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Video: David Gilmour plays with Ben Watt

Posted April 9, 2014 by Floydian Slip

Q Magazine has posted a new video of Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour performing with Ben Watt.

The two play Watt’s “The Levels” from his upcoming album “Hendra,” to be released April 14.

Gilmour plays steel pedal guitar in the video, and plays on the album track, too.


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“Floydian Slip” preview #939

Posted April 7, 2014 by Floydian Slip


Join us this week for Floydian Slip #939:

  • Floyd from Ummagumma (1969) and The Wall (1979)
  • David Gilmour live from Gdansk
  • A “Floydian Slip-Up” by way of a “Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking” connection
  • And much more

“Floydian Slip” is heard across the 50 stations of our Random Precision Radio Network. Learn where and when to listen.


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“Floydian Slip” songlist #938

Posted April 7, 2014 by Floydian Slip

  1. Learning to Fly
    Pulse (1995)
  2. Have a Cigar
    Wish You Were Here (1975)
  3. See Emily Play
    An Introduction to Syd Barrett (Syd Barrett) (2010)
  4. Wots … Uh the Deal
    Obscured by Clouds (1972)
  5. Astronomy Domine
    Pulse (1995)
  6. The Bravery of Being Out of Range
    Amused to Death (Roger Waters) (1992)
  7. Take It Back
    Pulse (1995)

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Audio: WFXF guest appearance

Posted April 4, 2014 by Floydian Slip

Audio from our weekly guest appearance on Chicago’s 103.9 The Fox (WFXF), chatting with morning guy Sherman, wherein we explore the topic of pigs with testicles.

Listen to the segment:


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“Amused to Death” surround sound world premiere

Posted April 4, 2014 by Floydian Slip

James Guthrie (pictured) will present his new 5.1 Surround Sound remix of Roger Waters‘s “Amused to Death” next weekend at Princeton University.

The playback will be Saturday, April 12 at McAlpin Hall in Princeton’s Woolworth Music Center. The listening session, part of the Pink Floyd academic conference taking place Sunday, will include playback of Guthrie’s 5.1 mixes of “The Dark Side of the Moon” and “Wish You Were Here.”

Exact times are still being determined. The event is free, but R.S.V.P. is required.

Sunday’s events are sold out, but there will be a cancellation line at the door. No-show tickets will be released five minutes before each event begins.

Conference organizers Gilad Cohen and Dave Molk join us on this week’s “Floydian Slip” program to talk about the event.

Gutherie has worked as a producer and engineer for Floyd since the late-’70s. He’ll deliver the conference keynote Sunday at 5 p.m.

Visit the conference website for details.


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“Floydian Slip” coming to KXRC (Durango, CO)

Posted April 2, 2014 by Floydian Slip

“Floydian Slip” will begin airing on KXRC 105.3 FM in Durango, CO on April 13.

“XRock 105” will carry the show Sundays at 10 a.m. MT.

KXRC is 16,500-watt classic rock station serving southwest Colorado and northwest New Mexico.

More than 55 affiliate stations have joined the show’s Random Precision Radio Network, created in Summer 2009 when we began syndicating our show from our Vermont studio.

Shine on, Durango!


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“Floydian Slip” coming to WJLI (Paducah, KY)

Posted April 1, 2014 by Floydian Slip

“Floydian Slip” will begin airing on WJLI 98.3 FM in Paducah, KY on April 6.

“Jelli 98.3” will carry the show Sundays at 3 a.m. CT.

WJLI is 100,000-watt classic rock station serving eastern Kentucky and southern Illinois.

More than 50 affiliate stations have joined the show’s Random Precision Radio Network, created in Summer 2009 when we began syndicating our show from our Vermont studio.

Shine on, Paducah!


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Interview: Pink Floyd conference organizers

Posted March 31, 2014 by Floydian Slip

Here’s our interview with Gilad Cohen and Dave Molk, organizers of “Pink Floyd: Sound, Sight, and Structure,” an interdisciplinary conference celebrating the music, art, and culture of Pink Floyd.

The event takes place April 13 at Princeton University in Princeton, N.J.

Read more about the event

 


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“Floydian Slip” preview #938

Posted March 31, 2014 by Floydian Slip

Join us this week for Floydian Slip #938: We’ll remember The Division Bell World Tour, which kicked off 20 years ago, by playing selections from the resulting “Pulse” album.

Also: A chat with the guys behind the Pink Floyd academic conference taking place at Princeton April 13.

“Floydian Slip” is heard across the 50 stations of our Random Precision Radio Network. Learn where and when to listen.


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“Floydian Slip” songlist #937

Posted March 31, 2014 by Floydian Slip

  1. Pigs (Three Different Ones)
    Animals (1977)
  2. A Pillow of Winds
    Meddle (1971)
  3. Obscured by Clouds
    Obscured by Clouds (1972)
  4. If I Had the Time (*Floydian Slip Up*)
    Sweet Freedom (Uriah Heep) (1973)
  5. Near the End
    About Face (David Gilmour) (1984)
  6. Shine on You Crazy Diamond (Parts VI-IX)
    Wish You Were Here (1975)

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