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Written by Matt
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Sunday, 16 November 2014 |
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 This evening, Pink Floyd's new album, The Endless River, went straight in to the UK's official album charts at the coveted number one spot, demoting Ed Sheeran's album X, and keeping the new Calvin Harris album Motion at bay. Taylor Swift's album 1989 also felt the Floyd effect. The new Queen and Foo Fighters albums couldn't compete either. It is Pink Floyd's sixth UK number one, and the last time the group topped the chart was back in 1995 with live double album, PULSE.
A spokesperson for the band told OfficialCharts.com: "Pink Floyd is both thrilled and surprised at the level of international interest in this their final album. They want to thank the fans for their support and hope that in some small way, The Endless River has reminded them of the old fashioned joy of listening to an album in its entirety."
Album charts in other countries are now also starting to show The Endless River, and it has reached number one in Belgium, Croatia, Germany, Ireland, Israel, the Netherlands, New Zealand and Norway. Italy and Australia are clearly tougher nuts to crack, with the album entering their charts at number two and three respectively.
On the subject of The Endless River, our exclusive interview with Egyptian cover artist Ahmed Emad Eldin will be here very shortly, giving you some background to Ahmed, his life and work, and what TER's cover image was originally called...
UPDATE: Pink Floyd's official Facebook page has been updated to reveal that the album is now number one in twenty countries - UK, Germany, France, Canada, The Netherlands, Belgium, Portugal, Hungary, Austria, Switzerland, Denmark, Norway, Ireland, New Zealand, Poland, Sweden, the Czech Republic, Italy, Croatia and Slovenia. Other charts include: USA � 3, Australia � 3, Finland � 4, Spain � 6, with many more to come. They also note that TER is the best-selling album in Romania, although there are no official charts there.
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Written by Matt
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Sunday, 16 November 2014 |
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 The well-respected UK radio station Planet Rock
are broadcasting a new episode of their one-hour show, My Planet Rocks, now in its tenth series, tonight at 7pm UK time.
In this week's My Planet Rocks, David Gilmour talks to PR presenter Darren Redick about Pink Floyd's new album The Endless River, which they also promise to play "large chunks of the record itself". The interview was conducted on board Astoria, David's floating houseboat recording studio, as you'll note from the picture to the right. You can hear the interview tonight (Sunday, November 16th) at 7pm, and again on Thursday, November 20th, at 8pm.
Those in the UK can tune in on DAB radio, via Sky satellite TV (channel
0110), Virgin Media digital cable (channel 924), or Freesat (channel
730). Alternatively, fans worldwide can listen in via their website: PlanetRock.com.
They also have a "Listen Again" facility online but we cannot guarantee
that this new show will be available through that route - although it should be there soon.
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Written by Matt
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Sunday, 16 November 2014 |
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Blackburn Radio, in Wingham, Canada have joined the growing number of radio stations and other media outlets in hosting an interview with David Gilmour and Nick Mason, regarding the newly released Pink Floyd album The Endless River (which we review in detail here). Our thanks to Richard for letting us know about this chat with David and Nick.
The interview can be heard here, and runs for some 52 minutes:
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Written by Matt
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Saturday, 15 November 2014 |
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The APRS Sound Fellowships Awards Lunch 2014 takes place on Tuesday, November 18th, and as part of the event, which takes places at the Roof Gardens in Kensington, London, there are six notable personalities from the world of music receiving recognition for their efforts over the years.
The APRS’s annual celebration, hosted by Sir George Martin, sees the award of the APRS Sound Fellowship to individuals who have made a 'significant contribution to the art, science or business of sound recording.'
This year the association is recognising:
- Colette Barber - Studio Manager, Abbey Road Studios
- Mutt Lange - British record producer and songwriter
- Jim Marshall (Dcd) - Master of ‘Loud’, Marshall amps and speakers designer
- Al Schmitt - US recording engineer,producer, mixer. TEC Hall of Fame, Grammy Trustees Lifetime Achievement Award
- Roger Waters - British singer, songwriter, composer, co-founder of Pink Floyd
- Lamont Dozier - Famous Motown writer/producer
Tickets for the event are now on sale, from £90 + VAT for Fellowship Academy members, through to £120 + VAT for non-members. These prices include lunch and drinks.
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Written by Matt
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Saturday, 15 November 2014 |
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Earlier this month, we told you that Nick Mason had designed one of 50 Paddington Bear statues, giving the children's book (and now film) character a smart suit and briefcase - as seen on Pink Floyd's 1975 album Wish You Were Here.
Nick's bear statue is situated at the O2 Arena, in Greenwich, London, and as with the other 49 statues was commissioned to help raise funds for the UK charity, the NSPCC (National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children).
BD reader Jon Harris was there last night, and took a couple of pictures, which he kindly shares with us all here...
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