David Gilmour has always worked hard to keep the memory of his Pink Floyd predecessor, Syd Barrett, alive. Most recently, he paid tribute by covering two tracks by Barrett on a family livestream. Over the years, Gilmour has kept songs from 1967’s The Piper at the Gates of Dawn as …
Read More »Flashback: Tom Jones, Pink Floyd's David Gilmour Cover Prince's 'Purple Rain' in 1992
To mark the fourth anniversary of Prince‘s death this week, the producers of the Grammys put together an all-star tribute to the Purple One with performances of his songs by John Legend, the Foo Fighters, St. Vincent, Morris Day and the Time, and many others. Strangely absent from the festivities, …
Read More »Pink Floyd's 'Dark Side of the Moon': 10 Things You Didn't Know
There are hit albums, and then there’s Dark Side of the Moon. Pink Floyd‘s eternally popular song cycle has sold more than 15 million copies in the U.S. since its release on March 1st, 1973, and more than 45 million units worldwide. A true colossus of classic rock, the album …
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