A new David Gilmour album is expected to be released in 2024 David Gilmour's wife Polly Samson has posted photos of him working in the studio with an array of musicians Louder · Dec 21, 2023
“The hallmarks of Pink Floyd during the Obscured By Clouds era, with some deftly disturbing guitar plunges… A uniquely gifted and unfathomable band”: Thee Hypnotics’ Come Down Heavy remains hard to define Their 1990 studio debut was full of prog promise - but one member’s reputed refusal to deal with his drug addiction limited their rise Louder · Dec 21, 2023
Highgate house where Pink Floyd was formed available to rent for £12,000pcm Pink Floyd's Roger Waters, Nick Mason, Richard Wright and Syd Barrett all lived at the house on Stanhope Gardens in the sixties Evening Standard · Dec 17, 2023
“I’m not going to say it’s a masterpiece, but it is a beautiful and a totally worthwhile entry in the Pink Floyd canon”: The highs and lows of Richard Wright’s limited solo work One of the quietest ‘quiet ones’ in music released just two solo albums and one collaboration, preferring to go sailing instead – and it’s unlikely there’s more to be found Louder · Dec 14, 2023
Watch Nancy Wilson and Sammy Hagar join forces for a stellar cover of Pink Floyd's Comfortably Numb Sammy Hagar joined Nancy Wilson onstage at Alice Cooper’s 21st Annual Christmas Pudding Fundraiser in Phoenix, AZ Louder · Dec 12, 2023
"The listener can hear distinct traces of what's to come in this dense magical melee": Pink Floyd's Atom Heart Mother (Special Edition) One of Pink Floyd's least favourite Pink Floyd albums now comes with rare Japanese extras Louder · Dec 9, 2023
"I’m not going for massive commercial success. I want to make the music I like." Dave Kerzner and New World With a successful crowd‑funding campaign and a star-studded solo album under his belt, Dave Kerzner’s finding his own voice in a New World. Louder · Dec 9, 2023
‘Is my play still relevant? I don’t care!’ Tom Stoppard on his Gaza quandary and reviving Rock ’n’ Roll As his Velvet Revolution drama returns, the great writer talks about his mounting Israel-Gaza uncertainties, the epiphanies he has in every hot shower – and our one-star ‘corker’ review of The Crown The Guardian - UK · Nov 29, 2023
“I met a gorgeous Steven Wilson fan. I then introduced her to my girlfriend… the story is told in my song Beautiful Night”: Franck Carducci’s life in prog Leader of the Fantastic Squad on moonrise during a Roger Waters show, receiving a career kickstart at his favourite venue, and why Paul McCartney is his prog hero Louder · Nov 26, 2023
Body and Soul Dan was the most physical person I knew. Then he broke his neck The Walrus · Nov 25, 2023
‘He’s a control freak’: 12 bandmates who hate each other, from Oasis to Pink Floyd Sometimes a petty disagreement can become a lifelong grudge. Louis Chilton picks 11 of the most notorious feuds between musical collaborators The Independent UK · Nov 23, 2023
The 22 most expensive guitars of all time Fenders owned by Eric Clapton and Bob Dylan, Martins belonging to Kurt Cobain and David Gilmour, and one independently made axe headline the list of most profitable guitars sold at auction Guitar World · Nov 20, 2023
The history of rock band logos, from the 1960s to the present day From The Beatles to today's biggest bands, this is how rock band logos continue to evolve. Creative Bloq · Nov 17, 2023
"We have one rule: you can have body punches and choke-holds and throw bottles at each other, but we never crack each other in the face": What happens when bands fight The 40 bitterest bust-ups in rock history: From fisticuffs to wars of words to litigation and beyond, rock'n'roll’s divorce courts are packed with ire and animosity: Louder · Nov 17, 2023
Louder · Nov 17, 2023 "Let's give them a record that they can lose themselves in": Steven Wilson doesn't think rock belongs in 2023 but he'll still try and make that million-seller Steven Wilson is the renaissance man of modern prog. He’s also something of an enigma, and new album The Harmony Codex is as enigmatic as anything he's made
The Independent UK · Nov 16, 2023 Report: Roger Waters denied hotel stays in Argentina and Uruguay over allegations of antisemitism Hotels in Argentina and Uruguay have reportedly rejected reservations for Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters over accusations of antisemitism leveled at the British singer known for his pro-Palestinian views
Louder · Nov 7, 2023 In late 1967 Pink Floyd stayed at Alice Cooper's house before appearing on American Bandstand: on both occasions Syd Barrett completely baffled his hosts While in California to promote their Apples And Oranges single, Pink Floyd's Syd Barrett began to show signs of the behaviour that would lead to his departure from the band
Louder · Nov 1, 2023 “The sounds of plucked elastic bands and scraping broomsticks are the last hurrah for the old Pink Floyd”: Household Objects, the lost album that nearly followed Dark Side For over three decades, a two-minute clip of tuned wine glasses was the only sign of a project begun in 1980 and finally abandoned four years later
The Conversation · Oct 16, 2023 As Dark Side of the Moon: Redux shows, when it comes to lyrics, less is usually more There’s a scene in The Simpsons episode, Lisa The Simpson (1998), where Lisa is watching a jazz violinist’s performance and a man is criticising it. “You have to listen to the notes she doesn’t play,” Lisa says in the music’s defence. “I can do that at home,” the man drily…
Evening Standard · Oct 9, 2023 Pink Floyd fans left unimpressed after Roger Waters ‘tells audience to f**k off’ during ‘awkward’ London show The musician left the audience stunned after he spent an hour reading from his unpublished autobiography instead of singing as had been billed
The Independent UK · Oct 9, 2023 Roger Waters ‘spent 30 minutes reading from unpublished memoir’ during ‘awkward’ London show Controversial musician apparently scolded hecklers and ‘ranted about Julian Assange’ during performance described by critics as ‘uncomfortable’
Evening Standard · Oct 8, 2023 OPINION - Roger Waters should be allowed to play, it’s the weak response from so-called allies I’m furious about The rock singer’s anti-semitic statements should be greeted without apologism, as they would be if they referred to any other marginalised group
Evening Standard · Oct 3, 2023 Spandau Ballet’s Gary Kemp on his BMI Icon Award: ‘I had more nerves on that stage than on any stage before’ The celebrated songwriter talks imposter syndrome, Spandau Ballet’s legacy, and the alchemy of penning a hit single
Louder · Aug 30, 2023 Pink Floyd to release newly remastered Dark Side Of The Moon on vinyl, CD and Blu-ray Pink Floyd's seminal album The Dark Side Of The Moon will be reissued in October
Metal Hammer · Aug 29, 2023 “We put a lot of money, time and effort into it, then it disappeared.” The story of Metallica: Through The Never – how metal’s biggest band and a Spider-Man star disastrously bombed at the box office Metallica wanted to make their answer to Pink Floyd’s The Wall and Led Zeppelin’s The Song Remains The Same, and even hired future Spider-Man star Dane DeHaan to help. But then Metallica: Through The Never became one of the band’s most costly misadventures.