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Storm Thorgerson documentary East Coast premiere

Posted January 28, 2012 by Floydian Slip

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Roddy Bogawa‘s documentary about Pink Floyd sleeve designer Storm Thorgerson will have its East Coast premiere next month at New York Museum of the Modern Art (MoMA).

The feature-length film, “Taken by Storm,” will be featured as part of MoMA’s two-week-long “International Festival of Nonfiction Film and Media,” beginning Feb. 16.

“Taken by Storm” debuted in March 2011 at the South by Southwest (SxSW) festival.

“Hoping that this screening will give the film a big push along to its distribution life — more screenings, perhaps theatrical release, DVDs and streaming,” Bogawa says.

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Just arrived: “Young Lust” demo

Posted January 14, 2012 by Floydian Slip

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We’re enjoying hearing an early band demo of Pink Floyd‘s “Young Lust,” the first promo item shipped by EMI in anticipation of February’s re-release of “The Wall.”

Due Feb. 28, the “Immersion” and “Experience” editions of the album will include previously unreleased demos and alternate recordings, such as this one.

Both editions will include an alternate version of “Another Brick in the Wall Pt. 1,” as well as “The Doctor,” an early version of what would become “Comfortably Numb.”

The 7-disc “Immersion” set will also include David Gilmour‘s original demos of “Comfortably Numb” and “Run Like Hell” among many other rarities.

Listen for this band demo of “Young Lust” on Floydian Slip show #824, airing on all affiliate stations Jan. 19-25.

Correction: We’ll play it on show #825, Jan. 26-Feb. 1.

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Pink Floyd on cover of new Guitar World

Posted January 5, 2012 by Floydian Slip

The making of Pink Floyd’s “Meddle” and “Wish You Were Here” albums is the cover story of the February issue of Guitar World magazine.

The band’s David Gilmour, Roger Waters and Nick Mason tell the story behind the making of the albums.

The issue includes a poster of previously unseen Floyd artwork by long-time Floyd sleeve designer Storm Thorgerson, and guitar and bass tabs for “One of These Days.”

You can buy the issue through the magazine’s online store now.

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Winner: The Raging Storm

Posted December 21, 2011 by Floydian Slip

Congratulations to Peter Petersson of Great Meadows, NJ, who won an autographed copy of “The Raging Storm,” the new book from Pink Floyd sleeve designer Storm Thorgerson.

Prize courtesy of StormStudios.

Buy it online.

Posted in Books, Contests, Merchandise, Personnel, Storm Thorgerson | 1 comment

Up for bid: Nick Mason discs, drumsticks

Posted November 23, 2011 by Floydian Slip

Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason has donated some rare items to be auctioned for charity.

The eBay auction, which ends at 6 p.m. (PST) Dec. 2, includes Mason’s signed and framed silver disc of Floyd’s “A Momentary Lapse of Reason,” designating double-platinum status of the 1987 album; and a pair of signed drumsticks.

The auction benefits the Dan Wheldon Family Trust Fund through the Graham Rahal Foundation. Wheldon was an English Indy car driver who was killed in a crash Oct. 16.

Bidding is currently at $1,025. Place your bid now.

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Contest: Win the Pink Floyd iPhone app

Posted November 15, 2011 by Floydian Slip

Read more about the app in our previous post (“Pink Floyd app releasing tomorrow“).

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New book coming from Storm Thorgerson

Posted November 13, 2011 by Floydian Slip

Long-time Pink Floyd sleeve designer Storm Thorgerson has released “The Raging Storm,” a new coffee table book featuring output over the past four years from his most recent d/b/a, Storm Studios.

Thorgerson was a founding member of design team Hipgnosis, and had a hand in creating nearly every Floyd album cover, as well as the band’s solo members’, numerous reissues for the band, and iconic sleeves for groups such as Genesis, 10cc, Led Zeppelin and others.

“The Raging Storm” is available in two editions: a hardcover version for £34.99; and a deluxe limited edition that includes a giclee print of Biffy Clyro‘s “Only Revolutions” for £395.

Both are 160 pages and include art produced for Floyd, Biffy Clyro, Pendulum, Wombats, Shpongle, Disco Biscuits, Powderfinger, Muse, Steve Miller and others.

Thorgerson has also created monthly calendar wallpaper available for free download.

It’s all available at the online Raging Storm store.

You can read our 1997 interview with Thorgerson at the time of the release of his book “Taken by Storm” online.

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Pink Floyd app releasing tomorrow

Posted November 13, 2011 by Floydian Slip

This Day in Music will release a Pink Floyd iPhone/iPad app tomorrow.

The app is officially sanctioned by the band, according to the company, and will feature 100,000 words devoted to Floyd for 366 days and will sell for £1.99 ($2.99).

This is the second app from the Hayfield, Derbyshire, U.K. company, whose other assets include a Web site and book. It released its popular Led Zeppelin app in ’10 and is planning a third to be devoted to Bob Dylan.

In addition to information on the Floyd’s activities for every day of the year, the app will include trivia questions, notes about every Floyd studio track, loads of photos and graphics, embedded video (“Point Me at the Sky”), a ringtone (“Shine on You Crazy Diamond”) and wallpaper.

This Day in Pink Floyd will be available in the iTunes Store Nov. 14. For more information, visit the company’s Web site.

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New issue of Heyou published

Posted October 1, 2011 by Floydian Slip

Italian Pink Floyd fanzine Heyou has put out issue #19.

Published in Italian and English, the issue features coverage of this fall’s Why Pink Floyd? remaster campaign, Roger Waters live in Milano, the new “Barrett” coffee table book and more.

More information is on the Heyou Web site.

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Pink Floyd on the cover of Rolling Stone

Posted September 29, 2011 by Floydian Slip

Rolling Stone issue #1141 will be a keeper for Pink Floyd fans: The magazine devotes its cover story to the band and its “The Dark Side of the Moon,” with new interviews with each surviving member.

“I understand how other people want that sort of (reunion) thing to happen, but I’m entirely selfish in thinking that I want to enjoy my declining years exactly the way that I want to do it,” David Gilmour says in the magazine. “And that wouldn’t be part of it.”

Issue #1141 is on newsstands now.

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