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David Gilmour Claims Pink Floyd Were 'Bullied' Over Release Of Final Album
David Gilmour has claimed Pink Floyd were "bullied" by their record label to release their final album, 'The Endless River', as a "properly paid-for record".The 78-year-old rocker - who joined the legendary prog rock group...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 07 November 2024
Nick Mason Wants To Use Ai For New Pink Floyd Songs
Pink Floyd's Nick Mason wants to use AI to create new music for the band.The 80-year-old drummer doesn't believe there is any chance of a reunion between the surviving members of the group because of...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 28 July 2024
'Punk Music Was Coming Up To Be A Major Force...' Nick Mason Shares Inspiration Behind Pink Floyd's Animals
Nick Mason believes that 'Animals' is Pink Floyd's punk album.The prog rock band's 1977 LP has been remastered by producer James Guthrie and re-released as 'Animals 2018 Remix – Dolby Atmos' and it is the...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 17 May 2024
Gary Kemp Brands Past Hits ‘Baggage’ To Creativity: ‘It’S Every Time You Sit Down To Write A Song Now!’
Gary Kemp says his past hits feel like “baggage” when it comes to trying to create new music. The 63-year-old Spandau Ballet guitarist made the remark about living with his 1980s heyday as he was...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 03 October 2023
Pink Floyd Infighting Delays Catalogue Sale
The sale of Pink Floyd's music catalogue has been delayed due to "months of arguing" within the band.The 'Money' hitmakers were said to have attracted interest from investors and companies including Blackstone, Sony Music...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 09 October 2022
Pink Floyd Announce Physical Single Release
Pink Floyd have announced a physical release of 'Hey Hey Rise Up'.The 'Comfortably Numb' hitmakers brought out the Ukraine benefit single - their first new song in 25 years - digitally in April but they...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 24 June 2022
Nick Mason Didn't Know If People Would Be Interested In A Saucerful Of Secrets
Nick Mason didn't know if people would be interested in 'A Saucerful of Secrets'.The Pink Floyd drummer is part of the group with Spandau Ballet's Gary Kemp, long-time Floyd collaborator Guy Pratt, Lee Harris and...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 23 January 2022
Pink Floyd To Release Restored Version Of Pulse Concert Film
Pink Floyd are to release a restored version of their concert film 'P.U.L.S.E.'. The band will drop 'P.U.L.S.E. Restored & Re-Edited' on Blu-ray for the first time on 18 February 2022, nearly 27 years after...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 17 December 2021
Gary Kemp Didn't Feel 'Worthy' Of Another Solo Album
Gary Kemp wasn't sure if he was "worthy" of a solo album.The Spandau Ballet star - who released 'Little Bruises' in 1995 - is finally dropping follow-up 'Insolo' after 26 years, and he admitted he'd...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 16 July 2021
David Gilmour Dashes Hope Of Pink Floyd Reunion
David Gilmour has dashed hopes of a Pink Floyd reunion as he's "done" with playing live.The 'Wish You Were Here' hitmaker insists he "absolutely" doesn't want to go back to the group and play stadiums...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 10 March 2021
Nick Mason's Saucerful Of Secrets Won't Record New Songs
Nick Mason says his new band his Saucerful of Secrets will not release new material.The Pink Floyd drummer is part of the group with Spandau Ballet's Gary Kemp, long-time Floyd collaborator Guy Pratt, Lee Harris...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 15 August 2020
Roger Waters Claims David Gilmour Banned Him From Pink Floyd's Website And Socials
Roger Waters has accused David Gilmour of locking him out of Pink Floyd's website and social media pages.The iconic band's co-founder and the guitarist have had an acrimonious relationship since Roger quit the group in...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 19 May 2020
Nick Mason's Saucerful Of Secrets Unveil Rescheduled 2021 European Tour Dates
Nick Mason's Saucerful Of Secrets have announced their rescheduled European tour dates for 2021.The Pink Floyd drummer's spin-off supergroup were due to hit the road for the European leg of the run on May 18...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 11 May 2020
David Gilmour Critiques Nick Mason's Saucer Full Of Secrets
David Gilmour has been critiquing Nick Mason's Saucer Full of Secrets Pink Floyd spin-off project.The 76-year-old drummer has been touring with a supergroup including Guy Pratt, Lee Harris, Dom Beken and Spandau Ballet's Gary...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 18 April 2020
Pink Floyd Announce Youtube Concert Series
Pink Floyd have announced a YouTube concert series.The 'Wish You Were Here' hitmakers are set to screen their concerts every Friday, starting this week (17.04.20), in line with their usual #PinkFloydFriday Twitter series, where they...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 17 April 2020
Sir Paul Mccartney Backs Campaign To Stop Music Venues Closing
Sir Paul McCartney has backed a campaign to stop iconic music venues from closing.The Beatles star has spoke out in support of Labour MP John Spellar's move to introduce a bill in the Commons that...
By Clive King in Music / Festivals on 10 January 2018
Roger Waters And Nick Mason Tease Possibility Of Pink Floyd Glastonbury Performance
Two of the remaining three members of prog-rock legends Pink Floyd have raised the tantalising prospect that the group might finally perform at Glastonbury Festival.At a press conference for the V&A Museum’s upcoming Pink Floyd...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 17 February 2017
Roger Waters Wants To Headline Glastonbury Without Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd legends Roger Waters and Nick Mason are both up for headlining Glastonbury - but not together.The two musicians reunited on Thursday (16.02.17) in London to launch the upcoming 'Pink Floyd Exhibition: Their Mortal...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 16 February 2017
Roger Waters Is No Fan Of Last Pink Floyd Lp
Roger Waters doesn't like Pink Floyd's last album 'The Endless River'.The band's ex-bass player and founder has listened to his former group's 2014 LP but he didn't enjoy the music David Gilmour and Nick Mason...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 22 September 2015
David Gilmour 'Done' With Pink Floyd
David Gilmour is ''done'' with Pink Floyd.The 69-year-old guitarist has vowed never to reform with his two surviving bandmates Roger Waters and Nick Mason, saying it would be ''fakery'' for the rockers to reform because...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 13 August 2015
Nick Mason Joins Jeremy Clarkson On Final Top Gear Lap
The drummer, a car enthusiast, joined Clarkson and racing driver Marino Franchitti for Clarkson's last ever drive around the Top Gear circuit to raise money for charity, more than three months after he...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 14 July 2015
Beverley Knight, Mick Jagger And Ronny Wood Record Charity Single
Beverley Knight, Mick Jagger and Ronnie Wood have released a single 'Look into Your Heart' for Save The Children's 'Nepal Earthquake Appeal'. The single, 'Look Into Your Heart', was produced by Pink Floyd's Nick Mason...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 06 May 2015
Lemmy, Nick Mason & Hynde Pay Tribute To The Damned In New Documentary
Don't You Wish That We Were Dead also features Duff MCKagan, Mick Jones and The Offspring's Dexter Holland, alongside The Damned stars Dave Vanian, Rat Scabies, Captain Sensible and Brian James. The...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 13 March 2015
Nick Mason Slams Spotify Payouts
Nick Mason has branded Spotify ''pathetic'' for artists.The Pink Floyd rocker is concerned about the rise in popularity of the streaming service because musicians receive such little revenue from the airplay they receive and thinks...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 15 January 2015
Nick Mason Hints At More Pink Floyd Releases
Nick Mason has hinted there could be more Pink Floyd releases in the future.The band have just released their first album of new songs for 20 years, 'The Endless River', and although the drummer is...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 12 November 2014
Nick Mason: Waters Will Be 'Charmingly Disapproving' About Album
Nick Mason believes Roger Waters will be ''charmingly disapproving'' about the new Pink Floyd album.The 70-year-old drummer has reconvened with guitarist-and-singer David Gilmour to make group's first new LP for 20 years, 'The Endless River'.Mason...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 07 November 2014
Nick Mason: Pink Floyd Won't Tour
Nick Mason says Pink Floyd will not play live again because David Gilmour doesn't want to hit the road. The two musicians reunited this year to make new album 'The Endless River', which features multiple...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 23 October 2014
Pink Floyd's New Album Is 'Spacey'
Pink Floyd's new album will be ''very spacey.''The iconic rock group - consisting of Nick Mason and David Gilmour - are set to release 'The Endless River,' their first record since 1994, in October but...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 28 July 2014
Pink Floyd To Release New Album
Pink Floyd will release a new album this year.The iconic rock band are going to come the closest they ever will to a full reunion, with David Gilmour and Nick Mason reportedly spending the first...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 06 July 2014
Roger Waters: 'I Was Wrong To Sue Bandmates'
Rocker Roger Waters regrets taking legal action against his former Pink Floyd bandmates, insisting he was wrong to fight Nick Mason and David Gilmore over the rights to band's name in the mid-1980s.Waters quit the...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 19 September 2013
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