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Open thread: What are you listening to?

4841 days ago

Guardian Music — Tell us what music you've been enjoying recently, and listen to some recommendationsLast week, we asked readers to let us know what music they've been listening to recently. Here's a few highlights from the thread.mrsnorman:At the end of last year, a... more info

My dad, the revolutionary disciple of indie rock

4845 days ago

Guardian Music — When his brothers formed British Sea Power, Roy Wilkinson became band manager and their dad became their No 1 fan. But his zealotry was overpowering, and finally Roy had to choose between rock and fatherhoodAs my father neared his 80th birthday, he f... more info

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Wednesday Rewind

4854 days ago

Topix — The Zoltars' Broken Rimbaud easily ranks among the more enticing and exciting new albums from Austin this year, ripe with catchy garage-psych curiosities and the nursery rhyme appeal of Syd Barrett. more info

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Old music: The Purple Gang – Granny Takes a Trip

4856 days ago

Guardian Music — The Purple Gang were singing about an old lady's holiday. But using the word 'trip' got them banned When Pink Floyd recorded Arnold Layne in a converted Chelsea abattoir in 1967, their producer Joe Boyd was also working in an adjoining studio with an... more info

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Connan Mockasin – review

4862 days ago

Guardian Music — The Deaf Institute, ManchesterSomeone hands Connan Mockasin a bottle of red wine. "A very good year," he mumbles, draining much of the contents and telling the crowd that they "really need to study the next song". Then Mockasin – all mop of blond h... more info

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Pink Floyd's Nick Mason: 'We will only ever reform for an event like Live 8'

4864 days ago

NME — Sticksman also admits regrets over late member Syd Barrett more info

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Pink Floyd: The Dark Side of the Moon Immersion Edition – review

4868 days ago

Guardian Music — A vast box set shows Pink Floyd's great middle-class soul classic had a rocky beginningYou could wish for no greater demonstration of Pink Floyd's legendary reserve than their attitude to their back catalogue. Their peers churned out deluxe editions ... more info

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REM-split-videos

4868 days ago

Guardian Music — How best to remember REM? A true fan checks out YouTubeOn Wednesday night, the band who made me love music broke up. R.E.M. were a band that transported me – and many other squishy souls – to a world where murky Americana, post-punk guitars and B... more info

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My favourite album: Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd

4895 days ago

Guardian Music — Guardian and Observer writers are picking their favourite albums – with a view that you might do the same. Here, Simon Hattenstone ventures over to the dark side with Pink FloydI was 11 years old, had spent two years in bed with encephalitis, and h... more info

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Syd Barrett - 'lost' Syd Barrett Songs To Be Released

4896 days ago

ContactMusic — Pink Floyd are planning to release several unheard songs by legendary late rocker Syd Barrett as part of a trawl through the band's back catalogue. The rockers have opened their vaults and will release a haul of rare material next month (Sep11), incl... more info

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Open thread: What are you listening to?

My dad, the revolutionary disciple of indie rock

Wednesday Rewind

Old music: The Purple Gang – Granny Takes a Trip

Connan Mockasin – review

Pink Floyd's Nick Mason: 'We will only ever reform for an event like Live 8'

Pink Floyd: The Dark Side of the Moon Immersion Edition – review

REM-split-videos

My favourite album: Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd

Syd Barrett - 'lost' Syd Barrett Songs To Be Released

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