Monthly Archive: July 2006

Resources & Links Further Information | Tickets   HERMESensemble performing Atom Heart Mother 2004 Re-live Atom Heart Mother and A Saucerful of Secrets live in Belgium! If you missed it in 2004, then this may be your next chance to experience the Belgian HERMESensemble’s performance of Atom Heart Mother and A Saucerful of Secrets. The two pieces will again be performed by a full orchestra and choir, joined by sampling artist Gert Keunen and New York based video artist Kurt Ralske. The 2004 performance was a much lauded one by many hardcore Pink Floyd fans, so don’t miss this opportunity… By the way: Alan’s Psychedlic Breakfast will be done live, with eggs and bacon! And to make it complete, the venue is an amphitheatre, so Pompeï’s never far away… HERMESensemble plays Rediscovery of Insanity (The Pink Floyd Project) Openluchttheater Deurne (Antwerp, Belgium) on August 27 2006 at 9pm. Further Information...

Resources & Links Action: Pay Your Respects and Discuss | News: Syd Barrett Dies At Age 60 | Multimedia: Syd Barrett Photos |  The Times: Feature on the Death of Roger Keith Barrett The world’s media have paid respect to the late Roger Keith Barrett in their comprehensive and prominent news coverage. Just about every major news player around the workd New Barrett Drawings To Be Shared The daily magazine website First Post will be sharing some never-before-seen drawings that Roger Keith Barrett made when he was young. Tim Willis, author of the excellent book The Madcap Laughs: The Halflife Of Syd Barrett, contacted NPF to share the news. The images will be available tomorrow (13th July 2006) from this link. A Selection Of News Stories Below are a small selection of the news storys posted in reponse to the announcement of Roger Keith Barret’s death. If you have any...

Resources & Links Pay Your Respects and Discuss | BBC News | Guardian Unlimited | Reuters | Pay Your Respects and Discuss Syd Barrett, the former lead singer of Pink Floyd and one of the key figures of the 60s, died last Friday on 7th July 2006 at the age of 60 from complications arising from diabetes. The guitarist was the band’s first creative force and an influential songwriter, penning their early hits. He joined Pink Floyd in 1965 but left three years later after one album. He went on to live as a recluse, with his mental deterioration blamed on drugs. “He died very peacefully a couple of days ago,” the band’s spokeswoman said. “There will be a private family funeral.” A statement from Pink Floyd said: “The band are naturally very upset and sad to learn of Syd Barrett’s death. “Syd was the guiding light of the early...

Resources & Links Virgin Radio | Roger’s Hyde Park Photos | /Discuss Nick Mason at Hyde Park with Roger Waters. (Photo: Sertan) Pink Floyd’s drummer Nick Mason is to appear on Virgin Radio in the UK on a one hour documentary concerning all things Floyd. It will be broadcast on 18th July 2006 at 8pm British Summer Time (GMT+1). Given the recent flurry of activity of the Pulse DVD release, Nick playing gigs with Roger Waters and David Gilmour combined with the recent media interviews in which Nick (article) and Pink Floyd’s keyboardist Richard Wright (article) have made it known they would like to do something with the Pink Floyd again, it is certainly an interview not to be missed by any Floyd, Gilmour and/or Waters fan! Nick Mason (right) with Ben Jones from Virgin Radio How To Listen Virgin Radio want to make it difficult for people not to...

Resources & Links Rock Music Memorabilia | PINK FLOYD – COMBINED BATH AND KNEBWORTH SET INCLUDING A GIFT OF 3 DVDS AND 6 CDS Since mentioning the set on Neptune Pink Floyd last we have discovered another handbill. This one is for the Pavilion Bath in 1967 and reads: The Pavilion, BathApril 17thThe Pink Floyd(see Emily Play) If you have already purchased the set and would like this flyer please email [email protected] have also received numerous emails from purchasers who were very pleased with the quality of both the sound and picture of the Atom Heart Mother DVD. A very rare 20 mins DVD of 10cc at Knebworth 1976 has just been discovered which you may have with the set (see below). The combined Bath and Knebworth set, in a limited edition of 200 of which we only have 31 left includes a free gift of 3 DVDs and 6...

Resources & Links XFM Article | Discuss on Forum | Purchase: Amazon (UK & Europe) or Amazon (USA and World) | View Pulse Player | Photos from Event Last night, London’s Vue Cinema in Leicester Square was the host to the official launch of Pink Floyd’s PULSE DVD. David Gilmour, Richard Wright and Nick Mason attended with their families. The screening – a special edit of the Pulse DVDs – was followed by a rare Q&A session with the audience in wich they spoke of Live 8, the thrill of playing live and other issues. You can read a news feature on XFM Radio’s website concerning the Q&A session here. Additionally, XFM will be broadcasting a program this evening called Music Response on 104.9 FM from 8.30 tonight in which you can hear more of what was said in the Q&S session. This will also be available on DAB, Sky...