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Floydian Slip preview #717

Posted January 1, 2010 by Floydian Slip

Join us for a special show this weekend, as we feature Syd Barrett’s “The Madcap Laughs” on its 40th anniversary.

We’ll be listening to the entire album, including a few alternate takes.

Hear it:

Saturdays

10-11 p.m., WBKM
11 p.m.-midnight, ErrorFM Channel 1 “Personality Radio”

Sundays

1-2 p.m. (NEW TIME), ErrorFM Channel 2
8-9 p.m., WIZN 106.7 FM, Burlington, Vt.

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Win: Syd Barrett’s “The Madcap Laughs”

Posted December 31, 2009 by Floydian Slip

Enter now to win a copy of Syd Barrett‘s “The Madcap Laughs” on its 40th anniversary.

“Madcap” was the first solo album from the co-founder of Pink Floyd. Released in the U.K. on Jan. 3, 1970, it was the first of Barrett’s two solo albums, which both came out in 1970.

We’ll be featuring “Madcap” on this weekend’s “Floydian Slip.”

Enter online now to win a copy of the album on CD, courtesy Capitol/EMI.

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Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason cooks

Posted December 17, 2009 by Floydian Slip

Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason offers up his recipe for bouillabaisse in a new charity cookbook.

“A Salute to Cooking” from Bene Factum Publishing Ltd. benefits the Royal Hospital Chelsea‘s Chelsea Pensioners’ Appeal fund.

Mason is one of many celebrities who contributed more than 100 recipes for the book.

Illustrator Gerald Scarfe, best-known to Floyd fans for his work on Pink Floyd’s “The Wall” album and film, illustrated the book’s cover.

Founded in 1702, Royal Chelsea Hospital is home to 300 aging or disabled veterans who served in the British Army.

Buy “A Salute to Cooking” for Â£14.99 ($24.30 at time of writing) online. The title’s also available for purchase in-person at the hospital shop in Chelsea, London.

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Video: David Frost interviews Roger Waters

Posted December 13, 2009 by Floydian Slip

Sir David Frost recently interviewed Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters. The 10-minute segment aired Friday on the Al Jazeera English network.

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Syd Barrett event coming to London?

Posted December 7, 2009 by Floydian Slip

The city of London might see a tribute event in 2010 devoted to Syd Barrett similar to the one that took place in Cambridge in ’08.

Escape Artists, the firm that manages The Syd Barrett Fund and presented the first such event, The City Awakes, in Cambridge last year, says it’s eying London for a second event.

“This project is still in the very early stages, with nothing guaranteed as yet since we still need to secure funding for the project,” the company released in a statement today.

“However, if successful, we hope to present another multi-arts tribute to Syd Barrett (towards the end of 2010).”

More information about The City Awakes is at the event’s Web site.

Escape Artists is a U.K.-based arts and mental health charity and professional production house. It strives to improve quality of life, health and social welfare, by recognizing the importance of creativity to people’s well-being.

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Win: Lost David Gilmour track

Posted November 15, 2009 by Floydian Slip

Enter to win a copy of the Celebrated Artists Band’s double-album “Join Together,” including the previously unreleased “For the Old Times,” featuring Floyd’s David Gilmour (and Floyd sideman Snowy White), recorded in the late-’70s/early-’80s.

Registration deadline is 6 p.m. EST Monday, Nov. 23.

Enter to win here.

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Photo: Honorary degree for David Gilmour

Posted November 12, 2009 by Floydian Slip

Quick follow-up to our post from a month ago, regarding the honorary degree bestowed upon Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour: The ceremony took place yesterday at Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge, and Gilmour was in attendance.

Cambridge News quoted John Gordon, who was in Gilmour’s early band Joker’s Wild: “I am delighted to hear of my old mate David’s recognition by my old college. … I’ve kept in occasional contact with David over the years and followed his progress as one of the world’s finest exponents of the guitar.”

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Barrett photos will be auctioned for charity

Posted November 2, 2009 by Floydian Slip

Three photos of Pink Floyd founder Syd Barrett will be auctioned this month for charity.

The photos were taken in 1969 by Mick Rock for Barrett’s “The Madcap Laughs” album.

Half of the proceeds will go to the Syd Barrett Fund, to benefit art projects and mental health. The fund plans to eventually open the Syd Barrett Centre for Social Arts in Cambridge.

Viewing begins on Nov. 9 at Phillips de Pury Gallery in London. The auction takes place Nov. 21.

You can view the gallery and make a bid at www.phillipsdepury.com.

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David Gilmour buys new home

Posted October 29, 2009 by Floydian Slip

Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour has purchased a Â£3 million beachfront home in the southern English town of Hove.

He and his wife, Polly Samson, have hired an architectural firm from nearby Brighton to renovate the six-story structure, which is at the corner of Medina Terrace and King’s Esplanade, yards from the beach.

The home has six bedrooms, five baths, and includes a two-bedroom apartment on the ground floor.

According to the architect’s Web site, which lists the owners as “Mr. and Mrs. Samson,” the renovation will use low-carbon technologies and incorporate a solar water heating system, grey water recycling and a ventilation system with heat recovery.

The property previously belonged to Karron Eubank, former wife of boxer Chris Eubank.

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“The Wall” on the cover of Mojo

Posted October 25, 2009 by Floydian Slip

Pink Floyd‘s 1979 double-album “The Wall” is the cover story on the new issue of Mojo magazine.

The issue includes a new interview with Roger Waters by David Fricke, as well as information about the band’s 1980/81 tour.

The CD that comes with the issue is a re-recording of “The Wall” by a variety of artists, including Sweet Billy Pilgrim, The Young Republic, The Amazing, Astra, Woodpigeon and others.

“The Wall” was released 30 years ago, Nov. 30, 1979.

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