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Roger Waters marries for the fifth time, ties the knot with Kamilah Chavis

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Roger Waters has tied the knot!

The Pink Floyd co-founder, 78, has married girlfriend Kamilah Chavis. “I’m so happy, finally a keeper,” he wrote alongside a series of photos of the happy couple celebrating their wedding day.

In the sweet pictures, Waters and his bride smile and share a kiss while wearing a suit and white dress, respectively. In one photo, they pose outside on a bridge with their dog Sweet Georgia Brown, and in another, they laugh while cutting into a cake in their kitchen.

“A very happy man,” he captioned a solo shot, while on another, he wrote, “A very beautiful bride.”

This is the fifth marriage for Waters, who most recently split from actress and director Laurie Durning in 2015 after three years of marriage.

The “Wish You Were Here” singer opened up about his romance with Chavis in a 2018 interview with the Argentinian outlet Infobae, and said at the time that they were not married, but had been together for several years.

“Love is good, obviously. It requires maturing. If you have real love, it will surely last a long time. Because love is about giving, not receiving,” he told the outlet.

Jools Holland Pianola, Piano & Friends Album Features David Gilmour

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Jools Holland is proud to announce his new album PIANOLA. PIANO & FRIENDS.

A loving tribute to the black and white keys, it celebrates the community and conviviality that the piano inspires and the spark of Jools’ deep love for music.

The album showcases the vibrant versatility and virtuosity of Jools Holland and his lifelong friend, along with a truly unique line-up of some of the world’s greatest artists: Lang Lang, David Gilmour, Ruby Turner, Herbie Hancock, Booker T, Tom Jones, Gregory Porter, Mousse T, YolanDa Brown, Dr. John, Joe Bonamassa, Trombone Shorty…

Recorded through the lockdown period and from many corners of the world, the album has been produced by multi-instrumentalist Nitin Sawhney and Jools’ longtime producer Laurie Latham, with one track co-written and produced by Mousse T. Do The Boogie.

‘I’m humbled to have made this record with the greatest instrumental and vocal artists of our day. And so grateful to my lifelong friend the piano for making it possible.‘ – Jools Holland

PIANOLA. PIANO & FRIENDS is available for pre-order now from the official Jools Holland website by clicking here and is set for release on Friday 19th November 2021 via Warner Music on CD, double LP, and all major streaming services. .

The first single from the album to be released is the collaboration with Mousse T. Do The Boogie, which also features the Rhythm & Blues Orchestra Horn Section and is available from today via JoolsHolland.lnk.to/DoTheBoogie.

Roger Waters Announces UBS Arena Show at Belmont Park

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Due to overwhelming demand, Roger Waters This Is Not A Drill tour has added a show at the brand-new UBS Arena at Belmont Park on Saturday, August 13, 2022.

Roger Waters will play 37 shows across the US and Canada in the Summer of 2022, and tickets for the UBS Arena at Belmont Park performance will go on sale beginning Friday, October 15 at 10:00am ET.

To purchase tickets and for additional tour information, please visit rogerwaters.com.

” This Is Not A Drill is a ground breaking new rock and roll/cinematic extravaganza, performed in the round, it is a stunning indictment of the corporate dystopia in which we all struggle to survive, and a call to action to LOVE, PROTECT and SHARE our precious and precarious planet home. The show includes a dozen great songs from PINK FLOYD’S GOLDEN ERA alongside several new ones, words and music, same writer, same heart, same soul, same man. Could be his last hurrah. Wow! My first farewell tour! Don’t miss it. ” – Roger Waters

A Tribute To Pink Floyd – Animals Re-Imagined

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Track List:

1. Pigs On The Wing 1 – Nick van Eede (Cutting Crew) & Martin Barre (Jethro Tull)

2. Dogs – Graham Bonnet (Rainbow), Vinnie Moore (UFO), Kasim Sulton (Utopia), Jordan Rudess (Dream Theater) & Pat Mastelotto (King Crimson)

3. Pigs (Three Different Ones) – James LaBrie (Dream Theater), Al Di Meola, Joe Bouchard (Blue Öyster Cult), Patrick Moraz (The Moody Blues) & Billy Cobham (Mahavishnu Orchestra)

4. Sheep – Arthur Brown, Rick Wakeman (Yes), Jan Akkerman (Focus), David J. (Bauhaus) & Carmine Appice (Cactus/Vanilla Fudge)

5. Pigs On The Wing 2 – Jon Davison (lead vocalist for Yes), Albert Lee & Billy Sherwood (Yes)

An All-Star Gathering Of Rock Legends Including GRAHAM BONNET, ARTHUR BROWN, VINNIE MOORE, DAVID J, JAMES LABRIE, and others Perform PINK FLOYD’s 1977 Epic ANIMALS In Its Entirety!

Album features performances by Al Di Meola, Albert Lee, Rick Wakeman, Martin Barre, Carmine Appice, Jordan Rudess, Billy Cobham, Jan Akkerman, and more!

Los Angeles, CA – Following the wildly successful Still Wish You Were Here project released earlier this year, another gathering of classic, prog and art rock superstars have come together to recreate and reimagine Pink Floyd’s ambitious 1977 concept album, Animals! Fusing the white-hot guitar work of Floyd guitarist David Gilmour with the stone-cold cynicism of Roger Water’s lyrics, Animals is widely hailed by die-hard Floyd fans as one of the group’s most highly conceptual and uncompromising albums of their career, and certainly set the template for the commercial breakthrough that would come two years later with 1979’s The Wall.

Now, some of the most veteran players and singers on the planet including jazz-rock guitar legend Al Di Meola, psych-rock godfather Arthur Brown, drum master Billy Cobham, UFO’s Vinnie Moore, Bauhaus’s David J, Dream Theater’s James LaBrie, and so many more come to give their unique spins to this magnum opus. Each track of this groundbreaking work has been completely reimagined with modern production flourishes and tasteful musical additions while staying true to the original album’s heady and subtly complex compositions. Just listen to the new version of “Dogs,” a superb 17-minute suite sung by Rainbow’s Graham Bonnet with Vinnie Moore on guitar, Utopia’s Kasim Sulton on bass, Dream Theater’s Jordan Rudess on keyboards, and King Crimson drummer Pat Mastelotto.

Stream “Dogs”: https://orcd.co/graham_bonnet_vinnie_moore_dogs

Animals Reimagined – A Tribute To Pink Floyd is set for release on November 19 on both CD and digital with a vinyl version coming in 2022. The CD version comes in a deluxe 6-panel digipak with artwork created by the most successful digital artist working today, Mike “Beeple” Winkelmann, with cover art designed by James McCarthy. Look for the NFT charity auction of the front cover image later this year!

Pre-order the CD: https://cleorecs.com/store/shop/animals-reimagined-a-tribute-to-pink-floyd-cd/
Pre-order/pre-save the digital: https://orcd.co/animals_reimagined

Live At Pompeii 50th Anniversary Re-Creation : One Of These Days

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One of These Days - 50th Anniversary of the Pink Floyd 'Live at Pompeii' Rig Recreation


To celebrate the 50th-anniversary release of Pink Floyd Live In Pompeii A Fleeting Glimpse was invited down to the sunny fields of Cheshire, UK by Chris Hewitt of CH Vintage Audio, Very sadly due to logistics we were unable to attend this but we thank Chris for his personal invite.

CH Vintage Audio was formed by Vintage Audio collector and enthusiast Chris Hewitt and has seen various pieces of his collection used in many films over the years, including the latest Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody in which the pre Queen band “Smile” were seen playing.

After 4 years of collecting various equipment to coincide with the 50th anniversary of Live at Pompeii, Chris and his trusty team have acquired and re-created the entire “WEM” speaker setup identical to the one used in the original 1971 Film,

Footage that has appeared online to coincide with the recreation event features BBC radio broadcaster Mark Radcliffe and a special performance by The Australian Pink Floyd

Guy Pratt & Gary Kemp : Rockonteurs Podcast Episode 56 with Pat Leonard

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Rockonteurs is a podcast all about the real stories behind real music.

Presented by Spandau Ballet’s Gary Kemp, who wrote and performed megahits like ‘Gold’ and ‘True’, and Guy Pratt, a bass player who shaped songs for the likes of Madonna and Pink Floyd, you’ll hear exclusive stories of life on the road, in the studio and what really happened behind the scenes from artists who wrote, performed and produced the some of the biggest classic rock and pop tracks of all time.

Rockonteurs is a podcast all about the real stories behind real music.

This weeks upcoming episode is Number 54 and features guest Pat Leonard

Available from 9th October 2021 on Itunes, Spotify and all other Listening Platforms. Click Here to be taken to Apple Musics Listening Page

Live in Pompeii 50th Anniversary Pink Floyd PA Recreation

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50 years ago to this date saw the filming and cinematic release of Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii.  Created as a documentary film directed by Adrian Maben and featuring Pink Floyd performing at the ancient Roman amphitheatre in Pompeii, Italy. The documentary sees the band performing a typical live set from the era between the release of Meddle and The Darkside of the moon, there is no audience beyond the basic film crew.

The main footage in and around the amphitheatre was filmed over four days in October 1971, using the band’s regular touring equipment, including a mobile 8-track recorder from Paris (before being bumped up to 16-track in post-production). Additional footage filmed in a Paris television studio the following December was added for the original 1972 release. The film was then re-released in 1974 with additional studio material of the band working on The Dark Side of the Moon, and interviews at Abbey Road Studios.

The film has subsequently been released on video numerous times, and in 2002, a Director’s cut DVD appeared which combined the original footage from 1971 with more contemporary shots of space and the area around Pompeii, assembled by Maben. A number of bands have taken inspiration from the film in creating their own videos, or filming concerts without an audience.

One of the most shared and taled about images from the film is the amount of “WEM” speaker cabinets that were used with some having Pink Floyd London spray painted on the back of them, something of which David Gilmour still uses live to this day.

To celebrate this half a century release A Fleeting Glimpse were invited down to the sunny fields of Cheshire, UK by Chris Hewitt of CH Vintage Audio, Very sadly due to logistics we were unable to attend this but we thank Chris for his personal invite.

CH Vintage Audio was formed by Vintage Audio collector and enthusiast Chris Hewitt and has seen various pieces of his collection used in many films over the years, including the latest Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody in which the pre Queen band “Smile” were seen playing.

After 4 years of collecting various equipment to coincide with the 50th anniversary of Live at Pompeii, Chris and his trusty team have acquired and re-created the entire “WEM” speaker setup identical to the one used in the original 1971 Film,

Footage that has appeared online to coincide with the recreation event features BBC radio broadcaster Mark Radcliffe and a special performance by The Australian Pink Floyd

Live in Pompeii 50th Anniversary Pink Floyd PA Recreation

Mark Radcliffe talks about the Pink Floyd Live in Pompeii PA recreation

Video content put  together by Westley Bone of Troglodyte Music and Chris Hewitt of CH Vintage Audio

 

Pink Floyd : ‘Animals’ Deluxe Edition Scheduled For June 2022

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Roger Waters has revealed that Pink Floyd will release a deluxe edition reissue of their 1977 album classic, “Animals.” The limited-edition 4-disc packages will feature the remixed album on LP, CD, Blu-ray and DVD, with the Blu-ray and DVD versions delivering new hi-resolution stereo and 5.1 mixes alongside the original 1977 stereo mix.

The bassist and architect of the original project confirms the reissue will feature new remixes of the UK band’s tenth studio record, while not sharing a timetable for the set’s release.

After claiming he has been “banned by Dave Gilmour from posting on Pink Floyd’s Facebook page with its 30,000,000 subscribers“, Waters goes on to explain the hurdles he has faced in dealing with his former bandmate in recent years.

“What precipitated this note is that there are new James Guthrie Stereo and 5.1 mixes of the Pink Floyd album, “Animals”, 1977,” begins Waters. “These mixes have languished unreleased because of a dispute over some sleeve notes that Mark Blake has written for this new release. Gilmour has vetoed the release of the album unless these liner notes are removed. He does not dispute the veracity of the history described in Mark’s notes, but he wants that history to remain secret.

“This is a small part of an ongoing campaign by the Gilmour/Samson camp to claim more credit for Dave on the work he did in Pink Floyd, 1967-1985, than is his due. Yes he was, and is, a jolly good guitarist and singer. But, he has for the last 35 years told a lot of whopping porky pies about who did what in Pink Floyd when I was still in charge. There’s a lot of ‘we did this’ and ‘we did that,’ and ‘I did this’ and ‘I did that.‘”

“I am agreeing to the release of the new ‘Animals’ remix, with the sleeve notes removed,” Waters continues. “Good work James Guthrie by the way, and sorry Mark Blake. The final draft of the liner notes was fact checked and agreed as factually correct by me, Nick and Gilmour.“ Waters then goes on to share Blake’s liner notes for the set, which fans can read on his Facebook page.

With the opening of the latest leg of the current Their Mortail Remains Exhibition in Los Angeles part of the exhibits featured a new printing of the updated cover with the footnote stating that it is due to be released in June 2022

Update – Please see our latest update article regarding this release dated 21st May 2022 – Click Here

Guy Pratt & Gary Kemp : Rockonteurs Podcast Episode 55 with Colin Blunstone

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Rockonteurs is a podcast all about the real stories behind real music.

Presented by Spandau Ballet’s Gary Kemp, who wrote and performed megahits like ‘Gold’ and ‘True’, and Guy Pratt, a bass player who shaped songs for the likes of Madonna and Pink Floyd, you’ll hear exclusive stories of life on the road, in the studio and what really happened behind the scenes from artists who wrote, performed and produced the some of the biggest classic rock and pop tracks of all time.

Rockonteurs is a podcast all about the real stories behind real music.

This weeks upcoming episode is Number 54 and features guest Colin Blunstone

Available from 2nd October 2021 on Itunes, Spotify and all other Listening Platforms. Click Here to be taken to Apple Musics Listening Page