Here’s the segment that WCAX-TV Channel 3 aired last week about Floydian Slip’s return to the FM airwaves.
Shot and edited by Andy Gordon.
Rick Wright estate worth £24 million
Posted September 29, 2009 by Floydian Slip
Rick Wright‘s will recently revealed the Pink Floyd co-founder and keyboardist’s estate was worth £23.7 million when he died last year.
Documents made public yesterday indicate the fortune will mostly be shared among his children James, 42; Gala, 39; and Ben.
None of Wright’s three ex-wives were mentioned in the will.
The U.K.’s Daily Mail also reported Wright set aside £20,000 to throw a “really good party” for his friends. The guest list will be the responsibility of James and Gala.
Sometime Floyd bassist Guy Pratt, who is also married to Gala, will receive Wright’s Bosendorfer piano.
Wright died of cancer at his home in London Sept. 15 of last year. He was 65.
Enter to win: “Syd Barrett Legend”
Posted September 28, 2009 by Floydian Slip
We’re giving away four copies of the new book “Syd Barrett Legend” by Bob Cairns.
The 176-page paperback traces the Floyd frontman’s life from his early days in Cambridge to psychedelic sensation to mysterious recluse.
The book also includes Barrett’s full body of lyrics, published for the first time in any single work.
Retail value: £11.69 ($18.65). Prizes courtesy of U.K. publisher Pegasus Elliot Mackenzie Publishers Ltd.
Enter to win now. Entry deadline is 6 p.m. EDT, Monday, Oct. 5.
Floydian Slip songlist #703
Posted September 27, 2009 by Floydian Slip
- Burning Bridges
Obscured by Clouds (1972) - A Pillow of Winds
Meddle (1971) - Gigolo Aunt
Barrett (Syd Barrett) (1970) - Point Me at the Sky
45 single (1968)/The Early Singles (1992) - Pigs (Three Different Ones)
Animals (1977) - Marooned
The Division Bell (1994) - Time
Dark Side of the Moon (1973) - Country Song
Zabriskie Point (1996 remaster of 1970 soundtrack)
Jazz cover of “Vera” coming
Posted September 26, 2009 by Floydian Slip
Roger Waters’ “Vera” will be covered by Curtis Stigers on his upcoming album “Lost in Dreams.”
The song, which appeared on Pink Floyd’s “The Wall” in 1979, will be included in a medley with “We’ll Meet Again,” the wartime ballad that’s the trademark song of British vocalist Vera Lynn, the subject of Waters’ song.
Stigers says he got the idea for combining the songs in 1995 while in England during the 50th anniversary of V-E Day.
“I thought, ‘God, wouldn’t it be cool to put these two songs together,'” he says. “I filed the idea away, and then I brought it up with Scrapper (co-producer John “Scrapper” Sneider) when we were talking about songs for this record. His eyes lit up and he said, ‘That’s perfect. What a great idea.'”
“Lost in Dreams” will be released Sept. 29 by the Concord Jazz label.
Purchase “Medley: Vera/We’ll Meet Again” as an MP3 download. Or purchase the entire “Lost in Dreams” album online now.
All purchases help support “Floydian Slip.”
(Photo: Andy Lawless)
David Gilmour one of “100 greatest guitarists”
Posted September 25, 2009 by Floydian Slip
Admittedly, any list of top guitarists that didn’t include Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour would be bigger news than any that did. Nonetheless, it’s worth noting the U.K.’s Classic Rock magazine has featured him on its list of “100 greatest guitarists of all time” published in the September issue.
The peer-generated list created by polling 100 guitarists includes a write-up about Gilmour by Marillion‘s Steve Rothery.
“It’s down to playing what the song requires, and no more, basically. If somebody’s playing fast for a reason, that’s great, but mindless shredding has never really done much for me,” Rothery writes. “A lot of what Gilmour does is about feel and emotion and atmosphere.”
Well put.
A couple pages later you can read Gilmour’s tribute to Jeff Beck.
Floydian Slip preview #703
Posted September 24, 2009 by Floydian Slip
Join us for Floydian Slip show #703 this weekend:
- Material from “Dark Side of the Moon” and “Animals”
- A “lost” track from the “Zabriskie Point” soundtrack
- Syd Barrett solo from 1970
- And much more!
Hear it:
Floydian Slip on WCAX-TV tonight, tomorrow
Posted September 23, 2009 by Floydian Slip
Burlington CBS affiliate WCAX-TV Channel 3 in Burlington, Vt., will air a segment about “Floydian Slip” tonight and tomorrow.
The piece, taped at our studio earlier this evening, will run during tonight’s 11 o’clock news, and again tomorrow during the morning, noon and 6 o’clock news.
It’ll be available as streaming video sometime tomorrow afternoon at www.wcax.com.
Mason wins at Goodwood Revival
Posted September 22, 2009 by Floydian Slip
Pink Floyd drummer and auto enthusiast Nick Mason took the prize in his race Sunday at the Goodwood Revival, a nostalgic three-day auto event.
Mason pushed his 1930s Aston Martin Ulster (pictured) to an average speed of 77.25 MPH to come in first in the Brooklands Trophy race.
Twenty-three drivers competed in the race.
Goodwood Revival is held each year in West Sussex, 60 miles outside London, 30 miles from Southampton.
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