The Pink Floyd Exhibition: Their Mortal Remains opens 13 May at London’s Victoria and Albert Museum (The V&A). Purchase tickets here: https://www.pinkfloydexhibition.com/
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A new species of shrimp has been named after Pink Floyd thanks to a pact between prog rock-loving scientists.The synalpheus pinkfloydi uses its large pink claw to create a noise so loud it can kill small fish. The team behind the discovery vowed years ago if it ever found a new pink shrimp it would “honour” the rockers.
Sammy De Grave, head of research at Oxford University Museum of National History, said he has been a fan of the band since he was a teenager. He has previous for naming crustaceans after rock legends, having already named a species of shrimp after Rolling Stones front man, Mick Jagger – Elephantis jaggerai.
He said: “I have been listening to Floyd since The Wall was released in 1979, when I was 14 years old, The description of this new species of pistol shrimp was the perfect opportunity to finally give a nod to my favourite band. We are all Pink Floyd fans, and we always said if we would find a pink one, a new species of pink shrimp, we would name it after Pink Floyd.”
Don’t miss this rare opportunity to see Roger Waters, the creative genius behind musical pioneers Pink Floyd, in conversation with Jon Pareles, the chief pop-music critic at The New York Times. The duo will discuss Waters’s first solo studio album in 25 years, entitled “Is This the Life We Really Want?” With no signs of slowing down, Waters will also be embarking on an extensive North American tour, “Roger Waters — Us + Them,” kicking off on May 26 in Kansas City, Mo. Join Waters for an evening of contemplative discussion about his storied career, his message of humanity, and how empathy is the key to getting the life we really want.
The event takes place on Wednesday, April 26, 2017 at 7:00PM at Florence Gould Hall, 55 East 59th Street, New York, NY 10022, Between Park and Madison
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David Gilmour won Concert of the Year at yesterday’s LEA awards in Germany for the show at Schönbrunn Palace, Vienna, on June 28th 2016, ahead of fellow nominees Adele, Andreas Gabalier, Iron Maiden, and Yello.
More than 500 live productions were screened in the year 2016 by PRG LEA’s jury, composed of renowned music journalists, radio broadcasters and cultural managers. It also assessed the outstanding achievements of promoters, artisans, booking agencies and tour operators.
Barracuda Music promoted both of David’s shows at the Vienna venue.
TV channel Sky Arts have announced a new TV series titled Brian Johnson’s Life On The Road.
It will see the former AC/DC frontman interview a host of big names from the world of rock and metal, with the first episode featuring The Who’s Roger Daltrey scheduled to air on April 28.
Sky Arts say: “One of rock music’s iconic and tour-hardened frontmen, Brian Johnson, gives us a brand new and exclusive take on one aspect of the rock and roll life – live performance, touring and being on the road.”
The following five episodes see the singer talk to Metallica’s Lars Ulrich, Pink Floyd’s Nick Mason, Sting, Def Leppard’s Joe Elliott and Robert Plant.
Brian Johnson’s Life On The Road schedule :
Apr 28th: Brian Johnson and Roger Daltrey
May 05: Brian Johnson and Lars Ulrich
May 12: Brian Johnson and Nick Mason
May 19: Brian Johnson and Sting
May 26: Brian Johnson and Joe Elliott
Jun 02: Brian Johnson and Robert Plant
Above in the first video is a clip from the interview, where Roger Waters talks about the importance of activism, and his feelings about our current political climate and yes about Trump.
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In part 2 of The Big Interview sneak peek, Roger Waters, talks about his legendary album, The Dark Side of the Moon. He also shares with Dan aspects of his career that he is most proud of.
For the first time in 25 years Roger Waters has a new solo album coming out, in part because the Trump administration has him as inspired, or incited, as he’s ever been.
On Tuesday, April 4th, The Big Interview with Dan Rather has Roger Waters as his guest. The show airs at 8pm EST/7pm CST on AXS TV.
You can watch The Big Interview tomorrow on AXS TV at 8pm ET.
It has been rumoured that the shows have been edited for a 60 minute broadcast.
We cannot confirm or deny any dates at the moment but will keep you informed as soon as we find out.
From today’s Sun newspaper is an article featuring the first of the artefacts being taken in to the Victoria & Albert in London, for The Pink Floyd Exhibition: Their Mortal Remains which opens on the 13th May 2017.
Tickets for the exhibition are now on sale, and are priced at £20 (Monday-Friday), £24 (Saturday-Sunday), and concessions, including family tickets at reduced prices, are available. Advance booking is strongly advised.
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Yesterday, an Abbey Road recording console used by Pink Floyd during some of the recording of The Dark Side of the Moon, sold at auction at Bonhams New York. The pre sale estimate of £550,000 for the 40–channel EMI TG12345 MK IV console was easily eclipsed by the final selling price of $1,807,500 (£1,441,842). This is a new world record for an item of technology, the previous record being £718,000 paid for an Apple 1 computer in 2014. It is also easily the most expensive piece of Pink Floyd memorabilia to date.
The console, made in 1971, was housed in Studio 2 at Abbey Road Studios, and used by a variety of artists. Other than Pink Floyd, these included the likes of Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr and Kate Bush.