Pink Floyd’s Nick Mason Recalls the Making of ‘Wish You Were Here,’ as 50th Anniversary Boxed Set Arrives: ‘There Wasn’t a Theme to the Record Until Syd Barret…

Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason shares memories of 'Wish You Were Here,' including Syd Barrett's reappearance, as a 50th ...

New Pink Floyd Box Set Finally Reveals Which One’s ‘Pink’

Pink Floyd ‘s members (with the exception of drummer Nick Mason) don’t seem to relish the thought, but those opening lyrics ...

Wish You Were Here almost ruined Pink Floyd. Yet it remains their masterpiece

On September 12 1975, Pink Floyd released Wish You Were Here. Coming off the back of 1973’s world-conquering The Dark Side of ...
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Goose Debut Pink Floyd, Radiohead and Neil Young Covers During Goosemas XII’s Barnaby Glimpse’s Show Upon Time: A Phantom Menagerie

Photo: Taylor Wallace The opening night of Goosemas XII took place last evening at the Amica Mutual Pavilion (aka the AMP) in ...
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'His eyes were black': Syd Barrett's haunting final meeting with Pink Floyd

The band's ninth album, Wish You Were Here, turns 50 this month - and it was born of a crucial and tumultuous time in their ...
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3 Classic Rock No. 1 Hit Albums From 1973 That We Still Stan

By the time the calendar turned to 1973, the decade and its music were really rounding into shape. These are three 1973 LPs ...
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“My first boyfriend introduced me to The Wall. It was the only interesting thing about him”: Author and musician Joanne Harris on having the audacity to perform Pink Flo…

She explains why prog makes her think of Barnsley, lists some of her favourite records and recalls taking her daughter to a ...
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PBS Host Scott Freiman To Deconstruct Pink Floyd’s ‘Dark Side of the Moon’

Scott Freiman didn’t initially set out to become a renowned lecturer and an acclaimed expert on the Beatles. A classically trained pianist, Freiman initially discovered rock ’n’ roll when his uncle ...

How iconic band Pink Floyd came face-to-face with their ex frontman Syd Barrett after he had changed beyond recognition

IN one of my encounters with Pink Floyd’s Nick Mason, he cast his mind back to his first dealings with the “crazy diamond”.
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3 Songs From 1974 That Sent Rock History in Three Very Different Directions

Rock music was changing rapidly in 1974 as David Bowie, Rush, and Queen each redefined the genre in different ways.
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Deviations: the strangest songs by 15 rock icons

Everyone has an off day. Or even just a strange day. Here are the strange tracks that stick out like a sore thumb in the ...

Ace Frehley said one of his greatest Kiss guitar solos was written by someone else

An archival interview with Ace Frehley has been released in the guitarist’s memory, and in it the former Kiss man reflects on producer Bob Ezrin’s magic touch. He even credited Ezrin with writing one ...