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Waters Approves Reworked Pink Floyd 'Anthem'
ROGER WATERS has applauded a Canadian band for reworking the PINK FLOYD classic ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL to use as a political anthem for Iranian youth.Rockers Blurred Vision, founded by two exiled Iranian brothers,...
By WENN on 11 August 2010
Roger Waters Taking 'The Wall' On Tour
Pink Floyd founding member Roger Waters is taking 'The Wall' back on tour. The former bassist in the psychedelic rock band has previously staged the band's show - in which the album 'The Wall' is...
By Bang Showbiz on 12 April 2010
Pink Floyd Win Emi Battle
Rockers PINK FLOYD have triumphed in their battle against EMI - record label bosses have been ordered to pay the group $60,000 (£40,000) as part of a dispute over online royalty payments.The Wall hitmakers took...
By WENN on 11 March 2010
Pink Floyd Take Emi To Court
Pink Floyd have started legal action against their record label, EMI. The legendary 'Wish You Were Here' rockers began proceedings over their entitlement to royalties from the record company, and how they are calculated today...
By Bang Showbiz on 09 March 2010
Historic Abbey Road
Abbey Road has been made a historical building.The iconic London studio - made famous by the Beatles, who recorded most of their songs there, named an album after it and posed on a pedestrian crossing...
By Bang Showbiz on 24 February 2010
John Lydon's Pink Floyd Ambition
John Lydon would like to record a version of Pink Floyd's 'Dark Side of the Moon'.The former Sex Pistols singer - who famously wore a T-shirt emblazoned with 'I Hate Pink Floyd' in his 70s...
By Bang Showbiz on 18 February 2010
Rollins & Peaches Go To The Dark Side Of The Moon With The Flaming Lips
Punk icon HENRY ROLLINS and PEACHES have joined THE FLAMING LIPS to revamp PINK FLOYD's classic album DARK SIDE OF THE MOON.The Oklahoma band will release their version of the album digitally next week (22Dec09)...
By WENN on 21 December 2009
Illegal Supporter Shakira
Shakira "feels closer" to fans to download her music illegally.The 'Hips Don't Lie' singer has spoken out about the British Government's plans to crack down on file-sharing and claims she supports those who access her...
By Bang Showbiz on 22 October 2009
Lily Allen's Download Blast
Lily Allen has blasted Radiohead for their attitude to illegal downloading.The 'Smile' singer attacked the Featured Artists Coalition (FAC) - whose members include the group's guitarist Ed O'Brien - for not considering new artists when...
By Bang Showbiz on 16 September 2009
Anne Hathaway To Get Happy In Judy Garland Biopic
Oscar nominee Anne Hathaway is to play Judy Garland in a forthcoming biopic, it has been announced.The Weinstein Company (TWC) recently purchased the rights to stage and screen adaptations of Gerald Clarke's Garland biography Get...
By Contributor on 24 March 2009
Radiohead And Robbie Calling For Musicians' Rights
Robbie Williams and members of Radiohead, Blur and Pink Floyd are meeting to launch a group aiming to secure better rights for musicians.The Featured Artists' Coalition (FAC) is calling for greater transparency in recording contracts,...
By Contributor on 11 March 2009
Waters Quit Lsd After Bad Trip
PINK FLOYD guitarist ROGER WATERS has vowed never to use drugs again following a near-death experience while using acid. The rocker took the hallucinogenic LSD while staying at the Hotel Chelsea in New York and,...
By WENN on 04 February 2008
Sober Townshend Not Impressed By Barrett
PETE TOWNSHEND insists late PINK FLOYD frontman SYD BARRETT "wasn't very good" when heard without the influence of hallucinogenics. Barrett was the driving force behind Pink Floyd's debut 1967 album THE PIPER AT THE GATES...
By WENN on 22 November 2006
Teen Apologises For Grohl Death Story
LATEST: A 16-year-old student is desperate to apologise to FOO FIGHTERS frontman DAVE GROHL, because he was responsible for the fake death report which swamped the internet. DANIEL O'SULLIVAN originally sent the story about Grohl's...
By WENN on 15 June 2006
Floyd's Dark Side Marks 1,500 Weeks On Us Chart
PINK FLOYD's landmark DARK SIDE OF THE MOON album scored another major record in America last week (ends05MAY06) by becoming the first recording to spend 1,500 weeks on the Billboard charts. The 1973 album was...
By WENN on 06 May 2006
Clapton Headlines Pro-hunt Concert
PUBLISHED IN 2006 ERIC CLAPTON has agreed to headline a controversial seven-hour concert supporting the Countryside Alliance in its fight to lift the ban on fox hunting in the UK. The TEARS IN HEAVEN hitmaker,...
By WENN in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 30 April 2006
Green Day Top Radio Music Awards Nominations
GREEN DAY's amazing year continues - the rock trio has picked up eight Radio Music Award nominations. The Grammy Award-winning group lead the way for the Las Vegas, Nevada prizegiving next month (19DEC05)....
By WENN on 07 November 2005
Radiohead Beat Beatles And Stones In Best Album Poll
British rockers RADIOHEAD are the surprise winners of a Best Album survey with their 1998 record OK COMPUTER. The PARANOID ANDROID stars beat music legends THE BEATLES, THE ROLLING STONES and MICHAEL JACKSON in...
By WENN on 17 April 2005
Pink Floyd Singer Wins Settlement From Band
A session singer who was paid just $58 (GBP30) to perform on PINK FLOYD's legendary DARK SIDE OF THE MOON album has won an out of court settlement from the band and its record label....
By WENN on 13 April 2005
Geldof The Reluctant Star Of Pink Floyd Movie
SIR BOB GELDOF wanted to turn down the lead role in PINK FLOYD movie THE WALL, because he "f**king hates Pink Floyd". The former BOOMTOWN RAT went on to play PINK in the 1982...
By WENN on 20 October 2004
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