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Read David Gilmour Summer 2008 Interview for Mojo. Great Read!

Mark Blake has kindly given NPF permission to re-produce his interview he did with David Gilmour in the summer of 2008 before the death of Richard Wright.  The interview was for MOJO magazine. Highlights in the interview include news of the 5.1 Wish You Were Here mix, possible future David GIlmour solo albums and the final word on Pink Floyd touring again! Free prize draw to win 15 signed copies of Comfortably Numb: The Inside Story Of Pink Floyd. Subscribe to Mark Blake’s newsletter and your name will be entered into a prize draw to win a signed copy of the paperback edition of Mark’s book Comfortably Numb: The Inside Story Of Pink Floyd. The winners will be announced after the draw on February 1st 2009. Current subscribers will automatically be entered. Subscribe here. DAVID GILMOUR UNABRIDGED INTERVIEW The Norwegian Lavvu is not to be confused with a tipi or yurt, as...

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Memories of Knebworth 1975 By Freddy Bannister

Pink Floyd perform live at Knebworth 1975 as promoted by article authour Freddy Bannister. Click to enlarge. The 1975 Pink Floyd festival was without doubt my favourite out of all the festivals I promoted at Knebworth. Firstly, because Steve O’Rourke was one of the most pleasant people in the music industry with whom to work. Secondly, Steve, along with several members of the band, were like me total car nuts and thirdly, and probably most importantly to a promoter, they were prepared to work on a straight percentage. However, the event was not without its dramas! With the stage virtually finished the Floyd’s crew were busy rigging the large model aircraft that was used at one point during the performance. For maximum effect it had to fly over the heads of the audience before crashing into a corner of the stage. To achieve this effect a cable had been rigged...

Making The Wire Figure By David MacIlwaine

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Making The Wire Figure By David MacIlwaine

David MacIlwaine is the artist responsible for the iconic “Wire Man” sculpture used in the artwork of David Gilmour’s 2006 album On An Island. It also features on Gilmour’s website in an animated form. David the artist has kindly shared with NPF Magazine how the sculpture and use of it in Gilmour’s 3rd solo album came about. David has also shared some of his other “Wire People” with us! ————————————————– Above: Photo of original “Wire Man” Sculpture by David MacIlwaine standing 20cm tall. Below: edited image used on Gilmour’s album. The origin of the wire figure used on the cover and CD of ‘On an Island’ goes like this: About two years ago David invited me to a performance he gave at the South Bank, I’m afraid I’ve forgotten the exact date and the title. I was completely mesmerised by David’s playing and by the extraordinary contained intensity of his...

Helen Boulding and Rick Wrights Hazel Eyes Video Exclusive for NPF

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Helen Boulding and Rick Wrights Hazel Eyes Video Exclusive for NPF

Links – Watch Video (WMV 5.8MB) | Discuss on the Forum Helen Boulding, an up and coming singer songwriter with one of the most beautiful and soulful voices about to emerge on to the mainstream, has recorded a new song co-written with Pink Floyd’s Richard Wright and Chris Difford(formerly of Squeeze). This is the first song-writing heard form Richard since his Broken China album in 1996! Helen was kind enough to perform the song “Hazel Eyes” exclusively for Neptune Pink Floyd as well as giving us an interview about how the song came about. Watch Video (WMV 5.8MB) Right-click on link above to download to your computer or click and it should open up in Windows Media Player. If you would like to share your thoughts on the writing of the song or the interview, then feel free to discuss it on the forum. Links : Helen’s Website |  Helen’s MySpace Source [ Helen Boulding ]