McGuinty faces the music of 'Pink Floyd' Nov 13, 2008
com: McGuinty faces the music of 'Pink Floyd ... McGuinty faces the music of 'Pink Floyd ... Over the years, he's had his share of fun taunting "Pink Floyd" and the NDP for the deficits, but now he's embraced red ink - rather than spending restraint - as the lesser of two evils. (Globe and Mail)
Led Zeppelin without Plant? It could happen Nov 12, 2008
Pink Floyd without Syd Barrett. He left the band just as it was on its way toward superstardom, so most fans didnt notice. (MSNBC -- Music)
Post First Comment Nov 8, 2008
Having grown up in a large Irish-American family, O'Neill developed his Celtic influences with his love for experimental and progressive rock from artists like Emerson, Lake, Palmer and Pink Floyd. "I had the benefit of growing up in New York City," continues O'Neill, "with a wide ranging world of musical influences all around me... and as a guitar player, I always loved the visceral power of loud rock, so metal had to be in the musical mix.". (Gamecock Online, SC)
2008 Riverfest records loss of nearly $17,000 Nov 8, 2008
The other contract agreed upon is Think Floyd USA/The American Pink Floyd show. Schultz said this group will do a two hour presentation of Pink Floyd music with a full special effects light show titled "Feel the Pulse." That group will be the headliner on Friday, Aug. 7. (Watertown Daily Times, WI)
Kanye West Talks Beatles, Sings Country Versions Of His Songs (Er, Sorta) In Rare Interview Nov 8, 2008
" And Kanye had a little message for his friends at iTunes: He's got a name for his hybrid sound Pop Art and the folks at Apple can choose to honor that and give 'Ye his own unique designation in their store. Oh, and the only other music he thinks could currently fit in there is Pink Floyd. Getting back to melody, though, Kanye said he believes the grooves he's created for the new album are so classic and "Broadway-esque," that he dropped a live a capella version of "Heartless," sung in a cheesy... (VHI.com -- Music News)
Floyd star teaches fans to rock Nov 6, 2008
Music fans with money to spend have met Pink Floyd's Nick Mason - and soon they will be playing on stage with him ... This year, Pink Floyd drummer Mason and Guns 'n' Roses guitarist Slash were among the professional musicians on hand to give the budding stars advice and guidance ... When asked whether it reminded him of the formative years of Pink Floyd, Nick said: "Oh no - they're a lot more grown up, these people.". (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Obituaries for Thursday, Nov. 6, 2008 Nov 6, 2008
He enjoyed bicycling, Pink Floyd, Hero Clixs, and hanging with his good friends. Many wonderful family memories were made during his short time with us. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Chris Cornell Compares Timbaland To Pink Floyd, Promises 'Cinematic Video' For 'Scream' Nov 6, 2008
Chris Cornell Compares Timbaland To Pink Floyd, Promises 'Cinematic Video' For 'Scream ... It's atmospheric, like Pink Floyd is atmospheric he creates a sonic world that you get lost in, and you listen to it and you start to trip out. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Vasgergian leaving Padres broadcast team: Nov 5, 2008
I still remember Cookie Randolph sharing with KGB listeners the clip of you calling the Brewers homerun ala 'Pink Floyd: The Wall. Classic call dude. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Boomers On Shakedown Street Nov 3, 2008
The Stones did it with "Emotional Rescue." Pink Floyd dabbled with it on "Another Brick in the Wall." Some of the most classic of classic rock 'n' rollers embraced the change brought on by the disco era and sold out, delivering danceable beats and rudimentary guitar riffs. Many of these efforts were halfhearted, but there was money to be made. (Forbes)
The Sounds Of Scary, By Kurt Loder Nov 1, 2008
(They would play in darkness throughout the film, recalling such shadow-dwellers of the past as Pink Floyd and Tangerine Dream. Then the picture began, and the duo set to work. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Australian Pink Floyd Oct 31, 2008
This world premiere tour marks the 30th anniversary of the release of Pink Floyd s seminal 1979 classic rock opera The Wall and features a new production including animation, lasers and inflatables. The concert concludes with a special Pink Floyd greatest hits encore ... The work has not been performed live on this scale for over 25 years, not since Pink Floyd toured it themselves. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
• Events calendar Oct 31, 2008
The Faulkner Planetarium at the Herrett Center for Arts and Science on the College of Southern Idaho campus will present "Here Comes the Sun" at 2 p.m.; "StarSigns" with live sky tour at 4 p.m.; "Here Comes the Sun" at 7 p.m.; and "Pink Floyd: The Wall" at 8:15 p.m. Education-show tickets are 4. 50 for adults, 3. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
'Rock Band' to meet the Beatles? Oct 30, 2008
In June, Harmonix CEO Alex Rigopulos put the Beatles at the top of his artist wish list, along with Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, Pink Floyd, and the Rolling Stones -- "Titanic bands of that era that have a special place in peoples' hearts," he told EW. (Rock Band has since secured exclusive rights to AC/DC's music. MTV President Van Toffler, when asked about the probability of an all-Beatles game, joked, "I heard they're pretty popular. That would be big, right?" But around the same time, Guitar Hero... (Entertainment Weekly)
ODDBALL ITEMS: Olympic oldies, Pumpkin' Chuckin, more Oct 30, 2008
If that don't get your pacemaker throbbin', Mick Jagger had said that he wants to cobble together for the occasion that includes such old warhorses as David Bowie, Elton John, Phil Collins, Sting, Van Morrison, Pink Floyd guitarist Dave Gilmour and Led Zeppelin axeman Jimmy Page - average age: 87. Now, I don't begrudge geezers doing what they love -- these are musicians I cut my false teeth on -- but let's face it: cobwebbed rockers ain't easy on the eyes and sensibilities. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Slipknot's dark theatre of dreams Oct 28, 2008
"There's obviously a genre of theatrical rock, but for us it's just a piece of the puzzle. It's always been about the content and why we wear what we do. There's a lot more art than there is shock. Kiss and Alice Cooper really broke down a lot of barriers, but we're different to them. I've always felt that we were like if Pink Floyd started a metal band. I doubt you're gonna see Slipknot shoot cereal anytime soon - Kiss really have become the Disney of rock.". send photos, videos ffs to 0406 THE... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Making mix discs for your creeptastic party? Pick from our Halloween 50 Oct 26, 2008
Lucifer Sam, Pink Floyd That cat s something I can t explain. A bit of Syd Barrett s surrealism always goes down unsettlingly this time of year, and this ode to the familiar that follows witch Jennifer Gentle around is one of the late drug-damaged madman s finest. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Off the endangered list Oct 24, 2008
The group, who formed in Sheffield in 1977, have sold more than 65 million albums and are one of just five rock bands to have two studio albums sell more than 10 million copies each in the US. The other four to reach that landmark are the Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd and Van Halen. For Elliott, at 49, life is grand. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Pigs, pugs, (pretend) Pink Floyd Oct 23, 2008
The entry titled "Best Bets: Pigs, Pugs and (Pretend) Pink Floyd," and any of the comments about it ... Best Bets: Pigs, Pugs and (Pretend) Pink Floyd ... With the death of keyboardist Richard Wright in September, there can never be a true Pink Floyd reunion again. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
BJs Restaurant celebrates 35 years serving Gaylord area Oct 22, 2008
The barcode was invented, Watergate hearings began, Pink Floyd released Dark Side of the Moon and BJ s Restaurant opened its doors in Gaylord. BJs was named from the first letter of the owners first names, Bob and Juanita Elam. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
Are parents who don't let their kids participate in Halloween misguided? Oct 18, 2008
Pink Floyd: Wish You Were Here, Meddle. Yes: Fragile, Close To The Edge, Drama. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Local arts world wobbles as patrons feel squeeze Oct 15, 2008
Seth Rappaport is a booking agent at the Agency Group in New York, whose roster includes indie upstarts Lavender Diamond and Apostle of Hustle and global stars like Pink Floyd and Brian Wilson. Rappaport says that "attendance at club shows has been suffering, particularly in the last couple of months. The biggest problem we're facing is advance tickets, because Ticketmaster fees continue to go up as people's dollars dwindle.". (Boston Globe)
Candy Dulfer Releases New Album Oct 14, 2008
She is also a talented sax player who has developed a loyal following over the course of a dozen albums occasionally by using her looks and her sex to her advantage and more often by performing and recording with an impressive array of artists, including (but not limited to) David Sanborn, Aretha Franklin, Chaka Khan, Van Morrison, Prince, Pink Floyd, Jamie Cullum, and David Stewart of the Eurythmics. Having said that, her newest release, Candy Store, permits -- and requires -- listeners to get... (Suite101.com)
Oasis' Dig Out Your Soul digs in to more Beatles riffs Oct 8, 2008
There are references to the Doors (the opening riff of Waiting for the Rapture is lifted from Five to One), as well as Pink Floyd, the Who and even Gary Glitter. But it's once again the Beatles who resurface on nearly every song: a sample of a John Lennon interview in I'm Outta Time, a "magical mystery" reference in The Shock of the Lightning, a hook from I Am the Walrus in Soldier On, the massed Helter Skelter guitars that introduce The Nature of Reality and the lyrical Dear Prudence guitars... (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Around the Horned - Third Edition Oct 8, 2008
"Wish you were here"by Pink Floyd. Anything from the Isley Brothersor Earth, Wind and Fire. (Gofrogs.com)
David Archuleta gets a manager Oct 8, 2008
Hollywood Insider Blog. David Archuleta has signed with Azoff Management, the career-launching (and often sustaining) music powerhouse that counts The Eagles, Christina Aguilera, Neil Diamond, and, most recently, among its clients. (CNN -- Showbiz)
College catch-up: Ex-Redwood star Rogers playing at UC-Davis Oct 7, 2008
Bands like Metallica, Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd. What is your major. (Fresno Bee -- Sports)
Is Oasis about to 'Dig Out' another breakthrough? Oct 7, 2008
Show me someone who listens to Pink Floyd, I'll show you someone who doesn't have kids. " Though hardly homebody teetotalers, the Gallaghers have calmed down since their feral '90s, when Noel wrote the band's early albums under the influence of cocaine. "Our lives were very boring," Liam says. "Obviously, if you take drugs to make music, you're an idiot. (USA Today -- Life)
36 hours in Brighton, England Oct 7, 2008
org), a former horse stable turned concert hall where Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd have performed, and where Abba was introduced to the world at the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest. Coming concerts include Art Garfunkle (Oct. (International Herald Tribune -- Travel)
Rolling Stones insider Sam Cutler writes about Altamont Oct 6, 2008
Cutler had been immersed in the London rock 'n' roll scene of the '60s where his friendship with Nick Mason, drummer in Pink Floyd, led to working as tour manager for the likes of Brit blues legend Alexis Korner, and then in organising free festivals in Hyde Park ... " Altamont is just one event in a career that has brought Cutler close to members of The Band, Pink Floyd and The Grateful Dead, to Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin, as well as the strange cast of figures who attach themselves to great... (Courier Mail)
Pop stars seek more power Oct 5, 2008
Billy Bragg, Iron Maiden and Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour are among signatories to the coalition's founding charter. The group plans an official launch Sunday at the In the City music event in Manchester. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Mexicans boo Mayan pyramids concert by Great Tenor Oct 5, 2008
And Venetians have been less hospitable to rock concerts since litterers and vandals joined 200,000 Pink Floyd fans in St. Mark's Square. Egypt imposed some limits on regular concerts at its famed Giza Pyramids in the years after the Grateful Dead played near the Sphinx in 1978. (Yahoo News)
'Idol' Chatter Oct 3, 2008
Possibly it was a reaction to a couple of deaths -- Pink Floyd keyboards man Rick Wright, whose work on the band's early albums I always admired; and one of my favorite contemporary authors, David Foster Wallace, whose suicide over the weekend has really thrown me. Anyway, I'll certainly have things to write about later today -- it's SoundScan data-dump day. (USA Today -- Life)
Bushnell hosts Peter, Paul, Mary Oct 3, 2008
It seems that everyone from the Australian Pink Floyd to The Trans-Siberian Orchestra is appearing between now and Christmas. The postponed PBS fundraising concert last month by The High Kings from Ireland inWallingford was a well-received sell-out, a markedly different flavor, especially if your diet might tend toward the usual Styx and Stones. (Middletown Press, CT)
Legacy Recordings Set to Release - For the First Time in the Digital Realm - Five Classic Albums From the Jayhawks American Recordings Catalog Sep 25, 2008
On 2000's "Smile," the Jayhawks hooked up with Bob Ezrin (Alice Cooper, Lou Reed's "Berlin," KISS, Pink Floyd), one of rock's most legendary producers, who brought a palette of post-modern electro-pop flourishes to the band's warm melodies and evocation of Americana. While the album's eclecticism at first confounded the band's casual fans, Jayhawks cognoscenti recognized the genius in its grooves. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Gilmour plays Pink Floyd tribute Sep 24, 2008
Pink Floyd reformed for Live 8 in 2005, with Gilmour (left) and Wright (right). Pink Floyd star David Gilmour has performed one of the band's early songs in tribute to the group's keyboardist Richard Wright, who died last week ... The song was on Pink Floyd's 1968 second album Saucerful of Secrets. (BBC News)
Hip hop goes cosmic as student writes rap for Nasa Sep 24, 2008
Page last updated at 13:22 GMT, Tuesday, 23 September 2008 14:22 UK. Student goes hip-hop for science. (BBC News -- Science)
A.M.STIR: Helpful tips for leading a dishonest life Sep 23, 2008
- Money, Pink Floyd: "Money, so they say, is the root of all evil today. But if you ask for a raise it's no surprise that they're giving none away.". - The Pretender, Jackson Browne: "I'm going to be a happy idiot and struggle for the legal tender, where the ads take aim and lay their claim to the heart and the soul of the spender.". (Florida Times-Union)
Music, Retail and Tech Leaders to Offer "slotMusic(TM)": High Quality, DRM-Free MP3 Music on microSD(TM) Cards Sep 22, 2008
Artists on EMI labels include Lily Allen, The Beatles, Coldplay, Corinne Bailey Rae, Gorillaz, Hot Chip, Norah Jones, The Kooks, Korn, Kylie Minogue, Katy Perry, Pink Floyd, Joss Stone, KT Tunstall, Keith Urban and Robbie Williams. About SanDisk. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
HIM AND THEM Sep 21, 2008
PINK FLOYDS DAVID GILMOUR LOOKS BACK ... PINK Floyd guitarist David Gilmour has been excited about the release of "Live in Gdansk," his first-ever live solo CD and DVD, for some time ... Playing alongside Gilmour at that 2006 concert was his longtime friend and Pink Floyd keyboardist Richard "Rick" Wright, who succumbed to cancer last Monday at the age of 65. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Concert benefits 9/11 workers Sep 20, 2008
The Bristol five-member band - self-described as a "new-school blend of AC/DC and Pink Floyd" - brought together other hard-rocking friends and some acoustic performers to round out the night, asking for a $10 donation for the Ground Zero Rescue Workers Relief Fund. "We're focused on the families of those who came to ground zero, the heroes who didn't think of themselves to help strangers," Pipke said. (New Britain Herald, CT)
Theater review: Tom Stoppard's 'Rock 'n' Roll' Sep 20, 2008
The action unfolds in Cambridge and Prague from the end of the Prague Spring to the Velvet Revolution of 1990, and from the year rock god Syd Barrett was thrown out of Pink Floyd until his death as a lonely recluse. Snatches of Barrett, Bob Dylan, the Rolling Stones, Grateful Dead, Velvet Underground, U2 and post-Barrett Pink Floyd enliven the many scene changes and comment on the action as Alex Jaeger's apt costumes signal the changing times. (San Francisco Chronicle)
More of this story Sep 20, 2008
The group s members have served in countless cover bands and tribute bands, having played 80s new wave and Pink Floyd tributes. The bald Fay even slaps on a cowboy hat for their Kenny Chesney salute. (Newport Daily News, RI)
Slash 'Announces' Guitar Hero: Jimi Hendrix? Sep 19, 2008
If neversoft made a Guitar Hero of my favorites bands (Pink Floyd, the Doors) I'd need a new change of pants ... Activision / EA: I'm still waiting for some Pink Floyd tracks god dammit. (Kotaku Australia)
iReporters remember rock great Wright Sep 19, 2008
Pink Floyd fans shared their memories of late keyboardist Richard Wright ... of Pink Floyd and Wright at iReport ... Jessica Schuette's tattoo reminds her of her late friend, who was a big fan of Pink Floyd. (CNN -- Showbiz)
VH1 Classic Presents a New Slate of Fall 2008 Programming With Iconic Rock Documentaries, Music Countdowns and Rarely Seen Concert Footage Sep 18, 2008
"Rush Hashanah," "VH1 Classic All Time Top 10," "AC/DC Day," "WHOlloween," "VH1 Classic Gives Thanks For Pink Floyd," "VH1 Classic One-Hit Wonders" and "VH1 Classic Celebrates Dylan" ... The new slate of programming begins on Monday, September 29 as VH1 Classic and rock 'n roll icons Rush celebrate "Rush Hashanah." The network's fall lineup also includes premieres of "VH1 Classic All Time Top 10," and "VH1 Classic One Hit Wonders," as well as never-before-scene documentaries, and past and... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Wright's death another brick out of wall Sep 17, 2008
Although a long-term member of one of the biggest rock band's in history, Pink Floyd, his public profile was almost non-existent ... The English keyboard player, who died at home from cancer on Monday aged 65, was a founding member of Pink Floyd in the early 1960s, along with bassist Roger Waters and drummer Nick Mason ... Unlike other prog-rock keyboardists of the 70s era such as Keith Emerson and Rick Wakeman, Wright added synthesiser and organ textures to many of Pink Floyd's songs rather... (The Australian)
* World News Quick Take Sep 17, 2008
Pink Floyds Wright dies. Richard Wright, the keyboardist whose somber, monumental sounds were at the core of Pink Floyds art-rock, died on Monday in London at age 65 of cancer ... Wright was a founding member of Pink Floyd, and his spacious, enveloping keyboards, backing vocals and eerie effects were an essential part of its musical identity. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Gilmour's tribute to Floyd star Sep 17, 2008
Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour has praised late bandmate Richard Wright for his "vitality, spark and humour" ... "In my view, all the greatest Pink Floyd moments are the ones where he is in full flow," Gilmour added ... In the welter of arguments about who or what was Pink Floyd, Rick's enormous input was frequently forgotten. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Richard Wright, 65, Pink Floyd keyboardist Sep 17, 2008
Richard Wright, the keyboardist whose somber, monumental sounds were at the core of the art rock by Pink Floyd that has sold millions and millions of albums, died Monday in London, where he had lived ... Wright was a founding member of Pink Floyd, and his spacious, enveloping keyboards, backing vocals and eerie effects were essential to its musical identity ... Though Syd Barrett and then Roger Waters wrote most of Pink Floyd's songs, Wright shares credit on the improvisatory psychedelic studio... (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Keyboardist was 65 Sep 17, 2008
Pink Floyd keyboardist Wright dies - CNN.com ... Pink Floyd keyboardist Wright dies ... Richard Wright was co-founder of Pink Floyd. (CNN -- World)
Talking to WALL-E Sep 16, 2008
Photos: Founding member of Pink Floyd, Rick Wright, has died at 65 ... Pink Floyd's Richard Wright dies. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Buzz Briefs: Brangelina, Richard Wright Sep 16, 2008
Pink Floyd's Richard Wright Dies. A Pink Floyd spokesman says founding member Richard Wright has died ... Richard Wright met Pink Floyd members Roger Waters and Nick Mason at college and joined their early band Sigma 6. (CBS News)
Pink Floyd legend goes to the Great Gig In The Sky Sep 16, 2008
Pink Floyd star Dave Gilmour last night led the tributes to the group's founder member Richard Wright who died yesterday ... " A Pink Floyd spokesman said the group were "cut up" about the death. The musician's family confirmed "with great sadness" his death after a "short struggle with cancer". Wright, who taught himself keyboard and piano, met fellow band members Roger Waters and Nick Mason while at architecture school. He was a founder member of The Pink Floyd Sound in 1965, and the group's... (Mirror.co.uk)
Shine On, Richard Wright (1943 - 2008) Sep 16, 2008
Pink Floyds Shine On You Crazy Diamond was originally written in 1974 as a tribute to former band member Syd Barret, but seems as appropriate now, when one of the founding members of the British band has passed away at only 65 ... The name finally remained The Pink Floyd Sound, after two blues musicians, Pink Anderson and Floyd Council ... Decades later, millions of fans of all ages still listen to the music of Pink Floyd, some of them quietly and ceremoniously, others passionate and... (eFluxMedia)
'Mom' appeal Sep 16, 2008
Obituary: Pink Floyd's Richard Wright ... Pink Floyd keyboard king Richard Wright remembered. (BBC News)
Rock pioneer Sep 16, 2008
Obituary: Pink Floyd's Richard Wright ... As a keyboardist and songwriter, Richard Wright helped create the pioneering psychedelic sound that made Pink Floyd one of the world's greatest groups ... They formed the Architechtural Abdabs in 1965, before art student Syd Barrett joined and the group became Pink Floyd. (BBC News)
Juliana Hatfield on life after the spotlight fades Sep 16, 2008
Gilmour says no Pink Floyd reunion. Add Music interviews headlines to your news reader. (MSNBC -- Music)
Heath Ledger's dream hangout becomes reality Sep 16, 2008
Pink Floyd founding member Richard Wright dies. Hannah Modra hid a secret illness in the pages of her diary. (Ninemsn)
Concerns raised over famine song Sep 16, 2008
Page last updated at 17:31 GMT, Monday, 15 September 2008 18:31 UK. The complaint was made after Rangers' victory over Celtic last month. (BBC News -- UK)
Pink Floyd's Wright dies Sep 16, 2008
Musician Richard Wright from the band Pink Floyd performs on stage at 'Live 8 London' in Hyde Park on July 2, 2005 in London, England ... Pink Floyd rocker Richard Wright has died at the age of 65, after a short battle with cancer ... After an unsuccessful attempt at a solo career, Wright rejoined Pink Floyd six years later, after Waters had left, and he continued to perform and record with Mason and new frontman David Gilmour. (WOKR13 Rochester)
The Australian Pink Floyd Sep 16, 2008
Cover bands are nothing new, and Pink Floyd has been one of the more popular groups to imitate ... The group emulates not only the music of Pink Floyd, but also the extravagant stage show that became part of the original band s legend ... In fact, the Aussie Floyd employs light and sound crewmembers that have worked with the real Pink Floyd, and much of the equipment they bring along is the exact same gear that was used on Pink Floyd tours. (Suite101.com)
In Pictures: Richard Wright Sep 16, 2008
Pink Floyd founder and keyboard player Richard Wright has died from cancer aged 65 ... Pink Floyd achieved legendary status with albums including 1973's The Dark Side Of The Moon, which stayed in the US album chart for more than a decade ... Obituary: Pink Floyd's Richard Wright. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Juries coming back to Eurovision Sep 16, 2008
Page last updated at 15:52 GMT, Monday, 15 September 2008 16:52 UK. The UK's Andy Abraham finished last earlier this year. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Jerusalem diary Sep 16, 2008
Page last updated at 11:30 GMT, Monday, 15 September 2008 12:30 UK. By Tim Franks BBC News, Jerusalem. (BBC News -- Africa)
