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Interview: Pink Floyd conference organizers

Posted March 31, 2014 by Floydian Slip

Here’s our interview with Gilad Cohen and Dave Molk, organizers of “Pink Floyd: Sound, Sight, and Structure,” an interdisciplinary conference celebrating the music, art, and culture of Pink Floyd.

The event takes place April 13 at Princeton University in Princeton, N.J.

Read more about the event

 


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“Floydian Slip” preview #938

Posted March 31, 2014 by Floydian Slip

Join us this week for Floydian Slip #938: We’ll remember The Division Bell World Tour, which kicked off 20 years ago, by playing selections from the resulting “Pulse” album.

Also: A chat with the guys behind the Pink Floyd academic conference taking place at Princeton April 13.

“Floydian Slip” is heard across the 50 stations of our Random Precision Radio Network. Learn where and when to listen.


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“Floydian Slip” songlist #937

Posted March 31, 2014 by Floydian Slip

  1. Pigs (Three Different Ones)
    Animals (1977)
  2. A Pillow of Winds
    Meddle (1971)
  3. Obscured by Clouds
    Obscured by Clouds (1972)
  4. If I Had the Time (*Floydian Slip Up*)
    Sweet Freedom (Uriah Heep) (1973)
  5. Near the End
    About Face (David Gilmour) (1984)
  6. Shine on You Crazy Diamond (Parts VI-IX)
    Wish You Were Here (1975)

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Audio: WFXF guest appearance

Posted March 29, 2014 by Floydian Slip

Audio from our weekly guest appearance on Chicago’s 103.9 The Fox (WFXF), chatting with morning guy Sherman.

Listen to the segment:


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“Floydian Slip” coming to WXUR 92.7 FM (Utica-Rome)

Posted March 27, 2014 by Floydian Slip

“Floydian Slip” will begin airing on WXUR 92.7 FM in Utica, NY, on April 6.

“The Drive” will carry the show Sundays at 11 p.m. ET.

WXUR is 6,400-watt classic rock station serving the Utica-Rome market, which is ranked #122 by Nielsen Audio, formerly Arbitron.

More than 50 affiliate stations have joined the show’s Random Precision Radio Network, created in Summer 2009 when we began syndicating our show from our Vermont studio.

Shine on, Utica!


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“Floydian Slip” songlist #936

Posted March 24, 2014 by Floydian Slip

  1. The Dogs of War
    A Momentary Lapse of Reason (1987)
  2. One of These Days
    Delicate Sound of Thunder (1988)
  3. Me or Him
    Radio K.A.O.S. (Roger Waters) (1987)
  4. Come in #51, Your Time Is Up
    Zabriskie Point (Film soundtrack)  (1970)
  5. Burning Bridges
    Obscured by Clouds (1972)
  6. If
    Atom Heart Mother (1970)
  7. Wish You Were Here (*Floydian Slip Up*)
    Celtic Pink Floyd (2011)
  8. Don’t Leave Me Now
    The Wall (1979)
  9. Another Brick in the Wall Pt 3
    The Wall (1979)
  10. Goodbye Cruel World
    The Wall (1979)

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“Floydian Slip” preview #937

Posted March 24, 2014 by Floydian Slip


Join us this week for Floydian Slip #937:

  • Floyd from Animals (1977) and Obscured by Clouds (1972)
  • David Gilmour solo from About Face (1984)
  • And much more

“Floydian Slip” is heard across the 50 stations of our Random Precision Radio Network. Learn where and when to listen.


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“Dark Side of the Mountain” plays Stowe, Vt.

Posted March 23, 2014 by Floydian Slip

“Dark Side of the Mountain,” the Pink Floyd tribute headed by Grace Potter and the Nocturnals drummer Matt Burr, will play in Stowe, Vt., March 28.

The group will perform at the Rusty Nail and feature special guests Kat Wright and Jake Whitesell of Kat Wright and The Indomitable Soul Band.

Show begins at 9 p.m.

Burr debuted the project at Nectar’s in Burlington, Vt., for four weeks in December.

Tickets are $17-22 through Ticketfly. Buy tickets online now.


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Audio: WFXF guest appearance

Posted March 21, 2014 by Floydian Slip

Audio from our weekly guest appearance on Chicago’s 103.9 The Fox (WFXF), chatting with morning guy Sherman.

Listen to the segment:


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James Guthrie to speak at Pink Floyd academic conference

Posted March 21, 2014 by Floydian Slip

Princeton University in Princeton, N.J., is hosting what it says is the first “interdisciplinary conference celebrating the music, art, and culture of Pink Floyd.”

Pink Floyd: Sound, Sight, and Structure will take place Sunday, April 13 at the university’s Taplin Auditorium.

At 4:40 p.m., longtime Floyd producer/engineer James Guthrie will provide the keynote speech titled “Surrounded by Recollections of Pink Floyd Records.” That evening, Guthrie will play host to playback of a number of Surround Sound mixes of Floyd classics.

Other events taking place in Princeton that weekend include talks by Princeton music composition PhD candidates and professors, live music, a screening of the 1982 feature film “Pink Floyd The Wall” and more.

The event is free, but R.S.V.P is required.

Learn more at the event’s website.


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