Nearly a decade since the release of his last solo album, David Gilmour will return with a new full-length, Luck and Strange, this fall. The former Pink Floyd singer and guitarist will release the record’s first single, “The Piper’s Call,” on the BBC Radio 2 Breakfast Show on Thursday; a music video will follow on Friday. The album will arrive on Sept. 6.
Gilmour recorded and co-produced the album, which follows 2015’s Rattle That Lock, over five months in Brighton, England, and London with producer Charlie Andrew, whose credits include releases by Alt-j,...
Gilmour recorded and co-produced the album, which follows 2015’s Rattle That Lock, over five months in Brighton, England, and London with producer Charlie Andrew, whose credits include releases by Alt-j,...
- 4/24/2024
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
Massive Attack, Kraftwerk, Pj Harvey, Duran Duran, Sting, and Janelle Monáe are among the acts set to play the Montreux Jazz Festival in 2024.
Now in its 58th year, the legendary event returns from July 5th-20th in Montreux, Switzerland.
The 2024 lineup also promises The National, Smashing Pumpkins, André 3000, Raye, Tyla, Justice, Air, Noname, Jon Batiste, Brittany Howard, Lenny Kravitz, Alice Cooper, Paolo Nutini, Deep Purple, Jessie Ware, Jungle, Michael Kiwanuka, Editors, Dionne Warwick, Laufey, Trombone Shorty, Nick Mason’s Saucerful of Secrets, Paloma Faith, and more.
A ticket pre-sale for Montreux Jazz Festival 2024 begins Thursday, April 18th via the festival’s website.
If you’re planning to attend Montreux Jazz Festival, you can save up to 15% on travel and accommodations with Booking.com.
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Montreux Jazz Festival...
Now in its 58th year, the legendary event returns from July 5th-20th in Montreux, Switzerland.
The 2024 lineup also promises The National, Smashing Pumpkins, André 3000, Raye, Tyla, Justice, Air, Noname, Jon Batiste, Brittany Howard, Lenny Kravitz, Alice Cooper, Paolo Nutini, Deep Purple, Jessie Ware, Jungle, Michael Kiwanuka, Editors, Dionne Warwick, Laufey, Trombone Shorty, Nick Mason’s Saucerful of Secrets, Paloma Faith, and more.
A ticket pre-sale for Montreux Jazz Festival 2024 begins Thursday, April 18th via the festival’s website.
If you’re planning to attend Montreux Jazz Festival, you can save up to 15% on travel and accommodations with Booking.com.
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- 4/18/2024
- by Scoop Harrison
- Consequence - Music
While trilogies have found it hard to end things on a high note, things are quite the contrary in the case of the second film in most iconic trilogies, which often turns out the best among the bunch. And similar might be the case for Dune too, as Part Two improves upon almost every aspect of its predecessor, which might be a difficult threshold to surpass for the potential threequel.
But like every other media, Dune 2 isn’t immune to criticisms, as despite fans being in awe of its visuals, direction, acting, and score, many were let down by Christopher Walken’s casting.
Christopher Walken’s Casting as the Emperor Didn’t Sit Well With Fans
Christopher Walken | Dune: Part Two
While most agree the casting for the live-action adaptation of Frank Herbart’s acclaimed novel was spot on, not everyone has seen eye to eye with Christopher Walken‘s casting as the Emperor.
But like every other media, Dune 2 isn’t immune to criticisms, as despite fans being in awe of its visuals, direction, acting, and score, many were let down by Christopher Walken’s casting.
Christopher Walken’s Casting as the Emperor Didn’t Sit Well With Fans
Christopher Walken | Dune: Part Two
While most agree the casting for the live-action adaptation of Frank Herbart’s acclaimed novel was spot on, not everyone has seen eye to eye with Christopher Walken‘s casting as the Emperor.
- 3/16/2024
- by Santanu Roy
- FandomWire
David Gilmour is working on new music, his wife and musical collaborator Polly Samson has confirmed.
Over the last several weeks, Samson has shared a series of photos of Gilmour at British Grove Studios, working alongside a group of collaborators that include their daughter Romany Gilmour, pianist Roger Eno, bassists Tom Herbert and Guy Pratt, drummers Adam Betts and Steve Gadd, and alt-j producer Charlie Andrew. “Great studio, amazing team, lovely people,” Samson captioned one photo.
Samson further confirmed she was working with her husband on new music in an interview with Romanian entertainment website Zile si Nopti (via The Messenger).
Gimour released his last solo album, Rattle That Lock, in 2015. Last year, he revived Pink Floyd with drummer Nick Mason for the release of the charity single “Hey, Hey, Rise Up!”, with proceeds benefiting benefit the Ukraine Humanitarian Fund.
David Gilmour Working on New Music
Scoop Harrison...
Over the last several weeks, Samson has shared a series of photos of Gilmour at British Grove Studios, working alongside a group of collaborators that include their daughter Romany Gilmour, pianist Roger Eno, bassists Tom Herbert and Guy Pratt, drummers Adam Betts and Steve Gadd, and alt-j producer Charlie Andrew. “Great studio, amazing team, lovely people,” Samson captioned one photo.
Samson further confirmed she was working with her husband on new music in an interview with Romanian entertainment website Zile si Nopti (via The Messenger).
Gimour released his last solo album, Rattle That Lock, in 2015. Last year, he revived Pink Floyd with drummer Nick Mason for the release of the charity single “Hey, Hey, Rise Up!”, with proceeds benefiting benefit the Ukraine Humanitarian Fund.
David Gilmour Working on New Music
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- 12/26/2023
- by Scoop Harrison
- Consequence - Music
A lot of directors make great movies — but Michael Mann creates great experiences, films that give the audience an almost tactile sense of what his characters are feeling and thinking down to the smallest perceptible detail. In his debut feature “Thief” he took the viewer through every aspect of safecracking, from the tools and the process to the precise cocktail of emotions the title character felt in both moments of success and catastrophic failure. In “Manhunter,” Mann found visual and aural corollaries for the experience of an FBI profiler putting himself in the mindset of a serial killer, persuading the viewer to link their perspective to that of the profiler in the same way the profiler was linking his to his subject. Mann’s greatest film, “Heat,” takes the raw materials of a cops-and-robbers action flick and approaches them so realistically that it takes three hours to cover all the...
- 12/21/2023
- by Jim Hemphill
- Indiewire
It is almost like a Shakespearean drama with a lot of cool action,” says two-time Oscar-winning film editor Pietro Scalia of Michael Mann’s new Ferrari, which is based on the biography Enzo Ferrari: The Man, the Cars, the Races, the Machine and explores the life of the eponymous automaker (played by Adam Driver) as he struggles personally and professionally in 1957.
In his first pairing with the director, Scalia — who won his Oscars for JFK (shared with Joe Hutshing) and Black Hawk Down — emphasizes that while thrilling race scenes were created, Mann’s focus was first on character and key relationships, like those between Enzo and Laura (Enzo’s wife, portrayed by Penélope Cruz) and Enzo and Lena (his lover, portrayed by Shailene Woodley). “I remember that he loved to see the contrast between how Driver would play his character in front of Laura or with his mother or with Lena,...
In his first pairing with the director, Scalia — who won his Oscars for JFK (shared with Joe Hutshing) and Black Hawk Down — emphasizes that while thrilling race scenes were created, Mann’s focus was first on character and key relationships, like those between Enzo and Laura (Enzo’s wife, portrayed by Penélope Cruz) and Enzo and Lena (his lover, portrayed by Shailene Woodley). “I remember that he loved to see the contrast between how Driver would play his character in front of Laura or with his mother or with Lena,...
- 12/20/2023
- by Carolyn Giardina
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The world of jazz is mourning the death of Carla Bley. On Tuesday, Bley’s longtime partner and musical collaborator Steve Swallow announced that the jazz musician died at the age of 87 due to complications with brain cancer.
Bley was diagnosed with brain cancer back in 2018. “Sometimes I don’t know the answer to a question, so I think they must have taken something out by mistake, because ever since the operation I no longer have perfect pitch,” she said at the time, per The Guardian.
Bley was born Lovella May Borg in Oakland,...
Bley was diagnosed with brain cancer back in 2018. “Sometimes I don’t know the answer to a question, so I think they must have taken something out by mistake, because ever since the operation I no longer have perfect pitch,” she said at the time, per The Guardian.
Bley was born Lovella May Borg in Oakland,...
- 10/18/2023
- by Tomás Mier
- Rollingstone.com
Pink Floyd have released a remaster of their magnum opus The Dark Side of the Moon, out now via Pink Floyd/Warner Music.
The polished-up edition of the album was originally released back in March with The Dark Side of the Moon 50th Anniversary Box Set, but this is the first time that the standalone Dark Side remaster is available on its own. Pressed on vinyl, CD, and Blu-ray formats, the physical package comes equipped with postcards, stickers, and a 24-page booklet commemorating the record, which Consequence recently crowned one of the greatest albums of all time.
Notably, Pink Floyd’s Dark Side remaster arrives just a week after embattled ex-member Roger Waters shared The Dark Side of the Moon Redux, a track-by-track re-recording of the album on his own terms. He teased it with some — ahem — interesting versions of “Time” and “Money.”
Stream The Dark Side of the Moon (50th Anniversary Remaster) below.
The polished-up edition of the album was originally released back in March with The Dark Side of the Moon 50th Anniversary Box Set, but this is the first time that the standalone Dark Side remaster is available on its own. Pressed on vinyl, CD, and Blu-ray formats, the physical package comes equipped with postcards, stickers, and a 24-page booklet commemorating the record, which Consequence recently crowned one of the greatest albums of all time.
Notably, Pink Floyd’s Dark Side remaster arrives just a week after embattled ex-member Roger Waters shared The Dark Side of the Moon Redux, a track-by-track re-recording of the album on his own terms. He teased it with some — ahem — interesting versions of “Time” and “Money.”
Stream The Dark Side of the Moon (50th Anniversary Remaster) below.
- 10/13/2023
- by Abby Jones
- Consequence - Music
Greatness recognizes greatness. For example, Elvis Presley‘s daughter, Lisa Marie Presley, discussed why she loved one Pink Floyd album so much. She said one song from that record was her “Bible.” In addition, she named other tunes from the record that she enjoyed.
Lisa Marie Presley said 1 Pink Floyd album resonated with her as a ‘tormented teen’
During a 2012 interview with Goldmine, Lisa Marie was asked to name the albums that impacted her when she was young. “The Wall by Pink Floyd would be my No. 1 album that was very defining heading into being 13-14 years of age, an anguished, tormented teen with hormones going,” she recalled. “Angry and not knowing what I was angry about. You know, the feeling of ‘Nobody understands me.'” For context, The Wall came out in 1979, two years after Elvis’ death.
“From ‘Hey You’ to the very last song, that was my Bible growing up,...
Lisa Marie Presley said 1 Pink Floyd album resonated with her as a ‘tormented teen’
During a 2012 interview with Goldmine, Lisa Marie was asked to name the albums that impacted her when she was young. “The Wall by Pink Floyd would be my No. 1 album that was very defining heading into being 13-14 years of age, an anguished, tormented teen with hormones going,” she recalled. “Angry and not knowing what I was angry about. You know, the feeling of ‘Nobody understands me.'” For context, The Wall came out in 1979, two years after Elvis’ death.
“From ‘Hey You’ to the very last song, that was my Bible growing up,...
- 9/26/2023
- by Matthew Trzcinski
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
It’s always interesting when classic rock stars admire early rock ‘n’ rollers who sound absolutely nothing like them. For example, a member of Pink Floyd is a huge fan of Elvis Presley’s “Blue Suede Shoes.” His admiration for the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll is fine, but he definitely gave the guy way too much credit.
1 Pink Floyd member said Elvis Presley’s ‘Blue Suede Shoes’ changed the sound of rock
During a 2020 interview with NME, Pink Floyd’s Nick Mason said Elvis’ “Blue Suede Shoes” was the first song he loved. He called Elvis’ song “the beginning of rock ‘n’ roll.” Mason promoted the myth Elvis invented rock ‘n’ roll when it was actually pioneered by Robert Johnson, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, and other Black artists who sadly never became major pop stars.
“Elvis was moving things on slightly from Bill Haley,” Mason added. “Bill Haley was the...
1 Pink Floyd member said Elvis Presley’s ‘Blue Suede Shoes’ changed the sound of rock
During a 2020 interview with NME, Pink Floyd’s Nick Mason said Elvis’ “Blue Suede Shoes” was the first song he loved. He called Elvis’ song “the beginning of rock ‘n’ roll.” Mason promoted the myth Elvis invented rock ‘n’ roll when it was actually pioneered by Robert Johnson, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, and other Black artists who sadly never became major pop stars.
“Elvis was moving things on slightly from Bill Haley,” Mason added. “Bill Haley was the...
- 9/10/2023
- by Matthew Trzcinski
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Thanks to a SAG-AFTRA interim agreement, Michael Mann’s “Ferrari” is among the indie, AMPTP-less productions able to bring its director, cast, and crew to the Venice Film Festival.
The moment-in-time biography about ex-racer and automaker Enzo Ferrari (Adam Driver) as he prepares his financially bleeding company for the 1,000-mile Mille Miglia race across Italy screened Tuesday morning in the Sala Darsena before tonight’s world premiere. Mann and Driver were joined by actor Patrick Dempsey (who plays racer Piero Taruffi), cinematographer Erik Messerschmidt, and more at the post-screening press conference.
“His story is so profoundly human and when you encounter a character as dynamic as he is, as operatic as he is, the more specifically you get into the man, the deeper you dive, the more universal it becomes, and I found that the way so many parts of him were in opposition to each other, his life resonated with,...
The moment-in-time biography about ex-racer and automaker Enzo Ferrari (Adam Driver) as he prepares his financially bleeding company for the 1,000-mile Mille Miglia race across Italy screened Tuesday morning in the Sala Darsena before tonight’s world premiere. Mann and Driver were joined by actor Patrick Dempsey (who plays racer Piero Taruffi), cinematographer Erik Messerschmidt, and more at the post-screening press conference.
“His story is so profoundly human and when you encounter a character as dynamic as he is, as operatic as he is, the more specifically you get into the man, the deeper you dive, the more universal it becomes, and I found that the way so many parts of him were in opposition to each other, his life resonated with,...
- 8/31/2023
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
Roger Waters has shared a new version of “Time” from his forthcoming solo LP, The Dark Side Of The Moon Redux.
Instead of commenting on the track, Waters offered up a series of lines that reflect the song’s lyrics as a statement: “Ticking away……./ The voice had been there all along/ Hidden in the stones in the rivers/ Hidden in all the books/ Hidden in plain sight/ It was the voice of reason/ Thought I’d something more to say………”
“Time” is the second single to emerge from The...
Instead of commenting on the track, Waters offered up a series of lines that reflect the song’s lyrics as a statement: “Ticking away……./ The voice had been there all along/ Hidden in the stones in the rivers/ Hidden in all the books/ Hidden in plain sight/ It was the voice of reason/ Thought I’d something more to say………”
“Time” is the second single to emerge from The...
- 8/24/2023
- by Emily Zemler
- Rollingstone.com
Roger Waters is gearing up to release a newly recorded version of Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side Of The Moon. The Waters’ version, officially dubbed The Dark Side Of The Moon Redux, arrives on October 6th. Ahead of its release, Waters has shared his re-recording of “Time.”
Similar to his version of “Money,” Waters slows down and scales back the psychedelic instrumentation of “Time” in order to play a greater emphasis on his vocals. Take a listen below.
The Dark Side Of The Moon Redux was produced by Waters along with Gus Seyffert and features a studio band consisting of Seyffert, Joey Waronker, Jonathan Wilson, Johnny Shepherd, and Jon Carin. Notably, the other surviving members of Pink Floyd who helped to create the original album, including David Gilmour and Nick Mason, do not appear on the recordings. Pre-orders are now ongoing.
“The original Dark Side of the Moon feels...
Similar to his version of “Money,” Waters slows down and scales back the psychedelic instrumentation of “Time” in order to play a greater emphasis on his vocals. Take a listen below.
The Dark Side Of The Moon Redux was produced by Waters along with Gus Seyffert and features a studio band consisting of Seyffert, Joey Waronker, Jonathan Wilson, Johnny Shepherd, and Jon Carin. Notably, the other surviving members of Pink Floyd who helped to create the original album, including David Gilmour and Nick Mason, do not appear on the recordings. Pre-orders are now ongoing.
“The original Dark Side of the Moon feels...
- 8/24/2023
- by Scoop Harrison
- Consequence - Music
Researchers at California’s Uc Berkeley managed to reconstruct a recognizable version of the Pink Floyd song “Another Brick in the Wall (Part 1)” by decoding brain activity.
It’s the latest breakthrough in the scientific quest to discover the effects of music on the brain. As reported by Genetic Engineering and Biotech News, the researchers at Uc Berkeley placed electrodes on the skulls of neurological patients to read brain patterns and “prosody” — rhythm, stress, accent, and intonation — which goes beyond the spoken word.
In this case, the scientists were able to reconstruct discernible, if slightly inaccurate lyrics to the iconic Pink Floyd song: “All in all it was just a brick in the wall”.
Pretty dang close. The researchers also noted that the rhythms of the song were intact — apparently the first time brain recordings have ever rendered a reconstructable song. The implications of such a discovery could be huge...
It’s the latest breakthrough in the scientific quest to discover the effects of music on the brain. As reported by Genetic Engineering and Biotech News, the researchers at Uc Berkeley placed electrodes on the skulls of neurological patients to read brain patterns and “prosody” — rhythm, stress, accent, and intonation — which goes beyond the spoken word.
In this case, the scientists were able to reconstruct discernible, if slightly inaccurate lyrics to the iconic Pink Floyd song: “All in all it was just a brick in the wall”.
Pretty dang close. The researchers also noted that the rhythms of the song were intact — apparently the first time brain recordings have ever rendered a reconstructable song. The implications of such a discovery could be huge...
- 8/16/2023
- by Jon Hadusek
- Consequence - Music
Pink Floyd recorded several all-time great classic rock songs. They also hid some underrated gems on their albums, but “Have You Got It Yet?” wasn’t one of them. Still, that tune reunited Pink Floyd’s three surviving members for a movie of the same name that looks at the band’s early history.
Pink Floyd reunited for the movie ‘Have You Got It Yet?’
Pink Floyd’s intraband relationships were rarely smooth sailing, even when the band reached its peak.
Bassist and chief songwriter Roger Waters and lead guitarist David Gilmour often found themselves on rocky ground. Waters fired keyboard player Rick Wright while recording The Wall and supplanted drummer Nick Mason with Andy Newmark on The Final Cut. The classic Pink Floyd lineup bitterly disintegrated after that latter album. The years and distance did little to thaw the frosty relationships.
Still, Have You Got It Yet? got Pink Floyd to reunite.
Pink Floyd reunited for the movie ‘Have You Got It Yet?’
Pink Floyd’s intraband relationships were rarely smooth sailing, even when the band reached its peak.
Bassist and chief songwriter Roger Waters and lead guitarist David Gilmour often found themselves on rocky ground. Waters fired keyboard player Rick Wright while recording The Wall and supplanted drummer Nick Mason with Andy Newmark on The Final Cut. The classic Pink Floyd lineup bitterly disintegrated after that latter album. The years and distance did little to thaw the frosty relationships.
Still, Have You Got It Yet? got Pink Floyd to reunite.
- 7/29/2023
- by Jason Rossi
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
They made a legitimate claim to the classic rock throne in the 1970s, but Pink Floyd’s discography spanned decades. Many listeners misunderstood their biggest hit, and while the songs might be open to interpretation, the order of Pink Floyd’s albums is set and stone.
The five Pink Floyd members created 15 studio albums
Aside from a few early concerts, Pink Floyd only operated as a quartet. Still, the shadow of Syd Barrett loomed over the band for years, even after they moved on without him.
Barrett put Pink Floyd on the map as the singer, primary songwriter, and lead guitarist. He and bandmates Roger Waters (bass), Richard Wright (keyboards), and Nick Mason (drums) established themselves as the flagship band for psychedelic underground London in 1967. By the end of the year, Barrett was already on the path toward his post-Floyd life.
His mental disintegration — likely attributed to an underlying mental...
The five Pink Floyd members created 15 studio albums
Aside from a few early concerts, Pink Floyd only operated as a quartet. Still, the shadow of Syd Barrett loomed over the band for years, even after they moved on without him.
Barrett put Pink Floyd on the map as the singer, primary songwriter, and lead guitarist. He and bandmates Roger Waters (bass), Richard Wright (keyboards), and Nick Mason (drums) established themselves as the flagship band for psychedelic underground London in 1967. By the end of the year, Barrett was already on the path toward his post-Floyd life.
His mental disintegration — likely attributed to an underlying mental...
- 7/25/2023
- by Jason Rossi
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
David Gilmour and Roger Waters helped guide Pink Floyd to classic rock superstardom, but they rarely agreed on anything. They settled their conflict over “Comfortably Numb” by combining their ideas, which might have been their last compromise as the group began splintering around that time. Years before making that song, though, Waters and Gilmour hated the results of the epic Pink Floyd song “Atom Heart Mother.”
David Gilmour and Roger Waters hated the Pink Floyd song ‘Atom Heart Mother’
When Pink Floyd lost the creative genius of Syd Barrett (possibly to a combination of an existing mental condition and heavy use of psychoactive drugs), the band struggled to find its way.
They stayed on the psychedelic path (A Saucerful of Secrets). They cranked out a smorgasbord of a film soundtrack (More). And Floyd released a double album that included an LP’s worth of songs the four members played and...
David Gilmour and Roger Waters hated the Pink Floyd song ‘Atom Heart Mother’
When Pink Floyd lost the creative genius of Syd Barrett (possibly to a combination of an existing mental condition and heavy use of psychoactive drugs), the band struggled to find its way.
They stayed on the psychedelic path (A Saucerful of Secrets). They cranked out a smorgasbord of a film soundtrack (More). And Floyd released a double album that included an LP’s worth of songs the four members played and...
- 7/22/2023
- by Jason Rossi
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Roger Waters, would rather re-record old Pink Floyd music than reunite with the band’s surviving members for a new tour. As such, on October 6th he’ll release his solo re-recording of the band’s seminal 1973 album The Dark Side of the Moon. Today, he’s previewing (Roger’s Version) with the album’s lead single, his version of “Money.”
Waters produced the LP, titled The Dark Side of the Moon Redux along with Gus Seyffert, and recorded the tracks with a studio band comprising Seyffert, Joey Waronker, Jonathan Wilson, Johnny Shepherd, and Jon Carin. Notably, the other members of Pink Floyd who helped to create the original, including David Gilmour and Nick Mason, do not appear on the recordings.
“The original Dark Side of the Moon feels in some ways like the lament of an elder being on the human condition,” Waters said in a statement. “But Dave,...
Waters produced the LP, titled The Dark Side of the Moon Redux along with Gus Seyffert, and recorded the tracks with a studio band comprising Seyffert, Joey Waronker, Jonathan Wilson, Johnny Shepherd, and Jon Carin. Notably, the other members of Pink Floyd who helped to create the original, including David Gilmour and Nick Mason, do not appear on the recordings.
“The original Dark Side of the Moon feels in some ways like the lament of an elder being on the human condition,” Waters said in a statement. “But Dave,...
- 7/21/2023
- by Abby Jones
- Consequence - Music
Roger Waters has re-recorded Pink Floyd’s seminal album, The Dark Side of the Moon, and will release it as a solo LP, The Dark Side of the Moon Redux, on Oct. 6 via Sgb Music. The reimagined album coincides with the 50th anniversary of the original, but will arrive without the participation of Waters’ formative band. To preview the release, Waters has shared its debut single, “Money.”
Waters produced the LP along with Gus Seyffert, and recorded the tracks with a studio band that includes Seyffert, Joey Waronker, Jonathan Wilson,...
Waters produced the LP along with Gus Seyffert, and recorded the tracks with a studio band that includes Seyffert, Joey Waronker, Jonathan Wilson,...
- 7/21/2023
- by Emily Zemler
- Rollingstone.com
Aside from being two of the most prominent classic rock bands, Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin don’t have much in common. Blues music inspired their early music, and they both came up with unique and unusual band names. Look beyond the surface, though, and you’ll find a hidden connection between Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd — their epic live shows.
Epic concerts were the secret connection between Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin
Pink Floyd achieved rather sudden commercial success when “Arnold Layne” and “See Emily Play” became top-20 hits in the first half of 1967. Those two early songs helped put them on the map. Still, for the die-hard fans, Pink Floyd concerts defined the band.
Drummer Nick Mason said their groundbreaking early shows were mostly rubbish with a few good ideas pulled from the ether here and there. Yet Floyd’s long-form jams, light show that seemed to pulsate with the music,...
Epic concerts were the secret connection between Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin
Pink Floyd achieved rather sudden commercial success when “Arnold Layne” and “See Emily Play” became top-20 hits in the first half of 1967. Those two early songs helped put them on the map. Still, for the die-hard fans, Pink Floyd concerts defined the band.
Drummer Nick Mason said their groundbreaking early shows were mostly rubbish with a few good ideas pulled from the ether here and there. Yet Floyd’s long-form jams, light show that seemed to pulsate with the music,...
- 7/20/2023
- by Jason Rossi
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
The Beatles are arguably the most influential music act ever. Not only were countless musicians inspired by their music, but their wild popularity changed how the industry distributed and marketed music. The Beatles had several impactful albums during their run, and Pink Floyd’s Nick Mason believed this one “changed the face of the record industry.”
Pink Floyd’s Nick Mason said The Beatles ‘Sgt. Pepper’s’ changed the record industry forever
The Beatles released Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. The album was their most experimental, embracing the surreal and psychedelic imagery that defined the 1960s. While the album was a risky move for the band, it paid off in dividends as it remains their best-selling album, selling over 32 million copies worldwide.
In an interview with BBC Radio 2, Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason said The Beatles’ album was a landmark moment for the record industry. It changed...
Pink Floyd’s Nick Mason said The Beatles ‘Sgt. Pepper’s’ changed the record industry forever
The Beatles released Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. The album was their most experimental, embracing the surreal and psychedelic imagery that defined the 1960s. While the album was a risky move for the band, it paid off in dividends as it remains their best-selling album, selling over 32 million copies worldwide.
In an interview with BBC Radio 2, Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason said The Beatles’ album was a landmark moment for the record industry. It changed...
- 7/19/2023
- by Ross Tanenbaum
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Several Pink Floyd songs became classic rock staples. But not right away. How the band developed led to some trying times. Keyboard player Rick Wright never listened to his two embarrassing Pink Floyd songs after the band recorded them.
Pink Floyd’s Rick Wright said two of his songs were ‘sort of an embarrassment’
Pink Floyd parted ways with founding member, guitarist, and principal songwriter Syd Barrett in early 1968. His declining mental state made life hard on his bandmates. In concert, Barrett changed arrangements to songs on the fly, played the wrong chords (or none at all), and sang the wrong lyrics. So the rest of Pink Floyd — Wright, Roger Waters, Nick Mason, and David Gilmour — decided to move on without him.
The only trouble was they sacked Barrett before finishing their second album, A Saucerful of Secrets.
So the remaining quartet picked up the slack and penned six of...
Pink Floyd’s Rick Wright said two of his songs were ‘sort of an embarrassment’
Pink Floyd parted ways with founding member, guitarist, and principal songwriter Syd Barrett in early 1968. His declining mental state made life hard on his bandmates. In concert, Barrett changed arrangements to songs on the fly, played the wrong chords (or none at all), and sang the wrong lyrics. So the rest of Pink Floyd — Wright, Roger Waters, Nick Mason, and David Gilmour — decided to move on without him.
The only trouble was they sacked Barrett before finishing their second album, A Saucerful of Secrets.
So the remaining quartet picked up the slack and penned six of...
- 7/17/2023
- by Jason Rossi
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Pink Floyd is best known as the band whose Dark Side of the Moon broke all records as the longest charting album in rock music history. Dozens of their songs are classic rock staples, the feature length film of their rock opera The Wall is a cult classic, and their sound is as instantly recognizable as their enigmatic back story. Have You Got It Yet? The Story of Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd is co-directed by Roddy Bogawa, the filmmaker behind Taken by Storm: The Art of Storm Thorgerson and Hipgnosis, and Storm Thorgerson, a Pink Floyd intimate who started the graphic arts team which illustrated the band’s most iconic album covers. But the band’s founder and guiding light, Syd Barrett, dimmed in the glare of the spotlight, leaving the group after their second album, long before they achieved the stratospheric success their later work would bring. The...
- 7/14/2023
- by Mike Cecchini
- Den of Geek
Well after their deaths, the pop stars of an earlier era — the mid-20th century, to be precise — are receiving documentary treatment, such greats as Ella Fitzgerald, Dean Martin and Louis Armstrong among them. Artists of the baby boom, on the other hand, a generation of unprecedented size and many other firsts, are participating in the process, as they have been for decades.
The earliest documentary portraits of boomer musicians set the bar high with a fresh, self-reflexive power. D.A. Pennebaker’s 1967 Don’t Look Back traced Dylan’s ambivalent dance into and out of the spotlight, and in 1970 the Maysles brothers’ Gimme Shelter found the Rolling Stones facing darker complexities around the same push-pull. Today, films exploring pop artists’ life’s work, or at least certain aspects of it, are being made while they’re still engaged in it.
Two of the most captivating and poignant documentaries to hit...
The earliest documentary portraits of boomer musicians set the bar high with a fresh, self-reflexive power. D.A. Pennebaker’s 1967 Don’t Look Back traced Dylan’s ambivalent dance into and out of the spotlight, and in 1970 the Maysles brothers’ Gimme Shelter found the Rolling Stones facing darker complexities around the same push-pull. Today, films exploring pop artists’ life’s work, or at least certain aspects of it, are being made while they’re still engaged in it.
Two of the most captivating and poignant documentaries to hit...
- 7/13/2023
- by Sheri Linden
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Pink Floyd and David Bowie were two of the biggest names in classic rock, but they had different approaches. Floyd evolved into studio wizards who became concept album virtuosos. The Thin White Duke reinvented himself several times but built his reputation as a glam rock star. Pink Floyd’s hit songs, as well as their underrated tunes, became staples, but Bowie wasn’t a fan and his negative opinion of the band meant he probably wasn’t paying attention to their success.
David Bowie wasn’t a Pink Floyd fan and had a harsh take on their 2nd iteration
Pink Floyd established themselves as psychedelic rock pioneers at the perfect time. Their inventive light show and creative live jamming emerged in time for swinging London’s wild summer of 1967. The band recorded their first album next door to The Beatles as they made Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.
David Bowie wasn’t a Pink Floyd fan and had a harsh take on their 2nd iteration
Pink Floyd established themselves as psychedelic rock pioneers at the perfect time. Their inventive light show and creative live jamming emerged in time for swinging London’s wild summer of 1967. The band recorded their first album next door to The Beatles as they made Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.
- 7/11/2023
- by Jason Rossi
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Exclusive, Updated with more details, confirmation from Neon: Neon has acquired distribution rights to Ferrari, the Michael Mann-directed epic film starring Adam Driver and Penélope Cruz. It will get a Christmas Day 2023 theatrical release.
The movie is expected to make its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival. It is one of the most eagerly awaited films of the movie-awards season, and Neon will be a strong driver for the picture. It closed the acquisition of the film in a highly competitive North American deal and I heard A24, another studio and a streamer were also in the mix.
“Michael Mann, one of the most innovative and influential filmmakers in American cinema, was moved by the power of this intensely dramatic story to persist for years to bring it to the big screen,” Neon CEO and founder Tom Quinn said Monday. “Ferrari reaffirms Neon’s continued commitment to...
The movie is expected to make its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival. It is one of the most eagerly awaited films of the movie-awards season, and Neon will be a strong driver for the picture. It closed the acquisition of the film in a highly competitive North American deal and I heard A24, another studio and a streamer were also in the mix.
“Michael Mann, one of the most innovative and influential filmmakers in American cinema, was moved by the power of this intensely dramatic story to persist for years to bring it to the big screen,” Neon CEO and founder Tom Quinn said Monday. “Ferrari reaffirms Neon’s continued commitment to...
- 7/10/2023
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Before they became a classic rock staple that churned out memorable tunes and underrated songs, Pink Floyd fought and clawed to attain popularity. Yet an early breakthrough led to a BBC TV appearance that keyboard player Rick Wright called the worst thing he ever did.
Pink Floyd’s Rick Wright said ‘it was horrible’ for the band to appear on ‘Top of the Pops’
Appearing on national television is a break most musicians would relish.
For Pink Floyd, it was both a blessing and a curse.
The blessing was getting on Top of the Pops a few weeks before their debut album hit shelves. The curse was realizing they didn’t have what it took to survive the music industry machine.
Floyd’s Syd Barrett-penned “See Emily Play” spent five weeks in the top 10 of England’s singles chart from mid-July to mid-August 1967. That placement garnered a spot on...
Pink Floyd’s Rick Wright said ‘it was horrible’ for the band to appear on ‘Top of the Pops’
Appearing on national television is a break most musicians would relish.
For Pink Floyd, it was both a blessing and a curse.
The blessing was getting on Top of the Pops a few weeks before their debut album hit shelves. The curse was realizing they didn’t have what it took to survive the music industry machine.
Floyd’s Syd Barrett-penned “See Emily Play” spent five weeks in the top 10 of England’s singles chart from mid-July to mid-August 1967. That placement garnered a spot on...
- 7/9/2023
- by Jason Rossi
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Pink Floyd had to wait before they became a classic rock success story. They wrote the song that predicted their breakthrough on The Dark Side of the Moon, and then their world changed. That album catapulted them to fame and the trappings of it. Bassist Roger Waters almost attacked a fan in 1967, which came a decade before his confrontation with a concert-goer inspired Pink Floyd’s last great album.
Roger Waters considered attacking a Pink Floyd fan a decade before he assaulted a concert-goer
After parting ways with their creative leader, Syd Barrett, in 1968, Pink Floyd waded through several years of mixed results as a psychedelic band. When they shifted gears and headed in a more prog-rock direction in the early 1970s, it sparked the fire that burned brightly for most of the decade.
The success and fame that came with The Dark Side of the Moon didn’t necessarily...
Roger Waters considered attacking a Pink Floyd fan a decade before he assaulted a concert-goer
After parting ways with their creative leader, Syd Barrett, in 1968, Pink Floyd waded through several years of mixed results as a psychedelic band. When they shifted gears and headed in a more prog-rock direction in the early 1970s, it sparked the fire that burned brightly for most of the decade.
The success and fame that came with The Dark Side of the Moon didn’t necessarily...
- 7/8/2023
- by Jason Rossi
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Pink Floyd had one of the most remarkable reinventions of any classic rock band. The psychedelic pioneers lost their creative leader when they parted ways with Syd Barrett in 1968. After searching for a way forward without him, they eventually found their path and became one of the biggest bands of the 1970s with the impactful The Dark Side of the Moon. That album was a cornerstone of their career, but several underrated Pink Floyd songs from the band’s catalog deserve recognition. (All songs presented in chronological order).
1. ‘The Nile Song’ Album: More
Pink Floyd’s first effort without any contribution from Barrett was their soundtrack to the 1969 movie More. Without their mercurial leader and with the freedom to create for someone else’s project instead of their own album, the band showed off a range of styles. “The Nile Song” proved to be the most unprecedented song on the tracklist.
1. ‘The Nile Song’ Album: More
Pink Floyd’s first effort without any contribution from Barrett was their soundtrack to the 1969 movie More. Without their mercurial leader and with the freedom to create for someone else’s project instead of their own album, the band showed off a range of styles. “The Nile Song” proved to be the most unprecedented song on the tracklist.
- 6/27/2023
- by Jason Rossi
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Pink Floyd might have had one of the most dramatic transformations of any major classic rock band. Though drummer Nick Mason said the band’s groundbreaking early concerts were rubbish, Floyd became a psychedelic sensation. When the group moved on without founder and chief songwriter Syd Barrett, they emerged as a commercially successful prog rock powerhouse. But it didn’t happen overnight. One Pink Floyd song marked the breaking point between its psychedelic origins and legendary future.
The Pink Floyd song ‘Childhood’s End’ pointed toward ‘The Dark Side of the Moon’ and beyond
Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page praised Barrett’s genius approach to music making. The innovation didn’t last. His erratic behavior led his bandmates to move on without him in 1968. Yet transforming into the prog-rock band that churned out commercially successful albums throughout the 1970s wasn’t seamless.
Pink Floyd held on to their psychedelic roots for several years after dismissing Barret.
The Pink Floyd song ‘Childhood’s End’ pointed toward ‘The Dark Side of the Moon’ and beyond
Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page praised Barrett’s genius approach to music making. The innovation didn’t last. His erratic behavior led his bandmates to move on without him in 1968. Yet transforming into the prog-rock band that churned out commercially successful albums throughout the 1970s wasn’t seamless.
Pink Floyd held on to their psychedelic roots for several years after dismissing Barret.
- 6/22/2023
- by Jason Rossi
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason believes getting David Gilmour and Roger Waters on the same page for a reunion would require something like a miracle. While speaking about the band’s The Dark Side of the Moon classic “Time” on the latest episode of The Story Behind the Song, Mason said he thinks it would take someone like the late Nelson Mandela to broker a reconciliation between Gilmour and Waters.
“I think it’s highly unlikely, but I would’ve said that before Live 8 — 10 years ago or 12 years ago, whatever it was,” Mason said. “The one thing I could think would be possible would be if there was some… if by getting back together we could influence saving the planet, world peace, or whatever. Hopefully, we’d step up. But I don’t think otherwise. It would take a Nelson Mandela or someone like that to lead on it.”
Pink...
“I think it’s highly unlikely, but I would’ve said that before Live 8 — 10 years ago or 12 years ago, whatever it was,” Mason said. “The one thing I could think would be possible would be if there was some… if by getting back together we could influence saving the planet, world peace, or whatever. Hopefully, we’d step up. But I don’t think otherwise. It would take a Nelson Mandela or someone like that to lead on it.”
Pink...
- 6/20/2023
- by Eddie Fu
- Consequence - Music
If The Beatles and Rolling Stones started the fire that set England’s music scene ablaze in the 1960s, then Pink Floyd carried the torch. They evolved into a legendary classic rock band, just as Paul McCartney predicted they would, but not without the help of some benevolent benefactors. Pink Floyd had a little help from McCartney and John Lennon, who partially financed the event where Floyd played its first major concert.
Pink Floyd headlined a concert that Paul McCartney and John Lennon helped finance
The earliest Pink Floyd gigs were either groundbreaking experiences or forgettable performances, depending on who you asked. The band’s drummer Nick Mason said their early concerts were mostly rubbish, but music fans in swinging London’s psychedelic underground couldn’t get enough of them.
Long before The Beatles music made a nearly-hidden cameo on The Dark Side of the Moon, Lennon and McCartney helped...
Pink Floyd headlined a concert that Paul McCartney and John Lennon helped finance
The earliest Pink Floyd gigs were either groundbreaking experiences or forgettable performances, depending on who you asked. The band’s drummer Nick Mason said their early concerts were mostly rubbish, but music fans in swinging London’s psychedelic underground couldn’t get enough of them.
Long before The Beatles music made a nearly-hidden cameo on The Dark Side of the Moon, Lennon and McCartney helped...
- 6/19/2023
- by Jason Rossi
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Pink Floyd had one of the most interesting career arcs of any classic rock band. They started life as late 1960s psychedelic masters championed by Paul McCartney before morphing into a prog rock powerhouse in the 1970s. They became world beaters, but drummer Nick Mason said Pink Floyd’s first concerts were a load of rubbish between a few good ideas. Still, the band’s embryonic days gave them the cred to carry on through a key lineup change before they morphed into a classic rock staple.
Nick Mason said Pink Floyd played ‘a hell of a lot of rubbish’ at their earliest concerts
Pink Floyd started out similar to The Beatles. They played live in front of smallish crowds before finding domestic and then international fame. The biggest difference was that Pink Floyd rose to prominence in swinging London long after the Fab Four broke out of Liverpool to become world famous.
Nick Mason said Pink Floyd played ‘a hell of a lot of rubbish’ at their earliest concerts
Pink Floyd started out similar to The Beatles. They played live in front of smallish crowds before finding domestic and then international fame. The biggest difference was that Pink Floyd rose to prominence in swinging London long after the Fab Four broke out of Liverpool to become world famous.
- 6/17/2023
- by Jason Rossi
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Two from Magnolia Pictures, the story of an iconic record album design firm back and a sighting of Brian Cox usher in a specialty weekend with smoke clearing over New York City. Acrid plumes from Canadian wildfires have smothered the key arthouse market over the past few days in an unusual air quality event that had Mayor Eric Adams urging people to home.
Friday the sky was visible and air fresher, a boon for all — including the ongoing Tribeca Festival, which opened Wednesday night and will be unspooling 100+ features and events through June 17.
New openings: From Magnolia, Dalíland by Mary Harron starring Ben Kingsley as the iconic artist in 20 markets (including Quad in NYC and Nuart in LA) and on VOD. Written by John C. Walsh. With Christopher Briney, Barbara Sukowa, Ezra Miller, Andreja Pejic. Premiered as TIFF’s closing night film, see Deadline review here. Follows the later years...
Friday the sky was visible and air fresher, a boon for all — including the ongoing Tribeca Festival, which opened Wednesday night and will be unspooling 100+ features and events through June 17.
New openings: From Magnolia, Dalíland by Mary Harron starring Ben Kingsley as the iconic artist in 20 markets (including Quad in NYC and Nuart in LA) and on VOD. Written by John C. Walsh. With Christopher Briney, Barbara Sukowa, Ezra Miller, Andreja Pejic. Premiered as TIFF’s closing night film, see Deadline review here. Follows the later years...
- 6/9/2023
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
Even before they became a legendary classic rock band, Pink Floyd had some famous fans. Paul McCartney predicted the band’s success as Floyd cut their debut album next door to The Beatles. Bassist Roger Waters and guitarist David Gilmour had a conflict while making The Wall song “Comfortably Numb,” but they actually arrived at an amicable compromise. That happened just before the egos within Pink Floyd eventually led to the band’s ugly split, just like The Beatles.
(l-r) David Gilmour and Roger Waters | Pete Still/Redferns Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters and David Gilmour fought over the ‘Comfortably Numb’ rhythm track
McCartney wasn’t the only well-known Floyd fan. Jimmy Page praised original guitarist Syd Barrett and his no-holds-barred approach to music. Unfortunately for Barrett, he experienced a nervous breakdown and Gilmour replaced him before the band hit it big.
Fast forward more than a decade, and Pink...
(l-r) David Gilmour and Roger Waters | Pete Still/Redferns Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters and David Gilmour fought over the ‘Comfortably Numb’ rhythm track
McCartney wasn’t the only well-known Floyd fan. Jimmy Page praised original guitarist Syd Barrett and his no-holds-barred approach to music. Unfortunately for Barrett, he experienced a nervous breakdown and Gilmour replaced him before the band hit it big.
Fast forward more than a decade, and Pink...
- 6/9/2023
- by Jason Rossi
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Having been responsible for some of the most iconic photographs since he picked up a camera nearly five decades ago, Anton Corbijn seamless transition to music videos then narrative features and now, with Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis), he’s helmed his first documentary. Charting the entertaining tale of Storm Thorgerson and Aubrey “Po” Powell’s album-art design studio Hipgnosis, the film features quite a roster of interviewees: Roger Waters, David Gilmour, and Nick Mason of Pink Floyd; Jimmy Page and Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin; Paul McCartney; Peter Gabriel; Graham Gouldman of 10cc; Noel Gallagher; and more.
As the film begins playing at NYC’s Film Forum today, ahead of an LA opening on June 16 and nationwide screenings on June 20, I spoke with Corbijn about embarking on his first documentary, his favorite album covers, his involvement in the marketing process of his films, reflecting on The American,...
As the film begins playing at NYC’s Film Forum today, ahead of an LA opening on June 16 and nationwide screenings on June 20, I spoke with Corbijn about embarking on his first documentary, his favorite album covers, his involvement in the marketing process of his films, reflecting on The American,...
- 6/7/2023
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
No idea was ever too much, or inconvenient, for the graphic artists Hipgnosis, whose iconic album artwork designs serve as the centerpiece for Anton Corbijn’s documentary Squaring the Circle: (The Story of Hipgnosis). In the latest trailer for the film, which premiered at Sundance earlier this year, musicians Paul McCartney, Nick Mason, Jimmy Page, and more reflect on Aubrey “Po” Powell and Storm Thorgerson’s reign and willingness to go the distance.
“Paul McCartney called me up and he said, ‘I want to put it on Everest,'” Thorgerson said in the trailer,...
“Paul McCartney called me up and he said, ‘I want to put it on Everest,'” Thorgerson said in the trailer,...
- 5/4/2023
- by Larisha Paul
- Rollingstone.com
"He launched them into space." Mercury Studios has launched their official trailer for a music history doc film titled in full: Have You Got It Yet? The Story of Syd Barrett & Pink Floyd. This look back at the origins of the iconic rock band Pink Floyd was co-directed by Hipgnosis founder Storm Thorgerson, who passed away in 2013, but is still credited as director for all his work over the years on this project. The film examines the relationship between Pink Floyd - the visionaries behind prog rock and British psychedelic music – and founding member Syd Barrett, who left the group before they met stardom. It was Syd who gave the group their moniker by combining the names of blues players – Pink Anderson and Floyd Council. Intimate interviews with band members David Gilmour, Nick Mason, and Roger Waters uncover Barrett’s ongoing impact on the group. Narrated by the actor Jason Isaacs,...
- 4/26/2023
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
A documentary about legendary Pink Floyd founder Syd Barrett, Have You Got It Yet?: The Story of Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd, is receiving a North American theatrical release in late June. A newly unveiled official trailer can be seen below.
Directed by filmmaker Roddy Bogawa and the late album cover artist Storm Thorgerson, the feature-length documentary will detail Barrett’s life and time in Pink Floyd with unprecedented access. Classic band members David Gilmour, Nick Mason, and Roger Waters were all interviewed for the film, as well as those who were closest to Barrett during his lifetime, such as original band managers Peter Jenner and Andrew King.
Barrett is a figure who has long been shrouded in mystery, guiding Pink Floyd in their early days as a creative leader and chief songwriter. The band’s 1967 debut The Piper at the Gates of Dawn is considered one of the greatest psychedelic records of all-time,...
Directed by filmmaker Roddy Bogawa and the late album cover artist Storm Thorgerson, the feature-length documentary will detail Barrett’s life and time in Pink Floyd with unprecedented access. Classic band members David Gilmour, Nick Mason, and Roger Waters were all interviewed for the film, as well as those who were closest to Barrett during his lifetime, such as original band managers Peter Jenner and Andrew King.
Barrett is a figure who has long been shrouded in mystery, guiding Pink Floyd in their early days as a creative leader and chief songwriter. The band’s 1967 debut The Piper at the Gates of Dawn is considered one of the greatest psychedelic records of all-time,...
- 4/26/2023
- by Jon Hadusek
- Consequence - Music
A documentary about legendary Pink Floyd founder Syd Barrett, Have You Got It Yet?: The Story of Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd, is receiving a North American theatrical release in late June. A newly unveiled official trailer can be seen below.
Directed by filmmaker Roddy Bogawa and the late album cover artist Storm Thorgerson, the feature-length documentary will detail Barrett’s life and time in Pink Floyd with unprecedented access. Classic band members David Gilmour, Nick Mason, and Roger Waters were all interviewed for the film, as well as those who were closest to Barrett during his lifetime, such as original band managers Peter Jenner and Andrew King.
Barrett is a figure who has long been shrouded in mystery, guiding Pink Floyd in their early days as a creative leader and chief songwriter. The band’s 1967 debut The Piper at the Gates of Dawn is considered one of the greatest psychedelic records of all-time,...
Directed by filmmaker Roddy Bogawa and the late album cover artist Storm Thorgerson, the feature-length documentary will detail Barrett’s life and time in Pink Floyd with unprecedented access. Classic band members David Gilmour, Nick Mason, and Roger Waters were all interviewed for the film, as well as those who were closest to Barrett during his lifetime, such as original band managers Peter Jenner and Andrew King.
Barrett is a figure who has long been shrouded in mystery, guiding Pink Floyd in their early days as a creative leader and chief songwriter. The band’s 1967 debut The Piper at the Gates of Dawn is considered one of the greatest psychedelic records of all-time,...
- 4/26/2023
- by Jon Hadusek
- Consequence - Film News
The previously announced Syd Barrett documentary Have You Got It Yet?, about the Pink Floyd founder-turned-recluse-turned-mythic cult icon, has shared its first trailer ahead of its U.S. release this summer.
Have You Got It Yet? The Story of Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd features new interviews with the band’s surviving members — Roger Waters (Barrett’s classmate and Pink Floyd’s co-founder), Nick Mason, and David Gilmour — to provide insight into The Piper at the Gates of Dawn mastermind’s meteoric rise, acid-fueled breakdown and eventual exile from the band.
Have You Got It Yet? The Story of Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd features new interviews with the band’s surviving members — Roger Waters (Barrett’s classmate and Pink Floyd’s co-founder), Nick Mason, and David Gilmour — to provide insight into The Piper at the Gates of Dawn mastermind’s meteoric rise, acid-fueled breakdown and eventual exile from the band.
- 4/26/2023
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Jimmy Page and Led Zeppelin remain classic rock juggernauts decades after their apex. Page’s best guitar solos remain iconic, and the band’s songs are still all-time greats. Even though he was focused on getting his band off the ground in the late 1960s, the guitarist knew about the music scene around him. One of the contemporaries was Pink Floyd, and Page praised to their first guitarist, Syd Barrett, with just seven words before Barrett faded into obscurity.
(l-r) Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page; Pink Floyd members Roger Waters, Nick Mason, Syd Barrett, and Richard Wright | Larry Hulst/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images; Hulton-Deutsch Collection/Corbis via Getty Images Jimmy Page praised Pink Floyd’s Syd Barrett: ‘You can really feel the genius there’
Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin were newcomers on the London music scene in the later 1960s. The Beatles and Rolling Stones were well-established bands at the time,...
(l-r) Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page; Pink Floyd members Roger Waters, Nick Mason, Syd Barrett, and Richard Wright | Larry Hulst/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images; Hulton-Deutsch Collection/Corbis via Getty Images Jimmy Page praised Pink Floyd’s Syd Barrett: ‘You can really feel the genius there’
Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin were newcomers on the London music scene in the later 1960s. The Beatles and Rolling Stones were well-established bands at the time,...
- 4/16/2023
- by Jason Rossi
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason has long served as an intermediary between singer-guitarist David Gilmour and singer-bassist Roger Waters, and despite years of drama, he’s still “tempted” to reunite the band properly and get Waters back in the mix.
Gilmour recently called Waters a “misogynistic, antisemitic Putin apologist,” while Waters has taken to re-recording Pink Floyd’s legendary album The Dark Side of the Moon without the rest of the band. Still, in a recent interview, Mason didn’t rule out a reunion. “You never know what will be thrown up,” he said. “I’m tempted to say I’m available for anything.”
Mason wasn’t bothered by Waters’ rewriting of The Dark Side of the Moon, admitting that the recording was “annoyingly brilliant.”
“[Waters] actually sent me a copy of what he was working on and I write to him and said, ‘Annoyingly, it’s absolutely brilliant!,’” Mason recalled.
Gilmour recently called Waters a “misogynistic, antisemitic Putin apologist,” while Waters has taken to re-recording Pink Floyd’s legendary album The Dark Side of the Moon without the rest of the band. Still, in a recent interview, Mason didn’t rule out a reunion. “You never know what will be thrown up,” he said. “I’m tempted to say I’m available for anything.”
Mason wasn’t bothered by Waters’ rewriting of The Dark Side of the Moon, admitting that the recording was “annoyingly brilliant.”
“[Waters] actually sent me a copy of what he was working on and I write to him and said, ‘Annoyingly, it’s absolutely brilliant!,’” Mason recalled.
- 4/8/2023
- by Carys Anderson
- Consequence - Music
Album artwork flipped from being an afterthought to a feature when classic rock bands started selling millions of records during their heyday. The large surface area of vinyl LP sleeves gave artists a huge pop culture canvas to work with, and they took advantage. Pink Floyd took full advantage of the album cover-as-artwork movement, and their best sleeves remain some of the most iconic ever created. The Beatles and Rolling Stones saw some of their album artwork banned, but Pink Floyd never ran into that problem.
The album cover for Pink Floyd’s ‘The Dark Side of the Moon | Ryan McFadden/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle via Getty Images 1. ‘The Dark Side of the Moon’
Simple. Elegant. Eye-catching. Memorable. Enduring.
We’re starting our countdown of the best Pink Floyd album covers at No. 1 because there’s no reason to delay the inevitable. The Dark Side of the Moon leaves an...
The album cover for Pink Floyd’s ‘The Dark Side of the Moon | Ryan McFadden/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle via Getty Images 1. ‘The Dark Side of the Moon’
Simple. Elegant. Eye-catching. Memorable. Enduring.
We’re starting our countdown of the best Pink Floyd album covers at No. 1 because there’s no reason to delay the inevitable. The Dark Side of the Moon leaves an...
- 3/30/2023
- by Jason Rossi
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon was announced in 1973 at a press conference held at the London Planetarium, a spectral site which mirrored the album cover’s beam of light refracted through a triangle into a rainbow. Perhaps the iconic prismatic image provided the initial idea for fans to sync the classic film The Wizard of Oz (1939) to the album’s rock soundscape.
The band’s history with movies is vast and varied. They scored films in the aftermath of the demise and departure of the band’s founder, Syd Barrett. The success of Dark Side of the Moon also helped the group become motion picture producers, investing in the 1975 comedy Monty Python and the Holy Grail. The Wall, directed by Alan Parker and starring Bob Geldof, pushed boundaries and redefined a rock opera on film. And while the bassist/vocalist/songwriter Roger Waters didn’t let Stanley Kubrick...
The band’s history with movies is vast and varied. They scored films in the aftermath of the demise and departure of the band’s founder, Syd Barrett. The success of Dark Side of the Moon also helped the group become motion picture producers, investing in the 1975 comedy Monty Python and the Holy Grail. The Wall, directed by Alan Parker and starring Bob Geldof, pushed boundaries and redefined a rock opera on film. And while the bassist/vocalist/songwriter Roger Waters didn’t let Stanley Kubrick...
- 3/13/2023
- by David Crow
- Den of Geek
Camilla, Queen Consort, once owned a home in West Wiltshire, England, with her former husband, Andrew Parker Bowles. After divorcing, their abode, Middlewick House, went up for sale. It was subsequently purchased by a member of rock and roll royalty. Who is the musician who currently owns Camilla Parker Bowles’ former countryside home?
Camilla Parker Bowles once owned a home that now belongs to rock and roll royalty | Toby Melville/Pool/Afp via Getty Images Camilla Parker Bowles and her ex-husband Andrew owned Middlewick House
Andrew and Camilla Parker Bowles owned Middlewick House from the mid-1980s through the mid-90s. There, they lived with their two children, Laura Lopes and Andrew Parker Bowles. The storied home was built during the late 18th Century. Further additions to the structure were made during the 19th century, reported a website dedicated to the home’s extensive gardens.
Before that home, Camilla and...
Camilla Parker Bowles once owned a home that now belongs to rock and roll royalty | Toby Melville/Pool/Afp via Getty Images Camilla Parker Bowles and her ex-husband Andrew owned Middlewick House
Andrew and Camilla Parker Bowles owned Middlewick House from the mid-1980s through the mid-90s. There, they lived with their two children, Laura Lopes and Andrew Parker Bowles. The storied home was built during the late 18th Century. Further additions to the structure were made during the 19th century, reported a website dedicated to the home’s extensive gardens.
Before that home, Camilla and...
- 3/8/2023
- by Lucille Barilla
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
The Beatles’ psychedelic pop masterpiece Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band remains an iconic album from the era. Pink Floyd’s debut record, The Piper at the Gates of Dawn, is another. Paul McCartney was a guiding force behind Sgt. Pepper’s, including coming up with the title, but he took time to “pass the mantle” to Pink Floyd. McCartney’s prediction about Floyd’s potential (which came with some reassuring words) was 100% right.
(l-r) Paul McCartney; Pink Floyd members Roger Waters, Nick Mason, Syd Barrett, and Rick Wright in 1967 | Watford/Mirrorpix/Mirrorpix via Getty Images; Doug McKenzie/Getty Images The Beatles met Pink Floyd while both recorded at Abbey Road Studios
The Fab Four practically lived at Abbey Road studios in the 1960s. They recorded several singles and albums in the famed London studio. If the Beatles were seasoned vets in 1967, then Pink Floyd were the recording rookies.
(l-r) Paul McCartney; Pink Floyd members Roger Waters, Nick Mason, Syd Barrett, and Rick Wright in 1967 | Watford/Mirrorpix/Mirrorpix via Getty Images; Doug McKenzie/Getty Images The Beatles met Pink Floyd while both recorded at Abbey Road Studios
The Fab Four practically lived at Abbey Road studios in the 1960s. They recorded several singles and albums in the famed London studio. If the Beatles were seasoned vets in 1967, then Pink Floyd were the recording rookies.
- 3/8/2023
- by Jason Rossi
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
The Beatles and Pink Floyd were two of the world’s biggest bands in the 1960s and 1970s. And they hardly crossed paths while both bands were active, even though Floyd recorded their debut next door to The Beatles. Pink Floyd cut Paul McCartney’s contribution to their legendary 1973 album The Dark Side of the Moon, but The Beatles’ music made a surprise and nearly-hidden cameo on the record.
(l-r) Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Ringo Starr, and George Harrison of The Beatles; Pink Floyd’s Rick Wright, Roger Waters, Nick Mason, and David Gilmour | Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images; Koh Hasebe/Shinko Music/Getty Images Pink Floyd cut Paul McCartney’s contribution to ‘The Dark Side of the Moon’
The Dark Side of the Moon features several voice cameos. Pink Floyd asked various Abbey Road Studios employees and others to answer questions and included their responses on the album.
But not Paul’s.
(l-r) Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Ringo Starr, and George Harrison of The Beatles; Pink Floyd’s Rick Wright, Roger Waters, Nick Mason, and David Gilmour | Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images; Koh Hasebe/Shinko Music/Getty Images Pink Floyd cut Paul McCartney’s contribution to ‘The Dark Side of the Moon’
The Dark Side of the Moon features several voice cameos. Pink Floyd asked various Abbey Road Studios employees and others to answer questions and included their responses on the album.
But not Paul’s.
- 3/4/2023
- by Jason Rossi
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
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March 1 marked 50 years since Pink Floyd’s seminal album, Dark Side of the Moon was released, and there are a numbers of ways that the band is marking the anniversary.
One of them, is the release of a 2Cd/2Lp/2-Blu-ray The Dark Side of the Moon 50th Anniversary deluxe box set, which is already selling out online.
The band is also releasing a special hardcover book to commemorate the occasion,...
March 1 marked 50 years since Pink Floyd’s seminal album, Dark Side of the Moon was released, and there are a numbers of ways that the band is marking the anniversary.
One of them, is the release of a 2Cd/2Lp/2-Blu-ray The Dark Side of the Moon 50th Anniversary deluxe box set, which is already selling out online.
The band is also releasing a special hardcover book to commemorate the occasion,...
- 3/2/2023
- by Tim Chan
- Rollingstone.com
Some of the most successful bands of all time seem to have discovered a toxic ticket to success: constant fighting. Several artists had creative and personal issues with one another that became insurmountable. While some former bandmates have been able to reconcile after their groups broke up, others still hold on to bad feelings. Here are five bands with members who couldn’t stop bickering.
Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham | Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images Simon and Garfunkel: Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel
Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel met as school children and began performing together in the 1950s. Early on, though, they began having problems. Garfunkel was deeply hurt when Simon took a solo deal. Several years later, Simon was upset with Garfunkel for choosing to act in a movie instead of making a new album.
They broke up and reunited several times over the years, but they kept running...
Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham | Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images Simon and Garfunkel: Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel
Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel met as school children and began performing together in the 1950s. Early on, though, they began having problems. Garfunkel was deeply hurt when Simon took a solo deal. Several years later, Simon was upset with Garfunkel for choosing to act in a movie instead of making a new album.
They broke up and reunited several times over the years, but they kept running...
- 2/28/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
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