The inflatable pig that was featured on the cover of Pink Floyd’s 1977 album Animals was almost re-homed at auction next month after the company that created the oversized helium balloon cleared out their warehouse and listed a number of items for sale with Durrants Auctioneers. “Algie,”as she’s been nicknamed, was originally included on the … Continue reading Pink Floyd’s Inflatable Pig Could Have Been Yours… Almost →

Roger Waters headlined the Newport Folk Festival last month in what was his first live performance since his 2013 The Wall tour.  But despite the extended break, Waters is saying he’ll hit the road again soon. In fact the former Pink Floyd bassist and lyricist told Isreali newspaper Haaretz that he is planning a world … Continue reading Roger Waters Working on Autobiography, Planning 2016 Tour →

The first trailer has been released for Roger Waters: The Wall – the film version of Waters’ concert production of the 1979 Pink Floyd album. The movie, which captured footage between 2010 and 2013 on Waters’ world tour, hits theaters in a one-night-only event on September 29th. Check out the preview below. See where The … Continue reading Watch the New Trailer for Roger Waters: The Wall →

A new documentary about Pink Floyd founder and late frontman Syd Barrett is due out this summer. Titled Have You Got It?, the film takes its name from a Pink Floyd song that Barrett wrote for the group before his departure in 1968. Director Roddy Bogawa, who took over the project from the late Storm … Continue reading Pink Floyd’s Syd Barrett Will Be Subject of New Documentary →

Roger Waters’ concert production of PInk Floyd’s 1979 album The Wall will play in theaters around the world this fall, including more than 300 theaters in the U.S. The one-night-only event is presented by Fathom Events on September 29th. The film version of the touring production premiered last year at the Toronto International Film Festival. … Continue reading Roger Waters’ ‘The Wall’ Coming To Theaters This Fall →

A man in the U.K. is blaming the music of Pink Floyd for landing him in jail after he became depressed and stole anti-depressants, the Westmorland Gazette reports. Sam Simmonite says the Pink Floyd song “Wish You Were Here” was played at his father’s funeral and upon hearing it on the day of the incident, … Continue reading UK Man Blames Pink Floyd Song for his Criminal Behavior →

David Gilmour has revealed details of his new album, including its title, which will be “Rattle That Lock”. The Pink Floyd guitarist disclosed the title and a few other details about the album during an interview at the Borris House Festival of Writing and Ideas in Ireland. Gilmour’s wife and lyricist, Polly Sampson, was also … Continue reading David Gilmour Announces Title of New Album →

Half a century ago, as young students in London, Roger Waters, Nick Mason, Richard Wright and Syd Barrett formed Pink Floyd. A lot has changed since they released their first album in 1967.  David Gilmour joined the band. Barrett left due to mental health issues. They went on to become one of the most successful … Continue reading Pink Floyd Members Reunite to Mark 50 Years Since Band’s Formation →

Members of the Rolling Stones and Pink Floyd have teamed up with the UK’s Beverley Knight and a 100-voice choir on a charity single for victims of the earthquake in Nepal. Drummer Nick Mason produced the single at Abbey Road Studios, Mick Jagger contributed background vocals and Ronnie Wood played guitar. The choir is made … Continue reading Mick Jagger, Ronnie Wood, Nick Mason Team Up for Charity Single for Nepal →

Pink Floyd‘s Roger Waters is no fan of technology.  In fact, he even thinks Silicon Valley is stealing from music creators. “I feel enormously privileged to have been born in 1943 and not 1983, to have been around when there was a music business,” Waters told the London Times this past week. Back in those … Continue reading Roger Waters Thinks Silicon Valley if Full of Thieves →

Ever wanted to walk inside Abbey Road Studios and get a taste of what it might be like to record in the legendary London studio where bands like The Beatles and Pink Floyd recorded some of their biggest hits? Thanks to a Street View style tour courtesy of Google, your chance to experience it first … Continue reading Go Inside Abbey Road Studios With This Google Interactive Tour →

There is always a beauty that accompanies a Mark Knopfler album.  It is the beauty of sound with a grace that can only materialize by the artist and the producer caring enough to take the time to use the proper personnel, instruments, and recording studio gear to record each song. To my ears (and heart) … Continue reading New Mark Knopfler & David Gilmour Tells Me What Happened When He Lent Mark His Amps! →