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BBC to air Floyd-inspired radio drama

Posted March 30, 2013 by Floydian Slip

This summer BBC Radio will air “Dark Side,” a new radio drama by Tom Stoppard (pictured) inspired by Pink Floyd’s “The Dark Side of the Moon.”

Scheduled to air in August, the production will star Bill Nighy (“Love Actually”) and Rufus Sewell (“Dark City”).

The network describes the production as “a fantastical and psychedelic story based on themes from the seminal album.”

Stoppard is a noted playwright and screenwriter whose first major success was “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead” in 1966. He also wrote “Shakespeare in Love,” “Arcadia” and “The Real Thing.” His play “Rock ‘n Roll” drew inspiration from the life of Floyd co-founder Syd Barrett.


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“Floydian Slip” coming to Retro Radio California

Posted March 28, 2013 by Floydian Slip

“Floydian Slip” will begin streaming on Retro Radio California Sunday, April 14.

The online station will carry the show Sundays at 8 p.m. PT.

More than 40 affiliate stations have now joined the show’s Random Precision Radio Network, created in Summer 2009 when we began syndicating our show from our Vermont studio.

Shine on, California!


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“Floydian Slip” preview #886

Posted March 28, 2013 by Floydian Slip


Join us this week for Floydian Slip #886:

  • Floyd from Meddle (1971) and The Final Cut (1983)
  • Roger Waters from The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking (1984)
  • An early track from A Saucerful of Secrets (1968)
  • And much more

“Floydian Slip” is heard across the 40 stations of our Random Precision Radio Network. Learn where and when to listen.


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“Floydian Slip” songlist #885

Posted March 27, 2013 by Floydian Slip

  1. Mother
    The Wall (Film soundtrack) (1981)
  2. Obscured by Clouds
    Obscured by Clouds (1972)
  3. Dogs of War
    A Momentary Lapse of Reason (1987)
  4. Heartbeat Pigmeat
    Zabriskie Point (Film soundtrack)  (1970)
  5. Swan Lee (Silas Lang)
    Opel (Syd Barrett) (1988)
  6. Time
    Delicate Sound of Thunder (1988)
  7. Poles Apart
    The Division Bell (1994)
  8. Ibiza Bar
    More (Film soundtrack) (1969)
  9. Shine on You Crazy Diamond (*Floydian Slip Up*)
    “Dead Man Down” Soundtrack (Kendra Morris) (2013)
  10. You Know I’m Right
    About Face (David Gilmour) (1984)

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Library of Congress honors “Dark Side”

Posted March 24, 2013 by Floydian Slip

The United States Library of Congress has included Pink Floyd’s seminal 1973 album “The Dark Side of the Moon” as one of 25 recordings added to the National Recording Registry for 2012.

The registry is a federally-funded archive that preserves songs and sounds that’re “culturally, historically, or aesthetically important, and/or inform or reflect life in the United States.”

Here’s the complete list of additions for 2012:

1. After You’ve Gone Marion Harris (1918)
2. Bacon, Beans and Limousines Will Rogers (Oct. 18, 1931)
3. Begin the Beguine Artie Shaw (1938)
4. You Are My Sunshine Jimmie Davis (1940)
5. D-Day Radio Broadcast George Hicks (June 5-6, 1944)
6. Just Because Frank Yankovic & His Yanks (1947)
7. South Pacific Original Cast Album (1949)
8. Descargas: Cuban Jam Session in Miniature Cachao Y Su Ritmo Caliente (1957)
9. Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 Van Cliburn (April 11, 1958)
10. President’s Message Relayed from Atlas Satellite, Dwight D. Eisenhower (Dec. 19, 1958)
11. A Program of Song Leontyne Price (1959)
12. The Shape of Jazz to Come Ornette Coleman (1959)
13. Crossing Chilly Jordan The Blackwood Brothers (1960)
14. The Twist Chubby Checker (1960)
15. Old Time Music at Clarence Ashley’s Clarence Ashley, Doc Watson, et al. (1960-1962)
16. Hoodoo Man Blues Junior Wells (1965)
17. Sounds of Silence Simon and Garfunkel (1966)
18. Cheap Thrills Big Brother and the Holding Company (1968)
19. The Dark Side of the Moon Pink Floyd (1973)
20. Music Time in Africa Leo Sarkisian, host (July 29, 1973)
21. Wild Tchoupitoulas The Wild Tchoupitoulas (1976)
22. Ramones Ramones (1976)
23. Saturday Night Fever The Bee Gees, et al (1977)
24. Einstein on the Beach Philip Glass and Robert Wilson (1979)
25. The Audience with Betty Carter Betty Carter (1980)


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EMI marks 40th anniversary of Dark Side of the Moon

Posted March 21, 2013 by Floydian Slip

EMI is looking to “turn the moon dark” to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Pink Floyd’s “The Dark Side of the Moon.”

The record label is asking fans to listen to the album beginning at 12 midnight GMT on March 24 and to tweet their thoughts, memories and photos using hashtag #DarkSide40.

Though the record’s official release date is often misreported, according to EMI it was released in the U.K. March 24, 1973, making this Sunday its 40th anniversary.

Leading up to the anniversary, the official website of the band has been posting reimaginings of the album’s iconic sleeve design, by long-time Floyd designer Storm Thorgerson.


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Audio: “Floydian Slip” promo 885

Posted March 21, 2013 by Floydian Slip


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“Floydian Slip” preview #885

Posted March 21, 2013 by Floydian Slip


Join us this week for Floydian Slip #885:

  • Floyd from A Momentary Lapse of Reason (1987) and Obscured by Clouds (1972)
  • Soundtrack music from 1982
  • David Gilmour from About Face (1984)
  • And much more

“Floydian Slip” is heard across the 40 stations of our Random Precision Radio Network. Learn where and when to listen.


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“Floydian Slip” songlist #884

Posted March 20, 2013 by Floydian Slip

  1. Us and Them/Any Colour You Like/Brain Damage/Eclipse (Early mix)
    The Dark Side of the Moon (1973 [Immersion boxset])
  2. Julia Dream
    The Early Singles (1992)
  3. Prelude (Vera Lynn)
    The Wall (1979 [Immersion boxset])
  4. Vera
    The Wall (1979)
  5. We’ll Meet Again (*Floydian Slip Up*)
    Vera Lynn (1939)
  6. Sheep
    Animals (1977)
  7. On an Island
    On an Island (David Gilmour) (2006)
  8. Coming Back to Life
    The Division Bell (1994)

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Final survey winner announced

Posted March 18, 2013 by Floydian Slip

Congratulations to James Massey of Gap Mills, W.V.— the winner in our final of a series of listener survey random drawings.

Jeremy wins a copy of Classic Rock magazine #139 with a 3D Pink Floyd cover.

Thanks to everyone who took the survey.

Shine on, James!


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