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Written by Matt
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Sunday, 25 June 2017 |
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In what is becoming a regular, annual event, Nick Mason opened his gardens to the public again earlier this month (on June 10th and 11th), to help raise money for the Wiltshire Bobby Van Trust and Wiltshire Air Ambulance’s Airbase Appeal.
As with previous years, a sizeable number of people took the opportunity to have a stroll around Nick's grounds, after paying the modest entrance fee, which went straight to the charities. BD regular Ian McKenzie was amongst those present, and kindly sent over some pictures of the event. The house itself - Middlewick House in Corsham, Wiltshire - was out of bounds, but the public could walk around almost everywhere else.
During the events, many of Nick's cars, and his helicopter, are put on display. In total, there are six different garden areas plus a couple of paddocks with horses, two riding arenas, a football pitch, a tennis court and a woodland area. One of Bath's leading fine art sculptors, Alan Dunn, showcased some of his pieces and there will be a variety of stalls selling unique gifts, foods, and plants. Attendees got to see his pigs too!
Before the event, Nick said: "[My wife] Annette and I are really looking forward to opening our garden again – it's a really great way of supporting two of our favourite and enormously worthy local charities. Our visitors seem to enjoy the experience and it gives us a really good excuse to tidy the garden and polish the odd car!"
Jennie Shaw, director of The Wiltshire Bobby Van Trust, added: "This will be the fourth year Mr and Mrs Mason have supported local charities, they have raised over £60,000. It's a super weekend which thousands of people have attended."
Cheryl Johnson, head of Wiltshire Air Ambulance’s Airbase Appeal, said: "We are so grateful to Nick and Annette Mason. Our Airbase Appeal is raising the remaining £1.25 million needed to complete the building and equipping of our new airbase at Semington, near Melksham. Funds raised at the open gardens event will enable us to save lives for many more years to come, operating from our custom-built new airbase."
Our thanks to Ian and his daughter Neve for the pictures. Their pictures can be seen on the Brain Damage Facebook page, and the collage above gives a flavour of the pictures there.
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Written by Matt
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Saturday, 24 June 2017 |
Another bit of news for our German friends - the German edition of Pink Floyd: Their Mortal Remains, the official companion book to accompany the exhibition of the same name is scheduled for publication on July 6th 2017.
It's the first book ever produced with full access to the Pink Floyd archive. Published to accompany the V&A's major summer exhibition, Pink Floyd: Their Mortal Remains celebrates 50 years of one of the greatest bands of all time. Five essays tackle different aspects of their far-reaching legacy in music and the visual arts.
Authors including Jon Savage, Howard Goodall and Rob Young examine what makes the band truly special, from the mythology underpinning their output, through to their experimentation with technology to create new sounds. Their epic staging and performance impact is also explored, along with the anti-authoritarianism that infuses their lyrics.
The book is heavily illustrated throughout, emphasizing the essential role that visual material played in supporting the music and creating the lasting Pink Floyd phenomenon. Obviously, we really recommend it to those who are going to see the exhibition, AND to those who won't be. It doesn't really spoil things for those who are, as it more complements the exhibition rather than repeats what you'll see there. Details of the English version of Pink Floyd: Their Mortal Remains can be seen here. We suspect the German edition - like the English language hardback - will also feature a spectacular lenticular cover which has to be seen in the flesh.
You can place your order now for this German edition of the book directly from Amazon Germany. Our thanks to Michael Nickel for info about another German publication.
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Written by Matt
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Saturday, 24 June 2017 |
One for our German friends - the new issue (cover date June 2017, issue number 191) of the distinctly Floydian titled eclipsed magazine is a Roger Waters special.
Featuring a suitably redacted picture of Roger on the cover (his eyes covered), the publication includes an exclusive interview with him, conducted in New York on the day after the NY Times talk.
Amongst the themes of the interview are his thoughts on the state of the world, and the criticism he still receives regarding his role in, and departure from, Pink Floyd. Elsewhere in the magazine, there are features on Aerosmith, Jethro Tull and a look at the 50th anniversary of The Beatles' Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.
The magazine is available now in German stores, and online via eclipsed.de. Our thanks to Michael Nickel for the info about this publication.
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Written by Matt
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Sunday, 18 June 2017 |
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Music writer Richard Houghton is researching a book about Pink Floyd and is asking for fans who saw them perform live in the late 1960s and early 1970s to get in touch with their memories.
Houghton has written 'people's histories' of The Beatles, the Rolling Stones and The Who, and is now looking to do the same with Pink Floyd in order to tell their story in the words of the fans who were there.
Houghton said: "I'm interested in capturing people's memories for posterity and hopefully telling the band's story in a slightly different way via first hand account of their earliest shows."
Houghton's recently published The Who: I Was There shows the concept, and it is an interesting one. Organised chronologically, it has recollections from those who attended the shows - some just a couple of lines, others providing much more lengthy trips down memory lane. The book is peppered with black and white pictures - ticket scans, photos of the band in action, posters, and suchlike. With over 400 contributors, there's a wide variety of memories and experiences, and makes for an interesting read.
Richard can be reached at
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and his book, Pink Floyd - I Was There is scheduled for publication by Red Planet Books in 2018. From our perspective, it would be great to see contributions from the Brain Damage readership within the book...
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Written by Matt
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Wednesday, 14 June 2017 |
For BBC Music Day tomorrow (Thursday June 15th) BBC Local Radio has teamed up with the British Plaque Trust to unveil 47 historic Blue Plaques celebrating iconic musicians and venues. Amongst those to be honoured is Syd Barrett, who will have a plaque in his name unveiled outside the city's Cambridge School of Art at Anglia Ruskin University - Barrett was a student there.
Syd's plaque will be unveiled by members of his family including his sister and brothers, and will be broadcast live on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire between 12 noon and 3pm BST. There will also be a live interview with members of Syd's family on the Cambridge News Facebook page tomorrow lunchtime.
David Harvey, editor of BBC Radio Cambridgeshire, said: "Syd Barrett is one of the UK's most iconic musicians of our time. It's a real privilege to be honouring a true music legend and we're going to do it in style, with a live broadcast from Anglia Ruskin University. We'll hear from a singer-songwriter who, like Syd, studies at the School of Art and from a former band member who played with him at his last ever gig at the Corn Exchange in Cambridge.
"It will be a fantastic tribute to Cambridgeshire's 'Crazy Diamond'. There will also be musicians placed across Cambridge in key places who will play at the timed moment. It's going to be a brilliant day."
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