Monthly Archive: April 2007
Resources & Links Dance Umbrella | Pink Floyd’s drummer Nick Mason has teamed up with Dance Umbrella to offer a once in a lifetime opportunity to help raise money for the dance group and spend a day with Nick Mason! The prize is being offered as an auction item at the Savoy Hotel in London to raise money for Dance Umbrella. The prize is a once in a lifetime opportunity for 2 people to be flown by Nick Mason in his private helicopter and be given a private tour of his world famous classic car collection in Gloucestershire. The prize includes lunch and a signed copy of his book ‘Into the Red: 22 Classic Cars That Shaped a Century’. If you ever dreamed of spending quality time with Nick Mason, now is your chance! How To Win! You will need to go to the Savoy Hotel in London to bid...
Resources & Links David Gilmour Website | Discuss on forum Click to enlarge David Gilmour’s forthcoming DVD of his On An Island tour called Remember That Night – Live At The Royal Albert Hall is to be released on 17th September 2007 in the UK. According to the Features Editor on David Gilmour’s site, the High Definition DVD will be in the form of two discs featuring concert footage on one and special features on the other. The concert footage will be from the Royal Albert Hall recorded in May 2006. The extras DVD will have 3 documentaries amongst other things. Please subscribe to the free NPF Newsletter to remain informed of further news. Your email address will not be shared with anyone and you can unsubscribe automatically when you wish. Sources: [ http://www.davidgilmour.com ]
Resources & Links Uncut Website | Brain Damage Online Magazine | Hi Res Scans of Mag Pink Floyd Uncut magazine article. The latest issue of UK magazine Uncut has a nine page feature article about Pink Floyd with an exclusive and brand new interview with Roger Waters! Roger speaks of wanting to rejoin his old bandmates, providing he can be boss again! Some things never change! He’s asked a lot of searching questions and reveals a lot in his answers including stuff about the Floyd, rewriting The Wall for Broadway, his new songs and what the future holds after the current tour finishes. The article is splattered with a fine array of current and archive photos plus there is also the opportunity to win tickets to see Roger performing Dark Side of the Moon at any of his UK concerts. Elsewhere in the mag is a pictorial feature about the...
Resources & Links Storm Thorgerson’s Website | Taken By Storm Art Tour Site | Legendary album cover art designer Storm Thorgerson has a new book out on 3rd May 2007 entitled Taken By Storm: The Album Art Of Storm Thorgerson published by Omnibus Press. The recommended retail price is £24.95 and will be available from all good book shops! Taken By Storm is a fascinating selection of the best album covers designed by Storm Thorgerson over the past 35 years and also contains material he has worked on over the past 6 years which has never been published in book form. Thorgerson’s prolific album art is presented in full colour and includes in-depth analysis of each image, including the themes and motivations that inspired the works as well as practical details involved in producing the images. It is important not note that many of the album covers were designed before...
