Statistics
Visitors: 106386083
|
Home Older News Archive Older News Archive
Written by Matt
|
Monday, 09 January 2012 |
Just published in the UK, exclusively for the WHSmith chain of high street stores, is The Legend Of Pink Floyd. This 98-page softback book is priced at £5.99, is part of a series of books about different musical artists, and should be found instore amongst the music related magazines. We've checked with WHSmith and they will not be selling this online - just instore. You may be able to secure a copy on eBay if you decide you'd like this publication.
With text written by an M. Clayton, the book's real focus are the pictures which appear throughout. Each page features one or more archive shot, printed on decent paper, and on the whole are in the right place chronologically, and much of the text is accurate.
Whilst some aspects of the band's history are sped through, and some eras get extra attention due no doubt to the photos they had available to them, on the whole the book provides a diverting look through their history. There are some rather odd inclusions in places, and some of the text passages focus on unexpected facets, but nevertheless we know some of you will make efforts to track this down soon.
|
|
Written by Matt
|
Thursday, 05 January 2012 |
As most of you know, the next stage of the Why Pink Floyd release programme takes place on February 27th, 2012, with the release of The Wall as an Experience edition, an Immersion box set, and a collectors 180g double vinyl edition. This afternoon, the finalised (and quite fascinating) track listings of all three versions has been revealed, and we detail these below, along with ordering details for those of you who cannot resist any longer!
The seven-disc Immersion edition box set of The Wall is most likely the version most Brain Damage readers will be hoping to get. It includes a DVD featuring a film clip from the 1980 tour and the "Behind The Wall" documentary, plus, for the first time, CDs of excerpts from Roger Waters' original demos and work-in-progress versions of songs on the final album. Additionally, among these previously unheard versions are David Gilmour's original demos of Comfortably Numb and Run Like Hell. There's also a fascinating early band version of Another Brick part 1, which is starkly different.
The three-disc Experience edition includes a third CD, bringing together a selection of the demos and work-in-progress tracks found on a pair of discs in the Immersion set.
We also now have the final packshot of the Immersion edition - click the thumbnail to the right to see it in more detail - which reveals some of the printed material and other memorabilia that is included within...
|
Read more...
|
|
Written by Matt
|
Thursday, 05 January 2012 |
The new issue (cover date February 2012) of the US-published Guitar World magazine has a decent amount of coverage of Pink Floyd, heralded by an interesting cover picture of the band.
In the issue, David Gilmour, Roger Waters and Nick Mason tell the story behind the making of Meddle and Wish You Were Here, the two albums that book-ended their critically acclaimed masterpiece The Dark Side of the Moon. Plus, this issue of Guitar World includes a free poster of previously unseen Pink Floyd artwork by Storm Thorgerson, who designed many of the group's album covers and other imagery.
As part of their coverage of the band, they have also published an interview with Storm Thorgerson (recently extensively interviewed on Brain Damage) which is an entertaining read, and can be seen online in full here.
The magazine is available from selected US stores now, priced $7.99, or online from GuitarWorld.com. It will also be available in selected outlets across the world as an import in due course.
|
|
Written by Matt
|
Friday, 30 December 2011 |
Dark Side Of The Moon - A Photographic Exhibition is a special celebration, marking the 40th anniversary of Pink Floyd's first (and quite troubled) first attempted performance of their best-known album, which took place on January 20th 1972 at the Brighton Dome.
The exhibition runs from January 20th through to March 20th, at the Founders Room at the Dome, and is open between 10am - 5pm on Tuesday through to Sunday, each week. Admission is free. Photographer Jill Furmanovsky, a familiar name to many Floyd fans, spent considerable time on the road with the band including the debut DSOTM gig in Brighton. The exhibition will display a range of these, along with other rare and intimate images by Storm Thorgerson, Colin Prime and Tony Collins. Rock Archive limited edition prints will be available.
On the opening evening, there will be the rare opportunity of a Q&A with Jill Furmanovsky, again being hosted in the Founders Room in the Dome. This (free) event starts at 7pm, and having spoken to the Dome this morning (December 30th), ticketing information should be available in the new year.
|
|
Written by Matt
|
Friday, 30 December 2011 |
BBC Radio 4's Front Row on Monday evening at 7:15pm takes a look at unreleased music. Presenter John Wilson talks to musicians including Kate Bush, Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys, Nick Mason of Pink Floyd, Ray Davies of The Kinks and Nile Rodgers of Chic, as they re-visit old recordings, re-assess the out-takes left in the vaults and consider why some tracks - and even complete albums - lie unreleased for years.
BBC Radio 4 can be heard on FM and DAB radio, digital cable, satellite and freeview, and via the BBC website where they have the excellent "Listen Live" and "Listen Again" facilities, allowing you to hear the broadcasts for up to seven days following transmission. Our thanks to John Myles for the info.
|
|
| | << Start < Prev 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 Next > End >>
| Results 1414 - 1422 of 4120 |
|
----- No concerts scheduled
|