Pink Floyd defeated Jethro Tull in its first battle of Floydian Slip affiliate Classic Rock 102.5‘s “Tournament of Rock.”
The score was 64-39.
Floyd goes on to battle ZZ Top Monday morning at 8:15 a.m. (MT).
One down …
Help Floyd make it to the Final Four
Posted March 17, 2011 by Floydian Slip
Floydian Slip affiliate station Classic Rock 102.5 (KMGI) in Pocatello, Idaho, is staging its annual “Tournament of Rock,” a two-week battle to determine the greatest band of all time.
The station airs a battle every hour during morning and afternoon drive time for two weeks through March 28.
“Sixty-four bands, 63 losers,” explains KMGI Program Director Sean Green. Voting is all done by phone. “Our first year the phone company called up the business line and asked what the hell was going on. I guess we overloaded some of their circuits.
“Floyd has never won, but they made it to the finals in the first year where they lost to the Eagles. … But Zep never won until last year, and this is our 10th year of it. So there’s hope for Floyd yet!”
Pink Floyd enters its first battle this morning at approximately 8:15 a.m. (MT) going up against Jethro Tull.
If you’d like to cast your ballot, call the station at (208) 235-1025 or toll-free at (866) 900-KMGI just after 8:15 a.m. and simply say the name of the band you choose. (Um … that’d be “Pink Floyd.”)
The “Tournament of Rock” is sponsored by Brian’s Tire Factory and Auto Repair of Pocatello.
You can see the bracket on the Rock 102.5 Web site. Sean tells us the placements were selected by random draw. (How else do you explain Ratt going up against The Beatles?)
Pink Floyd crossword puzzle: Solution
Posted March 16, 2011 by Floydian Slip
Here’s the solution to our crossword puzzle “Puzzlus Enigma #1: Syd Barrett”: Download the solution (1.8 MB; PDF).
If you’re looking for the puzzle, you can download the puzzle here (1.5 MB; PDF).
Floydian Slip songlist #779
Posted March 16, 2011 by Floydian Slip
- Sheep
Animals (1977) - Us and Them
Echoes: The Best of Pink Floyd (2001) - One of My Turns
The Wall Live in Berlin (Roger Waters) (1990) - Paranoid Eyes
The Final Cut (1983) - Shine on You Crazy Diamond (*Floydian Slip-Up*)
Listen (Christy Moore) (2009) - Burning Bridges
Obscured by Clouds (1972) - Unknown Song
Zabriskie Point (Film soundtrack) (1970) - Grantchester Meadows
Ummagumma (1969)
Floydian Slip coming to 95.7 The Ride, Charlotte
Posted March 15, 2011 by Floydian Slip
“Floydian Slip” will begin airing on WXRC 95.7 FM “The Ride” in Charlotte, N.C., on April 2. The station will carry the show each Saturday at 11 p.m. (ET).
The Ride is a 100,000-watt station serving the Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill market. Arbitron tracks radio listeners in 600 markets in the United States. The Ride’s market is ranked 24th largest in the nation, with a metro population of 12-years-and-older of more than 2 million.
Dave Lingafelt is The Ride’s General Manager.
The Ride becomes the 21st affiliate to join the show’s Random Precision Radio Network, created in Summer 2009 when we began syndicating our show from our Vermont studio.
Shine on, Charlotte!
Floydian Slip to enter Top 25 market
Posted March 15, 2011 by Floydian Slip
The Floydian Slip radio show is coming to an Arbitron Top 25 market in April.
Arbitron, a media and marketing research firm that tracks radio listener statistics, ranks 600 market areas in the United States.
Details soon …
Foo Fighters re-release Floyd cover
Posted March 14, 2011 by Floydian Slip
Foo Fighters will include a cover of Pink Floyd’s “Have a Cigar” in its compilation “Medium Rare.”
The all-covers album will be issued on vinyl on April 16, “Record Store Day.”
It’s unclear whether this version of “Cigar” will be the one from the 2000 “Mission Impossible II” collection that features Queen’s Brian May; or the Foos-only recording that appeared on the band’s “Learn to Fly” EP the previous year.
Record Store Day is a celebration of the unique culture surrounding more than 700 independently owned record stores in the US, and hundreds of similar stores internationally. Learn more at the Record Store Day Web site.
New Ron Geesin album out
Posted March 11, 2011 by Floydian Slip
Avant garde recording artist Ron Geesin has released his latest album, “RonCycle 1: The Journey of a Melody.”
Geesin has worked on the suite, composed of 16 movements, since 1986. “The reason that it has all taken so long is that, as it grew, it frightened me so much that I had to walk away for long periods,” Geesin explains.
He credits Mark Ayres, known for his work on the BBC’s “Dr. Who,” with helping complete the project by transferring parts of the project from analog tape to hard drive. “The whole digi-structure was becoming overwhelmingly complicated,” Geesin explains.
Geesin is best known to Pink Floyd fans for his work on Floyd’s “Atom Heart Mother” (1970) and his collaboration with Floyd’s Roger Waters on “Music from ‘The Body'” (1970).
He was a guest on Floydian Slip in November 2010. You can hear that interview and read a transcript online.
“RonCycle 1: The Journey of a Melody” is available on CD and 180-gram LP, which includes a bonus CD. Buy it online at tonefloat.
Floydian Slip preview #779
Posted March 11, 2011 by Floydian Slip
Join us this week for Floydian Slip #779:
- Floyd from “Dark Side” and “Animals”
- An outtake from the”Zabriskie Point” album
- Roger Waters live from Summer 1990
- And much more!
“Floydian Slip” is heard across the 20 stations of our Random Precision Radio Network. Learn where and when to listen.
New time for Zenith Classic Rock
Posted March 10, 2011 by Floydian Slip
A slight adjustment to our broadcast schedule: Zenith Classic Rock is moving our weekend airing from early Sunday morning to Saturdays 10-11 p.m. (UT).
The station’s repeat airing remains where it was: Wednesdays, 10-11 p.m.
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