-2 p.m., ErrorFM Channel 2
8-9 p.m., WIZN 106.7 FM, Burlington, Vt.

All times Eastern Standard Time (UTC -5)

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Floydian Slip coming to Arrow 959, Panama City, Fla.

Posted January 22, 2010 by Floydian Slip

“Floydian Slip,” will begin airing on WRBA-FM “Arrow 959″ in Panama City, Fla., on Sunday, Jan. 31.

Arrow 95.9 becomes the fifth affiliate to join the show’s Random Precision Radio Network, created last summer when we began syndicating the show from our Vermont studio.

Arrow 95.9 is a 50,000-watt classic rock station serving the Florida panhandle. It also streams on the Web at www.959online.com.

The station is part of Double O Radio, a South Carolina company that owns stations in several states.

The show will air on Arrow 95.9 Sundays at 11 p.m., local (Central) time.

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Floydian Slip songlist #719

Posted January 21, 2010 by Floydian Slip

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Dogs
Animals (1977)
Wish You Were Here
Tsunami Aid telecast (Roger Waters f/Eric Clapton) (Jan. 15, 2005)
Poles Apart
The Division Bell (1994)
Remember a Day
Relics (1971)
Speak to Me/Breathe/On the Run
Dark Side of the Moon (The Flaming Lips w/Stardeath and White Dwarfs) (2009)
Smile
On an Island (2006) (David Gilmour)