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Shine On: Pink Floyd in Focus - free exhibition at O2 Print E-mail
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Monday, 09 May 2011

British Music ExperienceTo coincide with Roger Waters' The Wall shows at The O2 Arena, the British Music Experience (a registered not-for-profit charity) and Rockarchive, have gathered together a fascinating selection of images both of, and inspired by, the band's music from the mid 1960's to their Live 8 reunion in 2005.

The exhibition, Shine On: Pink Floyd in Focus, includes rare images of Syd Barrett by Mick Rock, artwork from Storm Thorgerson/Hipgnosis studio, as well as candid images by Jill Furmanovsky, who has opened up her largely unseen archive to cast light on the band's dynamics as they recorded Wish You Were Here at Abbey Road and undertook the Dark Side of the Moon tour in the UK in the mid-70's. Even better, the exhibition will be free to ticket holders for Roger's concerts.

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Travel warning for Roger Waters London O2 concerts Print E-mail
Written by Matt   
Monday, 09 May 2011

A warning for those of you using public transport to get to/from the Roger Waters Wall concerts at London's O2 Arena next week. We've heard that there's some strike action that is affecting the Underground (Tube) network, that may disrupt your journey.

We understand that the strike is due to take place on Monday May 16th at 9pm, through to Tuesday May 17th midday, and then Wednesday May 18th midday, through to Thursday May 19th midday.

Not all Underground lines will be affected, but we hear that information on which line(s) are affected will only be apparent when you get to the tube station. Other transport services such as bus and boat will be unaffected by this. Keep an eye on the Transport for London website for the latest information.

 
Win tickets for Aussie Floyd at Chester Rocks Print E-mail
Written by Matt   
Saturday, 07 May 2011

Australian Pink Floyd ShowThe Australian Pink Floyd have long been associated with Brain Damage, having been introduced to UK audiences at the first BD fan convention at Wembley in 1993. Since then, they've gone from strength to strength, and have recently been touring Europe to much acclaim.

Another UK appearance has been lined up, and one lucky BD visitor will be in with the chance to win tickets to this year's hottest new summer festival, "Chester Rocks". To win a pair of tickets for Sunday 3rd July, with has a great line-up including not only the Aussie Floyd, but also Iggy Pop and The Stooges, Leftfield, Echo and The Bunnymen, Feeder, I Am Kloot, Shaun William Ryder, and the Lightning Seeds, you'll need to enter our competition below!

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Rare 1967 Pink Floyd recording airs in Stockholm Print E-mail
Written by Matt   
Saturday, 07 May 2011

Pink Floyd mannequins at Golden Circle, 2011Some of you will recall that back in January 2007, we brought you some rare pictures of the Syd Barrett-era Pink Floyd playing at the Gyllene Cirkeln (Golden Circle) in Sveavägen in Stockholm. The concert took place on September 10th, 1967, and clearly looks to have been a cabaret show! "No one will like what we play", said a Floyd band member to the audience in resignation before the concert. Then, in December last year, we told you that a full recording of the concert was being played in a special event taking place this month, with the second of two playbacks happening tonight.

With thanks to arstider, who runs an interesting Floyd blog in Sweden, we can give you more details of what was heard on Tuesday night, and what will be heard tonight. If you click the thumbnail, you'll also see arstider's picture of the Floyd mannequins on stage, accompanying the playback!

The tape delighted the audience with the following: Jam Session / Matilda Mother / Pow R Toc H / Scream Thy Last Scream / Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun / Arnold Layne / Interstellar Overdrive. Quite a set, and in the unique atmosphere of the Golden Circle, pretty much as it was back in 1967 when the recording was made.

Sound quality was said to be wonderful, on the whole, and tantalisingly, it seems that EMI might be looking to release the recording at some point - the organiser specifically asked that no-one record the audio and post it anywhere online, as that would jeopardise any chance of this.

Göran Nyström was also there, and told us that it was a "great recording except for the singing. PA problems. Otherwise superb and excellent stereo separation. Syd very far from a spent force. And it was not Arnold Layne. It was Emily. Yes, a live Emily.

"The jam session was labelled Before Or Since because of comments from Roger after the song was completed. This was however not played at the event".

 
Roger Waters tour coverage in industry production magazine Print E-mail
Written by Matt   
Friday, 06 May 2011

Access All Areas, issue 150 (May 2011)The May 2011 issue of concert industry production magazine Access All Areas includes a large feature on the Roger Waters Wall Live tour, currently working its way across Europe.

The magazine, which features a striking cover, includes interviews with production designer Mark Fisher (who also, of course, worked on the original shows), tour director Andrew Zweck, production manager Chris Kansy and XL Video's project manager Phil Mercer. During the interview, Zweck discusses the work that is being done at the moment to try and bring the production to South America.

The article is a fascinating look at the technical details behind the show, and with thanks to AAA, we've got an exclusive PDF of the Waters article which you can download through this link but please be aware it is full of show spoilers!

 
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