Posted June 20, 2010 by Floydian Slip
Here are some exclusive stills to accompany the David Gilmour interview we aired as part of this weekend’s Floydian Slip #741.
Thanks to filmmaker Roddy Bogawa who supplied the clip and photos from his upcoming documentary on Storm Thorgerson called “Taken by Storm.”
Posted June 10, 2010 by Floydian Slip
A new feature-length documentary film about long-time Pink Floyd sleeve designer Storm Thorgerson is nearly complete, and the filmmaker is looking for funding.
New York filmmaker Roddy Bogawa is the man behind “Taken by Storm,” a 90-minute film looking at the prolific career of Thorgerson, who helped create nearly every Floyd album cover, as well as countless iconic covers from some of the world’s biggest bands.
Floyd’s David Gilmour and Nick Mason are two of many musicians who appear in the film, along with photographers, illustrators and assistants who’ve helped execute the work from the days of Thorgerson’s early studio Hipgnosis to his new company, StormStudios.
Thorgerson has granted Bogawa access to his personal archives so the film promises a bevy of never-before-seen workparts.
Bogawa has established a page at Kickstarter to raise money to complete his project. Pledge amounts as low as $25 can get you some swag in return. If you have larger amounts to spend, some of the rewards are quite impressive. (Ever fancied yourself an Associate Producer? With $3,500, consider it done.)
Visit “Taken by Storm” at Kickstarter or visit the film’s official site.
Posted June 10, 2010 by Floydian Slip
Roger Waters has announced the “final four” U.S. dates for the North American leg of his tour of “The Wall”:
The tour now has 87 confirmed dates for North America. Watch the official Roger Waters site for all official dates.
Posted June 7, 2010 by Floydian Slip
Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters has made available a new recording of the protest song “We Shall Overcome.”
Posted June 3 to YouTube, the video is a call for the end of the blockade of Gaza.
Waters is seen in the video singing and playing acoustic guitar. Lead guitar is played by G.E. Smith, with drums by Thor Jonsson, neither of whom are seen in the video.
Waters explains his motivation by referencing the freedom march to Gaza this winter. “The would be Freedom Marchers wanted to peacefully draw attention to the predicament of the Palestinian population of Gaza. The Egyptian government, (funded to the tune of $2.1 billion a year, by us, the U.S. tax payers), would not allow the marchers to approach Gaza,” he writes.
“I was moved, in the circumstances, to record a new version of ‘We Shall Overcome.’ It seems appropriate.”
Posted May 27, 2010 by Floydian Slip
The BBC spoke to Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters in a piece published online today. Waters talks about the band’s last performance at the Live 8 event in 2005, and says he believes it will be the band’s last appearance.
“It was an extraordinarily moving experience for me,” he says. “Live 8 was so beautiful, and Rick (Wright) obviously was still with us then. … If that’s the way we draw a line under Pink Floyd, so be it. I won’t be unhappy about that.”
Wright died in 2008, leaving Waters, David Gilmour and Nick Mason as the surviving members.
Posted May 27, 2010 by Floydian Slip
Roger Waters has announced 28 concert dates for Europe — the second leg of his tour of “The Wall” that starts in Toronto Sept. 15.
The European tour starts March 27 in Lisbon, Portugal, and wraps up June 18 in Dusseldorf, Germany.
As with the North American tour, rogerwaters.com will offer fans the chance to buy premium tickets during a members-only presale, which will start “very soon.”
See the complete, up-to-date list of venues and dates at rogerwaters.com.
Posted May 21, 2010 by Floydian Slip
Nick Mason‘s garage was broken into recently.
The U.K.’s Daily Mirror newspaper reports the Pink Floyd drummer arrived at his Hampstead, North London, home to find the garage unlocked and several crash helmets missing, including a pink one.
“It’s quite distinctive so the number of people who had a helmet that color would be limited,” he said. “It would be nice to get them back.”
Mason is nearly as famous for his love of motor sports as he is for being a member of Floyd.
Oddly, the thief or thieves left his Harley Davidson motorcycle untouched.
Posted May 19, 2010 by Floydian Slip
Ex-Pink Floyd member Roger Waters‘ tour of “The Wall” is at the top of the chart for ticket sales of musical, theatre and sports events for the week ending May 16.
Ticket sales tracking company TicketNews announced Waters was #1 on its Top Combined Events chart.
“The Wall” show has a huge lead over #2 on the list — with a 13.19 “power score” over the 4.83 score of Broadway show “Wicked.” Lady Gaga is third at 2.48; Justin Bieber is in fourth place at 2.29.
None of this is news to people who logged on at 10 a.m. May 10 when “Wall” tickets went on sale. Waters immediately sold-out many venues, and added a dozen shows to the tour by the end of the day to help meet demand.
TicketNews’ scores are based on sales from the TicketNetwork Exchange, the world’s largest secondary market exchange. Total ticket sales from the given event and total ticket sales within the category are used to calculate power scores.
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