May 2012 Archives

Sirius XM creates The Pink Floyd Channel

Posted May 21, 2012 by Floydian Slip

Satellite radio company Sirius XM will debut The Pink Floyd Channel on May 25.

The 24/7 service devoted to the band will begin on Deep Tracks (Channel 27) May 25 through 28, and then move to Sirius Channel 142/XM Channel 43 from May 29 through July 9.

Starting June 29, the service will also be available online and through the company’s mobile app for “an extended period,” according to a news release.

The channel, hosted and curated by Jim Ladd, will feature music from Floyd as well as the band’s members.

Sirius XM has created temporary channels devoted to other artists in the past, such as Paul McCartney, The Who, Metallica, The Rolling Stones, AC/DC, Led Zeppelin and many others.

It appears uncertain whether The Pink Floyd Channel will become a permanent offering, such as the company’s channels devoted to Bruce Springsteen, Elvis Presley and Jimmy Buffet.

Come on in, Sirius XM … the water’s fine.

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“Floydian Slip” preview #841

Posted May 17, 2012 by Floydian Slip

Join us this week for Floydian Slip #841:

Floyd from The Wall (1979) and More (1969)
An early, live version of an Animals (1977) song
David Gilmour before he joined Pink Floyd
And much more

“Floydian Slip” is heard across the 30 stations of our Random Precision Radio Network. Learn where and when to listen.

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Audio: Floydian Slip promo #841

Posted May 16, 2012 by Floydian Slip

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Roger Waters on Sirius XM, CBS TV

Posted May 16, 2012 by Floydian Slip

Once Pink Floyd front-man Roger Waters will make two major appearances this week on network radio and television.

Tomorrow night he joins friend Jim Ladd on Ladd’s show on satellite radio’s “Deep Tracks” (Channel 27). The four-hour interview begins at 7 p.m. EDT Thursday.

Ladd left KLOS in Los Angeles last year and took a job with Sirius XM. He has a long history with Waters, and played the part of the DJ on the “Radio K.A.O.S.” (1987) album.

Sunday night Steve Kroft‘s interview with Waters will air on CBS’s “60 Minutes,” which starts at 7 p.m. EDT.

Full episodes of “60 Minutes” are freely available on the show’s Web site for some time after each broadcast.

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“Floydian Slip” songlist #840

Posted May 16, 2012 by Floydian Slip

Have a Cigar
Wish You Were Here (1975)
Radio Waves
Radio K.A.O.S. (Roger Waters) (1987)
Sorrow
A Momentary Lapse of Reason (1987)
It Would Be So Nice
The Early Singles (1992)
Lucifer Sam
The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (1967)
Fat Old Sun
Live in Gdansk (David Gilmour) (2008)
The Trial (Demo)
The Wall (1979 [Immersion edition, 2012])
Waking the Witch (*Floydian Slip-Up*)
Hounds of Love (Kate Bush) (1985)
The Final Cut
The Final Cut (1983)

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“Floydian Slip” preview #840

Posted May 10, 2012 by Floydian Slip

Join us this week for Floydian Slip #840:

Floyd from Wish You Were Here (1975) and The Final Cut (1983)
David Gilmour live at Gdansk
An early single from 1968
And much more

“Floydian Slip” is heard across the 30 stations of our Random Precision Radio Network. Learn where and when to listen.

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David Gilmour, Syd Barrett collaborator Clive Welham dies

Posted May 9, 2012 by Floydian Slip

Drummer Clive Welham, one-time bandmate of David Gilmour and Syd Barrett, has died.

Welham played with Geoff Mott and the Mottoes in 1962, a band that included Barrett. A little later, he went on to work with The Ramblers and Jokers Wild, bands that included Gilmour.

In this photo from the Cambridge Press, February 1965 (Left to right): Gilmour, David Altham, John Gordon, Tony Sainty and Welham.

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Audio: Surrogate Bands contest promo

Posted May 9, 2012 by Floydian Slip

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“Floydian Slip” songlist #839

Posted May 9, 2012 by Floydian Slip

A Great Day for Freedom
The Division Bell (1994)
Not Now John
The Final Cut (1983)
4:50 am (Go Fishing)
The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking (Roger Waters) (1984)
Free Four
Obscured by Clouds (1972)
San Tropez
Meddle (1971)
Pigs on the Wing (Parts 1 and 2)
Animals (1977)
Blues for a Frog (*Floydian Slip Up*)
Sunshine Super Frog (Wynder K Frog) (1967)
So Far Away
David Gilmour (David Gilmour) (1978)
The Great Gig in the Sky (Live, Wembley)
The Dark Side of the Moon (1973 [Immersion edition, 2011])
In the Flesh
The Wall (1979)

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Enter now: “Surrogate Bands: The Pink Floyd Cover Contest”

Posted May 7, 2012 by Floydian Slip

Announcing Floydian Slip’s 2nd Annual “Surrogate Bands: Pink Floyd Cover Contest!”

Submit your own recording of a Floyd song for a chance to win some great prizes and have your song aired on the “Floydian Slip” radio show.

One first prize winner will get $100 in Pink Floyd merchandise from The Official Web Store of Pink Floyd. And … we’ll air their recording during a special all-covers edition of the “Floydian Slip” radio show: Our “Surrogate Bands” special will run for a week starting July 5 on all 32 “Floydian Slip” affiliate stations.

Second prize is a hardcover copy of Mark Blake’s “Comfortably Numb: The Inside Story of Pink Floyd” and a CD copy of “A Foot in the Door: The Best of Pink Floyd.”

Plus … The first 50 entrants receive a free one-year subscription to Sound+Vision magazine.

Complete rules and regulations online. Entries must be received by 12 midnight (EDT) June 29.

Enter to win by uploading your recording now.

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