Monthly Archive: May 2008
Resources & Links Discuss on Forum | David Gilmour’s Website Blog | Hi Res front Cover Edited 7 May – The previous news claimed the release is a DVD when, in fact, it is an aidio CD! David Gilmour’s live CD from his On An Island tour, recorded at the Gdanks Shipyard in Poland in August 2006, is due to be released in Mid September 2008 on CD. David Gilmour’s features editor posted on the blog that the CD will include a documentary as a special feature. The CD is still work in progress and the September 2008 release date is, as ever, likely to change! So please subscribe to the free NPF Newsletter to remain informed about the release! Click to enlarge Sources: [ David Gilmour Blog ]
Resources & Links Brain Damage News Story | Discuss on Forum | News from Brain Damage Pink Floyd fans in the UK and many parts of Europe should make a note in their diary for Friday, May 23rd. Starting at 9:30pm, and running for over two and half commercial-free hours, is an evening on BBC4 looking at various aspects of the band. The entertainment starts off with the 2007 documentary, “The Pink Floyd Story: Which One’s Pink?”, followed at 10:30pm by “Classic albums: Dark Side Of The Moon”, and at 11:20pm to round things off is 2001’s “Omnibus: Syd Barrett”, all of which of course include interviews with all the band members, giving fascinating insights into their history. BBC4 is a digital TV station, broadcasting on Freeview, Virgin Media cable, and Sky satellite, which can be seen in the UK and many parts of northern Europe. Sources: [ Brain Damage...
Resources & Links Auto Trader website Interview with Mason | Discuss On Forum Pink Floyd’s drummer Nick Mason has his Audi car for sale on the UKs Auto Trader website! Renowned as a patrol head, his car is for sale for a reasonable GBP £38,950 (USD $76,800) It would set you back £70,000 new! As you can see from the images below, there is plenty of room in the boot for a drum kit for when he goes to rehearsals on a Sunday night! ;-) You can find out more about the sale on the Auto Trader website in an editorial article or view the sales page directly. Sources: [ Adrian Hearn @ Auto Trader ]
Resources & Links Original Press Release (PDF) | Discuss on Forum Press Release Media Bitch™ is proud to announce “Mind Over Matter: Images of Pink Floyd” an exciting exhibition of photographs and designs by Storm Thorgerson (Hipgnosis and StormStudios). “Mind Over Matter” celebrates the 40th anniversary of both “Saucerful of Secrets” (Pink Floyd’s second album) and of the unique and long standing relationship between Pink Floyd and designer Storm Thorgerson. Storm’s work has featured on a variety of album covers for numerous different bands; however it is his work with Pink Floyd that is arguably the best known. Part of the same Cambridge social set that spawned Pink Floyd, Storm Thorgerson, and his original creative partner Aubrey Powell as Hipgnosis, were first commissioned on Pink Floyd’s “A Saucerful of Secrets”. They continued to work with band (“Ummagumma”, “Atom Heart Mother”, ‘Meddle’) and their design for “The Dark Side of the...
