Monthly Archive: March 2009

Syd Barrett Fart Enjoy Book on eBay for Charity

Syd Barrett Fart Enjoy Book on eBay for Charity

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...

Nick Mason attends First FAC Meeting

Nick Mason attends First FAC Meeting

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)....

Pink Floyd’s Azimuth Co-ordinator on show at V&A Museum

Pink Floyd’s Azimuth Co-ordinator on show at V&A Museum

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...