Links – Get Tickets for London and Manchester Comedy Festival 2010 | Previous News Guy Pratt’s Wake Up Call Comedy Show August 2010 | The session musician and comedian Guy Pratt who has played bass for Pink Floyd since 1986 has more dates on his amazing comedy tour this time in London and Manchester. The London date will be occuring on Friday 22nd October 2010 at 20th Century Theatre (tickets). The Manchester gig is the day after on 23rd October 2010 at The Engine House as part of the Manchester Comedy Festival 2010 (tickets). The tour Guy Pratt’s Wake Up Call is the latest incarnation of his successful comedy touring of recent years which has seen him causing laughter in many people! Check it out. About the Show It’s 4am. The alarm is set for 5. You’re in Belgrade…or possibly Buenos Aires. All these Hotel rooms look the same…There’s a...
Links – visit www.sudan365.org. Drummers from an all-star selection of bands, including Pink Floyd, The Police, Radiohead, Coldplay and others, have joined together for a new charity project called A Beat for Peace, according to ClashMusic.com. The musicians are collaborating to bring attention to Sudan, where an uncertain peace agreement has come on the heels of civil war. Percussionists from Nick Mason (Pink Floyd) and Stewart Copeland (The Police) to Phil Selway (Radiohead) and Will Champion (Coldplay) worked together on a video, recording their parts along with an assortment of famous and unknown artists in different locations around the world. The video (see below) has been released before a meeting of world leaders at the United Nations in New York City on September 24. For more information on A Beat for Peace, visit www.sudan365.org. Source [ Gibson, Sudan 365 ]
Links – Visit St Pauls Gallery website Visitors to NPF can save 10% off a signed print of Pink Floyd’s Relics album cover from St Pauls Gallery, Birmingham! The artwork is limited to 195 worldwide and is signed by Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason. The rather excellent image is a giclee print on 330gsm Somerset Velvet Enhanced Paper and is an excellent collectible investment in addition to being a piece to frame and admire in your home or office! When the album was released on CD, former Hipgnosis partner Storm Thorgerson had a real-life version of the contraption on the cover made and presented it to Mason. It still resides in Nick Mason’s office. Both Storm Thorgerson and his assistant, Peter Curzon, came up with the idea after viewing the head sculpture which had been constructed by John Robertson and which appeared on The Division Bell album sleeve. St Pauls...
Links – Listen Online | Get our Newsletter | Facebook | Twitter | Pink Floyd North American syndicated radio show InTheStudio celebrates the 35th Anniversary of PINK FLOYD’s Wish You Were Here! Producer and host Redbeard uncovers differing opinions among bandmembers David Gilmour, Roger Waters, Nick Mason & the late Richard Wright on what the true state of PINK FLOYD’s health, as a band, really was as early as 1975. Listen as Gilmour, Waters, Wright and Mason discuss life after The Dark Side of the Moon and how the success of that album impacted their professional and creative lives. In addition, hear a rare full interview online with the late Rick Wright on what Wish You Were Here meant to him. This show airs this week on more than 55 stations in the U.S. & Canada. To find out where to listen on the radio, visit In The Studio website...
