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David Gilmour DVD coming Sept. 18

Posted August 28, 2007 by Floydian Slip

Columbia Records will release “Remember That Night — Live at the Royal Albert Hall,” a 2-DVD set by Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour, on Sept. 18.

Disc 1 consists of a show from Gilmour’s 2006 tour recorded in London. Songs include tracks from his 2006 solo album “On an Island,” as well as Floyd songs “High Hopes,” “Shine on You Crazy Diamond,” “Comfortably Numb” and “Echoes.”

Backing Gilmour are Floyd’s Rick Wright, Phil Manzanera (Roxy Music), and Steve DiStanislao on drums, as well as Floyd regulars Dick Parry, Guy Pratt and Jon Carin. The show features guest appearances by David Bowie, Robert Wyatt, David Crosby and Graham Nash.

Disc 2 includes “Breaking Bread, Drinking Wine,” a 46-minute road movie filmed during the 2006 tour; bonus tracks from the Royal Albert Hall; Gilmour’s first performance of Syd Barrett‘s “Dark Globe”; “Astronomy Domine,” live from Abbey Road; and the AOL sessions recorded while on tour in Los Angeles, Calif.

Five songs from the BBC Mermaid Theatre concert are also on Disc 2, along with a five-minute documentary shot on tour in L.A.; and a photo gallery featuring the tour crew, shot by Gilmour’s wife and tour photographer Polly Samson.

“Remember That Night” will come with a 20-page booklet featuring more than 80 photos of studio recording, touring, and time off.

Attendees at 166 movie theatres in the U.S. and Canada can enjoy an 85-minute theatrical version of “Remember That Night” on Saturday, Sept. 15.

The one-time event, beginning at 3 p.m. Eastern time and broadcast in high definition, will include a one-song live performance by Gilmour prior to the concert, and end with a question and answer session, both live via satellite from Ritzy Picturehouse in Brixton, London.

Tickets for the theatre event will be $12.50 U.S./$12.95 Canadian.

View a list of U.S. theaters taking part in the event. View a list of Canadian theaters.

No tickets are being sold for the Ritzy performance.

Order “Remember That Night — Live at the Royal Albert Hall” DVD or order the Blu-Ray DVD online now.

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Rick Wright hints at solo album

Posted August 19, 2007 by Floydian Slip

Pink Floyd co-founder and keyboardist Rick Wright says he plans to release a solo album, perhaps next year.

He talked about his plans during an interview Friday with Reuters.

“I’m going to do an instrumental album, based on the piano, and I’ve (got) loads of stuff recorded,” he says. “It depends how I treat the piano, and whether I need other musicians to play on it. I’ve got the compositions down. But it’s not imminent — hopefully next year.”

It would be the fourth album Wright recorded outside Pink Floyd, following “Wet Dream” (1978); “Broken China” (1996); and “Identity” (1984), an album released under the moniker Zee, a duo that included guitarist Dave Harris.

Read the complete interview.

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Syd Barrett estate measured in millions

Posted May 21, 2007 by Floydian Slip

Syd Barrett, the co-founder of Pink Floyd who died last summer, left nearly $3.4 million to family.

Records opened to the public last week revealed Barrett bequethed nearly £1.7 million, the equivalent of approximately $3.4 million, to his two sisters and two brothers.

Brother Alan Barrett received £425,000. Donald Barrett, Rosemary Breen and Ruth Brown each received £275,000.

Rosemary, who took care of Barrett in his later years, also received £310,000, the proceeds of the sale of the Cambridgeshire house where the late singer lived since dropping from the public eye in the early 1970s; and Barrett’s personal possessions, some of which she auctioned for £119,000.

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Pink Floyd members surprise performers at Barrett tribute

Posted May 11, 2007 by Floydian Slip

The surviving members of Pink Floyd were surprise performers at last night’s sold-out Syd Barrett tribute concert in London.

“Madcap’s Last Laugh,” co-produced by Floyd producer Joe Boyd at Barbican Hall, promised names such as Chrissie Hynde, Robyn Hitchcock, Kevin Ayers and others.

But the audience got more than they planned for when Roger Waters, accompanied by Jon Carin, took the stage to perform “Flickering Flame” at the end of the evening’s first set.

David Gilmour, Nick Mason and Rick Wright performed “Arnold Layne” at the end of the second set, only to join most of the evening’s performers in “Bike” to close the show.

Not a bad line-up for the show’s $30-50 ticket price.

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Syd Barrett tribute concert May 10

Posted May 8, 2007 by Floydian Slip

Madcap’s Last Laugh,” a tribute to the late Pink Floyd founder Syd Barrett, will take place at Barbican Hall in London on May 10.

The event, co-produced by Joe Boyd and Nick Laird-Clowes, will feature Kevin Ayers, The Bees, Vashti Bunyan, Mike Heron, Robyn Hitchcock, Chrissie Hynde, Captain Sensible, Sense of Sound and others.

The house band for the evening will include: Andy Bell (Oasis), bass; Simon Finley (Echo & The Bunnymen), drums; and Ted Barnes (Beth Orton), guitar.

The show will include rare film footage and projections of Barrett’s paintings.

Boyd produced Floyd’s “Arnold Layne” single in 1967. Laird-Clowes is a former member of The Dream Academy (“Life in a Northern Town”) and was a contributing songwriter on Floyd’s “The Division Bell” album.

Tickets are Â£15-25. For more information, visit the Barbican Web site.

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Roger Waters music video coming to DVD

Posted May 8, 2007 by Floydian Slip

The video for “Hello (I Love You),” the new song by former Pink Floyd member Roger Waters, will be included as an extra on the DVD release of “The Last Mimzy.”

The song was co-written by Waters and the film’s composer, Howard Shore. The video shows Waters recording the song in-studio.

The DVD is scheduled for release in the United States July 10. Order your copy of “The Last Mimzy” DVD now or order “The Last Mimzy” soundtrack on CD.

Read more about “Hello (I Love You).”

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Tangerine Dream records tribute to Syd Barrett

Posted March 6, 2007 by Floydian Slip

Voiceprint Records will release “Madcap’s Flaming Duty” by Tangerine Dream on April 2. The album by the venerable German electronic band pays tribute to Syd Barrett, a co-founder of Pink Floyd, who died last summer.

The album was recorded in Vienna, Austria, and Berlin, Germany, in October 2006. It features Tangerine Dream founder Edgar Froese, Thorsten Quaeschning, Chris Hausl, Bernhard Beibl, Linda Spa, Gynt Beator, Thomas Beator and Iris Camaa.

Lyrics for the project were adapted from English and American literature from the 17th and 18th centuries, by writers such as Emerson, Whitman, Blake and Shelley.

Barrett died in his Cambridgeshire home Friday, July 7, 2006. He was 60.

Purchase “Madcap’s Flaming Duty” online now.

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New song from Roger Waters

Posted January 7, 2007 by Floydian Slip

The film “The Last Mimzy” will feature “Hello (I Love You),” a new song from Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters.

The song will be featured in the film, and will play during the end credits. It will also be included on New Line Cinema‘s release of the official film sountrack this spring.

Waters collaborated with James Guthrie (“The Wall”) and composer Howard Shore (“The Lord of the Rings”) on the new song.

“It has been great collaborating with (director) Bob Shaye and Howard Shore on ‘The Last Mimzy,'” says Waters. “I think together we’ve come up with a song that captures the themes of the movie, the clash between humanity’s best and worst instincts, and how a child’s innocence can win the day.”

Musicians on the track, which was written by Waters and Shore, include drummer Steve Gadd (Eric Clapton, Paul Simon, Steely Dan), guitarist Gerry Leonard (music director and guitarist for David Bowie), and Waters on bass and vocals. The film’s 6-year-old star, Rhiannon Leigh Wryn, sings along with Waters on the chorus.

The film stars Timothy Hutton (“Ordinary People”), Joely Richardson (“Nip/Tuck”) and Rainn Wilson, and is based on a science fiction short story by Lewis Padgett. It tells the story of two children who discover a mysterious box that contains some strange devices they think are toys.

The film will be released nationwide on March 23.

Order your copy of “The Last Mimzy” DVD now or order “The Last Mimzy” soundtrack on CD.

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