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No Good Trying: Syd Barrett’s The Madcap Laughs at 50

January 7, 2020January 7, 2020 Bill Kopp 0 Comments 1970, 50th, 50th anniversary, David Gilmour, EMI, Harvest Records, Jokers Wild, Pink Floyd, Roger Waters, Syd Barrett

Rock & Roll Globe contributor Bill Kopp shares an excerpt from his acclaimed book Reinventing Pink Floyd

Pop Progressive Rock Rock

THE BEST REISSUES OF 2019: Eight Notable Features of Pink Floyd’s The Later Years

December 26, 2019December 27, 2019 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments David Gilmour, Nick Mason, Pink Floyd, Reissues, Richard Wright, Roger Waters, Syd Barrett, The Later Years

Exploring the catacombs of this overdue sonic monument to the post Roger Waters era

Punk

THE BEST REISSUES OF 2019: The Damned Finally Get the Greatest Hits Album They Deserve

December 3, 2019December 19, 2019 Tim Sommer 0 Comments Black is the Night, Captain Sensible, Dave Vanian, Hall and Oates, Pink Floyd, Punk, Radiohead, Strawberries, Suicide, Taylor Swift, The Beatles, The Black Album, The Damned, Wire

A celebration of the Captain and Co.’s essential two-disc anthology Black Is The Night

New Wave Progressive Rock Psychedelics

Is There Anybody Out There?: Pink Floyd’s The Wall at 40

December 2, 2019December 2, 2019 Katharine Coldiron 1 Comment 1979, 40th Anniversary, Alan Parker, David Gilmour, Gerald Scarfe, Nick Mason, Pink Floyd, Pink Floyd -- The Wall, Richard Wright, Roger Waters, The Wall

Just how much does Roger Waters’ hallucinogenic post-war opus reflect on these modern times?

Electronic Experimental Folk

Jane Weaver: A Cosmic Catapault Allows for Liftoff

July 24, 2019July 24, 2019 Lee Zimmerman 1 Comment England, Fire Records, Folktronica, Four Tet, Hawkwind, Jane Weaver, Pink Floyd, Tangerine Dream

On her new LP, the English folktronica auteur discovers Loops in the Secret Society

"Shoegaze" Indie Rock Pop Post-Hardcore Psychedelics

Trupa Trupa Is Coming to America!

July 15, 2019July 17, 2019 Ron Hart 0 Comments Fugazi, Gdansk, King Crimson, Lovitt Records, NPR, Peter Gabriel, Peter Hook, Pink Floyd, Poland, Ride, Spiritualized, Trupa Trupa, Union Pool

The celebrated Polish psych rockers to play three dates in the United States following the September release of their forthcoming LP Of The Sun; Watch New Video

Experimental Progressive Rock Psychedelics Records Rock Soundtracks and Film Scores

Pink is the Colour: A Look Back at 1969’s ‘More’ Soundtrack by Pink Floyd

June 13, 2019June 13, 2019 Bill Kopp 0 Comments 1969, 50th anniversary, Barbet Schroeder, Bill Kopp, Pink Floyd, Pink Floyd soundtrack

The sonic accompaniment of Barbet Schroeder’s psychedelic sex opus still sounds not of this century a half-century later

Electronic New Wave

Songs In The Key of Zee: Identity at 35

May 31, 2019May 31, 2019 Bill Kopp 0 Comments 1984, Pink Floyd, Richard Wright, Rick Harris, Zee

A look back at Pink Floyd key master Richard Wright’s overlooked 1984 New Wave project

Alternative Rock Progressive Rock

Porcupine Tree’s Stupid Dream Turns 20

April 24, 2019April 25, 2019 Bill Kopp 0 Comments 1999, 20th Anniversary, King Crimson, Pink Floyd, Porcupine Tree, Steven Wilson

Two decades later, the group’s fifth LP and final album of the 20th century grows stranger by the minute

Pop Progressive Rock Psychedelics Rock

A Saucerful of Syd

April 20, 2019April 20, 2019 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments Pink Floyd, Robyn Hitchcock, Syd Barrett

Pink Floyd’s original leading man still casts a long shadow

Progressive Rock Psychedelics Rock

Nick Mason’s Flying Saucer

April 17, 2019April 18, 2019 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments Nick Mason's Saucerful of Secrets, Pink Floyd, Spandau Ballet, The Early Years

The legendary Pink Floyd drummer reclaims his past on the road

Progressive Rock Rock

Where But for Caravan Would We?

January 25, 2019January 25, 2019 Bill Kopp 0 Comments Caravan, Pink Floyd, Soft Machine

The eponymous debut from underrated UK prog greats Caravan turns 50

Progressive Rock Rock

Learning to Fly Without Waters

November 30, 2018November 30, 2018 Bill Kopp 0 Comments 1988, 30th Anniversary, David Gilmour, Guy Pratt, Nick Mason, Pink Floyd, Richard Wright, Roger Waters

Pink Floyd’s Delicate Sound of Thunder at 30

Pop Progressive Rock Punk Rock

An Exclusive Chat With English Rock Royality

October 5, 2018October 8, 2018 Bill Kopp 0 Comments Badfinger, Chris Thomas, Pink Floyd, Roxy Music, The Beatles

A conversation with producer Chris Thomas

Progressive Rock Rock

Wet Dream at 40

September 27, 2018September 27, 2018 Bill Kopp 0 Comments David Gilmour, Mel Collins, Nick Mason, Pink Floyd, Richard Wright, Roger Waters, Snowy White, Syd Barrett

Celebrating the vastly underrated solo debut from Pink Floyd keyboardist Richard Wright