An animated video for Mark Knopfler’s all-star charity single “Going Home (Theme From Local Hero)” – which brought together a stunning lineup of over 60 guitar gods to raise funds for Teen Cancer America and the Teenage Cancer Trust – has been released. It features the final recording of Jeff Beck along with contributions by Bruce Springsteen, David Gilmour, Slash, Ronnie Wood, Joan Jett, Eric Clapton, Pete Townshend, and Sting.
The song came out a week ago, but it was difficult to discern who was playing what part throughout the ten-minute song.
The song came out a week ago, but it was difficult to discern who was playing what part throughout the ten-minute song.
- 3/22/2024
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
Mark Knopfler has teamed up with a host of fellow guitar legends to record a version of his song “Going Home (Theme from Local Hero)” to raise funds for Teenage Cancer Trust and Teen Cancer America.
The Dire Straits frontman tapped Eric Clapton, Slash (Guns N’ Roses), David Gilmour (Pink Floyd), Brian May (Queen), Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath), Pete Townshend (The Who), Alex Lifeson (Rush), Bruce Springsteen, Ronnie Wood (The Rolling Stones), Joan Jett, and many more, forming what he has dubbed “Mark Knopfler’s Guitar Heroes.” Notably, the star-studded version opens with the final recorded guitar track by the late Jeff Beck.
Knopfler’s longtime collaborator Guy Fletcher handled the production of the track, which might be the greatest assemblage of guitar talent to co-exist on a single song. The Sgt. Pepper‘s-style artwork was created by Sir Peter Blake.
The full song can be heard below now, featuring...
The Dire Straits frontman tapped Eric Clapton, Slash (Guns N’ Roses), David Gilmour (Pink Floyd), Brian May (Queen), Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath), Pete Townshend (The Who), Alex Lifeson (Rush), Bruce Springsteen, Ronnie Wood (The Rolling Stones), Joan Jett, and many more, forming what he has dubbed “Mark Knopfler’s Guitar Heroes.” Notably, the star-studded version opens with the final recorded guitar track by the late Jeff Beck.
Knopfler’s longtime collaborator Guy Fletcher handled the production of the track, which might be the greatest assemblage of guitar talent to co-exist on a single song. The Sgt. Pepper‘s-style artwork was created by Sir Peter Blake.
The full song can be heard below now, featuring...
- 3/15/2024
- by Jon Hadusek
- Consequence - Music
Pink Floyd legend Roger Waters, who is known to be vocal about his political opinions, has demanded the release of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan from “false imprisonment”. Roger took to his Instagram and shared a video which consisted of a picture of Imran from the cricket field during his prime, and Pakistani protesters demanding the release of Imran.
Roger used the song ‘Dreadlock Holiday’ by the British rock band 10cc as the Bgm of his Instagram post for Imran.
He wrote in the caption, “A note to the Military Rulers of #Pakistan and their Masters in Washington: My name is Roger Waters. I am an English musician and a passionate supporter of fair play. What you are doing in Pakistan is not Cricket.”
Imran was arrested on May 9, 2023, from inside the High Court in Islamabad by National Accountability Bureau (Nab) on the charges of corruption. His arrest was...
Roger used the song ‘Dreadlock Holiday’ by the British rock band 10cc as the Bgm of his Instagram post for Imran.
He wrote in the caption, “A note to the Military Rulers of #Pakistan and their Masters in Washington: My name is Roger Waters. I am an English musician and a passionate supporter of fair play. What you are doing in Pakistan is not Cricket.”
Imran was arrested on May 9, 2023, from inside the High Court in Islamabad by National Accountability Bureau (Nab) on the charges of corruption. His arrest was...
- 2/13/2024
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Dire Straits’ Mark Knopfler has united with over 60 artists — including Bruce Springsteen, David Gilmour, Slash, Eric Clapton, Ringo Starr, Ronnie Wood, Jeff Beck, Pete Townshend, Sting, Brian May, Joan Jett, Nile Rogers, and Brian May — to create a new version of his 1983 instrumental “Going Home: Theme of the Local Hero.”
The song arrives on March 15, though you can hear a brief sample right now. It’s the final recording Jeff Beck created before his death in January 2023. All proceeds from the release will benefit Teenage Cancer Trust and Teen Cancer America.
The song arrives on March 15, though you can hear a brief sample right now. It’s the final recording Jeff Beck created before his death in January 2023. All proceeds from the release will benefit Teenage Cancer Trust and Teen Cancer America.
- 2/8/2024
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
David Gilmour is working on new music, his wife and musical collaborator Polly Samson has confirmed.
Over the last several weeks, Samson has shared a series of photos of Gilmour at British Grove Studios, working alongside a group of collaborators that include their daughter Romany Gilmour, pianist Roger Eno, bassists Tom Herbert and Guy Pratt, drummers Adam Betts and Steve Gadd, and alt-j producer Charlie Andrew. “Great studio, amazing team, lovely people,” Samson captioned one photo.
Samson further confirmed she was working with her husband on new music in an interview with Romanian entertainment website Zile si Nopti (via The Messenger).
Gimour released his last solo album, Rattle That Lock, in 2015. Last year, he revived Pink Floyd with drummer Nick Mason for the release of the charity single “Hey, Hey, Rise Up!”, with proceeds benefiting benefit the Ukraine Humanitarian Fund.
David Gilmour Working on New Music
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Over the last several weeks, Samson has shared a series of photos of Gilmour at British Grove Studios, working alongside a group of collaborators that include their daughter Romany Gilmour, pianist Roger Eno, bassists Tom Herbert and Guy Pratt, drummers Adam Betts and Steve Gadd, and alt-j producer Charlie Andrew. “Great studio, amazing team, lovely people,” Samson captioned one photo.
Samson further confirmed she was working with her husband on new music in an interview with Romanian entertainment website Zile si Nopti (via The Messenger).
Gimour released his last solo album, Rattle That Lock, in 2015. Last year, he revived Pink Floyd with drummer Nick Mason for the release of the charity single “Hey, Hey, Rise Up!”, with proceeds benefiting benefit the Ukraine Humanitarian Fund.
David Gilmour Working on New Music
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- 12/26/2023
- by Scoop Harrison
- Consequence - Music
Back in late 2016, Roger Waters delivered some bad news to his firstborn son Harry: He was firing him from his touring band.
In a new interview with Rolling Stone, Harry recalled the day shortly before Christmas of that year when his father made a visit to his Santa Monica home to inform him that after 14 years of playing keyboards in the band, he would not be onboard for the impending “Us + Them” tour.
“I was fired,” Harry said. “It was pretty miserable.”
Roger was apparently cleaning house with his live lineup, axing everyone except keyboardist Jon Carin and guitarist Dave Kilminster. There were no exceptions for immediate family.
“I think he just wanted a change of blood, something new, something fresh,” said Harry, who still doesn’t know exactly why he was let go. “I’m not sure of his exact reasoning, but everyone except two people got fired. But...
In a new interview with Rolling Stone, Harry recalled the day shortly before Christmas of that year when his father made a visit to his Santa Monica home to inform him that after 14 years of playing keyboards in the band, he would not be onboard for the impending “Us + Them” tour.
“I was fired,” Harry said. “It was pretty miserable.”
Roger was apparently cleaning house with his live lineup, axing everyone except keyboardist Jon Carin and guitarist Dave Kilminster. There were no exceptions for immediate family.
“I think he just wanted a change of blood, something new, something fresh,” said Harry, who still doesn’t know exactly why he was let go. “I’m not sure of his exact reasoning, but everyone except two people got fired. But...
- 11/30/2023
- by Jon Hadusek
- Consequence - Music
Shortly before Christmas 2016, Roger Waters visited his firstborn son, Harry, at his Santa Monica, California, home to deliver some rather bad news. Harry had spent the past 14 years playing keyboard and organ in his dad’s band, which included three extensive world tours, but Roger was making changes for his upcoming Us + Them tour. “I was fired,” Harry tells Rolling Stone. “It was pretty miserable.”
Harry claims he doesn’t know why his own father let him go. “I think he just wanted a change of blood, something new, something fresh,...
Harry claims he doesn’t know why his own father let him go. “I think he just wanted a change of blood, something new, something fresh,...
- 11/29/2023
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
Torun, Poland, is a quiet hamlet nearly three hours from Warsaw, and one of the hallmarks of the yearly Camerimage Film Festival—celebrating the best and brightest in the world of cinematography—is how tranquil and non-dramatic it is.
Until this year, that is.
After a not-having-it-at-all “Ferrari” star Adam Driver’s slyly profane rejection of a dopey audience query got the internet all hot and bothered, Boomtown Rats frontman and Live Aid mastermind basically Bob Geldof said “I can top that!” with a much more profane, much more indicting and all-around hilarious roasting of not only himself, but the film he was there to support: Alan Parker’s visually innovative 1982 rock opera “Pink Floyd the Wall,” one of several retrospective screenings celebrating the career of Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Peter Biziou, an Oscar-winning director of photography.
Of his performance as Pink in the fever-dream film based on Pink Floyd’s legendary 1979 album,...
Until this year, that is.
After a not-having-it-at-all “Ferrari” star Adam Driver’s slyly profane rejection of a dopey audience query got the internet all hot and bothered, Boomtown Rats frontman and Live Aid mastermind basically Bob Geldof said “I can top that!” with a much more profane, much more indicting and all-around hilarious roasting of not only himself, but the film he was there to support: Alan Parker’s visually innovative 1982 rock opera “Pink Floyd the Wall,” one of several retrospective screenings celebrating the career of Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Peter Biziou, an Oscar-winning director of photography.
Of his performance as Pink in the fever-dream film based on Pink Floyd’s legendary 1979 album,...
- 11/15/2023
- by Jason Clark
- The Wrap
There was a moment when Megan Thee Stallion was in the studio laying down her latest single, “Cobra,” that hit like an epiphany. Artist/producer Diggy Lessard had just finished unleashing an epic guitar solo from his Gibson Sg when the rapper proclaimed: “This is it. This is that thing right there. This hasn’t been done before,” according to Lessard. “That’s just another testament to how crucial she was to the process,” the 25-year-old guitarist tells me. “She just knew exactly what we were creating in that moment.
- 11/9/2023
- by Brenna Ehrlich
- Rollingstone.com
Kate Bush didn’t attend the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremony on Friday, but some of her biggest admirers celebrated her induction and her decades-long career: OutKast’s Big Boi, one of Bush’s most vocal (and unlikeliest) fans delivered her induction speech while St. Vincent performed the British singer’s resurgent hit “Running Up That Hill.”
Big Boi started his speech by sharing memories of first coming across Bush’s music. “I fell in love with Kate Bush when I was in middle school. My uncle Russell...
Big Boi started his speech by sharing memories of first coming across Bush’s music. “I fell in love with Kate Bush when I was in middle school. My uncle Russell...
- 11/4/2023
- by Daniel Kreps and Julyssa Lopez
- Rollingstone.com
Kate Bush was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Friday.
Outkast rapper Big Boi, who describes himself as Bush’s “biggest fan,” had the honor of introducing her into Hall of Fame. “On the surface, our music is obviously very different,” Big Boi noted. “But in important ways, it’s exactly the same. What I love about Kate’s music is that I never know what sound I’m going to hear next. She ignores everything that sounds like a formula and instead does whatever she wants to — like me. She challenges me as a listener and expands my ears and my mind.”
“[She] fills my heads with idea and expand my ambitions for what music can achieve,” Big Boi continued. “As a singer, Kate’s voice is incredibly inventive. Who sounds like Kate Bush? On stage, she’s a miracle. Her songs sound theatrical on their own,...
Outkast rapper Big Boi, who describes himself as Bush’s “biggest fan,” had the honor of introducing her into Hall of Fame. “On the surface, our music is obviously very different,” Big Boi noted. “But in important ways, it’s exactly the same. What I love about Kate’s music is that I never know what sound I’m going to hear next. She ignores everything that sounds like a formula and instead does whatever she wants to — like me. She challenges me as a listener and expands my ears and my mind.”
“[She] fills my heads with idea and expand my ambitions for what music can achieve,” Big Boi continued. “As a singer, Kate’s voice is incredibly inventive. Who sounds like Kate Bush? On stage, she’s a miracle. Her songs sound theatrical on their own,...
- 11/4/2023
- by Scoop Harrison
- Consequence - Music
No hostage left behind.
So many of your favorite stars have come together to thank President Biden for his efforts in working to peace amid the Israel-Gaza conflict.
Amid the news that two American hostages and two Israeli hostages have been released from captivity, Hollywood heavyweights are hoping for the safe return of the 220 innocent people who are still being held hostage by Hamas.
“We are heartened by Friday’s release of the two American hostages, Judith Ranaan and her daughter Natalie Ranaan and by today’s release of two Israelis, Nurit Cooper and Yocheved Lifshitz, whose husbands remain in captivity,” the letter read.
The letter continued, “But our relief is tempered by our overwhelming concern that 220 innocent people, including 30 children, remain captive by terrorists, threatened with torture and death. They were taken by Hamas in the savage massacre of October 7, where over 1,400 Israelis were slaughtered – women raped, families burned alive,...
So many of your favorite stars have come together to thank President Biden for his efforts in working to peace amid the Israel-Gaza conflict.
Amid the news that two American hostages and two Israeli hostages have been released from captivity, Hollywood heavyweights are hoping for the safe return of the 220 innocent people who are still being held hostage by Hamas.
“We are heartened by Friday’s release of the two American hostages, Judith Ranaan and her daughter Natalie Ranaan and by today’s release of two Israelis, Nurit Cooper and Yocheved Lifshitz, whose husbands remain in captivity,” the letter read.
The letter continued, “But our relief is tempered by our overwhelming concern that 220 innocent people, including 30 children, remain captive by terrorists, threatened with torture and death. They were taken by Hamas in the savage massacre of October 7, where over 1,400 Israelis were slaughtered – women raped, families burned alive,...
- 10/24/2023
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Elvis Presley liked his song “Don’t.” His music publisher was upset he even heard it in the first place. One of Elvis’ songwriters said that writing a hit song for the “Heartbreak Hotel” singer could lead to problems.
A writer of Elvis Presley’s ‘Don’t’ felt he should’ve been treated as a hero
Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller collaborated on several of the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll’s most famous songs, including “Jailhouse Rock,” “Hound Dog,” and “Don’t.” In the 2009 book Hound Dog: The Leiber and Stoller Autobiography, Stoller discussed the origin of the latter. “Saturday morning, Jerry and I got together and wrote ‘Don’t,'” he recalled. “On Sunday, we got Young Jessie of The Flairs to sing the demo in an Elvis-like mode. (Jessie had recently substituted for Leon Hughes on The Coasters’ recordings of ‘Searchin” and ‘Young Blood.’)”
“I brought ‘Don...
A writer of Elvis Presley’s ‘Don’t’ felt he should’ve been treated as a hero
Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller collaborated on several of the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll’s most famous songs, including “Jailhouse Rock,” “Hound Dog,” and “Don’t.” In the 2009 book Hound Dog: The Leiber and Stoller Autobiography, Stoller discussed the origin of the latter. “Saturday morning, Jerry and I got together and wrote ‘Don’t,'” he recalled. “On Sunday, we got Young Jessie of The Flairs to sing the demo in an Elvis-like mode. (Jessie had recently substituted for Leon Hughes on The Coasters’ recordings of ‘Searchin” and ‘Young Blood.’)”
“I brought ‘Don...
- 10/17/2023
- by Matthew Trzcinski
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Indian Folk-fusion band, Swarathma, which is set to perform at the upcoming edition of the rock music festival ‘Independence Rock’, has shared its connection with the legendary English progressive rock band Pink Floyd.
Pink Floyd, which started as a British psychedelic group, is regarded as one of the greatest bands of all time with its distinctive style of extended compositions, sonic experimentation, philosophical lyrics and elaborate live shows. Its lead guitarist, David Gilmour is known for crafting many iconic riffs including the one for ‘Comfortably Numb’ and ‘High Hopes’.
Talking about their connection with Pink Floyd, Jishnu Dasgupta, the bassist and vocalist of Swarathma told Ians: “A few years ago, we worked with legendary producer John Leckie on the British Council sponsored Soundpad project. Now back in the 1970s, he was a tape operator on Pink Floyd’s ‘Meddle’ album.”
Commenting on a prospective collaboration with Pink Floyd as wishful thinking,...
Pink Floyd, which started as a British psychedelic group, is regarded as one of the greatest bands of all time with its distinctive style of extended compositions, sonic experimentation, philosophical lyrics and elaborate live shows. Its lead guitarist, David Gilmour is known for crafting many iconic riffs including the one for ‘Comfortably Numb’ and ‘High Hopes’.
Talking about their connection with Pink Floyd, Jishnu Dasgupta, the bassist and vocalist of Swarathma told Ians: “A few years ago, we worked with legendary producer John Leckie on the British Council sponsored Soundpad project. Now back in the 1970s, he was a tape operator on Pink Floyd’s ‘Meddle’ album.”
Commenting on a prospective collaboration with Pink Floyd as wishful thinking,...
- 10/15/2023
- by Agency News Desk
Indian Folk-fusion band, Swarathma, which is set to perform at the upcoming edition of the rock music festival ‘Independence Rock’, has shared its connection with the legendary English progressive rock band Pink Floyd.
Pink Floyd, which started as a British psychedelic group, is regarded as one of the greatest bands of all time with its distinctive style of extended compositions, sonic experimentation, philosophical lyrics and elaborate live shows. Its lead guitarist, David Gilmour is known for crafting many iconic riffs including the one for ‘Comfortably Numb’ and ‘High Hopes’.
Talking about their connection with Pink Floyd, Jishnu Dasgupta, the bassist and vocalist of Swarathma told Ians: “A few years ago, we worked with legendary producer John Leckie on the British Council sponsored Soundpad project. Now back in the 1970s, he was a tape operator on Pink Floyd’s ‘Meddle’ album.”
Commenting on a prospective collaboration with Pink Floyd as wishful thinking,...
Pink Floyd, which started as a British psychedelic group, is regarded as one of the greatest bands of all time with its distinctive style of extended compositions, sonic experimentation, philosophical lyrics and elaborate live shows. Its lead guitarist, David Gilmour is known for crafting many iconic riffs including the one for ‘Comfortably Numb’ and ‘High Hopes’.
Talking about their connection with Pink Floyd, Jishnu Dasgupta, the bassist and vocalist of Swarathma told Ians: “A few years ago, we worked with legendary producer John Leckie on the British Council sponsored Soundpad project. Now back in the 1970s, he was a tape operator on Pink Floyd’s ‘Meddle’ album.”
Commenting on a prospective collaboration with Pink Floyd as wishful thinking,...
- 10/15/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Controversial artist Roger Waters is back with a controversial new release: a re-recording of Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side of the Moon, made without the involvement of any of the other members of Pink Floyd. Listen to The Dark Side of the Moon Redux below via Apple Music or Spotify.
Beyond giving Waters the opportunity to one-up his estranged bandmates, re-recording one of the most famous albums of all time appeared to give the artist a chance to update its message for modern times, with a matured perspective. “The original Dark Side of the Moon feels in some ways like the lament of an elder being on the human condition,” Waters said in a statement. “But Dave [Gilmour], Rick [Wright], Nick [Mason], and I were so young when we made it, and when you look at the world around us, clearly the message hasn’t stuck. That’s why I started...
Beyond giving Waters the opportunity to one-up his estranged bandmates, re-recording one of the most famous albums of all time appeared to give the artist a chance to update its message for modern times, with a matured perspective. “The original Dark Side of the Moon feels in some ways like the lament of an elder being on the human condition,” Waters said in a statement. “But Dave [Gilmour], Rick [Wright], Nick [Mason], and I were so young when we made it, and when you look at the world around us, clearly the message hasn’t stuck. That’s why I started...
- 10/6/2023
- by Carys Anderson
- Consequence - Music
David Gilmour has shared a documentary detailing alleged antisemitism from his former Pink Floyd bandmate Roger Waters, adding another chapter to the decades-long feud between the musicians.
Gilmour retweeted a post about the documentary, entitled The Dark Side of Roger Waters, from the Campaign Against Antisemitism, which produced the report. In the video, BBC journalist John Ware interviews Norbert Statchel, Waters’ former saxophonist, and Bob Ezrin, the music producer who helped helm Pink Floyd’s The Wall. Both men, who are Jewish, recalled experiences in which Rogers said things that were antisemitic.
Statchel retold an instance in which Rogers imitated a stereotypically poor Polish woman as a reference to his Jewish ancestors, and another in which the bassist expressed outrage at a restaurant serving “Jew food.” Erzin recalled Waters describing Bryan Morrison, Pink Floyd’s manager at the time, as a “fucking Jew.” The report also unearths a 2010 email in...
Gilmour retweeted a post about the documentary, entitled The Dark Side of Roger Waters, from the Campaign Against Antisemitism, which produced the report. In the video, BBC journalist John Ware interviews Norbert Statchel, Waters’ former saxophonist, and Bob Ezrin, the music producer who helped helm Pink Floyd’s The Wall. Both men, who are Jewish, recalled experiences in which Rogers said things that were antisemitic.
Statchel retold an instance in which Rogers imitated a stereotypically poor Polish woman as a reference to his Jewish ancestors, and another in which the bassist expressed outrage at a restaurant serving “Jew food.” Erzin recalled Waters describing Bryan Morrison, Pink Floyd’s manager at the time, as a “fucking Jew.” The report also unearths a 2010 email in...
- 10/5/2023
- by Carys Anderson
- Consequence - Music
Around 10:20 p.m. on Saturday night, a shadowy group of figures walked onto the Farm Aid stage at the Ruoff Music Center in Noblesville, Indiana. This was supposed to be the moment where Wille Nelson wrapped up the night, but there was no sign of the Red Headed Stranger or his band. Instead, another act was plugging in instruments on the darkened stage. There was no announcement of any kind, and the large screens on both sides of the stage went completely blank for the first time all day.
- 9/24/2023
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
Roger Waters has shared a new version of “Time” from his forthcoming solo LP, The Dark Side Of The Moon Redux.
Instead of commenting on the track, Waters offered up a series of lines that reflect the song’s lyrics as a statement: “Ticking away……./ The voice had been there all along/ Hidden in the stones in the rivers/ Hidden in all the books/ Hidden in plain sight/ It was the voice of reason/ Thought I’d something more to say………”
“Time” is the second single to emerge from The...
Instead of commenting on the track, Waters offered up a series of lines that reflect the song’s lyrics as a statement: “Ticking away……./ The voice had been there all along/ Hidden in the stones in the rivers/ Hidden in all the books/ Hidden in plain sight/ It was the voice of reason/ Thought I’d something more to say………”
“Time” is the second single to emerge from The...
- 8/24/2023
- by Emily Zemler
- Rollingstone.com
Roger Waters is gearing up to release a newly recorded version of Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side Of The Moon. The Waters’ version, officially dubbed The Dark Side Of The Moon Redux, arrives on October 6th. Ahead of its release, Waters has shared his re-recording of “Time.”
Similar to his version of “Money,” Waters slows down and scales back the psychedelic instrumentation of “Time” in order to play a greater emphasis on his vocals. Take a listen below.
The Dark Side Of The Moon Redux was produced by Waters along with Gus Seyffert and features a studio band consisting of Seyffert, Joey Waronker, Jonathan Wilson, Johnny Shepherd, and Jon Carin. Notably, the other surviving members of Pink Floyd who helped to create the original album, including David Gilmour and Nick Mason, do not appear on the recordings. Pre-orders are now ongoing.
“The original Dark Side of the Moon feels...
Similar to his version of “Money,” Waters slows down and scales back the psychedelic instrumentation of “Time” in order to play a greater emphasis on his vocals. Take a listen below.
The Dark Side Of The Moon Redux was produced by Waters along with Gus Seyffert and features a studio band consisting of Seyffert, Joey Waronker, Jonathan Wilson, Johnny Shepherd, and Jon Carin. Notably, the other surviving members of Pink Floyd who helped to create the original album, including David Gilmour and Nick Mason, do not appear on the recordings. Pre-orders are now ongoing.
“The original Dark Side of the Moon feels...
- 8/24/2023
- by Scoop Harrison
- Consequence - Music
Pink Floyd had one of the great resurrection stories in classic rock. Founder, guitarist, and chief songwriter Syd Barrett’s creative genius put the band on the map. His deteriorating mental health led his bandmates to move on without him. Barrett crashed Pink Floyd’s recording sessions for Wish You Were Here, but that happened years after he unexpectedly showed up at the studio while his former band made another record.
Syd Barrett crashed Pink Floyd’s sessions for ‘Atom Heart Mother’
Barrett enjoyed the benefits of Pink Floyd’s success for roughly a year before the band moved on without him. The Mapcap received royalty checks for his early contributions but had nothing to do with Floyd’s most successful era. Or almost nothing to do with their commercial peak. Barrett showed up to the studio as Pink Floyd recorded “Shine on You Crazy Diamond,” the band’s epic...
Syd Barrett crashed Pink Floyd’s sessions for ‘Atom Heart Mother’
Barrett enjoyed the benefits of Pink Floyd’s success for roughly a year before the band moved on without him. The Mapcap received royalty checks for his early contributions but had nothing to do with Floyd’s most successful era. Or almost nothing to do with their commercial peak. Barrett showed up to the studio as Pink Floyd recorded “Shine on You Crazy Diamond,” the band’s epic...
- 8/1/2023
- by Jason Rossi
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Pink Floyd recorded several all-time great classic rock songs. They also hid some underrated gems on their albums, but “Have You Got It Yet?” wasn’t one of them. Still, that tune reunited Pink Floyd’s three surviving members for a movie of the same name that looks at the band’s early history.
Pink Floyd reunited for the movie ‘Have You Got It Yet?’
Pink Floyd’s intraband relationships were rarely smooth sailing, even when the band reached its peak.
Bassist and chief songwriter Roger Waters and lead guitarist David Gilmour often found themselves on rocky ground. Waters fired keyboard player Rick Wright while recording The Wall and supplanted drummer Nick Mason with Andy Newmark on The Final Cut. The classic Pink Floyd lineup bitterly disintegrated after that latter album. The years and distance did little to thaw the frosty relationships.
Still, Have You Got It Yet? got Pink Floyd to reunite.
Pink Floyd reunited for the movie ‘Have You Got It Yet?’
Pink Floyd’s intraband relationships were rarely smooth sailing, even when the band reached its peak.
Bassist and chief songwriter Roger Waters and lead guitarist David Gilmour often found themselves on rocky ground. Waters fired keyboard player Rick Wright while recording The Wall and supplanted drummer Nick Mason with Andy Newmark on The Final Cut. The classic Pink Floyd lineup bitterly disintegrated after that latter album. The years and distance did little to thaw the frosty relationships.
Still, Have You Got It Yet? got Pink Floyd to reunite.
- 7/29/2023
- by Jason Rossi
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Paul McCartney has a good singing voice but rarely makes his voice go too high. He tended to stay in an area where he was comfortable, but he sometimes experimented with his vocals in songs like “Helter Skelter” and “Maybe I’m Amazed”. While recording one song, Paul McCartney attempted to get his voice as high as possible, and he thought he sounded “like Mickey Mouse.”
Paul McCartney thought he sounded like Mickey Mouse on ‘Lonesome Town’
“Lonesome Town” is a song Paul McCartney recorded for his 1999 cover album Run Devil Run. The original version was released by Ricky Nelson in 1958. McCartney brought in a solid band to record the song, including Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour on guitar.
The former Beatle didn’t want to do a standard remake of Nelson’s version. He tried to take it up another level, literally. He decided to do it in a higher tone,...
Paul McCartney thought he sounded like Mickey Mouse on ‘Lonesome Town’
“Lonesome Town” is a song Paul McCartney recorded for his 1999 cover album Run Devil Run. The original version was released by Ricky Nelson in 1958. McCartney brought in a solid band to record the song, including Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour on guitar.
The former Beatle didn’t want to do a standard remake of Nelson’s version. He tried to take it up another level, literally. He decided to do it in a higher tone,...
- 7/26/2023
- by Ross Tanenbaum
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
They made a legitimate claim to the classic rock throne in the 1970s, but Pink Floyd’s discography spanned decades. Many listeners misunderstood their biggest hit, and while the songs might be open to interpretation, the order of Pink Floyd’s albums is set and stone.
The five Pink Floyd members created 15 studio albums
Aside from a few early concerts, Pink Floyd only operated as a quartet. Still, the shadow of Syd Barrett loomed over the band for years, even after they moved on without him.
Barrett put Pink Floyd on the map as the singer, primary songwriter, and lead guitarist. He and bandmates Roger Waters (bass), Richard Wright (keyboards), and Nick Mason (drums) established themselves as the flagship band for psychedelic underground London in 1967. By the end of the year, Barrett was already on the path toward his post-Floyd life.
His mental disintegration — likely attributed to an underlying mental...
The five Pink Floyd members created 15 studio albums
Aside from a few early concerts, Pink Floyd only operated as a quartet. Still, the shadow of Syd Barrett loomed over the band for years, even after they moved on without him.
Barrett put Pink Floyd on the map as the singer, primary songwriter, and lead guitarist. He and bandmates Roger Waters (bass), Richard Wright (keyboards), and Nick Mason (drums) established themselves as the flagship band for psychedelic underground London in 1967. By the end of the year, Barrett was already on the path toward his post-Floyd life.
His mental disintegration — likely attributed to an underlying mental...
- 7/25/2023
- by Jason Rossi
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
David Gilmour and Roger Waters helped guide Pink Floyd to classic rock superstardom, but they rarely agreed on anything. They settled their conflict over “Comfortably Numb” by combining their ideas, which might have been their last compromise as the group began splintering around that time. Years before making that song, though, Waters and Gilmour hated the results of the epic Pink Floyd song “Atom Heart Mother.”
David Gilmour and Roger Waters hated the Pink Floyd song ‘Atom Heart Mother’
When Pink Floyd lost the creative genius of Syd Barrett (possibly to a combination of an existing mental condition and heavy use of psychoactive drugs), the band struggled to find its way.
They stayed on the psychedelic path (A Saucerful of Secrets). They cranked out a smorgasbord of a film soundtrack (More). And Floyd released a double album that included an LP’s worth of songs the four members played and...
David Gilmour and Roger Waters hated the Pink Floyd song ‘Atom Heart Mother’
When Pink Floyd lost the creative genius of Syd Barrett (possibly to a combination of an existing mental condition and heavy use of psychoactive drugs), the band struggled to find its way.
They stayed on the psychedelic path (A Saucerful of Secrets). They cranked out a smorgasbord of a film soundtrack (More). And Floyd released a double album that included an LP’s worth of songs the four members played and...
- 7/22/2023
- by Jason Rossi
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Roger Waters, would rather re-record old Pink Floyd music than reunite with the band’s surviving members for a new tour. As such, on October 6th he’ll release his solo re-recording of the band’s seminal 1973 album The Dark Side of the Moon. Today, he’s previewing (Roger’s Version) with the album’s lead single, his version of “Money.”
Waters produced the LP, titled The Dark Side of the Moon Redux along with Gus Seyffert, and recorded the tracks with a studio band comprising Seyffert, Joey Waronker, Jonathan Wilson, Johnny Shepherd, and Jon Carin. Notably, the other members of Pink Floyd who helped to create the original, including David Gilmour and Nick Mason, do not appear on the recordings.
“The original Dark Side of the Moon feels in some ways like the lament of an elder being on the human condition,” Waters said in a statement. “But Dave,...
Waters produced the LP, titled The Dark Side of the Moon Redux along with Gus Seyffert, and recorded the tracks with a studio band comprising Seyffert, Joey Waronker, Jonathan Wilson, Johnny Shepherd, and Jon Carin. Notably, the other members of Pink Floyd who helped to create the original, including David Gilmour and Nick Mason, do not appear on the recordings.
“The original Dark Side of the Moon feels in some ways like the lament of an elder being on the human condition,” Waters said in a statement. “But Dave,...
- 7/21/2023
- by Abby Jones
- Consequence - Music
Roger Waters has re-recorded Pink Floyd’s seminal album, The Dark Side of the Moon, and will release it as a solo LP, The Dark Side of the Moon Redux, on Oct. 6 via Sgb Music. The reimagined album coincides with the 50th anniversary of the original, but will arrive without the participation of Waters’ formative band. To preview the release, Waters has shared its debut single, “Money.”
Waters produced the LP along with Gus Seyffert, and recorded the tracks with a studio band that includes Seyffert, Joey Waronker, Jonathan Wilson,...
Waters produced the LP along with Gus Seyffert, and recorded the tracks with a studio band that includes Seyffert, Joey Waronker, Jonathan Wilson,...
- 7/21/2023
- by Emily Zemler
- Rollingstone.com
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Whether you’re singling out which books to bring on an upcoming vacation, luxuriating in low-key Sunday afternoons, or hiding out in bookstores until the temperature mercifully drops somewhere below hellscape, this month offers a host of new book releases to scoop up. From debut fiction to fresh work from award-winning authors and non-fiction galore, there’s enough to (maybe) lure you away from seeing Barbie and Oppenheimer on opening weekend.
Whether you’re singling out which books to bring on an upcoming vacation, luxuriating in low-key Sunday afternoons, or hiding out in bookstores until the temperature mercifully drops somewhere below hellscape, this month offers a host of new book releases to scoop up. From debut fiction to fresh work from award-winning authors and non-fiction galore, there’s enough to (maybe) lure you away from seeing Barbie and Oppenheimer on opening weekend.
- 7/20/2023
- by Liz Doupnik
- Rollingstone.com
The Beatles are arguably the most influential music act ever. Not only were countless musicians inspired by their music, but their wild popularity changed how the industry distributed and marketed music. The Beatles had several impactful albums during their run, and Pink Floyd’s Nick Mason believed this one “changed the face of the record industry.”
Pink Floyd’s Nick Mason said The Beatles ‘Sgt. Pepper’s’ changed the record industry forever
The Beatles released Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. The album was their most experimental, embracing the surreal and psychedelic imagery that defined the 1960s. While the album was a risky move for the band, it paid off in dividends as it remains their best-selling album, selling over 32 million copies worldwide.
In an interview with BBC Radio 2, Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason said The Beatles’ album was a landmark moment for the record industry. It changed...
Pink Floyd’s Nick Mason said The Beatles ‘Sgt. Pepper’s’ changed the record industry forever
The Beatles released Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. The album was their most experimental, embracing the surreal and psychedelic imagery that defined the 1960s. While the album was a risky move for the band, it paid off in dividends as it remains their best-selling album, selling over 32 million copies worldwide.
In an interview with BBC Radio 2, Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason said The Beatles’ album was a landmark moment for the record industry. It changed...
- 7/19/2023
- by Ross Tanenbaum
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Several Pink Floyd songs became classic rock staples. But not right away. How the band developed led to some trying times. Keyboard player Rick Wright never listened to his two embarrassing Pink Floyd songs after the band recorded them.
Pink Floyd’s Rick Wright said two of his songs were ‘sort of an embarrassment’
Pink Floyd parted ways with founding member, guitarist, and principal songwriter Syd Barrett in early 1968. His declining mental state made life hard on his bandmates. In concert, Barrett changed arrangements to songs on the fly, played the wrong chords (or none at all), and sang the wrong lyrics. So the rest of Pink Floyd — Wright, Roger Waters, Nick Mason, and David Gilmour — decided to move on without him.
The only trouble was they sacked Barrett before finishing their second album, A Saucerful of Secrets.
So the remaining quartet picked up the slack and penned six of...
Pink Floyd’s Rick Wright said two of his songs were ‘sort of an embarrassment’
Pink Floyd parted ways with founding member, guitarist, and principal songwriter Syd Barrett in early 1968. His declining mental state made life hard on his bandmates. In concert, Barrett changed arrangements to songs on the fly, played the wrong chords (or none at all), and sang the wrong lyrics. So the rest of Pink Floyd — Wright, Roger Waters, Nick Mason, and David Gilmour — decided to move on without him.
The only trouble was they sacked Barrett before finishing their second album, A Saucerful of Secrets.
So the remaining quartet picked up the slack and penned six of...
- 7/17/2023
- by Jason Rossi
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Pink Floyd is best known as the band whose Dark Side of the Moon broke all records as the longest charting album in rock music history. Dozens of their songs are classic rock staples, the feature length film of their rock opera The Wall is a cult classic, and their sound is as instantly recognizable as their enigmatic back story. Have You Got It Yet? The Story of Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd is co-directed by Roddy Bogawa, the filmmaker behind Taken by Storm: The Art of Storm Thorgerson and Hipgnosis, and Storm Thorgerson, a Pink Floyd intimate who started the graphic arts team which illustrated the band’s most iconic album covers. But the band’s founder and guiding light, Syd Barrett, dimmed in the glare of the spotlight, leaving the group after their second album, long before they achieved the stratospheric success their later work would bring. The...
- 7/14/2023
- by Mike Cecchini
- Den of Geek
Well after their deaths, the pop stars of an earlier era — the mid-20th century, to be precise — are receiving documentary treatment, such greats as Ella Fitzgerald, Dean Martin and Louis Armstrong among them. Artists of the baby boom, on the other hand, a generation of unprecedented size and many other firsts, are participating in the process, as they have been for decades.
The earliest documentary portraits of boomer musicians set the bar high with a fresh, self-reflexive power. D.A. Pennebaker’s 1967 Don’t Look Back traced Dylan’s ambivalent dance into and out of the spotlight, and in 1970 the Maysles brothers’ Gimme Shelter found the Rolling Stones facing darker complexities around the same push-pull. Today, films exploring pop artists’ life’s work, or at least certain aspects of it, are being made while they’re still engaged in it.
Two of the most captivating and poignant documentaries to hit...
The earliest documentary portraits of boomer musicians set the bar high with a fresh, self-reflexive power. D.A. Pennebaker’s 1967 Don’t Look Back traced Dylan’s ambivalent dance into and out of the spotlight, and in 1970 the Maysles brothers’ Gimme Shelter found the Rolling Stones facing darker complexities around the same push-pull. Today, films exploring pop artists’ life’s work, or at least certain aspects of it, are being made while they’re still engaged in it.
Two of the most captivating and poignant documentaries to hit...
- 7/13/2023
- by Sheri Linden
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Pink Floyd and David Bowie were two of the biggest names in classic rock, but they had different approaches. Floyd evolved into studio wizards who became concept album virtuosos. The Thin White Duke reinvented himself several times but built his reputation as a glam rock star. Pink Floyd’s hit songs, as well as their underrated tunes, became staples, but Bowie wasn’t a fan and his negative opinion of the band meant he probably wasn’t paying attention to their success.
David Bowie wasn’t a Pink Floyd fan and had a harsh take on their 2nd iteration
Pink Floyd established themselves as psychedelic rock pioneers at the perfect time. Their inventive light show and creative live jamming emerged in time for swinging London’s wild summer of 1967. The band recorded their first album next door to The Beatles as they made Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.
David Bowie wasn’t a Pink Floyd fan and had a harsh take on their 2nd iteration
Pink Floyd established themselves as psychedelic rock pioneers at the perfect time. Their inventive light show and creative live jamming emerged in time for swinging London’s wild summer of 1967. The band recorded their first album next door to The Beatles as they made Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.
- 7/11/2023
- by Jason Rossi
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
London, July 8 (Ians) Legendary progressive rock band Pink Floyd’s lead guitarist and guitar icon David Gilmour and his band held a highly acclaimed performance in the Pompeii ruins in 2017 which was a part of his ‘Live at Pompeii’ live album.
To mark six years of that concert, Pink Floyd took to social media to celebrate it.
Posting pictures of Gilmour’s ‘Live at Pompeii’ album, Pink Floyd captioned: “It has been six years since David Gilmour and his band played two magical nights straight in Pompeii, in the historic ruins. A recording of the shows in the ancient amphitheatre, ‘Live at Pompeii’ was released. Were any of you fortunate enough to have attended either night?”
The album was a massive success and contained several Pink Floyd classics such as ‘High Hopes’, ‘Time’, ‘Great Gig in the Sky’, ‘Money’, ‘Comfortably Numb’ and ‘Shine On You Crazy Diamond’.
It also included...
To mark six years of that concert, Pink Floyd took to social media to celebrate it.
Posting pictures of Gilmour’s ‘Live at Pompeii’ album, Pink Floyd captioned: “It has been six years since David Gilmour and his band played two magical nights straight in Pompeii, in the historic ruins. A recording of the shows in the ancient amphitheatre, ‘Live at Pompeii’ was released. Were any of you fortunate enough to have attended either night?”
The album was a massive success and contained several Pink Floyd classics such as ‘High Hopes’, ‘Time’, ‘Great Gig in the Sky’, ‘Money’, ‘Comfortably Numb’ and ‘Shine On You Crazy Diamond’.
It also included...
- 7/8/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Pink Floyd had to wait before they became a classic rock success story. They wrote the song that predicted their breakthrough on The Dark Side of the Moon, and then their world changed. That album catapulted them to fame and the trappings of it. Bassist Roger Waters almost attacked a fan in 1967, which came a decade before his confrontation with a concert-goer inspired Pink Floyd’s last great album.
Roger Waters considered attacking a Pink Floyd fan a decade before he assaulted a concert-goer
After parting ways with their creative leader, Syd Barrett, in 1968, Pink Floyd waded through several years of mixed results as a psychedelic band. When they shifted gears and headed in a more prog-rock direction in the early 1970s, it sparked the fire that burned brightly for most of the decade.
The success and fame that came with The Dark Side of the Moon didn’t necessarily...
Roger Waters considered attacking a Pink Floyd fan a decade before he assaulted a concert-goer
After parting ways with their creative leader, Syd Barrett, in 1968, Pink Floyd waded through several years of mixed results as a psychedelic band. When they shifted gears and headed in a more prog-rock direction in the early 1970s, it sparked the fire that burned brightly for most of the decade.
The success and fame that came with The Dark Side of the Moon didn’t necessarily...
- 7/8/2023
- by Jason Rossi
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Actor Aditya Roy Kapur, who is receiving a lot of appreciation for his work in ‘The Night Manager: Part 2’, has shared what songs he likes to listen to on his playlist. The actor, who is known for his films like ‘Aashiqui 2’, ‘Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani’, ‘Ok Jaanu’, ‘Ludo’ and several others, is also a musician and often strums on his guitar, honing his craft as a musician.
Talking about his favourite genres of music, the actor revealed that he loves all forms of rock music. He said, “Classical rock, neo-classical rock, and other derivatives of rock, I absolutely love them. I also love electronic music, techno, and psychedelic trance because that’s the kind of stuff that used to be big back in the day when I was growing up as a kid in Mumbai.”
When asked to name his favourite guitarist, the actor thought for a few seconds...
Talking about his favourite genres of music, the actor revealed that he loves all forms of rock music. He said, “Classical rock, neo-classical rock, and other derivatives of rock, I absolutely love them. I also love electronic music, techno, and psychedelic trance because that’s the kind of stuff that used to be big back in the day when I was growing up as a kid in Mumbai.”
When asked to name his favourite guitarist, the actor thought for a few seconds...
- 7/2/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Some classic rock guitarists are known as much for their instruments as they are for their music. David Gilmour and his Fender Stratocasters fall into that category. The Pink Floyd guitarist amassed a huge collection of instruments he used on the band’s hits and underrated songs. Gilmour owned and played one of the world’s rarest and most coveted guitars, which eventually sold for $1.8 million.
Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour owned and played a one-of-a-kind rare Fender guitar
There’s a certain cache that comes with being first at anything, as some internet commenters of the early 2000s would remind you. It’s proof of being someone who got in the elevator at ground level before something exploded in popularity. Gilmour owned what might be the rarest Fender guitar ever, though he wasn’t the first guitarist to play the model.
The Pink Floyd maestro counted a white 1954 Strat with gold accents — pickguard,...
Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour owned and played a one-of-a-kind rare Fender guitar
There’s a certain cache that comes with being first at anything, as some internet commenters of the early 2000s would remind you. It’s proof of being someone who got in the elevator at ground level before something exploded in popularity. Gilmour owned what might be the rarest Fender guitar ever, though he wasn’t the first guitarist to play the model.
The Pink Floyd maestro counted a white 1954 Strat with gold accents — pickguard,...
- 6/29/2023
- by Jason Rossi
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Pink Floyd had one of the most remarkable reinventions of any classic rock band. The psychedelic pioneers lost their creative leader when they parted ways with Syd Barrett in 1968. After searching for a way forward without him, they eventually found their path and became one of the biggest bands of the 1970s with the impactful The Dark Side of the Moon. That album was a cornerstone of their career, but several underrated Pink Floyd songs from the band’s catalog deserve recognition. (All songs presented in chronological order).
1. ‘The Nile Song’ Album: More
Pink Floyd’s first effort without any contribution from Barrett was their soundtrack to the 1969 movie More. Without their mercurial leader and with the freedom to create for someone else’s project instead of their own album, the band showed off a range of styles. “The Nile Song” proved to be the most unprecedented song on the tracklist.
1. ‘The Nile Song’ Album: More
Pink Floyd’s first effort without any contribution from Barrett was their soundtrack to the 1969 movie More. Without their mercurial leader and with the freedom to create for someone else’s project instead of their own album, the band showed off a range of styles. “The Nile Song” proved to be the most unprecedented song on the tracklist.
- 6/27/2023
- by Jason Rossi
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Pink Floyd might have had one of the most dramatic transformations of any major classic rock band. Though drummer Nick Mason said the band’s groundbreaking early concerts were rubbish, Floyd became a psychedelic sensation. When the group moved on without founder and chief songwriter Syd Barrett, they emerged as a commercially successful prog rock powerhouse. But it didn’t happen overnight. One Pink Floyd song marked the breaking point between its psychedelic origins and legendary future.
The Pink Floyd song ‘Childhood’s End’ pointed toward ‘The Dark Side of the Moon’ and beyond
Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page praised Barrett’s genius approach to music making. The innovation didn’t last. His erratic behavior led his bandmates to move on without him in 1968. Yet transforming into the prog-rock band that churned out commercially successful albums throughout the 1970s wasn’t seamless.
Pink Floyd held on to their psychedelic roots for several years after dismissing Barret.
The Pink Floyd song ‘Childhood’s End’ pointed toward ‘The Dark Side of the Moon’ and beyond
Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page praised Barrett’s genius approach to music making. The innovation didn’t last. His erratic behavior led his bandmates to move on without him in 1968. Yet transforming into the prog-rock band that churned out commercially successful albums throughout the 1970s wasn’t seamless.
Pink Floyd held on to their psychedelic roots for several years after dismissing Barret.
- 6/22/2023
- by Jason Rossi
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason believes getting David Gilmour and Roger Waters on the same page for a reunion would require something like a miracle. While speaking about the band’s The Dark Side of the Moon classic “Time” on the latest episode of The Story Behind the Song, Mason said he thinks it would take someone like the late Nelson Mandela to broker a reconciliation between Gilmour and Waters.
“I think it’s highly unlikely, but I would’ve said that before Live 8 — 10 years ago or 12 years ago, whatever it was,” Mason said. “The one thing I could think would be possible would be if there was some… if by getting back together we could influence saving the planet, world peace, or whatever. Hopefully, we’d step up. But I don’t think otherwise. It would take a Nelson Mandela or someone like that to lead on it.”
Pink...
“I think it’s highly unlikely, but I would’ve said that before Live 8 — 10 years ago or 12 years ago, whatever it was,” Mason said. “The one thing I could think would be possible would be if there was some… if by getting back together we could influence saving the planet, world peace, or whatever. Hopefully, we’d step up. But I don’t think otherwise. It would take a Nelson Mandela or someone like that to lead on it.”
Pink...
- 6/20/2023
- by Eddie Fu
- Consequence - Music
Browse through old photos of The Beatles, and you’ll find dozens, if not hundreds, where they’re smoking cigarettes. The band’s concerts always smelled like urine, but the Fab Four’s clothes probably stank of Marlboros and Dunhills. Paul McCartney’s addiction didn’t last, though, as a near-death experience in 1973 led him to quit smoking, at least for a while. Other musicians joined him in giving up cigarettes in the decades since.
Paul McCartney was ‘in hell’ and quit smoking cigarettes after 1 of ‘the most frightening periods’ of his life
The Fab Four had their limousines swarmed by fans, played a show in Montreal amid Ringo Starr death threats, and barely escaped their one trip to the Philippines in 1966. Yet Paul said making the Wings record Band on the Run in Lagos, Nigeria, trumped them all.
It wasn’t just that his five-piece band had been whittled to a trio — Macca,...
Paul McCartney was ‘in hell’ and quit smoking cigarettes after 1 of ‘the most frightening periods’ of his life
The Fab Four had their limousines swarmed by fans, played a show in Montreal amid Ringo Starr death threats, and barely escaped their one trip to the Philippines in 1966. Yet Paul said making the Wings record Band on the Run in Lagos, Nigeria, trumped them all.
It wasn’t just that his five-piece band had been whittled to a trio — Macca,...
- 6/18/2023
- by Jason Rossi
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Pink Floyd had one of the most interesting career arcs of any classic rock band. They started life as late 1960s psychedelic masters championed by Paul McCartney before morphing into a prog rock powerhouse in the 1970s. They became world beaters, but drummer Nick Mason said Pink Floyd’s first concerts were a load of rubbish between a few good ideas. Still, the band’s embryonic days gave them the cred to carry on through a key lineup change before they morphed into a classic rock staple.
Nick Mason said Pink Floyd played ‘a hell of a lot of rubbish’ at their earliest concerts
Pink Floyd started out similar to The Beatles. They played live in front of smallish crowds before finding domestic and then international fame. The biggest difference was that Pink Floyd rose to prominence in swinging London long after the Fab Four broke out of Liverpool to become world famous.
Nick Mason said Pink Floyd played ‘a hell of a lot of rubbish’ at their earliest concerts
Pink Floyd started out similar to The Beatles. They played live in front of smallish crowds before finding domestic and then international fame. The biggest difference was that Pink Floyd rose to prominence in swinging London long after the Fab Four broke out of Liverpool to become world famous.
- 6/17/2023
- by Jason Rossi
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Only the most contrarian music fans would maintain that Paul McCartney didn’t significantly impact pop music. His songs — with The Beatles, Wings, and solo under his own name — remain some of the biggest hits ever. A fellow musician called Paul and John Lennon idiots in the early 1960s. The pair obviously proved him wrong. Decades later, a solo Paul song made Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour reach out to Macca and tell him how much he liked it.
The Paul McCartney song ‘You Tell Me’ left a mark on Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour
Miraculously for someone who reached his 70s and 80s in the 21st century, Paul has hardly slowed down. His 2007 solo album Memory Almost Full landed two years after his previous effort, Chaos and Creation in the Backyard.
Memory Almost Full was truly a grab-bag of styles. Paul explored folk stomp on “Dance Tonight,” danceable indie pop on “Ever Present Past,...
The Paul McCartney song ‘You Tell Me’ left a mark on Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour
Miraculously for someone who reached his 70s and 80s in the 21st century, Paul has hardly slowed down. His 2007 solo album Memory Almost Full landed two years after his previous effort, Chaos and Creation in the Backyard.
Memory Almost Full was truly a grab-bag of styles. Paul explored folk stomp on “Dance Tonight,” danceable indie pop on “Ever Present Past,...
- 6/14/2023
- by Jason Rossi
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Most music fans wouldn’t confuse Paul McCartney and Wham!. Paul and The Beatles turned down $250 million to reunite in the 1970s; we’re certain Wham! never entertained that kind of payday to get back together. Still, there are some similarities between the two artists. They were both successful, but for a short stretch in 1984, one Wham! song kept Paul from reaching No. 1 on the charts.
(l-r) George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley of Wham!; Paul McCartney | Dave J Hogan / Contributor; Gene Arias/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images The Wham! song ‘Freedom’ kept Paul McCartney from going to No. 1 on the charts
Some of Paul’s most successful solo songs came in the 1980s. The disco/new-wave hybrid “Coming Up,” his Stevie Wonder collaboration “Ebony and Ivory,” and “Say Say Say” (featuring Michael Jackson) were all massive hits.
That was just the tip of the iceberg.
Paul branched out...
(l-r) George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley of Wham!; Paul McCartney | Dave J Hogan / Contributor; Gene Arias/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images The Wham! song ‘Freedom’ kept Paul McCartney from going to No. 1 on the charts
Some of Paul’s most successful solo songs came in the 1980s. The disco/new-wave hybrid “Coming Up,” his Stevie Wonder collaboration “Ebony and Ivory,” and “Say Say Say” (featuring Michael Jackson) were all massive hits.
That was just the tip of the iceberg.
Paul branched out...
- 6/12/2023
- by Jason Rossi
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Two from Magnolia Pictures, the story of an iconic record album design firm back and a sighting of Brian Cox usher in a specialty weekend with smoke clearing over New York City. Acrid plumes from Canadian wildfires have smothered the key arthouse market over the past few days in an unusual air quality event that had Mayor Eric Adams urging people to home.
Friday the sky was visible and air fresher, a boon for all — including the ongoing Tribeca Festival, which opened Wednesday night and will be unspooling 100+ features and events through June 17.
New openings: From Magnolia, Dalíland by Mary Harron starring Ben Kingsley as the iconic artist in 20 markets (including Quad in NYC and Nuart in LA) and on VOD. Written by John C. Walsh. With Christopher Briney, Barbara Sukowa, Ezra Miller, Andreja Pejic. Premiered as TIFF’s closing night film, see Deadline review here. Follows the later years...
Friday the sky was visible and air fresher, a boon for all — including the ongoing Tribeca Festival, which opened Wednesday night and will be unspooling 100+ features and events through June 17.
New openings: From Magnolia, Dalíland by Mary Harron starring Ben Kingsley as the iconic artist in 20 markets (including Quad in NYC and Nuart in LA) and on VOD. Written by John C. Walsh. With Christopher Briney, Barbara Sukowa, Ezra Miller, Andreja Pejic. Premiered as TIFF’s closing night film, see Deadline review here. Follows the later years...
- 6/9/2023
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
Even before they became a legendary classic rock band, Pink Floyd had some famous fans. Paul McCartney predicted the band’s success as Floyd cut their debut album next door to The Beatles. Bassist Roger Waters and guitarist David Gilmour had a conflict while making The Wall song “Comfortably Numb,” but they actually arrived at an amicable compromise. That happened just before the egos within Pink Floyd eventually led to the band’s ugly split, just like The Beatles.
(l-r) David Gilmour and Roger Waters | Pete Still/Redferns Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters and David Gilmour fought over the ‘Comfortably Numb’ rhythm track
McCartney wasn’t the only well-known Floyd fan. Jimmy Page praised original guitarist Syd Barrett and his no-holds-barred approach to music. Unfortunately for Barrett, he experienced a nervous breakdown and Gilmour replaced him before the band hit it big.
Fast forward more than a decade, and Pink...
(l-r) David Gilmour and Roger Waters | Pete Still/Redferns Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters and David Gilmour fought over the ‘Comfortably Numb’ rhythm track
McCartney wasn’t the only well-known Floyd fan. Jimmy Page praised original guitarist Syd Barrett and his no-holds-barred approach to music. Unfortunately for Barrett, he experienced a nervous breakdown and Gilmour replaced him before the band hit it big.
Fast forward more than a decade, and Pink...
- 6/9/2023
- by Jason Rossi
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Having been responsible for some of the most iconic photographs since he picked up a camera nearly five decades ago, Anton Corbijn seamless transition to music videos then narrative features and now, with Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis), he’s helmed his first documentary. Charting the entertaining tale of Storm Thorgerson and Aubrey “Po” Powell’s album-art design studio Hipgnosis, the film features quite a roster of interviewees: Roger Waters, David Gilmour, and Nick Mason of Pink Floyd; Jimmy Page and Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin; Paul McCartney; Peter Gabriel; Graham Gouldman of 10cc; Noel Gallagher; and more.
As the film begins playing at NYC’s Film Forum today, ahead of an LA opening on June 16 and nationwide screenings on June 20, I spoke with Corbijn about embarking on his first documentary, his favorite album covers, his involvement in the marketing process of his films, reflecting on The American,...
As the film begins playing at NYC’s Film Forum today, ahead of an LA opening on June 16 and nationwide screenings on June 20, I spoke with Corbijn about embarking on his first documentary, his favorite album covers, his involvement in the marketing process of his films, reflecting on The American,...
- 6/7/2023
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Paul McCartney makes the shortlist for the most successful songwriter ever. Between the chart-topping tunes he wrote with The Beatles and his successful solo songs, he’s reached the apex dozens of times in his career. Still, one Paul song turned into a total flop when another artist recorded it while the Fab Four were at their peak.
Paul McCartney | Rb/Redferns Paul McCartney’s song ‘Catcall’ was a total flop for Chris Barber
English jazz musician Chris Barber found himself in an enviable position in July 1967. Paul McCartney had a song to give away and wanted to hand it to Barber. It was an offer he couldn’t refuse. Barber took Macca’s “Catswalk” tune, which he wrote nearly a decade earlier, rechristened it “Catcall,” and recorded a pop-jazz take on the song.
It was one of the rare Paul songs that flopped completely when the single hit shelves...
Paul McCartney | Rb/Redferns Paul McCartney’s song ‘Catcall’ was a total flop for Chris Barber
English jazz musician Chris Barber found himself in an enviable position in July 1967. Paul McCartney had a song to give away and wanted to hand it to Barber. It was an offer he couldn’t refuse. Barber took Macca’s “Catswalk” tune, which he wrote nearly a decade earlier, rechristened it “Catcall,” and recorded a pop-jazz take on the song.
It was one of the rare Paul songs that flopped completely when the single hit shelves...
- 5/7/2023
- by Jason Rossi
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
No idea was ever too much, or inconvenient, for the graphic artists Hipgnosis, whose iconic album artwork designs serve as the centerpiece for Anton Corbijn’s documentary Squaring the Circle: (The Story of Hipgnosis). In the latest trailer for the film, which premiered at Sundance earlier this year, musicians Paul McCartney, Nick Mason, Jimmy Page, and more reflect on Aubrey “Po” Powell and Storm Thorgerson’s reign and willingness to go the distance.
“Paul McCartney called me up and he said, ‘I want to put it on Everest,'” Thorgerson said in the trailer,...
“Paul McCartney called me up and he said, ‘I want to put it on Everest,'” Thorgerson said in the trailer,...
- 5/4/2023
- by Larisha Paul
- Rollingstone.com
The Sundance Film Festival: London 2023 will close with the U.K. premiere of Nicole Holofcener’s “You Hurt My Feelings.”
The comedy-drama is set in Brooklyn and stars Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Tobias Menzies as a couple whose marriage is thrown into turmoil when she overhears his honest reaction to her latest book.
As previously announced, the festival will open with the U.K. premiere of “Scrapper,” written and directed by Londoner Charlotte Regan, starring Harris Dickinson and newcomers Lola Campbell and Alin Uzun. It follows Georgie, a dreamy 12-year-old girl, who lives happily alone in her London flat, filling it with magic. Suddenly, her estranged father turns up and forces her to confront reality.
Curated by Picturehouse and the Sundance Institute, the 10th edition of the festival is set to take place from July 6-9 July at Picturehouse Central and will showcase 11 feature films that premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City,...
The comedy-drama is set in Brooklyn and stars Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Tobias Menzies as a couple whose marriage is thrown into turmoil when she overhears his honest reaction to her latest book.
As previously announced, the festival will open with the U.K. premiere of “Scrapper,” written and directed by Londoner Charlotte Regan, starring Harris Dickinson and newcomers Lola Campbell and Alin Uzun. It follows Georgie, a dreamy 12-year-old girl, who lives happily alone in her London flat, filling it with magic. Suddenly, her estranged father turns up and forces her to confront reality.
Curated by Picturehouse and the Sundance Institute, the 10th edition of the festival is set to take place from July 6-9 July at Picturehouse Central and will showcase 11 feature films that premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City,...
- 5/3/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
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