This week, the latest edition of The Eclectic Light Show was uploaded to Mixcloud to enable people around the world to have a listen. The show is a popular Sunday afternoon magazine show on the Cambridge 105 radio station, celebrating the best in music, theatre, books and chat, with celebrity interviews, reviews and previews.
This edition starts with a lengthly, and fascinating, insight into Syd Barrett and the early days of Pink Floyd, from one of Syd's girlfriends, Jenny Spires. Jenny's unique perspective on those days makes for a compelling listen, and her memories of the people, places, events and dates are very impressive.
You can hear the interview in full using the Mixcloud widget below:
Just announced, via the Floyd's official Facebook page: on October 21st, at 9pm UK, a new, hour-long Floyd compilation airs on BBC Four TV. 'Pink Floyd Beginnings 1967-1972' brings together a selection of the band's early, historic TV appearances, and is a taster for what the Pink Floyd: The Early Years 1965-1972 box set will include.
This almost sounds like a sequel to the BBC Four programme, Pink Floyd: A Miscellany, originally aired in 2011, albeit this show is focused on the first part of their professional career, whereas Miscellany took a broader look at their history.
BBC Four is available in the UK via Freeview, digital cable and satellite, and many parts of Europe can also receive the channel via satellite and other means. Alternatively, most of the BBC's programming can also be enjoyed online at BBC.co.uk, live and on demand through the BBC's iPlayer facility.
Below is a new teaser video from Roger Waters, which since it appeared late yesterday has resulted in much speculation from fans who have already seen it. With the simple caption or title of "Us + Them", followed by "Coming soon", backed by some previously unheard music and a couple of hands reaching for each other, it is an intriguing short clip. Could the tour or album announcement be on its way? More as we get it.
Of course, Sunday night sees Roger close the first of two consecutive Desert Trip weekends, with support from none other than The Who! Other artists playing earlier in the weekend include Bob Dylan and The Rolling Stones (both of whom played last night), as well as Paul McCartney and Neil Young. Not a bad line-up!
Some new merchandise, including items for the Desert Trip concerts, has now appeared in Roger's online store. To see the new items, you need to go to the US or Canadian versions of the store through this link as the European store has yet to add them.
In a brief, 47 word joint statement issued on Thursday, David Gilmour, Nick Mason and Roger Waters came back together - not musically, we are quick to add - to support some 13 international female pro-Palestinian activists, detained by Israeli military.
The statement read, in full:
"Pink Floyd reunites to stand with the Women of the Gaza Freedom Flotilla"
David Gilmour, Nick Mason and Roger Waters stand united in support of the Women of the Gaza Freedom Flotilla, and deplore their illegal arrest and detention in international waters by the Israeli Defence Force.
We've had a number of emails about this, in particular from those unsure or confused by the initial three words. The band members are NOT intending a concert, or new recording, together, although those for whom English isn't their first language may well have been confused by the start of the statement.
The track forms part of the 2016 remix of the album Obscured By Clouds, included in the box set. The remix has been done from the original master tapes by Andy Jackson and Damon Iddins. Childhood's End was one of the few songs from the soundtrack of La Vallée to be included in Pink Floyd's live shows and was featured on European dates, starting on December 1, 1972, and at the start of the band's March 1973 tour of North America, usually with an extended instrumental passage.
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