New album to celebrate Syd Barrett’s 80th birthday A new album is being launched to celebrate what would have been Syd Barrett’s 80th birthday. BANG Premier · Jun 17
Syd Barrett 80th birthday celebrations include tribute concert in Cambridge and tribute album featuring Pink Floyd, David Gilmour and more... A special tribute concert at the Cambridge Corn Exchange, where Syd Barrett played his last ever live show, will take place in October Louder · Jun 17
“Just the quirky 7/8 time reminds me of Roger. It’s not a song I would have written. It points itself at Roger”: The classic track from The Dark Side Of The Moon that gave Pink Floyd their first US hit “We created a 4/4 progression for the guitar solo and made the poor saxophone player play in 7/4” MusicRadar · May 18
Royal Mint launches rainbow prism coins celebrating legendary rock band Pink Floyd The band has joined David Bowie and Freddie Mercury in the Royal Mint’s ‘music legends’ series The Independent UK · May 13
Pink Floyd rainbow prism effect coins launched by The Royal Mint Pink Floyd join David Bowie, George Michael, Dame Shirley Bassey, Sir Paul McCartney and Freddie Mercury in The Royal Mint’s ‘music legends’ series. Evening Standard · May 13
"The whole truck just disappeared, all our gear, gone!" How a $40,000 robbery in New Orleans in 1970 forced Pink Floyd's David Gilmour to purchase what has become the highest-priced guitar in history "The police hadn't helped us much, but the FBI got to work" Louder · May 13
Pink Floyd collaborator Polly Samson, wife and creative partner of David Gilmour, has a London photo exhibition featuring her documentation of the creation, recording and live performance of Gilmour's Luck and Strange album Polly Samson - Between This Breath and Then is at the Leica Gallery London Louder · Apr 22
Roger Waters blasts back at Disturbed frontman David Draiman after being accused of ‘massive betrayal’ to ‘Jews everywhere’ In an escalation of a public row over the pair’s opposing stances on the Israel–Palestine conflict, Roger Waters has hit back at Disturbed frontman David Draiman after being accused of a “massive betrayal” to “Jews everywhere”. BANG Premier · Apr 17
Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters calls for Maduro's freedom outside NYC detention center Roger Waters, the co-founder of Pink Floyd and one of rock's most polarizing political activists, has joined demonstrators outside the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn to demand the release of Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, adding another chapter to his long record of anti-war activism and high-profile attacks… Latin Times · Apr 14
"The vibe is definitely Slipknot except no screams." Slipknot fan compares Look Outside Your Window album to Pink Floyd after getting early listen, claims Lacuna Coil's Cristina Scabbia appears Look Outside Your Window, a long-shelved project recorded in 2008, is due to come out on Record Store Day, April 18 Metal Hammer · Apr 14
"A starting point for new listeners to discover the depth and breadth of their peerless album catalogue." Pink Floyd announce new compilation album including extended version of classic track New Pink Floyd collection 8-Tracks features songs recorded between 1971 and 1979 Louder · Apr 8
The 11 best songs from 1973 The 11 best songs from the year Kiss played their first show, Paul McCartney was fined for growing marijuana, and the oil crisis caused shortages of the vinyl needed to manufacture records Louder · Apr 7
“Peter had such a glorious touch thanks to his wonderful simplicity. But then he went off the rails and became a gravedigger”: How 10cc’s Rick Fenn ended up working with David Gilmour, Peter Green, Mike Oldfield, and almost all of his other heroes The underrated guitar great looks back on the “improbable serendipities” that punctuate his 50-year career, hails the guitar he’s been playing for almost all of it, and reveals the favorite solos in his catalog Guitar World · Apr 2
“Greg Lake was a bit of a cabaret singer. Jon Anderson, whatever you think of his lyrics, bloody meant it”: The prog stars who influenced a comedy musician’s career – and made him become a milkman for a while Graham Fellows, creator of Jilted John and John Shuttleworth, started out with ELP before finding Yes, Focus, The Enid and Pink Floyd (although he has no time for The Dark Side Of The Moon) Louder · Mar 31
Guitar World · Mar 13 The Jim Irsay Collection sale live: David Gilmour's Black Strat sells for record-shattering $14.5 million in the biggest guitar auction in history We were live on the ground at Christie's auction house in New York as the world's greatest guitar collection went under the hammer
BANG Premier · Mar 11 Sammy Hagar says he'll never work with Alex Van Halen again, comparing him to Roger Waters Sammy Hagar says his relationship with Alex Van Halen is irreparable like Pink Floyd's David Gilmour and Roger Waters.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 10 ‘A lot of late 70s bands wore grey. But we were determined to have fun’: the return of the mega-influential Swell Maps after 46 years Championed by the BBC’s John Peel and signed to Rough Trade, the band were punk when that meant DIY, psychedelia and prog as well as screaming chords. What’s more, they loved Pink Floyd …
Louder · Mar 6 “I drove a different Ferrari to the studio every day. David Gilmour and Nick Mason would wait outside to see which one”: How Sammy Hagar tried and failed to become a prog star after falling for Pink Floyd Montrose and Van Halen frontman regrets that he never got to make his concept album about aliens and space travel under the banner Sammy Wilde And Dustcloud
Evening Standard · Mar 3 Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour's former Essex farmhouse for sale for £1.1 million Gilmour lived in the house with his first wife, Ginger, at the height of the band’s fame
Louder · Feb 24 The guitar Kurt Cobain played in Nirvana's iconic video for Smells Like Teen Spirit is coming up for auction next month Kurt Cobain's 1969 Fender Mustang will be auctioned alongside guitars once owned by David Gilmour, Prince, Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash and more
Louder · Feb 18 “The last thing you want is people just deferring to you”: He may have been around for nearly 60 years, but David Gilmour’s return to form was inevitable. Here’s why While the ex Pink Floyd leader is a world-class guitarist and vocalist, his attitude to family, social issues and collaborations make him even bigger than that
Tom’s Guide · Feb 2 5 of the greatest live performances to test your headphones with Live performances can sound amazing, whether you test them on YouTube or elsewhere.
MusicRadar · Jan 20 “Roger was a bit resentful of the fact that whenever Eric Clapton got up and played a solo, the place would erupt”: Old colleague of Pink Floyd spills the beans on his relationship with band members Tim Renwick was school friend of Syd and Roger Waters
Guitar World · Jan 19 “There would be a tremendous outpouring of applause – that annoyed Roger quite a lot”: Pink Floyd session guitarist says Roger Waters was “resentful” of Eric Clapton The bassist had welcomed him into his band, but quickly discovered what his fanbase was like
Louder · Jan 19 "He could send masked men around to shoot me in the head." Former Pink Floyd frontman Roger Waters says that his vocal opposition to "evil" US President Trump could get him killed "Trump is obviously very evil, but now he's demented as well as being very evil"