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Syd Barrett’s final Pink Floyd lyric sheet for “Apples and Oranges” heads to auction, offering a rare glimpse into his fading genius.
As far as greetings go, the song, “Star Sail,” is a memorable statement of intent: newly signed to Virgin’s ... worked with Syd Barrett and latter-day psychonauts Robin Hitchcock and XTC ...
The making of Pink Floyd’s 1975 masterpiece was partly a tribute to their former frontman - but when Syd Barrett himself ...
Syd Barrett was simply incomparable, both in and out of Pink Floyd. These three songs are essential tracks for his fans.
Fifty years ago today, Syd Barrett walked into the studio while Pink Floyd were finalizing their tribute to him.
A brand new Pink Floyd biography, Pink Floyd Shine On: The Definitive Oral History, by noted Floyd biographer Mark Blake, will be published through New Modern on October 9.
including letters from their late founder member Syd Barrett, written to his girlfriend in 1965/66, which reveal his intimate thoughts on the band, their very first recording session, his worries ...
He hasn’t made a record since 1970, but the Syd Barrett legend continues to grow. Narrated by Newsnight’s Kirsty Wark and first shown as a BBC documentary, this serious-minded 50-minute film ...
Pink Floyd had the troubling task of replacing Syd Barrett. (Credit: Rogelio A. Galaviz C) A decade of pushing the boundaries of things that’s limits hadn’t yet been discovered, mainly drug abuse, the ...
In 2020, Amy Coney Barrett was sworn in as President Donald Trump’s third Supreme Court appointee, a move intended to cement the conservative hold on the nation’s highest court for decades to ...