Posted October 31, 2014 by Floydian Slip
Audio from our weekly guest appearance on Chicago’s 103.9 The Fox (WFXF), chatting with morning guy and Floyd fan Sherman, wherein we lament David Gilmour’s reluctance to tour; but give him a break, because he’s an older guy with a comfortable nest egg who probably wants to spend time with his family.
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Posted October 29, 2014 by Floydian Slip
The NY Post reports Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters attended the Oct. 23 Long Island Music Hall of Fame induction ceremony with a black eye and stitches.
Though he joked he got into a fight with a bottle of tequila the night before — “and the bottle won” — apparently he actually fell in his bathroom, hit his head, and was knocked unconscious.
The paper says Waters was at the NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia emergency room until 5 a.m. the day of the event.
Posted October 28, 2014 by Floydian Slip
Join us this week for Floydian Slip #968 – a special program called “Scream Thy Last Scream — Music for Halloween”:
“Floydian Slip” is heard across the 60 stations of our Random Precision Radio Network. Learn where and when to listen.
Posted October 27, 2014 by Floydian Slip
Congratulations to winners of copies of the new album from Pink Floyd engineer Andy Jackson: “Signal to Noise”:
Posted October 27, 2014 by Floydian Slip
Posted October 24, 2014 by Floydian Slip
Pink Floyd has released a second short video to promote its upcoming album “The Endless River,” due out Nov. 10.
Posted October 24, 2014 by Floydian Slip
Audio from our weekly guest appearance on Chicago’s 103.9 The Fox (WFXF), chatting with morning guy and Floyd fan Sherman, wherein Sherman finally manages to stump Craig.
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Posted October 21, 2014 by Floydian Slip
Sax player Raphael Ravenscroft died following a suspected heart attack suffered Sunday. He was 60.
Ravenscroft appeared on Pink Floyd‘s “The Final Cut” (1983) and Roger Waters‘s “The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking” (1984). He also played live with David Gilmour during his “About Face” tour in 1984.
His best-known contribution to recorded music is certainly his soaring sax work on Gerry Rafferty‘s “Baker Street” in 1978. A #2 hit in the United States, the song reportedly earned him only £27 for his time. And the check allegedly bounced.
In a 2011 interview, Ravenscroft said his work on that song had always irritated him, “because it’s out of tune. It’s flat. By enough of a degree that it irritates me at best.”
Ravenscroft also worked with Abba, Robert Plant, Marvin Gaye, America, Kim Carnes, Mike Oldfield and many others.
Posted October 20, 2014 by Floydian Slip
Register to win a copy of “Signal to Noise,” the new concept album from longtime Pink Floyd recording engineer Andy Jackson.
We have signed copies of the two-disc Digipack edition of the album, which includes a DVD containing a 5.1 Surround Mix.
Jackson began his career at Utopia Studios in London, training under Floyd collaborator James Guthrie. At Utopia he helped create hits with Boomtown Rats‘ “I Don’t Like Mondays” and Spandau Ballet’s “Chant No. One,” before beginning work on the film “Pink Floyd The Wall” (1982).
Since then, his Floydian resume has grown to include “The Final Cut,” “A Momentary Lapse of Reason,” “The Division Bell,” “Pulse,” Roger Waters’ “The Pros and Cons of Hitchhiking,” David Gilmour’s “About Face,” “On An Island,” and “Live in Gdansk,” as well as the upcoming “The Endless River.
His work has earned him two Grammy nominations and Mix magazine’s award for best live sound engineer for the “Pulse” tour.
Prizes courtesy of Esoteric Antenna.
Deadline to register: End of day, Sunday, Oct. 26.
Buy “Signal to Noise” online
Posted October 20, 2014 by Floydian Slip
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