For BLK JKS, being a wild card comes naturally Oct 2, 2009
But they don t play a lot of Led Zeppelin or Pink Floyd on African radio, so they don t know about it. Omnivorous in their tastes, the members of BLK JKS (pronounced Black Jacks ) mix them up into a defiantly busy sound. (Boston Globe)
Valley's music scene Oct 2, 2009
Show starts at 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3, brings Out of the Blue to the pub for a night of "jazz age swing." The band covers artists like Duke Ellington, Bob Wills and Pink Floyd, to name just a few, and features local Curtis Duff on dobro. That show also goes off at 8 p.m. Bring an instrument and join in on a traditional Irish pub jam on Sunday, Oct. 4, at 6 p.m.. (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
Shadows Fall continues to rise Oct 1, 2009
Fair, who has perhaps metal s longest dreadlocks, brought the War idea to the band, which previously covered Pink Floyd s Welcome to the Machine. I ve just always liked the message in that song, Fair said. (Boston Globe)
Squeeze file-sharers, stars say Sep 25, 2009
Artists including Allen, George Michael, Annie Lennox, Radiohead guitarist Ed O'Brien and Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason signed the statement. Warning letters. (BBC News -- Technology)
Def Leppard Extends Summer Concert Tour With Special Guest Cheap Trick Sep 24, 2009
In fact, they are one of a handful of select groups, including the likes of The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, Pink Floyd and The Eagles, who have been awarded the R.I.A.A.'s prestigious Diamond Award more than once (Pyromania and Hysteria). The band's most recent album Songs From The Sparkle Lounge debuted last year at #5 on the Billboard Top 200. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Stars due at file-sharing summit Sep 24, 2009
The FAC, which counts Radiohead guitarist Ed O'Brien, Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason and Blur drummer Dave Rowntree among its board members, is opposed to government proposals to suspend the internet accounts of serial file-sharers. Not after a fight. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Lily rallies stars against piracy Sep 22, 2009
The Featured Artists' Coalition, whose board includes Radiohead guitarist Ed O'Brien, Blur drummer Dave Rowntree and Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason, spoke out last week against the sanctions. They joined forces with the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors and the Music Producers Guild to say they "vehemently oppose" the plans to punish file-sharers. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Stars at war Sep 22, 2009
But Team Lily are also waging a second battle against a rival collection of musicians, which includes members of Radiohead, Pink Floyd and Blur ... Radiohead guitarist Ed O'Brien, Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason and Blur drummer Dave Rowntree, who spoke up for the FAC, have been Lily's targets. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
In Pynchon’s tales, music is the backbeat Sep 20, 2009
The Rolling Stones Something Happened to Me Yesterday comes on the car radio, as does Pink Floyd s Interstellar Space. Surf-guitar god Dick Dale merits several mentions, as do the Beach Boys, the Bonzo Dog Band, and, ahem, Ethel Merman. (Boston Globe)
Big Kenny Alphin brings a DIY sensibility to his own label Sep 19, 2009
Bigger Picture is helmed by Bob Ezrin, producer of hit albums for Alice Cooper, Kiss and Pink Floyd, and is staffed with industry veterans such as multi-genre hit songwriter and producer Keith Stegall and former radio promotions head Michael Powers. His infectious personality and proven creative energy are just what we look for in a partner, Bill Hein, a principal partner in the firm, said of Alphin. (Nashville Business Journal, TN)
MARSHFIELD COMMENTARY: Rock radio is gone Sep 18, 2009
There is no connection like there was on WBCN. So, for many people curled up next to their radios for one last time at midnight on a Tuesday, listening to WBCN play Pink Floyd in its last dying breath before cutting to static forever, radio died, and its death was far sadder than any of us could have imagined. William Stilwell is a junior at Marshfield High School. (Marshfield Mariner, MA)
Them's the breaks Sep 18, 2009
Analysing fractured unions such as Pink Floyd and Guns N' Roses, the catalysts seem to be strong personalities, power struggles, creative differences, drug addictions and inflated egos. From the outside it seems there's a lot less acrimony in the John Butler Trio bust, but it's doubtful it was any easier. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
AES Platinum Panels Feature Artists on Both Sides Now Sep 17, 2009
Platinum Mastering -The Album As An Art Form: Moderator, Bob Ludwig, Gateway Mastering (Bruce Springsteen, Rolling Stones, The Police) and panelists Greg Calbi, Sterling Sound (John Lennon, Paul Simon, John Mayer); Bernie Grundman, Bernie Grundman Mastering (Michael Jackson, Carole King, Ludacris); and Doug Sax, The Mastering Lab (Pink Floyd, Dixie Chicks, Eagles) ... The participants will share fresh insights, behind-the-scenes anecdotes and audio clips from their sessions on historic albums... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Saving Face: Do I Look Like One of Those Moms Who Doesn't Talk to Her Kid? Sep 17, 2009
This might include fancy jewelry, his grandma's jewelry that he gave you, your artwork, the coin collections, photo albums, Pink Floyd albums, safe-deposit-box keys, etc. These things needn't be worth millions to be of value to you. (Slate)
Four Liverpudlians to escort yall back home Sep 12, 2009
The Who,Led Zeplin,&Pink Floyd were great bands as well,but the lads from Liverpool were in a class all to themselves ... It was Pink Floyd debuting their Dark Side of the Moon album, and the experience was very interesting ... Pink Floyd debuting their Dark Side of the Moon. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Bernie Badger: To the early riser go the celestial sights Sep 11, 2009
In the BCC Planetarium today: At 7 p.m. explore "The Planets;" at 8 p.m., screen the IMAX movie "Solar Max;" and at 9 p.m., rock to the "Pink Floyd: Dark Side of the Moon" laser experience. The Saturday shows are "More Than Meets the Eye," "The Living Sea" and "U2 Laser.". (Florida Today)
Serious series Sep 11, 2009
Combining traditional Christmas songs with the rock stylings of artists like Led Zeppelin, Joe Walsh, Janis Joplin, and Pink Floyd, the Rock and Roll Xmas Extravaganza is a high-octane way to kick off your holiday season. The band's show can be previewed on YouTube at www. (Brainerd Daily Dispatch)
Debating the influence of 'Guitar Hero,' 'Rock Band' Sep 9, 2009
Members of the Rolling Stones and Pink Floyd are joining the chorus of musicians who don't appear to be big fans of the music game genre ... Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason echoes similar sentiments, voicing his irritation over watching his kids play. (USA Today -- Tech)
Day In The Life Sep 8, 2009
He was joined inside by stars including Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason and former Rolling Stone Bill Wyman to record All You Need Is Love in the same place where The Beatles recorded their original ... " So how will he be spending those extra hours in the morning? "I'm going to eat a full English Breakfast, an Ulster fry - and swell to 25 stone before your very eyes, and I shall get under my wife's feet," Sir Terry said with a typical twinkle. Floyd memories Rock legends Nick Mason (left) and... (BBC News -- UK)
Rock stars cool over video games Sep 8, 2009
" Wyman was speaking at Abbey Road studios while recording a charity Beatles song for Children in Need. His words were echoed by Pink Floyd star Nick Mason who described music games like Rock Band and Guitar Hero as "interesting new developments". But he added: "It irritates me having watched my kids do it - if they spent as much time practising the guitar as learning how to press the buttons they'd be damn good by now ... " 'Cherry-picking' Nick Mason has played on every Pink Floyd album Mason... (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Hey, Jude: Names from the Beatles and other bands Sep 8, 2009
Place an obit: (559) 441-6228. Web Search powered by YAHOO. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
Pet Shop Boys remain ’80s kings Sep 7, 2009
In an unlikely nod, the set, which was primarily composed of white cubes that were continually knocked down and then rebuilt, was a homage to Pink Floyd s The Wall. The video, the dancers, and their Lady Gaga-esque couture, created visual stimulation to counter a pair of men best known for standing glumly onstage. (Boston Globe)
In baseball, ‘One is the loneliest number’ Sep 3, 2009
Alone Again Natually - Gilbert O Sullivan, One - Three Dog Night, I Think We re Alone Now - Tommy James and the Shondells (Not Tiffany), Lonely Too Long - The Young Rascals, Mr. Lonely - Bobby Vinton, Don t Let Me Be Lonely Tonight - James Taylor, Owner of A Lonely Heart - Yes, Lonely People - America, Lonely Boy - Andrew Gold, The Lonely Bull - Herb Albert and the Tijuana Brass, Only the Lonely - Roy Orbison, Alone - Heart, Are You Lonesome Tonight - Elvis Presley, Nobody Home - Pink Floyd,... (Lompoc Record, CA)
Celebrity birthdays for Sept. 6-12 Sep 3, 2009
Singer-bassist Roger Waters (Pink Floyd) is 66. Actress Swoosie Kurtz is 65. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
› Approaching Normal Sep 1, 2009
The Texas-bred quintet though not yet worth their Pink Floyd and Genesis comparisons, as hailed by some premature publications deliver an outstanding follow-up to 2007s Foiled with their fifth studio album Approaching Normal. It is their latest offerings overall complexity rather than its individual songs that impresses first-time listeners and ardent fans alike, offering an ongoing satisfaction that belies its predecessors patchy roots. (iAfrica.com)
Hatebreed concert Aug 29, 2009
A Crowd of fans came out for college circuit favorite singer-songwriter Atlanta metalcore band rocked out in the afternoon Local rock radio station celebrated at Fire with the aid of Powerman 5000 Folks got comfortably numb with this Nashville-based Pink Floyd tribute act Good times at Jackson's hottest rock club with Chicago's The 17th Floor. Add a comment. (The Clarion-Ledger)
70 years later, we still feel the echoes of Oz Aug 25, 2009
Now, 70 years later, the echoes of Oz continue to reach into all corners of filmmaking and pop culture in general, from the Chewie and C-3PO to frequent from adaptations for upcoming graphic novels to mysterious ties to Pink Floyd. advertisement. (MSNBC -- Movies)
Woodstock, Who Cares? Aug 21, 2009
Most '60s acts with longstanding influence weren t there: The Beatles, The Beach Boys, The Rolling Stones, The Doors, , , The Kinks, , , The Animals, The Velvet Underground, and Pink Floyd. Most people today, even ardent music fans, wouldn t want to sit through the three-day concert. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Weeks Of Piano, One Set Of Keys Aug 17, 2009
O'Riley will perform much of the material on his new album, "Out of My Hands," which includes songs by Nirvana, Tori Amos, Pink Floyd, R.E.M. and the Smiths. "Initially, it was my way of thumbing my nose at some of the conservative classical radio stations around the country," says the 53-year-old pianist. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Failure Edition: Banker, Regulator, Leverager, Stimulus Aug 16, 2009
The corporate home of musical acts including Pink Floyd, Coldplay, and Radiohead is trying to stave off a default, the Journal. EMI, bought in a leveraged deal by British moneyman Guy Hands in 2007, is choking under the debt load placed on the company, as the music industry continues to struggle. (Slate)
Pitching To His Own Beat Aug 15, 2009
Hayes is to pitching what Stanley Kubrick is to film-making, what Pink Floyd is to rock music. His style is a littleout there. (PurpleWildcats.com)
Mark BeechRACING FAN Aug 14, 2009
No Beach Boys, Beatles or Pink Floyd (at least as we know them), either. In short, Paul was a giant. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)
Corey Smith concert at Fire Aug 14, 2009
Atlanta metalcore band rocked out in the afternoon Local rock radio station celebrated at Fire with the aid of Powerman 5000 Folks got comfortably numb with this Nashville-based Pink Floyd tribute act Good times at Jackson's hottest rock club with Chicago's The 17th Floor The '80s are alive and well thanks to these British party animals Masters of mayhem made a monstrous mess and metalheads' day Georgia band draws quite a crowd at Jackson club Lance Bass joins the party as rockers hit Jackson... (The Clarion-Ledger)
Second-stage jazz acts steal the show in Newport Aug 10, 2009
Saxophonist James Carter s organ trio brought fresh power to soul-jazz tunes such as Jack McDuff s Walking the Dog ; the Bad Plus turned rock songs such as U2 s Sunday Bloody Sunday and Pink Floyd s Comfortably Numb into avant-garde jazz with help from singer Wendy Lewis; and a trio led by fire-and-brimstone saxophonist Charles Gayle put on a free-jazz clinic, playing 60 minutes of spontaneously created music without framework or boundaries. The weekend s biggest surprise came from the... (Boston Globe)
Quill founders recall the band’s Woodstock set Aug 9, 2009
Inspired by innovators like the Beatles, Bob Dylan, and newcomers Pink Floyd, the five members of Quill played a hodgepodge of styles. They experimented with percussion, tossing rhythm instruments into the audience, and they worked out complex song structures with vocal and horn arrangements. (Boston Globe)
Frank Luntz, eat your heart out. (And yes, its travelin music). Aug 8, 2009
and why do all of Pink Floyd s music videos have like a 10 minute musical intro ... Pink Floyd was meant to be enjoyed in ways that you likely only learned about through those government-funded propaganda videos. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
23rd annual Riverfest gets under way today Aug 7, 2009
Today's acts include Think Floyd USA/The American Pink Floyd Show at 8:15 p.m., with guitar wizard Daryl Stuermer of Genesis opening at 6:30 p.m. ... The Chicago-based group celebrates the music of England's legendary psych-rockers Pink Floyd and performs to spectacular lighting effects and designs by Watertown native Aaron Zimmermann. (Watertown Daily Times, WI)
For Bisbee musician, 'songs are like spells' Aug 7, 2009
Neil Young and early Pink Floyd influenced his musical expression. He is a self-taught guitar player, thanks to Young s songbooks that had chord diagrams. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
The Big Surprise Tour is a rollicking hoedown Aug 7, 2009
Then the Brothers, calling on spirits from the Band to Bruce Springsteen to the Pogues (and, later, in the evening s closing stretch, even a hint of Pink Floyd), brought some rootsy, unkempt, careening rock that reached a fever pitch with the as-yet unrecorded White Limousine. Welch and Rawlings brought a surprise of their own: playing as the David Rawlings Machine, he s stepping forward vocally for the first time. (Boston Globe)
Newport Jazz Festival highlights Aug 7, 2009
The band is doing mostly covers these days, and their arrangements of tunes like Pink Floyd s Comfortably Numb, Wilco s Radio Cure, and the Bee Gees How Deep Is Your Love. are perfectly suited to Lewis s strong, lovely voice. (Boston Globe)
Pump up the volume and your workout Aug 5, 2009
I had everything from Madonna to Pink Floyd, Rihanna to Pantera, says McMordie. Tips. (MSNBC -- Health)
The Stasi File on Michael Jackson Aug 5, 2009
He was touring to promote his album Bad and was joined on the bill that day by Pink Floyd. And judging by the meticulous notes the agent kept, the Stasi considered it one of the most threatening moments for the security of the now defunct East German state. (Time.com)
George Morris, 62; XM Satellite DJ had stint on ’ZLX Aug 4, 2009
As the midday disc jockey at WZLX-FM in Boston in 1997, Mr. Morris got caught up in an Internet music phenomenon that purported to find a mystical synchronicity between The Wizard of Oz, the 1939 film, and Pink Floyd s Dark Side of the Moon, the 1973 rock album. Someone brought him a printout of a page from the Pink Floyd website listing more than 80 coincidences between the album and the movie when they are played simultaneously ... As the Los Angeles Times reported, Pink Floyd fans camped out... (Boston Globe)
Suffocating pollution threatens Nepal's beauty Aug 2, 2009
To many young activists here the environment has become the most important issue, part of a vibrant youth culture in Kathmandu that blends backpacker spirit -- such as love of bands like Pink Floyd -- with a Hindu and Buddhist vibe. Many young Nepalese point out that nature is often celebrated in Hindu and Buddhist ceremonies, and elders shouldn't dismiss their environmental concerns as imported from foreign mountain trekkers who often arrive in Nepal with T-shirts sporting Earth Day logos. (MSNBC -- International)
In two exhibits, artists look inward with a result that’s more indulgent than interesting Aug 1, 2009
Called I d Give It to You If I Could But I Borrowed It (a line from a hilarious Pink Floyd song called Bike ), it s shown on a screen attached to an exercise bike. Viewers must sit on the bike and peddle to make it work. (Boston Globe)
Hit the spot Jul 30, 2009
While the site is adding an average of 10,000 new tracks every day, big selling artists like Pink Floyd, Metallica and Led Zeppelin have yet to grant licensing rights to their music ... I tried Spotify a month or two ago based on all the hype - and while the principle and the interface is really good, the choice of tracks/artists is - as your article points out - somewhat limited, when bands such as Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd are not represented. (BBC News -- Technology)
Big Ten, Pac-10 had no choice on Rose Bowl access Jul 30, 2009
First your story of issues in Jacksonville and now your reference to Pink Floyd ... As a Pink Floyd fan, the reference to them in an earlier post reminded me that LSU has played Run Like Hell periodically at its games. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Football, music drive Sun Devils' QB Jul 30, 2009
" Walking Charly So step into Szakacsy's world and his room, with the Pink Floyd and Albert Einstein posters on the wall behind the circle microphone. That's where hisband, Walking Charly, was hatched. The Szakacsy family, to explain the band's name, has a pug dog named Charly. "It's always an interesting experience when you walk Charly," Szakacsy said. Just as it was when he and band partner Ali Chanel Leko, whom he met in March, found themselves in a Los Angeles recording studio in June with... (AZCentral -- Sports)
High-powered sound Jul 29, 2009
It s like the Pink Floyd song: Your lips move, but I can t hear what you re saying. This silence is exactly what Moes wants to hear. (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
Lasers new attraction at dance festival Jul 25, 2009
Standard Journal Online - News. The upper valley's newspaper since 1888. (Rexburg Standard Journal, ID)
iPod Shuffle Jul 24, 2009
Another Brick in the Wall, Part 1, Pink Floyd. Mainly because I did the vocal arrangements for The Wall. (Boston Globe)
Candlebox's New Album, Into the Sun Jul 21, 2009
When I was a kid my brother would come home with Pink Floyd The Dark Side of the Moon or Highway to Hell by AC/DC, and go to his room and crank it up. I was like, Oh my God, what s that. (Suite101.com)
JOE BIDEN'S TERRIBLE TRUTHS Jul 20, 2009
Piling up a mountain of proposed taxes, mandates, regulations, do-nothing programs and pork unseen in such dimensions since Pink Floyd floated a dirigible pig over an outdoor concert might, in fact, prevent recovery. So do not criticize him; applaud his palaver, and hope for more. (New York Post -- Opinions)
Rock 93.9 birthday bash Jul 16, 2009
Folks got comfortably numb with this Nashville-based Pink Floyd tribute act The '80s are alive and well thanks to these British party animals Good times at Jackson's hottest rock club with Chicago's The 17th Floor Masters of mayhem made a monstrous mess and metalheads' day Georgia band draws quite a crowd at Jackson club. Add a comment. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Sex on the Desert Jul 15, 2009
Language is seldom a priority in an Antonioni film (even more so here, given the leaden line readings) and the power of Zabriskie Point, unsurprisingly, lies in its charged imagery and its inspired soundtrack (psychedelic rock and ambient noodling from Pink Floyd, Jerry Garcia, and others). Page: 1 | Sex on the Desert: Was Zabriskie PointAntonioni's biggest flopjust misunderstood. (Slate)
Triple J poll keeps on rockin' in a man's world Jul 14, 2009
Non-Triple J rock monsters like Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd and the Beatles made it into the list what of Aretha Franklin, Janis Joplin and Madonna. What leads 500,000 plus votes to a result that effectively eliminates female artists from the huge impact that rock and alternative music has made on our generation. (The Age, Australia)
Entertain us Jul 13, 2009
Led Zeppelin, John Lennon, Queen and Pink Floyd all earned. slots at the top echelon of the chart. (The Age, Australia)
Cologne Attacks! A Profile of Can f... Jul 13, 2009
Bands like Pink Floyd and their psychedelic peers used tons of sound effects, odd instrumentation, and a fixation on interstellar matters to convey a sense of the extraterrestrial. However, they often fell short of title given their music because it was still rooted in recognizable elements for earthly ears. (Suite101.com)
Smells like old times at Triple J Jul 13, 2009
The Sydney Morning Herald: national, world, business, entertainment, sport and technology news from Australia's leading newspaper. Damien Murphy DunnJuly 13, 2009. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Triple j hottest 100 of all time Jul 12, 2009
16 Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd ... 53 Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd. (The Age, Australia -- Entertainment)
Into the darkness Jul 12, 2009
The sight conjures lyrics from Brain Damage, a song on the Pink Floyd top-selling 1973 album. The lunatic is in my head. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
THE VANISHED EMPIRE Jul 10, 2009
RETURN with us now to Moscow 1973 and a student named Sergey, who is more interested in American jeans, Pink Floyd, pot and, of course, girls than in his Marxist history classes. His life, those of two male buddies and his beautiful girlfriend, Lidia, unfold in "The Vanished Empire," the latest from veteran Russian filmmaker Karen Shakhnazarov. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
A wealth of possibility for the Luxury Jul 10, 2009
And that sound is big: U2 big, Oasis big, even a smidge of Pink Floyd big. That means that singalong hooks, memorable melodies, driving rhythms, close harmonies, and songs of the heart are all in the Luxury wheelhouse. (Boston Globe)
Symphony enticing video gamers Jul 7, 2009
At recent Pittsburgh Symphony parks concerts, Ms. Fuerte met young audience members who expressed excitement that "wow, they do stuff that's for me, too," with shows such as "Video Games Live," being presented Satruday night and Sunday afternoon, and Friday night's Pink Floyd tribute, "The Machine," also at Heinz Hall. That reaction fits right in with Mr. Tallarico's vision. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
GARDNER: Thoughts on Michael Jackson: loving the art, hating the artist Jul 7, 2009
I pondered if Off the Wall is in response to Pink Floyd s slightly earlier album, The Wall, which is all about personal isolation and the grind and monotony of life. Stuart JL Gardner is a local attorney and Beverly resident. (Beverly Citizen, MA)
