Monthly Archive: March 2009
Links – eBay auction page | Syd Barrett Fart Enjoy Photos page | Syd Barrett Photos – Pictures | Syd Barrett Trust website | Previous News – Delay for Piper Release due to legal reasons | A collection of original drawings by Syd Barrett is to be auctioned this week. The artwork comes in the form of ‘Fart Enjoy’, a book featuring sketches the late founder member of Pink Floyd created in the time immediately before the formation of the band in 1965. The book was reproduced in a scaled down format for the re-release of Piper at the Gates of Dawn on its 40th Anniversary, albeit with one of the pages bank for legal reasons. You can view the complete book in the Syd Barrett Fart Enjoy Photos page. The twelve pieces of art were created in response to a similar book, sent to Syd by school Friend Andrew...
Links – Featured Artists Coalition official site | Discuss on Forum | Press Release PDF | BBC News Story Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason attended the first meeting of The Featured Artist Coalition in London on Wednesday 11th March 2009. David Gilmour is also a member as previously reported.The organisation exists to protect the rights of artists. Official Press Release The Featured Artist Coalition (FAC) holds its first meeting in London today (Wednesday, 11th March). The Coalition’s official formation marks a watershed in the music industry. For the first time, artists have a collective voice to campaign for effective laws and regulations, and for transparent and equitable business practices. The FAC will fight to ensure that interests of artists and fans – without whom the music industry would not exist – are not compromised by under the table deals between multi-national corporations. Run by featured artists, for featured artists, from...
Links – | Azimuth Co-Ordinator info from WikiPedia | Interstellar Pink Floyd Equipment exhibition | Brain Damage article | V&A website | Independent newspaper Pink Floyd’s second “Azimuth Co-Ordinator” is to go on display in a new exhibition at the Victoria and Albert (V&A) Museum in London, England. The Azimuth Co-Ordinator was a contraption built by Abbey Road Studios boffins which, when its levers are manipulated, causes the sounds the band is making to revolve around the theatre. Quadrophonic sound! The original Azimuth was stolen but they had another built for their 1969 Royal Festival Hall concert. It was operated by the late Richard Wright, Pink Floyd’s former keyboard player, during concerts. The exhibition, entitled “Theatre Collections” is due to open on the 18th March 2009. More info on the V&A website. According to England’s Independent newspaper: With one week to go before the galleries open to the public, original...
Links – Enter Competition – Past Winners Roger Waters – The Pros and Cons of Hitchhiking NPF have a copy of Roger Waters’ The Pros and Cons of Hitchhiking to give away in our March 2009 competition! Check out the latest prices on Amazon.co.uk or Amazon.com. Competition Details The competition is open until 11:59pm GMT on 31st March 2009. It will then be drawn on 1st April 2009. The winner will be contacted by email and announced on this page on 1st April 2009! Enter Competition – Tell Your Friends Too! Febuary 2009 Competition Winner The winner of the February 2009 competition was Angel Cantera of Spain. Congratulations.
