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Syd Barrett - Syd Barrett Painting Stolen From Exhibition

4758 days ago
ContactMusicA painting by late Pink Floyd legend Syd Barrett has been stolen from an exhibition in London. The self-portrait had never been seen in public before it went on display at the city's Idea Generation gallery last month (Mar11). But just three... more info

Psychedelic footballer – the secret life of Derek Dougan

4769 days ago
Guardian MusicWho was that tall, thin Irishman intently watching Syd Barrett and Jimi Hendrix onstage? What happened to his own single? And did rock play a part in Wolves' 3-1 defeat at Coventry?It was my dissertation supervisor who identified him: a tall, stern-... more info

Syd Barrett Insight 

4782 days ago
BBC 6 MusicLove letters, art and photos from the world of the rock legend more info

Pink Floyd founder Barrett put painting before pop

4783 days ago
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - He helped create one of rock's greatest bands, but the late Syd Barrett always considered himself a painter before a Pink Floyd founder. Speaking at an exhibition of the troubled musician's canvases and letters, his sister Rosemary... more info

Cautionary Tales – review

4789 days ago
Guardian MusicHoward Assembly Rooms, LeedsThere are many reasons why you might encourage children to go to the opera: enchantment, education, the beginnings of a lifelong interest in music. You wouldn't necessarily expect them to receive a reprimand for going; ... more info

Syd Barrett - Syd Barrett Artwork And Rare Photos Go On Display

4800 days ago
ContactMusicA huge collection of unseen artwork, photographs and personal letters from the archives of tragic rock legend SYD BARRETT is to go on display in London.Syd Barrett Art and Letters is the largest ever exhibition of the former Pink Floyd guitarist's wo... more info

Ozzy Osbourne, Beach Boys, Syd Barrett figure into 2011 Record Store Day promotions

4806 days ago
L.A. Times - Pop & HissThe musical treats for pop fans continue to roll out in conjunction with national Record Store Day on April 16, the annual event hosted by a consortium of independent record retailers to recognize merchants who still sell music from brick-and-mortar.... more info

Syd Barrett | Art and Letters

4819 days ago
AltsoundsThe myth behind some of rock n' roll's most outrageous stories, Syd Barrett was the pioneering songwriter and musical visionary of the greatest psychedelic rock band in history, Pink Floyd. For the first time, the largest collection of unseen photog... more info

NME’s 50 Druggiest Albums Ever

4821 days ago
StereogumNME’s list of the 50 Druggiest Albums Ever doesn’t include any Wavves or Beach House. But seriously, how about Jerusalem/Dopesmoker, solo Syd Barrett, Smiley Smile? The list appears in the magazine’s special issue dedicated to Primal Screams’... more info

Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould – review

4839 days ago
Guardian MusicThis documentary about Glenn Gould corrects some of the wilder myths about the astonishingly talented pianist, writes Peter BradshawThe great pianist Glenn Gould is often caricatured as a crazy hermit somewhere between Syd Barrett and Howard Hughes;... more info

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