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Nick Mason announces Scandinavian, European tour

Posted May 25, 2018 by Floydian Slip


Pink Floyd drummer and founding member Nick Mason will take his group Saucerful of Secrets on a 21-date tour of Scandinavia and Europe this fall.

The announcement comes on the heals of the group’s four sold out shows in London (pictured) this past week.

The group, which includes Spandau Ballet‘s Gary Kemp, former Floyd bassist Guy Pratt, Blockheads guitarist Lee Harris, and producer/composer Dom Beken, plays early Floyd tracks from the group’s Syd Barrett and soundtrack eras.

The tour starts Sept. 2 in Stockholm, and wraps Sept. 29 in Nottingham. It’ll be Mason’s first tour since Floyd’s ’94 concerts supporting “The Division Bell.”

Tickets go on sale today. Visit the band’s official site for a full schedule.

Here’s the songlist from the group’s London shows:

  1. “Interstellar Overdrive”
  2. “Astronomy Domine”
  3. “Lucifer Sam”
  4. “Fearless”
  5. “Obscured by Clouds”
  6. “When You’re In”
  7. “Arnold Layne”
  8. “The Nile Song”
  9. “Green Is the Colour”
  10. “Let There Be More Light”
  11. “Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun”
  12. “See Emily Play”
  13. “Bike”
  14. “One of These Days”
  15. “A Saucerful of Secrets”
  16. “Point Me at the Sky”

Photo: Jill Furmanovsky


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Pink Floyd graces cover of new MOJO magazine

Posted May 22, 2018 by Floydian Slip

Pink Floyd is the cover story in MOJO issue #296, hitting U.K. newsstands today.

The British periodical has created two covers for its latest issue: One featuring the early Syd Barrett-era Floyd, and a second with a later line-up.

The issue includes a 20-page feature detailing the 50 greatest Floyd tracks, and a new interview with drummer Nick Mason talking about his latest project bringing early Floyd back to the stage with “Saucerful of Secrets.”

Read more at the MOJO site


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“Floydian Slip” abandons pursuit of iHeartMedia, Cumulus stations

Posted May 22, 2018 by Floydian Slip

Over the last several years we’ve worked hard to bring “Floydian Slip” to more and more listeners by adding affiliate stations to our Random Precision Radio Network.

Today we stopped pursuing new affiliates owned by iHeartMedia Inc. and Cumulus Media Inc.

Since self-syndicating in 2009, we’ve pitched more than 2,100 stations, and have managed to greatly increase our network to 105 affiliates in more than 40 states. But stations owned by iHeartMedia and Cumulus have been a bust.

We’ve only managed to get on one iHeartMedia station: KKZX 98.9 FM, Spokane, Wash., carried the show from 2012-14. KQCL 95.9 FM, Faribault, Minn., carried the show in 2011 when it was owned by Cumulus.

“I loved the show when we were airing it and heard from quite a few listeners when we had to drop it,” then-KQCL Program Director Mike Eiler told us in 2012. “Unfortunately, Cumulus spent the last year shedding most of the barter programs and replacing them with shows that they produce or own.”

It’s most frustrating when we find local programmers who desperately want to add our show, but find it impossible to get sign-off from their corporate higher-ups.

We’ll always be happy to add to our network any station that shows an interest in “Floydian Slip.” But, going forward, we’re focusing our efforts where there’s the most chance for success.

Thanks to all of our affiliate stations for signing on and shining on.

And, if you’re a regular listener to “Floydian Slip,” be sure to let your local affiliate station know you’re a fan.


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“Floydian Slip” preview #1154

Posted May 22, 2018 by Floydian Slip


Join us this week for Floydian Slip #1154:

  • Floyd from Ummagumma (1969) and Pulse (1995)
  • A lost track from the Zabriskie Point (1970) sessions
  • Roger Waters solo with help from Eddie Van Halen
  • 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” songlist #1153

Posted May 21, 2018 by Floydian Slip

  1. Childhood’s End
    Obscured by Clouds (1972)
  2. There’s No Way Out of Here
    David Gilmour (David Gilmour) (1978)
  3. Cluster One
    The Division Bell (1994)
  4. Paranoid Eyes
    The Final Cut (1983)
  5. Things Left Unsaid
    The Endless River (2014)
  6. Butterfly
    1965: Their First Recordings (2015)
  7. Sun Cycle (*Floydian Slip Up*)
    Outsideinside (Blue Cheer) (1968)
  8. A Saucerful of Secrets
    A Saucerful of Secrets (1968)

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“Floydian Slip” preview #1153

Posted May 15, 2018 by Floydian Slip


Join us this week for Floydian Slip #1153:

  • Floyd from A Saucerful of Secrets (1968) and Obscured by Clouds (1972)
  • David Gilmour solo from ’78
  • Music from The Final Cut (1983)
  • 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” songlist #1152

Posted May 14, 2018 by Floydian Slip

  1. See Emily Play
    The Early Singles (1992)
  2. Explosion
    The Early Years: 1965–1972 (2016)
  3. Your Possible Pasts/One of the Few
    The Final Cut (1983)
  4. Hey You
    Pulse (1995)
  5. One of These Days
    Delicate Sound of Thunder (1988)
  6. The Girl in the Yellow Dress
    Rattle That Lock (David Gilmour) (2015)
  7. Kites and Gliders (*Floydian Slip Up*)
    Painter (Painter) (1973)
  8. Too Much Rope
    Amused to Death (Roger Waters) (1992)

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Pink Floyd members among Britain’s wealthiest musicians

Posted May 11, 2018 by Floydian Slip

The three surviving members of Pink Floyd are among Britain’s wealthiest musicians, according to The Sunday Times.

Nick Mason, David Gilmour and Roger Waters all appear on the annual “Rich List” to be published by The Times this Sunday.

Among the 36 richest musicians on the list, Mason is #30 at £92 million; Gilmour, #25 at £115 million ; and Waters is #12 at £175 million.

The “Rich List” catalogs the 1,000 richest people in Britain based on “identifiable wealth,” such as real estate and known assets. It does not include funds in private bank accounts.

The wealthiest musician on this year’s list is Sir Paul McCartney, worth a reported £820 million.


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AIR Studios for sale

Posted May 8, 2018 by Floydian Slip

Associated Independent Recording (AIR) Studios in London is up for sale.

Founded by Beatles producer Sir George Martin in 1969, Pink Floyd recorded portions of its “Meddle” album (1971) there. David Gilmour also recorded at the facility during his work with Unicorn, Paul McCartney, Bryan Ferry, John Martyn, Pete Townshend and others.

AIR co-owner Paul Woolf told Billboard, “We’re a pair of old farts, basically. We’ve worked very hard over a number of years to get business in really solid shape, but there’s always a future path and it’s time to go.

“There’s someone out there who’s younger and who has got the tenacity that we had when we were 40,” he added.

The property, housed at London’s Lyndhurst Hall since 1991, contains approximately $6 million worth of equipment.


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“Floydian Slip” preview #1152

Posted May 8, 2018 by Floydian Slip


Join us this week for Floydian Slip #1152:

  • Floyd from The Final Cut (1983) and Delicate Sound of Thunder (1988)
  • David Gilmour gets jazzy
  • We’ll explore Floyd’s role in the evolution of quadraphonic sound
  • 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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