Posted February 9, 2019 by Floydian Slip
Actor Albert Finney died Thursday at 82.
Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor four times throughout his career, Pink Floyd fans might remember him best as The Judge in Roger Waters‘s July 1990 performance of “The Wall” in Berlin, Germany.
“I adored Albert Finney, a great actor, obviously, also obviously, a lovely man,” Roger wrote yesterday on Facebook. “Best reading ever of ‘The Evidence Before The Court.'”
Posted February 9, 2019 by Floydian Slip
Alan Parsons will release his first studio album in 14 years this spring.
“The Secret,” comprised of 11 new tracks, will arrive April 26 on the Frontiers Music label.
Parsons engineered Pink Floyd‘s “The Dark Side of the Moon” (1973). His last album, 2004’s “A Valid Path,” featured David Gilmour.
The first single from “The Secret” will drop later this month, with pre-order details to follow.
Here’s the songlist:
Posted February 5, 2019 by Floydian Slip
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Posted February 4, 2019 by Floydian Slip
“Floydian Slip” will begin airing on 95.7 The Lake (W239CJ/WQLQ-HD2) in Benton Harbor, Mich., starting Sunday, Feb. 17. The station will carry the show Sundays at 11 p.m. ET.
The Lake is a new classic rock station serving the southeastern shore of Lake Michigan.
It’s the latest station to join the Random Precision Radio Network, a collection of more than 100 broadcasters that air “Floydian Slip,” produced in our Shelburne, Vt., studio.
Shine on, Benton Harbor!
Posted February 4, 2019 by Floydian Slip
Posted February 2, 2019 by Floydian Slip
KNTR 106.3 FM (K292GC) in Lake Havasu City, Ariz., has dropped “Floydian Slip” from its schedule citing Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters‘s recent statement regarding the Super Bowl.
Yesterday we received an email from KNTR General Manager Traceye Jones that reads, in part:
“KNTR News Talk will no longer carry Floydian Slip effective immediately. We will not air this week’s show as we have previously scheduled for Sunday evenings 7PM AZ time.
“It has been brought to our attention that Mr. Waters has made a public statement regarding entertainers for the Super Bowl to not perform or ‘take a knee’ when in attendance.
“KNTR News Talk 106.3FM is a conservative radio station operated by a conservative owner and we feel if Mr. Waters chooses to use his fame to disrespect our Nation then KNTR News Talk will use our Freedom (to) not air his music.”
The station’s website lists Steve Greeley as “Owner/Operator.”
On Wednesday, Waters posted a statement to Facebook calling on this Sunday’s Super Bowl half-time performers to kneel on stage in solidarity with former San Francisco quarterback Colin Kaepernick, whose similar past actions were a statement against racism in America.
“I call upon them to do it in solidarity with Colin Kaepernick, to do it for every child shot to death on these mean streets, to do it for every bereaved mother and father and brother and sister,” Waters wrote.
Waters was Pink Floyd’s driving creative force throughout the ’70s before he left the band following “The Final Cut” album in ’83. He’s continued to record and perform as a solo artist ever since. He often makes news for his outspoken views on social injustice.
Jones brought “Floydian Slip” onto KNTR Dec. 30. She’d previously managed “Floydian Slip” affiliate station KVYL 93.7 FM in the same market. “Vinyl” carried the show from 2014 until a format change in ’18.
(Pictured: Waters and his band kneeling at the end of a performance in Hartford, Conn., Sept. 24, 2017.)
Posted January 30, 2019 by Floydian Slip
Following yesterday’s news of 120 of David Gilmour‘s guitars going on the auction block (“David Gilmour’s Black Strat and other guitars to be auctioned after going on display”), we located this short video auctioneers Christie’s produced.
Fascinating viewing for Gilmour fans and any musical gearhead.
Posted January 29, 2019 by Floydian Slip
In March, Christie’s will auction more than 120 of David Gilmour‘s guitars, including his legendary “Black Strat.”
The auction will take place at Christie’s in New York City on June 20. All proceeds will go to charity.
The entire collection will be on display at Christie’s on King Street, London, March 27-31. Selected guitars will then be displayed in Los Angeles May 7-11 before the New York sale preview June 14-19.
Gilmour’s highly-modified 1969 black Fender Stratocaster is the auction’s highlight. Expected to fetch $100,000-$150,000, Gilmour used it extensively between 1970 and 1986 on albums such as The Dark Side of the Moon (1973), Wish You Were Here (1975), Animals (1977) and The Wall (1979).
The only explanation offered as to why he’s liquidating his collection comes from this statement provided by Christie’s:
“Many of the guitars in this sale are guitars that have given me a tune,” says Gilmour. “So a lot of them have earned their keep, you might say.
“These guitars have given so much to me, and it’s time for them to move on to other people who hopefully will find joy, and perhaps create something new.”
Presumably, Gilmour has many other instruments to keep him strumming along.
Also included in the sale: his 1954 white Fender Stratocaster #0001 (estimated at $100,000-150,000); a 1955 Gibson Les Paul played on “Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2) ($30,000-50,000); a rare Gretsch White Penguin 6134 ($100,000-150,000); and many others.
Learn more at the Christie’s website
(Pictured, top: David Gilmour playing the Black Strat for the “Live at Abbey Road” series, Aug. 29, 2006. Photo: Polly Samson. Also: The Black Strat.)
Posted January 29, 2019 by Floydian Slip
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Posted January 28, 2019 by Floydian Slip
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