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Roger Waters - Ca Ira in Malta - more details and TV times

Written by Matt
Monday, 26 April 2004
Things are gearing up nicely for Malta's entry into the EU (European Union) on Friday night, despite warnings that the weather is not looking particularly good for the area. The evening's highlight is the finale, which features the premiere of selections from Roger Water's forthcoming opera, Ca Ira, accompanying the light monument at Fort St Angelo, in the Grand Harbour, created by Gert Hof. In all, fifteen minutes of music have been selected and Roger is reported to be pleased to have his music used for the event. He had already approached Hof to stage the entire opera.
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Nick Mason updates Brain Damage on his book about Pink Floyd

Written by Matt
Monday, 19 April 2004
Further to previous news on these pages about Nick Mason's book on the history of Pink Floyd, we received an email from Nick himself, yesterday, updating us on progress with the book. In the email, he talks about the release of the book in September, and also sets out the focus of the book. "This book is intended to be a fairly personal take on our history, rather than a definitive date by date exercise." He has been involving the other members of the band, families, and characters directly involved as co-workers on the various tours and recordings.
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Pink Floyd promo video & special Japanese Final Cut releases

Written by Matt
Monday, 19 April 2004
A new DVD has been released in Germany, called "Best Of Beat". This 22-track compilation includes Janis Joplin, The Byrds, and most importantly, Pink Floyd, and the frankly bizarre See Emily Play promo recorded in Brussels, Belgium, in 1968!
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25th anniversary remaster of Pink Floyd The Wall movie?

Written by Matt

Monday, 19 April 2004

This weekend's New York Times reports on a possible 25th anniversary remaster of the movie, Pink Floyd The Wall, by industry expert John Lowry, who has been responsible for astonishing remasters of the likes of Star Wars, Indiana Jones, and Casablanca.

In a fascinating piece entitled: "600 Macs, 4,000 Lines, One Giant Leap for DVD's", the article (which can be read here in full) discusses the new technology that Lowry Digital is employing to give dramatically better pictures on DVD. Pictured right is Lowry himself amidst the 600 Macintosh computers, with a combined capacity of 2400 gigabytes, which provide the processing power to scan the original prints of classic films in incredible detail.

Lowry is currently working on nine classic James Bond films for MGM, and it is said that once he is finished with those, MGM want him to work on a 25th anniversary remaster of Pink Floyd's The Wall movie. Whether this will happen, is anyone's guess at present. Certainly, the band's management are saying that there aren't plans for this to happen...

Roger Waters - Maltese Ca Ira premiere - TV details

Written by Matt
Monday, 19 April 2004
We now have some detail on the TV broadcast of the EU expansion celebrations, which includes Roger Waters premiering fifteen minutes of his new opera, Ca Ira.
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