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Vote for Pink Floyd in Q100’s Tournament of Rock

Posted October 29, 2020 by Floydian Slip

“Floydian Slip” affiliate Q100 in northern Michigan is pitting the best bands of all time against one another in its Tournament of Rock.

After beating Led Zeppelin in the quarter-finals, Pink Floyd is currently facing Van Halen.

Vote now!

“Floydian Slip” is heard Thursday nights at 10 ET and Sunday nights at 6 ET on the three stations of Q100 in Grayling, Traverse and MacKinaw, MI.


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“Floydian Slip” preview #1281

Posted October 27, 2020 by Floydian Slip

Join us this week for Floydian Slip #1281: It’s a special show we call “Scream Thy Last Scream” … our annual Halloween special.

Join us for an hour on the creepy side of the moon.

“Floydian Slip” is heard across the 100 stations of our Random Precision Radio Network. Learn where and when to listen.


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Nick Mason items up for bid

Posted October 26, 2020 by Floydian Slip

Pink Floyd co-founder and drummer Nick Mason has donated two items for the Ed Sheeran: Made in Suffolk Legacy Auction.”

The auction’s organized by John and Imogen Sheeran, parents of musician Ed, to benefit young people in the Sheeran’s home town of Suffolk.

Mason has donated a signed copy of  the Pink Floyd boxset “The Later Years: 1987–2019”; and a photo taken by David Davies at the closing ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games of Mason playing “Wish You Were Here” with Richard Jones (The Feeling), Sheeran and Mike Rutherford (Genesis). The photo is signed by all four performers.

There are 218 other lots available as well.


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“Floydian Slip” songlist #1280

Posted October 26, 2020 by Floydian Slip

  1. Pigs (Three Different Ones)
    Animals (1977)
  2. Set The Controls for the Heart of the Sun
    A Saucerful of Secrets (1968)
  3. Lost Boys Calling
    The Legend of 1900 (Film soundtrack) (Roger Waters f/Eddie Van Halen) (1999)
  4. The Show Must Go On (Demo)
    The Wall (1979 [Immersion boxset])
  5. Free Four
    Obscured by Clouds (1972)
  6. Push Comes to Shove (*Floydian Slip Up*)
    Fair Warning (Van Halen) (1981)
  7. If/Atom Heart Mother/If
    Live at the Roundhouse (Nick Mason’s Saucerful of Secrets) (2020)

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Win: Pink Floyd in the 1970s

Posted October 24, 2020 by Floydian Slip

Register now to win “Pink Floyd in the 1970s” by Georg Purvis.

The book focuses on the band’s work during its commercial and artistic peak — from “Atom Heart Mother” through “The Wall.”

Purvis is the author of “Queen: The Complete Works,” currently in its third edition.

Prizes courtesy of Sonicbond Publishing.

Register now. Deadline: End of day Sunday, Nov. 8.


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Floyd guitar stolen from Hard Rock Cafe

Posted October 23, 2020 by Floydian Slip

Three guitars decorating the walls of the Hard Rock Cafe in Niagara Falls, NY, were stolen this week.

One was signed by Pink Floyd members David Gilmour, Richard Wright and Nick Mason. The other two were from Neil Young and Guns ‘N Roses.

Authorities say the theft occurred at approximately 10:30 am ET this past Sunday. The suspect is a man believed to be in his 30s with some facial hair wearing a black and white cap, black hoodie and black shorts.

Anyone with information is asked to contact detective Ryan Campbell with the Niagara Regional Police at (905) 688-4111, Option 3, Ext. 9584.


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“Floydian Slip” preview #1280

Posted October 20, 2020 by Floydian Slip

Join us this week for Floydian Slip #1280:

  • Floyd from Animals (1977) and The Wall (1979)
  • Nick Mason and his Saucerful of Secrets with stuff from Atom Heart Mother (1970) recorded out live
  • We’ll remember Eddie Van Halen with a guest appearance he made on a Roger Waters track
  • And much more

“Floydian Slip” is heard across the 100 stations of our Random Precision Radio Network. Learn where and when to listen.


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“Floydian Slip” coming to The Animal

Posted October 19, 2020 by Floydian Slip

“Floydian Slip” will begin airing on The Animal starting Sunday, Oct. 24.  The station will carry the show Sundays at 9 p.m. CT.

The Animal is a streaming station operating out of Birmingham, AL. It’s the latest station to join the Random Precision Radio Network, a collection of more than 100 broadcasters that air “Floydian Slip,” produced in our Shelburne, Vt., studio.

Shine on, Animal!


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“Floydian Slip” songlist #1279

Posted October 19, 2020 by Floydian Slip

  1. Time
    The Dark Side of the Moon (1973)
  2. What Do You Want From Me
    The Division Bell (1994)
  3. The Pros And Cons Of Hitch Hiking Part 11 (5:06 AM – Every Stranger’s Eyes)
    In the Flesh (Roger Waters) (2000)
  4. Don’t Leave Me Now
    The Wall (1979)
  5. Wish You Were Here
    Pulse (1995)
  6. Our Song (*Floydian Slip*)
    Saturday Morning Pictures (Stray) (1972)
  7. Take Up Thy Stethoscope and Walk
    The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (1967)
  8. Butterfly
    1965: Their First Recordings (2015)
  9. Childhood’s End
    Obscured by Clouds (1972)

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David Gilmour single coming to vinyl

Posted October 15, 2020 by Floydian Slip

David Gilmour‘s single “Yes, I Have Ghosts” will be issued on vinyl in November.

The song, originally included on the audiobook of wife Polly Samson‘s novel “A Theatre for Dreamers,” will be released as a 7″ limited edition for Record Store Day Black Friday, Nov. 27.

The track, which features daughter Romany Gilmour, would seem to be the first issued on the David Gilmour Records label.

“Yes, I Have Ghosts” was made available as a stand-alone digital download on July 3.

 

 


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