Newsfloyds from the world – 12 april 2012

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antiMUSIC.com, Beatles, Durga and Lorelei McBroom, EFE EME, El Universal, Elvis Presley, Festival Bafici, GuitarNews, King Crimson, Led Zeppelin, Marvin Gaye, Metal Underground, Miles Davis, Neil Young, Orchestra Roma Sinfonietta, Pink Floyd Tribute, Press Herald, PULSE, Radiohead, Ray Routhier, Rob Chapman, Rockol.it, rolling stones, Rush, Salt Lake Tribune, STEVEN WILSON, syd barrett, The Mars Volta, The Wall, universia Argentina, University of Virginia The Cavalier Daily, Who

Off Beat: Dance show offers ballet to sounds of Pink Floyd
Press Herald
By Ray Routhier rrouthier@mainetoday.com When I was in college, I was afraid to havePink Floyd’s ”The Dark Side of the Moon” hanging around in my dorm room. Vivid Motion’s ballet-style dancing to Pink Floyd will take up one act of the show.

Australian Pink Floyd coming back to Utah
Salt Lake Tribune (blog)
As previously announced on this blog, the Australian Pink Floyd will return to Usana Amphitheatre on Friday, Sept. 28. Tickets go on sale this Friday, April 16, at 10 am at all SmithsTix outlets. The name of the tour this year is “Exposed In the Light …

Eye Drummer Brandon Smith Talks About The Band’s New Album “Center Of The Sun”
Metal Underground
Highlighted by the massive four-part, 20-minute title track, these guys are keeping to the spirit of some of the greats from the ’70s, like Rush, King Crimson and Pink Floyd. Heavy jamming, floaty vocals, and spacey keyboards are all distinct …

The Mars Volta top lousiest martians list
University of Virginia The Cavalier Daily
The album kicks off with what sounds like a cross between a Pink Floyd-esque psychedelic mix of synthesizers and a futuristic, heavy-metal-induced bad trip. For those familiar with The Big Lebowski, it made me feel like three nihilists were running …

Music Travel News April 2012
antiMUSIC.com
Musical performers scheduled to appear include Edgar Winter, Down 2 Five, RT Scott, the Eskimo Brothers, PULSE: The Pink Floyd Experience and Eagles tribute band 7 Bridges.www.wildhogmusic.org Panama City Beach, Florida is home to the ResortQuest …

Exclusive Interview with Pink Floyd’s Durga and Lorelei McBroom …
Watch our exclusive interview with Durga and Lorelei McBroom who toured with Pink Floyd and …

Concerti, Primo Maggio a Roma con Rockol: c’è tempo fino a lunedì 16
Rockol.it
… nomi della rosa di artisti storici del rock (della quale fanno già parte Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Radiohead, Rolling Stones, Beatles, Who e Elvis Presley) che verranno “omaggiati” dall’Orchestra Roma Sinfonietta pochi giorni prima dell’evento.

Pink Floyd Tribute – GuitarNews Blog Utenti
Ieri sera prime prove per il progetto Pink FLoyd Tribute. Siamo partiti dal facile con TIme …

“Tengo la esperanza de poder dar un gran show”
El Universal (Venezuela)
Aunque me guste Pink Floyd o King Crimson, también amo la música de Marvin Gaye, Miles Davis, Neil Young, todos diferentes, pero comparten su fuerza de expresión melódica y tienen temas que han traspasado la prueba del tiempo.

Llega una biografía de Syd Barrett
EFE EME
Syd Barrett, el líder de los primeros Pink Floyd, es objeto de una biografía escrita por Rob Chapman y publicada en castellano por Global Rhythm. “Sy Barrett. Una mente prodigiosa” acaba con el mito del genio lunático y nos presenta “a un joven …

Festival Bafici
universia Argentina
Allí se proyectarán con el formato fulldome, que permite una mirada en una pantalla de 360º, el recital “The Wall” de Pink Floyd y una recopilación con las mejores canciones del grupo irlandés U2. También allí habrá películas para los más pequeños.

 

 

Newsfloyds from the world – 3 april 2012

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1977, 1979, A.V. Club DC, Alberto Lati, Animals, Audiophile Audition, Battersea, Bergamonews, Esto, Foo Fighters, i Fear Factory, Il Reporter, Led Zeppelin, Nine Inch Nails, Reptar's Andrew McFarland, rockNvivo, rolling stones, STLtoday.com, The Beatles, The National, Vasco, Verbal, Wish You Were Here

Pink Floyd’s The Wall (1979) – Immersion Box Set EMI – 7 Discs (6 CDs + 1 DVD)
Audiophile Audition
Pink Floyd’s The Wall (1979) – Immersion Box Set EMI – 7 Discs (6 CDs + 1 DVD) includes 44-p. booklet designed by Storm Thorgerson, Gerald Scarfe art print, photo book, collector’s cards, replicas of tour ticket and backstage pass, art scarf, .

‘Fab Four’ still rock and rule in our Battle of the Bands
STLtoday.com
Starting with 64 bands, voters in the last month narrowed the field down to a Final Four: the Beatles, Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd. (My personal choices were Beatles, Zepp, the Who and U2. Oh well.) In the semifinals, the Stones got …

Towering challenge of Battersea
The National
It is featured on the cover of Pink Floyd’s 1977 album Animals. It has appeared in movies including Monty Python’s The Meaning of Lifeand The King’s Speech as well as numerous episodes of the television series Dr Who. But that counts for little in …

Reptar’s Andrew McFarland
A.V. Club DC
One of them was “Wish You Were Here” by Pink Floyd. I cannot express to you how many times I have heard that song murdered. [Laughs.] There was a lot of Nirvana, I remember that—a lot of poorly played Nirvana. It was pretty funny.

Ecco i Verbal: suoni psichedelici quasi da rock industriale
Bergamonews
Provo ad individuare alcune influenze: The Cure ei gruppi più dark della new wave tardi anni ’80, i Metallica, i Pink Floyd quelli più psichedelici, i Nine Inch Nails, i Fear Factory, gente tosta, integerrima e intransigente. I brani più belli..

‘L’altra metà del cielo”, quando il rock di Vasco entra nel …
Il Reporter
Un evento di una portata del genere non lo si vedeva dai tempi del Pink Floyd ballet, i primi rock ad entrare alla Scala. E adesso è un cantante italiano a varcare l’ingresso del terzo teatro più importante del mondo. Una rivoluzione che accomuna sia …

Alberto Lati
Esto
Respecto a la parte musical, se da por hecho y sin confirmación todavía, que Rolling Stones y Paul McCartney harán cantar a todo el mundo; se llegó a rumorar que actuarían también las legendarias bandas Led Zeppelin y Pink Floyd, pero está desmentido …

La frenética noche de Foo Fighters
rockNvivo
Luego, los más fanáticos pudieron disfrutar con la antigua “These Is A Call” y el increíble cover de Pink Floyd “In The Flesh?”, donde Taylor volvió a presentarse como vocalista y el sonido de la banda retumbó en todo el parque.

Newsfloyds from the world – 31 march 2012

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2006, Abbey Road, antiMUSIC.com, CounterCurrents.org, David Gilmour, El Sol Online, Intereconomía, Knebworth House, Led Zeppelin, Mobile Symphony Orchestra, MusicRadar.com, Nick Mason, Pink Tones, Qué.es, Roger Waters, rolling stones, Santander, STLtoday.com, The Beatles, The Independent, USA TODAY, WPMI Local 15 News

Mobile Symphony Orchestra Covering Pink Floyd
WPMI Local 15 News
Orchestras from great cities around the world have embraced the music of Pink Floyd, covering hits like Comfortably Numb, Money, and Another Brick In The Wall. The band’s lyrics and long form melodies have stood the test of three decades.

Knebworth House rocked to its foundations
The Independent
Knebworth, the stately home which has rocked to Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd and Oasis, faces a “huge hole” in its finances after the cancellation of a festival to have been headlined by Queen. Martha Lytton-Cobbold, who manages the gothic Hertfordshire ..

“We Stand With You”: Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters Reiterates His Support For …
CounterCurrents.org
Since visiting Israel and the occupied territories in 2006, I have been part of an international movement to support the Palestinian people in their struggle for freedom, justice and equality. I am honored to have been asked by the Palestinian BDS …

Fab Four’ still rock and rule; win band battle
STLtoday.com
Starting with 64 bands, voters in the last month narrowed the field down to a Final Four of: The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd. (My personal choices were Beatles, Zepp, the Who and U2. Oh well.) In the semifinals, the Stones got …

Classic guitar interview: David Gilmour, 2006
MusicRadar.com
When the Pink Floyd guitar legend returned in 2006 with his first solo album in over 20 years, it was clearly time for a chat… Passing through an ancient vaulted tunnel, the visitor to Astoria emerges into an impeccably kept garden that slopes gently …

Day in celebrities
USA TODAY
Macy Gray performs at The Advocate magazine’s 45th anniversary celebration on Thursday in Beverly Hills. Bassist and singer Roger Waters, formerly of Pink Floyd, performs in Rio de Janeiro Thursday. Donovan performs during An Evening With Donovan at …

Story of Rock n Roll Comics Coming To DVD
antiMUSIC.com
This much sort after film examines the short, controversial life of publisher Todd Loren, whose scandalous series of unauthorized comic book biographies of rock stars charmed some (Gene Simmons, Jerry Garcia, Nick Mason of Pink Floyd) and enraged …

El tributo a Pink Floyd recala hoy en Cantabria
Qué.es
La música de Pink Floyd sonará hoy, sábado, en el Escenario Santander de la mano de Pink Tones, grupo británico que ha hecho suyo el repertorio de una de las formaciones más influyentes de la música de finales del siglo XX. El concierto, a las 22.00 …

Los legendarios estudios londinenses de Abbey Road celebran su 80 …
Intereconomía
Por primera vez en su historia se abren al público las salas donde grabaron grupos como los Beatles, Pink Floyd o Queen. Las máquinas apisonadoras trabajan a media mañana en Abbey Road, una apacible avenida y zona residencial del Norte de la capital …

Roger Waters, ¿al Teatro Colón?
El Sol Online
Se calcula que unos 25 millones de dólares se recaudaron producto de las nueve presentaciones del ex Pink Floyd en el estadio de River con su celebrado espectáculo “The Wall”. Acaso por lo bien que le fue o porque ya se sentía cómodo tras tantos días…

Newsfloyds from the world – 12 march 2012

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abbey road studios, Beatles, David Gilmour, Digital Spy, Douglas Adams, Examiner.com, Gary Brooker, Khaleej Times, Nick Mason, rolling stones, South Bend Tribune, The Dark Side of the Moon, The Spoof (satire), The Wall, Ultimate Classic Rock

Pink Floyd’s Nick Mason Waxes Nostalgic About ‘The Wall’
Ultimate Classic Rock
Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason hadn’t listened to the band’s demos for ‘The Wall’ in over 30 years — but hearing those sessions again in preparation for the recently-released ‘Experience’ and ‘Immersion’ box sets brought back a lot of memories.

Building Legacy
Khaleej Times
Pink Floyd’s The Wall still stands firm today, with the psychedelic rockers recently releasing two new editions of their classic album. They look back at its conception and continued significance BACK IN JULY 1977, Pink Floyd convened at Britannia Row …

PHM debuts laser light shows Friday
South Bend Tribune
MISHAWAKA — The PHM Digital Video Theater, formerly the Planetarium, announces a series of laser light shows featuring music by such groups as The Beatles, Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin at Bittersweet School, 55860 Bittersweet Road.

Beatles book inspires Abbey Road Studios to open to the public (Photos)
Examiner.com
For a brief time this March, Abbey Road Studios is allowing the public to visit the iconic Studio Two where The Beatles, Pink Floyd and other acts have recorded. The monumental book, Recording The Beatles, which documents every piece of equipment The …

Rolling Stones Set To Tour On The Moon
The Spoof (satire)
Pink Floyd released an album called ‘The Dark Side of the Moon’. The Waterboys sang about seeing the whole of the moon. Wonky faced convicted sex offender Jonathan King claimed that everyone had gone to the moon and it’s widely believed that drumming …

David Gilmour, Gary Brooker all-star band celebrate Douglas Adams 60th
Digital Spy
McIntosh opened the set before being joined by the rest of the band in stages. Gilmour joined the band and sung Pink Floyd hit ‘Wish You Were Here’. He also played lead guitar on the Brooker-led closing track ‘Whiter Shade Of Pale’.

Intervista di Roger Waters al Rolling Stone

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Roger Waters, rolling stones, The Wall

Sul sito di Rolling Stone di questa settimana, é stata pubblicata un’interessante intervista a Roger Waters che parla delle sue speranze e paure riguardo al futuro del Medio Oriente e in America, i suoi pensieri su Barack Obama, alcuni aspetti molto interessanti del prossimo tour americano  di “The Wall” … e  altro ancora.

Pink Floyd The Dark Side of the Moon Cabernet Sauvignon 2006

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rolling stones, vini

Un’idea per il prossimo Natale. La Wines that rock ha avuto la felice idea di produrre e mettere in vendita vini di nobili vitigni abbinati ai più famosi gruppi della storia del rock. Per cui avremo il “Pink Floyd The Dark Side of the Moon Cabernet Sauvignon 2006“, un vino scuro molto aromatico, apprezzato da molti acquirenti, oppure chi preferisce un “The Rolling Stones Forty Licks Merlot 2007”  vino molto complesso…

Insomma per tutti i gusti e preferenze, l’importante é  ”BERE CON GIUDIZIO “.