Congratulations to Richard Single of Burlington, VT — winner of a copy of “Pink Floyd London ’66/’67,” a special LP/CD set, courtesy of Snapper Music.
Posted February 1, 2012 by Floydian Slip
Congratulations to Richard Single of Burlington, VT — winner of a copy of “Pink Floyd London ’66/’67,” a special LP/CD set, courtesy of Snapper Music.
Posted February 1, 2012 by Floydian Slip
Posted January 31, 2012 by Floydian Slip
Give a listen to a station ID we recently voiced for “Floydian Slip” affiliate Zenith Classic Rock.
We’re wondering how those Irish lads got Siri to pronounce “Zenith” their way …
Posted January 28, 2012 by Floydian Slip
This past Wednesday, Polly Samson, wife of Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour, helped rescue a man drowning near the couple’s East Sussex home.
Reports vary, but Samson is said to have aided the man who was flailing in the sea and, who, after rescue, refused help by trying to return to the water.
The man, who was in his 40s, was eventually taken by police to Royal Sussex County Hospital for mental evaluation.
Gilmour and the couple’s 21-year-old son, Charlie, reportedly assisted in the rescue.
Samson is a writer and photographer.
Posted January 28, 2012 by Floydian Slip
Roddy Bogawa‘s documentary about Pink Floyd sleeve designer Storm Thorgerson will have its East Coast premiere next month at New York Museum of the Modern Art (MoMA).
The feature-length film, “Taken by Storm,” will be featured as part of MoMA’s two-week-long “International Festival of Nonfiction Film and Media,” beginning Feb. 16.
“Taken by Storm” debuted in March 2011 at the South by Southwest (SxSW) festival.
“Hoping that this screening will give the film a big push along to its distribution life — more screenings, perhaps theatrical release, DVDs and streaming,” Bogawa says.
Posted January 27, 2012 by Floydian Slip
Join us this week for Floydian Slip #825: It’s a special show featuring Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason on his 68th birthday (Jan. 27).
We’ll be playing lots of stuff from Nick’s solo career, along with Floyd tracks that feature him
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Posted January 25, 2012 by Floydian Slip
Register now to win a copy of Pink Floyd London ’66/’67, a rare document of one of the band’s first recording sessions.
This heavy-weight, limited edition vinyl gatefold EP includes an early version of “Interstellar Overdrive,” as well as “Nick’s Boogie,” unavailable elsewhere. Recorded during one of Floyd’s first recording sessions in January 1967, portions of these tracks were included in the documentary film “Tonight Let’s All Make Love in London.”
What’s more, this package includes a CD for the turntable-challenged among us and, most importantly … it’s now out of print.
Prize courtesy of Snapper Music. Deadline to register: Feb. 1, 6 p.m. EST.
Posted January 25, 2012 by Floydian Slip
Congratulations to winners of our “Animals” prize package, celebrating the 35th anniversary of Pink Floyd’s 1977 album:
Prizes provided by EMI and S2BN Entertainment Corp.
Posted January 25, 2012 by Floydian Slip
Posted January 21, 2012 by Floydian Slip
Adele‘s “21” album has now remained at the #1 position on the Billboard 200 chart for 16 weeks.
The move puts the British soul singer ahead of Pink Floyd and The Beatles who both had albums spend 15 weeks at #1: “The Wall” (1979) and “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” (1967), respectively.
Adele now holds the record for longest-running U.S. chart-topping album by a British artist.
You’ve won this round, Adele …