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Roger Waters to appear in theatrical production

Posted November 21, 2012 by Floydian Slip

Roger Waters will take the stage next week playing a different kind of role than usual. The Pink Floyd co-founder will join the cast of Culture Project‘s revival of “The Exonerated,” a play about wrongfully convicted survivors of death row.

Written by Jessica Blank and Erik Jensen, the show’s original production ran for more than 600 performances beginning in October 2002. Featuring a rotating cast of celebrities reading accounts by former death row inmates, the show focuses on the true stories of six people sentenced to death and later freed after being proven innocent.

Waters will share the stage with Kathleen Chalfant, William Marshall and Chris Sarandon.

Founded by Allan Buchman in 1996, Culture Project’s dedicated to addressing human rights issues by shining an artistic spotlight on injustice.

The show plays at 45 Bleecker St. in New York’s East Village Nov. 27 through Dec. 2. (866) 811-4111.

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Contest: Win “The Treasures of Pink Floyd”

Posted November 20, 2012 by Floydian Slip

Published in hardcover by Carlton Books, the book contains 62 pages of content, along with dozens of removable facsimile memorabilia such as backstage passes, stickers, handbills, concert posters and more.

The book, published last month, is one of three similar titles released by Carlton, including titles devoted to Bob Dylan and AC/DC.

The author of two previous books about Floyd, Povey founded the Brain Damage fanzine and has written for Mojo, Record Collector, Classic Rock and other periodicals.

We have three copies of the book to give away, courtesy of the publisher.

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Pink Floyd honored by Classic Rock magazine

Posted November 15, 2012 by Floydian Slip

Classic Rock magazine honored Pink Floyd with its “Reissue of the Year” award for the band’s Immersion boxsets released in 2011 and ’12.

Inductees of the British magazine’s “Roll of Honour” were announced Tuesday at a ceremony at the Roundhouse in London hosted by Duff McKagan (Guns ‘N Roses, Velvet Revolver).

Drummer Nick Mason was on-hand to accept.

“The Story of Wish You Were Here,” a documentary about the band’s 1975 album released on DVD and Blu-ray in June, received the Film/DVD award. The disc was released by Eagle Rock Entertainment.

Well-deserved, both.

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Audio: “Floydian Slip” promo 867

Posted November 15, 2012 by Floydian Slip

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“Floydian Slip” preview #867

Posted November 15, 2012 by Floydian Slip

Join us this week for Floydian Slip #867:

Floyd from A Momentary Lapse of Reason (1987) and The Wall (1979)
David Gilmour live from the 2001 Meltdown festival
A track from Meddle (1971)
And much more

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“Floydian Slip” songlist #866

Posted November 14, 2012 by Floydian Slip

Run Like Hell
Knebworth: The Album (1990)
When You’re In
Obscured by Clouds (1972)
Late Home Tonight (Parts 1 & 2)
Amused to Death (Roger Waters) (1992)
Money (Original mix)
The Dark Side of the Moon (1973 [Immersion edition, 2011])
Take It Back
Pulse (DVD) (2006)
Crumbling Land
Zabriskie Point (Film soundtrack) (1970)
Petrol Pump Assistant (*Floydian Slip Up*)
Fat Mattress (Fat Mattress) (1969)
Octopus
The Madcap Laughs (Syd Barrett) (1970)
If
Atom Heart Mother (1970)
Remember a Day
Relics (1971)

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Roger Waters charity appearance streaming online

Posted November 10, 2012 by Floydian Slip

The concert appearance Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters made this past week is available online.

Waters was joined by a band of wounded veterans Nov. 8 at the Stand Up for Heroes event in New York City.

Video of the 2½-hour event is available at reMIND.org, the site of The Bob Woodruff Foundation, devoted to helping wounded veterans and their caregivers.

Waters’ appearance, including a rambling ad-libbed vamp while stagehands set the stage, is at about 1:10:20 into the program.

One of the easiest ways to give to the cause is to text BWF to 50555. Your text will donate $10 to helping wounded veterans and their caregivers. You can also donate at the website.

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Roger Waters announces 2013 European concert dates

Posted November 10, 2012 by Floydian Slip

Roger Waters has announced 20 concert dates for 2013.

The co-founder of Pink Floyd will ramp up his tour of “The Wall” again in Werchter, Belgium, on July 2. The tour will run through Sept. 18, wrapping up in Dublin, Ireland.

Ticket pre-sales begin Nov. 12 for registered members of rogerwaters.com.

The ’13 tour will visit a number of countries not included in the previous legs of the tour, including Croatia, Turkey, Romania and Serbia.

Waters has redesigned and scaled up the show to accommodate the larger, open air stadiums scheduled for ’13.

“I’m extremely glad to be playing ‘The Wall’ in Europe again,” Waters says. “It’s going to be a lot of fun for all of us. I’ve reworked the show to play outdoors in large stadiums. It’s really good. Even more moving, engaging, dramatic and thrilling than the arena shows.”

Press conference

Waters’ press conference detailing his ’13 tour will be streamed live on the web Nov. 15 at 12:30 GMT at rogerwaters.com and his Facebook page. He’s taking questions from fans in advance of the event. You can submit your question at his Facebook page.

Concert dates

July
Saturday 20 — Werchter Festival Site
Tuesday 23 — Split Poljud Stadium
Friday 26 — Padova Euganeo Stadium
Sunday 28 — Rome Olympic Stadium

August
Wednesday 7 — Prague Synot Tip Stadium (Slavia)
Friday 9 — Frankfurt Commerzbank Arena
Sunday 11 — Copenhagen Parken Stadium
Wednesday 14 — Oslo Telenor Arena
Thursday 15 — Oslo Telenor Arena
Saturday 17 — Gothenburg Ullevi Stadium
Tuesday 20 — Warsaw Narodowy Stadium
Friday 23 — Vienna Donauinsel
Sunday 25 — Budapest Puskas Ferenc Stadium
Wednesday 28 — Bucharest Piata Consitutiei
Friday 30 — Sofia Vasil Levski Stadium

September
Sunday 1 — Belgrade Usce Park
Wednesday 4 — Berlin Olympic Stadium
Friday 6 — Dusseldorf Esprit Arena
Sunday 8 — Amsterdam Arena
Wednesday 18 — Dublin Aviva Stadium

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