David Gilmour with Bryan Ferry, February 2010

Bryan Ferry has this evening revealed via his newsletter that David Gilmour was at Hugh Padgham’s studio in West London last week, adding his talents to Bryan’s upcoming, and as yet untitled, solo album.

In 1985 David famously played on Ferry’s album ‘Boys and Girls’, the single ‘Is Your Love Strong Enough’ and later that year on stage at Live Aid in London. He is added to the impressive list of musicians who have played on the new record, which include Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood and Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist (and sometime Thom Yorke sideman) Flea. He is also enlisting the services of Chic’s legendary Nile Rodgers.

The album is currently due for release in May 2010, and we will bring you more information as it becomes available…

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De Britse megaband Pink Floyd is naar een Londens High Court gestapt in verband met de internetrechten van haar muziek en de marketing door platenmaatschappij EMI. Dat heeft meester Robert Howe namens de band bekendgemaakt.

Online royalty’s
Pink Floyd, bekend van legendarische platen als ‘Dark Side of the Moon’ en ‘The Wall’ wil weten waar de groep contractueel met EMI staat. Zo wil de de band nagaan hoe de royalty’s op haar muziek online worden berekend.

Voorts wil de groep niet dat EMI individuele songs of tracks fysiek of online verkoopt en die muziek uit de originele albumcontext rukt. Pink Floyd voert aan dat het contract met EMI dit expliciet verbiedt. Volgens de platenfirma slaat de clausule evenwel niet op onlineverkoop van ’shorts’ uit het oeuvre van de band.

Pink Floyd tekende al in 1967 bij EMI en werd samen met The Beatles een van de meest succesvolle producten van de maatschappij.

Monday, 01 March 2010

Cold CaseAn update has been posted this afternoon on the Pink Floyd Facebook page, concerning the airing of the Pink Floyd themed episode of US televison drama, ‘Cold Case’.

The US debut screening of the episode in question – ‘Flashover’ (specifically season 7, episode 17) – will now be on March 21st at 10pm EST (Eastern Standard Time) on the CBS Network. The series runs on Sky 3 in the UK, and in a number of other countries, including the Netherlands, Argentina, Chile, Hungary and Spain, but we have no information yet on specific dates, times, or networks. Please check your local TV listings for airing details.

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Via het management is indirect vernomen dat Roger Waters eind 2010 in de Verenigde Staten op tournee is. Of Roger ook Europa aan zal doen is nog niet bekend. Al eerder gingen er diverse geruchten dat Roger met het concept ‘The Wall’ op tour zou gaan. Nu wordt dat dus bevestigd door zijn management.

Op diverse fora op internet zijn al afbeeldingen te bekijken met als thema de
‘The Wall tour 2010′.

Thursday, 21 January 2010

David Gilmour – On An Island live on BBC Radio 2Astonishingly it was almost four years ago that David Gilmour recorded a very special, exclusive concert for the BBC, at London’s Mermaid Theatre. On March 7th, 2006, in front of an audience of competition winners, and a handful of David’s family and friends, a full house had the pleasure of seeing a wonderful performance which was aired on BBC Radio 2, with highlights of the show viewable online and on BBC Interactive TV at that time.

This coming Saturday evening (January 23rd) at 10pm, you have another chance of listening to the hour-long presentation on BBC Radio 2, which can be heard in a number of ways. Those in the UK and Europe can receive the station via FM or DAB radios, or via satellite, cable and freeview TV systems. However, listeners worldwide can tune in via the excellent Listen Live/Listen Again facilities at www.BBC.co.uk/radio2.

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