Floydian Slip

William Shatner to cover Pink Floyd

Posted April 14, 2011 by Floydian Slip

If this news broke a couple weeks earlier, we could easily have mistaken it for an April Fool’s prank: TV icon William Shatner will cover Pink Floyd on an upcoming album.

“Searching for Major Tom” will contain 19 cover songs all with a space theme. The Floyd song will be “Learning to Fly” from the band’s 1987 album “A Momentary Lapse of Reason.” The track features Edgar Froese from Tangerine Dream on keyboards and guitar.

While Shatner’s first album (1968’s “The Transformed Man”) is of … er … questionable quality, but at least one, 2004’s “Has Been,” is, with rarely an exception, top-notch — due, in part, to collaborator Ben Folds, in our humble opinion.

“Searching for Major Tom” will also include covers by Deep Purple, Thomas Dolby, U2, Queen, David Bowie, Duran Duran and others.

Shatner announced the album in February, but only just recently announced details.

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Contest: Celtic Pink Floyd

Posted April 13, 2011 by Floydian Slip

The album’s a 12-song compilation of Floyd songs recorded with traditional Celtic instruments, such as uilleann pipes, fiddle, tin whistle, and accordion, as well as contemporary vocals, guitars, bass and drums.

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Floydian Slip songlist #783

Posted April 13, 2011 by Floydian Slip

Mother
The Wall (Film) (1982)
When the Tigers Broke Free
The Final Cut (1983)
Have a Cigar (*Floydian Slip-Up*)
Mission Impossible II (Film soundtrack) (Foo Fighters f/Brian May) (2000)
Marooned
The Division Bell (1994)
Lucifer Sam
The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (1967)
Wined and Dined
Barrett (Syd Barrett) (1970)
Embryo
Works (1983)
Learning to Fly
A Momentary Lapse of Reason (1987)
Coming Back to Life
Pulse (1995)
Pink’s Song
Wet Dream (Rick Wright) (1978)

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Floydian Slip coming to KJKB, Jacksboro, TX

Posted April 12, 2011 by Floydian Slip

“Floydian Slip” will begin airing on KJKB 95.5 FM “The Boss” in Jacksboro, TX, on April 16. The station will carry the show Saturdays at 12 noon (CT).

The Boss is a 6,000-watt rock station serving the area between Dallas-Fort Worth and Wichita Falls.

The Boss becomes the 27st affiliate to join the show’s Random Precision Radio Network, created in Summer 2009 when we began syndicating our show from our Vermont studio.

Shine on, Texas!

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Hot Wheels releases Nick Mason Ferrari

Posted April 11, 2011 by Floydian Slip

Hot Wheels Elite has released a 1:18 scale replica of Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason‘s 512 S Ferrari.

The car raced in 1970 with Mario Andretti, Ronnie Peterson and Arturo Merzario as drivers; and appeared in the 1971 Le Mans film starring Steve McQueen.

“Performance cars, and Ferrari in particular, tend to be at the leading edge of excellence and innovation, and the 512 S is no exception,” Mason says.

The model is part of Hot Wheels’ Ferrari in Music collection, which also includes cars owned by George Michael, Eric Clapton and Jamiroquai.

It’s a limited edition of 5,000, and retails for approximately $100.

Learn more about the model at the Hot Wheels Elite Web site.

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Floydian Slip coming to ClassX, Cincinnati

Posted April 9, 2011 by Floydian Slip

Distant early warning: “Floydian Slip” will begin airing on the three-stations of ClassX serving Cincinnati on May 21. The stations, which simulcast a single signal, will carry the show Saturdays at 6 p.m. (ET).

The stations of ClassX are:

WMWX 88.9 FM, a 4,600-watt station in Miamitown, OH
WKCX 89.1 FM, a 10,000-watt station in Crittenden, KY
WYNS 89.3 FM, a 100-watt station in Waynesville, OH

Cincinnati is the second largest market, the nation’s 28th largest, to carry “Floydian Slip,” after WXRC 95.7 “The Ride” in Charlotte, NC (#24), picked up the show last month.

ClassX is owned by Bill Spry‘s Spry Group Multimedia LLC.

The three stations of ClassX become the 24th through 26th to join the show’s Random Precision Radio Network, created in Summer 2009 when we began syndicating our show from our Vermont studio.

Shine on, Cincinnati!

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Floydian Slip preview #783

Posted April 8, 2011 by Floydian Slip

Join us this week for Floydian Slip #783:

Tracks from “The Division Bell” and “The Final Cut”
An alternate track from “The Wall” film
Rick Wright solo from 1978
And much more!

“Floydian Slip” is heard across the 20+ stations of our Random Precision Radio Network. Learn where and when to listen.

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Contest: Record Collector winners

Posted April 6, 2011 by Floydian Slip

Congratulations to our winners of the March edition of Record Collector magazine, featuring Pink Floyd’s Syd Barrett:

Courtney Weiner, Brookline, MA
John McIntyre, Lansing, MI

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Floydian Slip songlist #782

Posted April 6, 2011 by Floydian Slip

Time
Delicate Sound of Thunder (1988)
Country Song
Zabriskie Point (Film soundtrack) (1970)
Cruise
About Face (David Gilmour) (1984)
Give Birth to a Smile
Music from ‘The Body’ (Film soundtrack) (Roger Waters & Ron Geesin) (1970)
Careful with That Axe, Eugene
Relics (1971)
Wots … Uh the Deal
Obscured by Clouds (1972)
See-Saw
A Saucerful of Secrets (1968)
Octopus
The Madcap Laughs (Syd Barrett) (1970)
Oranges and Apples (*Floydian Slip-up*)
In the Music (Trash Can Sinatras) (2008)

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Nick Mason-signed cymbal helps charity

Posted April 6, 2011 by Floydian Slip

Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason has donated a piece of his drum kit — and his signature — to help raise money for a U.K. charity.

When you make a donation to sponsor drummer Mike Dolbear‘s run in the Halstead & Essex Half Marathon May 8, you’ll get a chance at winning a Paiste 2000 Reflections 14-inch thin crash cymbal used by Mason on Floyd’s 1987 album “A Momentary Lapse of Reason” and signed by Mason.

Dolbear, co-founder of drummers’ Web site mikedolbear.com, will run just more than 26 miles to benefit the Teenage Cancer Trust, devoted to improving the lives of children and young adults with cancer.

“Every £2.50 of sponsorship will earn one chance to win, so £25 will earn 10 chances,” Dolbear explains. “There no maximum donation.

“When you have made a donation, please send an email to charityrun@mikedolbear.com with your name, contact details and the amount that you have donated. When I have completed the run, Nick Mason will pull a name out of the hat and the lucky winner will receive the cymbal.”

The winner will also receive a certificate of authenticity and a copy of “Momentary Lapse.”

As of this writing, Dolbear has raised £390.

Make your donation online. And follow Dolbear on Twitter.

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