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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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