::Contents::

1. Make a Donation to NPF

   Enter Current Pulse Competition

   Visit forum for current news and discussion!

   Cambridge Lays Barrett To Rest
2. NME: Syd Barrett Tribute Issue
3. Roger Waters Free Cork Gig DVD
4. Downloads Section Back Up Again (HTTP)
5. New NPF Magazine!

SYD Barrett, founder of pop super-group Pink Floyd, was laid to rest at a family funeral in Cambridge.

The service was held at Cambridge Crematorium yesterday (Monday, 17 July), with around a dozen members of his family joining his closest friends.

Three poignant wreaths were laid in his memory.

Syd, whose real name was Roger Keith Barrett, died earlier this month aged 60 at Addenbrooke's Hospital, after living in Cambridge for 30 years.

Full story with pictures, newspaper scans and more.

Britain's popular music magazine New Musical Express (NME) have a special edition out for the week commencing 22 July 2006.

The issue includes a piece on the news of his death and its
effect on the rest of the floyd, a brief history of his life, comments and memories from other musicians, fan tributes, a list of tracks inspired by Syd, and the highlights of Nick Kent's 1974 NME piece on Syd, seen as the "definitive article" on the crazy diamond.

How To Obtain Your Copy

• The NME can be bought from all good newsagents across the UK.

• You can also subscribe to the NME and it will be posted internationally. The first 8 issues will cost you only £1!!! After that, you can cancel your direct debit if you don't like it! It costs £24.86 every three months after the first 8 issues if you don't cancel. Subscriptions from here.

• You can also register for free to view the NME website here. Good site for new and often disposable bands.

View Hi Res Image of Front Cover

"Hop The Pond" have gone and released one of the greatest fan shot video DVDs I have ever seen. So much so that I have decided to write a news story on it!!

The DVD is of Roger Waters' gig at the Cork Festival in Ireland on 29th June 2006 at which Pink Floyd's Nick Mason joined Roger and his band on the performance of Dark Side of the Moon during the second half.

It was filmed using two video cameras which are edited together nicely with excellent quality sound. The picture is exceptionally clear as it was filmed with two top spec digital cameras!

Halfway through the concert, the band had to stop playing due to a power failure which occurred after the "explosion" in Perfect Sense Part II. The band used that as their intermission. Hence the title of the DVD is Roger Waters- Tripped Out in Cork (HOP008).

This DVD video was never made with the intention to profit from it but made by the fans for the fans and should not be sold anywhere.

Download Details and Further Info/Screen Captures

Not everyone wants to download torrents! This is why I had added the downloads section back up on the NPF website. You can save files by right-clicking on them as you did before and saving them to your computer directly via your web browser (HTTP).

I added a couple of new videos for you which were kindly transcoded by Simpledumbpilot!

• Syd Barrett Newsnight Feature Broadcast 11/07/2006
• Roger Waters ITN News Feature on Israel - 23/06/2006

Go To Download Section Page

I am in the process of setting up a Magazine for Neptune Pink Floyd which will feature articles, features and fun with a reference to Pink Floyd and related issues!

Although plans are not firmly in place yet, I would like to request that you consider writing an article or feature for the Magazine!! My current thinking is that it will be a monthly magazine whereby people have 3 weeks to work on submissions and then I put it together during the last week of each month.

If you would like to learn more and/or get involved, go here.

If you are going to start working on an article or feature, let us know here. Please don't email just yet.