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“Rattle That Lock” wins album art award

Posted January 9, 2016 by Floydian Slip

David Gilmour‘s “Rattle That Lock” was honored for best album artwork of 2016 by Art Vinyl.

The avian-themed design, art directed by Dave Stansbie from The Creative Corporation, was selected by popular vote from 50 entrants.

Drenge‘s “Undertow” came in second, and “Currents” by Tame Impala was third.

The 2016 winners will be shown at exhibitions in Ayrshire, Bologna, Budapest and Munich, and at two locations in London.

Art Vinyl sells framing systems to display album covers as wall art, and curates album art exhibitions.

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Storm Thorgerson documentary now streaming

Posted December 13, 2015 by Floydian Slip

“Taken by Storm: The Art of Storm Thorgerson and Hipgnosis,” a feature-length documentary about the legendary Pink Floyd sleeve designer, is now streaming online.

Director Roddy Bogawa has made the entire film available for viewing online, along with bonus material, for $10. Viewers can also stream two bonus material featurettes for $5.99 a piece.

Watch the film here

Bogawa’s new project is “Barrett: Have You Got It Yet?,” documenting the life of Floyd co-founder Syd Barrett. It’s tentatively schedule for a mid-2016 release. Read more about that film.

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Roger Waters gets Grammy nominations

Posted December 8, 2015 by Floydian Slip

“Roger Waters The Wall” and “Amused to Death” received Grammy nominations yesterday.

The film “Roger Waters The Wall” was nominated for Best Music Film. It was directed by Waters and Sean Evans.

Other nominees in the category are:

Mr. Dynamite: The Rise Of James Brown/James Brown
Sonic Highways/Foo Fighters
What Happened, Miss Simone?/Nina Simone
Amy/Amy Winehouse

Waters’ “Amused to Death” was nominated for Best Surround Sound Album. The ’92 work was remixed in Surround Sound by James Guthrie and Joel Plante.

Other nominees in that category are:

Amdahl: Astrognosia & Aesop/Ingar Heine Bergby & Norwegian Radio Orchestra
Magnificat/Øyvind Gimse, Anita Brevik, Nidarosdomens Jentekor & Trondheimsolistene
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 7/Paavo Järvi & Russian National Orchestra
Spes/Tove Ramlo-Ystad & Cantus

The Grammy’s will be broadcast Feb. 16 8 ET on CBS-TV.

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Contest: Roger Waters The Wall soundtrack

Posted November 16, 2015 by Floydian Slip

These double-CDs are courtesy of Legacy Recordings.

Deadline to enter: End of day Sunday, Nov. 22.

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Roger Waters: New album coming in 2016

Posted November 14, 2015 by Floydian Slip

Roger Waters has told Digital Spy he’ll release a new studio album in 2016 and follow it with a tour.

He’s said he’s working on a “radio play” about a boy and his grandfather in Northern Ireland.

“I’m in the middle of making it now,” he says. “It addresses this basic question: Why are we killing the children?

“There’s two characters in it: a grandfather and a grandchild and they together try to find answers to this question, by wandering around.”

Some of the songs were written by Waters as many as 15 years ago.

As for the tour, Waters says he’s looking to perform a “full arena tour,” partly to generate revenue lost to piracy. “Particularly now that you can’t own a record — people just steal it the minute it’s out. They steal it and that’s the end of it,” he says.

“The only way to make a few quid would be to go out on the road and get bums on seat, because they can’t steal that!”

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Announced: “Roger Waters The Wall: Super Deluxe Edition”

Posted October 21, 2015 by Floydian Slip

Roger Waters‘ camp has announced what they’re calling the “Super Deluxe Edition” of his upcoming concert film package. And at $500, it’s a whopper.

The film will come out Nov. 16 on DVD, Blu-ray and as a digital download; the soundtrack is set for release Nov. 20.

But the “Super Deluxe Edition” will take a bit longer. Considering its scope, it can be forgiven. The 25-pound, 9-disc package will arrive sometime in early 2016.

Here’s the scoop:

4 discs of 180 gram audiophile vinyl in red, white, clear and black, with a unique engraving. Only available in this package, the brand new score by Waters and the full live soundtrack
170-page color hardcover book showcasing live and behind-the-scenes images from the 2010-2013 tour and the film
2 CDs containing the full live soundtrack
3 Blu-ray discs containing the full feature length film and bonus features:
- The Simple Facts — A Conversation with Nick Mason and Waters
- A new documentary about the making of the tour
- Buenos Aires Time Lapse
- Athens Time Lapse
- A Visit to Frank Thompson
- Facebook Films (36 mini episodes)
- Comfortably Numb Live at The O2 with special appearance by David Gilmour
- Outside The Wall Live at The O2 with special appearance by Gilmour and Mason
Download code for digital versions of all music included in the package

If you’d like to gift it for the holidays, they’ve got you covered: In November buyers will get a hard cover folio containing two art prints, presumably for the purpose of having something to stick under the tree to tease the real treat that’ll arrive after the New Year.

They’re taking pre-orders now.

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“Roger Waters The Wall” soundtrack coming Nov. 20

Posted October 9, 2015 by Floydian Slip

Columbia/Legacy Recordings will release “Roger Waters The Wall,” a soundtrack to the film directed by Waters and Sean Evans, on Friday, Nov. 20.

It’ll be available as a double-CD, three-LP vinyl package, and digitally.

The soundtrack was produced by Nigel Godrich, who has worked with Radiohead, Beck and Paul McCartney.

It was previously announced that Universal Pictures Home Entertainment will release the film on DVD, Blu-ray, digital download, and a two-disc Blu-ray special edition. (See “Roger Waters The Wall coming to disc” [Sept. 30, 2015]).)

Band members appearing on the soundtrack are:

Vocals, guitar and bass: Roger Waters
Guitars: Dave Kilminster
Guitars: Snowy White
Guitars: G.E. Smith
Keyboards: Jon Carin
Hammond and piano: Harry Waters
Drums: Graham Broad
Vocals: Robbie Wyckoff
Background Vocals: Jon Joyce, Pat Lennon, Mark Lennon, Kipp Lennon

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Winners: Mojo #263

Posted October 5, 2015 by Floydian Slip

Congratulations to winners of a copy of Mojo magazine #263, featuring David Gilmour:

Mike Wendell, Dallastown, PA
Richard Conklin, Grand Rapids, MI
Jeff Pinkstaff, Midland, TX
Jessica Hauptmann, Aurora, CO
Joseph Pachut, Lansing, MI
Harvey Wilkes, Surfside, SC
Maria Smith, North Andover, MA
Matthew Luque, Valencia CA
Tim LaBarr, Rome, NY

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“The Wall” stage adaptation details

Posted October 2, 2015 by Floydian Slip

Roger Waters has talked about creating a musical theater adaptation of “The Wall” for more than a decade. This week he revealed some of the key team members working on the project.

Water told the Standard he will co-produce “The Wall” with Eric Fellner of Working Title productions, which staged “Billy Elliot The Musical”; he’ll write the adaptation with Lee Hall, who wrote the “Billy Elliot” book and lyrics, as well as the film’s screenplay. The show will be directed by Simon McBurney.

“Billy Elliot” premiered in London’s West End in 2005 and was nominated for nine Laurence Olivier Awards, winning four. Elton John wrote the show’s music.

“The plan is to stage it in London first,” Waters says. “I’ve set up a production company with Eric Fellner but there’s no time-frame yet.”

Waters has said in the past he plans to inject some humor into the production.

“The Wall” was made into a film in 1982, directed by Alan Parker.

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Roger Waters The Wall coming to disc

Posted September 30, 2015 by Floydian Slip

“Roger Waters The Wall” is set for release on DVD, Blu-ray, digital download and 2-disc Blu-ray special edition Nov. 16. A soundtrack CD is coming this autumn as well.

The film, which screened in theaters last night, was shot during Waters’ 2010-13 world tour. Seen by more than 4 million fans at 219 shows, the tour was the highest grossing tour by any solo artist in history.

Beyond the concert, the film incorporates behind-the-scenes footage and additional scenes of Waters trekking to the site in France where his grandfather is buried and Italy to a memorial for his father — both lost to war — in a style that straddles narrative and documentary styles.

The DVD, Blu-ray and digital download releases from UPHE Content Group will feature bonus footage of Waters visiting the grave of poet and soldier Frank Thompson, who lost his life during World War II.

The 2-disc Blu-ray special edition features more than 95 minutes of bonus footage from when Waters was joined on stage by David Gilmour and Nick Mason at London’s O2 Arena in a performance of “Comfortably Numb” during “The Wall Live” tour, as well as driving outtakes from the road movie, art cards, a poster and booklet.

The film’s soundtrack will be released this fall by Sony Music.

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