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Saturday, 18 June 2011 |
As some of you will be aware, the Aussie Floyd have been touring to much acclaim recently, and on Monday appeared at a very special location - Hampton Court Palace in London. What made the evening even more special was the addition of a special, unannounced guest during the encore: Guy Pratt.
The band's regular bassist, Colin Wilson, told us: "It was a great experience and ourselves, the audience and Guy really enjoyed it. He came on and stamped his mark all over 'Run like hell' and even used the same Spector bass for the song that he used on 'Pulse' and 'The Division Bell' tour back in 1994". Here's an extract of the performance:
Guy, who is performing his stand-up comedy show this month at the Latitude Festival, and the Port Eliot Festival, can also be seen in an extended run at the Edinburgh Festival (more details at GuyPratt.com) at the end of the month.
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Sunday, 12 June 2011 |
Hitting UK stores on Thursday was "Pink Floyd: The Ultimate Music Guide", the sixth in a series from the UK's Uncut Magazine. This 148 page special is devoted to Pink Floyd's recorded output over the years, and thankfully features very little in the way of advertising to bulk out its pages.
The magazine includes - reprinted for the first time in decades - classic interviews with all of the band members from the archives of Melody Maker and the New Musical Express (part of the same publishers as Uncut).
There are also new, full reviews of every album complete with background to each record, and what was occurring in the band's lives at the time. These all come with some great pictures of the band live, and in the studio, from 1966 onwards.
You can purchase the magazine in selected UK stores now, and you can order it online through this direct link. Our thanks to Stuart Barstow for the cover scan.
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Thursday, 09 June 2011 |
As you may know, the Aussie Floyd are a band with a very long history with Brain Damage, having travelled to the UK especially for our first International Fan Convention held at Wembley in 1993. We are pleased to bring you the news that they are set to return to the UK in February 2012 with a brand new show.
The series of 29 headline shows across the UK in February and March are expected to eclipse the 2011 shows, and will see the band performing in the midst of the reissue programme from Pink Floyd. Public interest in the music should therefore be at a peak, and interested fans should be aware that tickets for all the concerts go on sale tomorrow morning (June 10th) at 9am, through this direct link to Ticketmaster.
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Tuesday, 07 June 2011 |
Our congratulations to Pink Floyd's 1973 album The Dark Side Of The Moon, which this week (officially the "week of June 11th 2011") re-entered the Billboard Catalog Album chart at number 47, and reached the very special milestone of 1000 weeks on Billboard's charts.
The album has done consistently well on Billboard's charts over the years, reaching number one on more than one occasion. Looking at its chart position is like looking through the band's history and activity, with peaks and troughs at expected moments in time (a surge of interest during Roger's tour of the album between 2006-2008, for example).
Our thanks to Charles Whalley for keeping tabs on the albums position for us.
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Sunday, 05 June 2011 |
In just under two weeks, the first of the three guided walks of Syd Barrett's Cambridge run by I-SpySydInCambridge
in conjunction with Brain Damage, takes place, and there are still a few places left on it - if you respond soon to the email address below. The walks, tours of the city that take in many of the more significant sites which were connected to the life and times of Syd, and the various bands which lead to Pink Floyd, provide fascinating and illuminating looks at those early days. Previous tours (see pictures) were much enjoyed by those who participated - some of whom returned for more on later tours!
The hosts of the tour - personal friends of Syd, who grew up with him -
share their own memories of school days and beyond with Syd, Roger
Waters, David Gilmour, and other Pink Floyd illumni who lived and worked
in Cambridge. This year, they'll be running tours of the city on June 18th, July 16th, and September 10th - all Saturdays. As with the 2010 tours, some special guests are again being
lined up. Should all be great days and not to be missed!
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