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Pink Floyd

  • Blogs

    January 17, 2013

    Classic Rock Is Actually Amazing, You Jerk

    So, a certain editor of this blog think classic rock is totally bogus, huh? See also: Classic Rock Is a Cancer on Our Society The point of his argument is that folks from our generation need to have their own taste, not be stuck in the past. But one can't deny that the music which emerged from th ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 15, 2012

    Lord of the Prog

    So, a certain editor of this blog think classic rock is totally bogus, huh? See also: Classic Rock Is a Cancer on Our Society The point of his argument is that folks from our generation need to have their own taste, not be stuck in the past. But one can't deny that the music which emerged from th ... More >>

  • Music

    August 30, 2012

    School's Out Forever

    Who knew? Alice Cooper actually had a great time in high school

  • Blogs

    May 25, 2012

    The Top 20 Whitest Musicians of All-Time: The Complete List

    *Top 20 Worst Bands Ever: The Complete List *Top 20 Musicians of All-Time, in Any Genre: The Complete List *Top 20 Sexiest Female Musicians of All-Time: The Complete List *Top 20 Sexiest Male Musicians of All-Time: The Complete List Considering that most all of today's popular music -- be it roc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 21, 2012

    The Top 20 Whitest Musicians of All-Time: 20-16

    See also: *Top 20 Worst Bands of All Time *Top 20 Musicians of All Time, in Any Genre: The Complete List Considering that most all of today's popular music, be it rock, pop, dance, or rap, sprang from genres pioneered by black musicians, to be all caucasian about your songs is to, literally, betr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 21, 2012

    Coachella 4/20: Let's Talk About Weed

    See also: *The Best of Coachella: Friday, April 20 *Our Complete Coachella Coverage Yesterday was 4/20. It was also Coachella. And so, the percentage of festival-goers who were stoned rose from a paltry 75 percent to a full 98 percent. (These estimates come courtesy of our editor, Ben Westhoff, wh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 2, 2012

    Exclusive Track: Ancestors' New Song "Whispers"

    In the two years since post-metal giants Isis broke up, multiple pretenders have made their play for the genre's throne. Los Angeles quintet Ancestors stand out from the pack due to their incorporation of Pink Floyd-influenced psychedelics and occasional flourishes of European-influenced melodic doo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 5, 2011

    The Last DJ: The Legendary Jim Ladd Gets The Ax

    ​They fired Jim Ladd on a Tuesday. Ladd had been the nighttime DJ on L.A. classic rock station KLOS, in various incarnations, since 1969. He's a rare DJ with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and inspired Tom Petty's song "The Last DJ." Cumulus Media, having absorbed bankrupt former KLOS ow ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2011

    M83 - The Music Box - 11/9/11

    Ian Cohen​See also: M83's Anthony Gonzalez Makes Soundtracks, Without The Movie M83 The Music Box 11-9-11 Better than: Having to actually be 16 again. At the risk of completely disavowing any claims of critical distance, this was the concert event of 2011 for yours truly and I don't care wh ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 8, 2011

    An Evening with Nick Mason

    Ian Cohen​See also: M83's Anthony Gonzalez Makes Soundtracks, Without The Movie M83 The Music Box 11-9-11 Better than: Having to actually be 16 again. At the risk of completely disavowing any claims of critical distance, this was the concert event of 2011 for yours truly and I don't care wh ... More >>

  • Music

    July 28, 2011

    Bandwagonesque: Teenage Fanclub Wasteland

    Sun Araw, L.A.'s own modern-day psychedelicist, tackles Brit power-pop classic

  • Music

    June 2, 2011

    Graveface Records No. 2: Black Moth Super Rainbow

    Sun Araw, L.A.'s own modern-day psychedelicist, tackles Brit power-pop classic

  • Blogs

    May 13, 2011

    What's Your Favorite Pink Floyd Album Cover?

    ​ With the show "Taken by Storm" now on view at John Varvatos, we thought it'd be fun to ask readers to pick their favorite Pink Floyd album cover. There we were, loading them all up, when suddenly we remembered Thorgerson's Back Catalogue poster. How we'd forgotten this gem after living in a ... More >>

  • Art+Books

    May 12, 2011

    Storm Thorgerson at John Varvatos

    Legendary designer has created conceptual album cover photographs for bands from Pink Floyd to Mars Volta

  • Blogs

    May 12, 2011

    Dark Side of the Moon: Five Essential Parodies of the Iconic Album Cover

    ​If I say "Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon," what's the first thing that comes to mind? Chances are you're picturing a luminous triangle on a black background, with a single ray of light coming from one end and a neat rainbow emerging from the dispersive prism. We couldn't agree more with ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 7, 2011

    Spoke 'n' Hammer

    ​If I say "Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon," what's the first thing that comes to mind? Chances are you're picturing a luminous triangle on a black background, with a single ray of light coming from one end and a neat rainbow emerging from the dispersive prism. We couldn't agree more with ... More >>

  • Film+TV

    March 17, 2011

    LACMA Salutes 50 Years of Cannes Discoveries

    Screening series draws on La semaine de la critique

  • Music

    February 3, 2011

    Music Picks: Breakestra, Slang Chickens, the Muffs, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson

    Also Meth Leppard, Tennis With Lord Huron, Kid Infinity and others

  • Blogs

    December 19, 2010

    The Day Captain Beefheart Outsold the Beatles, the Stones and Pink Floyd

    Beatle Bones and Smokin' Stones: The Captain abides​It is a widely known (and kind of sick) fact of the music business that nothing helps sales of the back catalog of an artist like the death of said artist. The massive sales bump caused by people rushing to online (and occasionally also to b ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 9, 2010

    DON'T BOGART THAT TOTO

    Beatle Bones and Smokin' Stones: The Captain abides​It is a widely known (and kind of sick) fact of the music business that nothing helps sales of the back catalog of an artist like the death of said artist. The massive sales bump caused by people rushing to online (and occasionally also to b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 27, 2010

    Turnovers & Turntables: Taking A Spin at The Redbury Hotel

    Lina Lecaro At Redbury, turntables come with directions, iPod docks don't. ​Chocolates on the bed, fruit baskets, iPod docks, free porn... yada, yada. Special little touches like these are nice when staying in a hotel, but after our tour of grand new Redbury in Hollywood last week, we think it ... More >>

  • Music

    September 23, 2010

    Music Picks: Ooh La La Fest, Pavement, Beach House

    Also, Kris Kristofferson, the Black Keys, Bettye Lavette and others

  • Blogs

    July 26, 2010

    Tonight: Midnight Juggernauts, Funeral Party, Summer Darling, Mississippi Man, the Outline

    Midnight Juggernauts​Australian dance-rock trio Midnight Juggernauts have all the bombast of a Shiny Toy Guns, but, instead of an emo bent, the synth-pounders from Down Under have managed to put a psychedelic twist on their bottom-heavy dance-rock. Their new album "The Crystal Axis" puts Pink ... More >>

  • Music

    June 17, 2010

    Re: Versions

    Midnight Juggernauts​Australian dance-rock trio Midnight Juggernauts have all the bombast of a Shiny Toy Guns, but, instead of an emo bent, the synth-pounders from Down Under have managed to put a psychedelic twist on their bottom-heavy dance-rock. Their new album "The Crystal Axis" puts Pink ... More >>

  • Music

    May 13, 2010

    Roger Waters vs. Elliott Smith's Wall

    Street art in the global village

  • Blogs

    May 4, 2010

    Roger Waters Paid Street Artists to Deface Elliott Smith Memorial Mural

    This is major-label viral marketing gone wild. Former Pink Floyd frontman Roger Waters has launched a "viral," "street" campaign for his upcoming The Wall Live tour, which consists of hiring street artists in LA and NYC to strategically place a pacifist quote by Dwight "WTF" Eisenhower on several " ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 30, 2010

    Pink Floyd's Roger Waters Gives Props to Republican President in Public Art Stunt

    Notice the familiar The Wall-ish font on the wall?​ This weekend, Pink Floyd's former frontman Roger Waters is issuing a kind of pacifist call to arms in the spirit of Banksy (or is it in the spirit of Mr. Brainwash?) by projecting humongous quotes from Republican president Dwight Eisenhower ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 12, 2010

    BREAKING: Die Antwoord (South African Hip Hop Internet Sensation) Added to Coachella Lineup

    The Scenestar reports that South African hip-hop internet sensation Die Antwoord (The Answer) has been added to the Coachella lineup. Most of you are squealing like little inbred albino girls in excitement. Many of you are sporting huge boners within your Dark Side of the Moon boxer shorts. And a c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 15, 2010

    'Beatles are Bigger than David Crosby,' Says the Vatican

    ​L'Osservatore Romano, the Vatican newspaper of record, has apparently released a list of their Top Ten Rock Albums. We're saying apparently because most links to this story lead back to articles in the British press reporting this. The Osservatore's website--a bizarre Umberto-Eco-worthy labyr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 30, 2009

    Attn. Musicians: Craigslist Offers Hope for Your 2010 Rock Dreams

    Musicians, wannabe musicians, unemployable "lead singers," drummers, "producers," flautists, cello players: 2010 IS YOUR YEAR TO SHINE. Dude, you can do it. You just need to find the right situation. West Coast Sound is here to help. We've scoured Craigslist over the past few weeks looking for g ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 18, 2009

    Pink Floyd/"Wizard of Oz" Visual Mashup Tonight @ Actors' Gang Fest

    We Be JaminWe're off to see the Floyd​Tonight, as part of the Actors' Gang WTF?! Festival, you can finally stop wondering about the Old-School Internet meme regarding Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon being a secret soundtrack to The Wizard of Oz. As our own Siran Babayan explains in her ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 2, 2009

    Can You Hear Me Now!

    We Be JaminWe're off to see the Floyd​Tonight, as part of the Actors' Gang WTF?! Festival, you can finally stop wondering about the Old-School Internet meme regarding Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon being a secret soundtrack to The Wizard of Oz. As our own Siran Babayan explains in her ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 18, 2009

    The Lunatic Is In My Head! It Really Is!

    We Be JaminWe're off to see the Floyd​Tonight, as part of the Actors' Gang WTF?! Festival, you can finally stop wondering about the Old-School Internet meme regarding Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon being a secret soundtrack to The Wizard of Oz. As our own Siran Babayan explains in her ... More >>

  • Art+Books

    February 12, 2009

    Divided We Stand: Art of Two Germanys

    Both sides now at LACMA

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2009

    Nielsen SoundScan 2008 Sales Figures Released: LP Sales Up 89 Percent -- And Neutral Milk Hotel Breaks the Top Ten

    Among the many fascinating revelations in the recently released Nielsen SoundScan 2008 sales tally of recorded music product is the ranking of the year's top vinyl sellers. As anyone reading this probably knows, the music industry is in the middle of a much ballyhooed "vinyl revival." Publications ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 25, 2008

    It's Only Rock and Roll but I Like It: Music as a Soundtrack to Life

    Music is exceptionally - my wife may say irrationally - important to me. I can walk into a store, determined to spend hundreds of dollars, only to turn around and walk right back out if something horrible is playing inside. Music has never been disposable background noise; it's defined me, inspired ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 26, 2008

    British Psych, Prog & Alt. Rock Extravaganza

    Music is exceptionally - my wife may say irrationally - important to me. I can walk into a store, determined to spend hundreds of dollars, only to turn around and walk right back out if something horrible is playing inside. Music has never been disposable background noise; it's defined me, inspired ... More >>

  • LA Life

    June 26, 2008

    Jazzed? But Not Motivated?

    The week in fun, June 27-July 3

  • Calendar

    June 12, 2008

    Happy Edgy Father's Day

    The week in fun, June 27-July 3

  • Blogs

    April 29, 2008

    Piece of the Pink Floyd Pig Perhaps Found in La Quinta

    There are very few breaking news stories in the music biz, and Pink Floyd's escaped flying pig ranks pretty high up there. Sources tell us that there are now two reports of pig -recovery operations currently underway in nearby La Quinta, California. Imagine this pig exploding high up in the atmo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 29, 2008

    Let the Grieving Process Begin: Pink Floyd's Inflatable Pig Found Dead

    It's a hard time for everyone, I know. But we have to get through this together. The LA Weekly would like to open the comments section so you, the reader, can share your thoughts and remembrances on Roger Waters' and Pink Floyd's inflatable pig, dead, we're assuming, as a result of exploding. The ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 30, 2007

    Queens of the Stone Age, Nokia Theater, 10/29

    What I experienced at the Nokia Theater was simply phenomenal. Scary in good ways as well as bad. A sign of things to come and remembering the way it used to be. Setting the tone for the evening, Mastodon opened up and played a very heavy and very evil set that had the crowed frothing at the mouth ... More >>

  • Music

    April 26, 2007

    Spotlight On a Crazy Diamond

    Syd Barrett Tribute Night at Bordello

  • Music

    July 27, 2006

    Something Like Jellyfish

    Syd Barrett Tribute Night at Bordello

  • Music

    July 20, 2006

    The Madcap Passed

    Syd Barrett, 1946–2006

  • Columns

    May 25, 2006

    Good Vibrations

    Syd Barrett, 1946–2006

  • Calendar

    November 17, 2005

    Turkey, Tequila and Numb Nuts

    Syd Barrett, 1946–2006

  • News

    July 7, 2005

    ''Do Not Hesitate''

    Syd Barrett, 1946–2006

  • Music

    December 27, 2001

    The Great Pig in the Sky

    Money: It’s a hit

  • Music

    October 28, 1999

    Hum

    Gorky's sweet weirdness

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