How Did I Miss This Bonkers Pink Floyd Cover?

Ok, thanks to the Sirius XM app-exclusive Covers channel, I was introduced to the weirdest Pink Floyd cover ever. It's the Scissor Sisters doing "Comfortably Numb."

Yes, this is a 2004 disco-version of the song and it was even nominated for a Grammy!

Again, how did I miss this insanity? The first listen is jarring and then you kind of get it and I can totally see this being played on a Virgin Voyages cruise around the pool deck or something. Anyway, check out the song below if you haven't heard it before and add that Covers channel to your app library if you have a Sirius subscription because there are some wild gems on there!

Also, happy Who Dey - Bengals first preseason game tonight! See you in the jungle, baby!

David Gilmour Has Announced First Tour Dates!

To celebrate the release of Luck and Strange, David Gilmour will be performing his only UK Shows at the Royal Albert Hall, select dates in October 2024. Tickets will go on general sale at 10am on Friday, May 10th at Ticketmaster.

The thing about this is that UK residents get first priority (as they should) so there is probably no chance for Americans to get tickets to these shows. I am hoping that means that Gilmour will travel to America for at least a week of shows in a single place. I will keep crossing my fingers for US dates!

Happy Eclipse Day (For Lots of Folks)

It's finally here: the day of the total solar eclipse. Some lucky folks are in the path of totality - and I'm one of them! There are eclipse playlists galore out there - but the best is probably to just listen to Dark Side of The Moon from Pink Floyd. Really, there's nothing better.

If you are taking part in any of the science fun today, be careful and wear your special glasses and enjoy!

42 Years Of 'High n' Dry'

Well, if you want to feel ancient, I can help: Def Leppard's High N' Dry album is 42 years old. Of course the album features "Bringin' On The Heartbreak," a song that solidified the Brits as the real rock deal.

The new Def Leppard book DEFinitely has a little tidbit about the album cover for their debut On Through The Night and how the band had nothing to do with the creative concept at all. The label "took care of it" and the band wasn't pleased. From then on, the members of Def Leppard exerted creative control over their album covers and iconic art. The cover for High n' Dry was actually meant for Pink Floyd in the late 70s, but rejected by the prog legends. (The graphic designer of the cover was Storm Thorgerson. He also did the art for Dark Side of the Moon).

Def Leppard began their long partnership with the late designer Andie Airfix with the Pyromania album. 

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Pink Floyd Live In 1975 - Rare Footage

Watch some amazing footage of Pink Floyd playing on June 28, 1975 at the Ivor Wynne Stadium in Ontario, Canada.

The film was shot on 8mm and then converted to 4K. David Gilmour is amazing here, both in voice and guitar sound. Plus, the quality of the film is astonishing for how old it is and what it was originally shot on, too.

Roger Waters - David Gilmour Feud Hits Twitter

Oh boy. It's never good when band feuds spill over into social media. We all know that Roger Waters and David Gilmour of Pink Floyd basically hate each other these days.

Well, Roger has been on the wrong side of history for quite some time regarding Russia and the invasion of Ukraine. Gilmour's wife, Polly Samson, tweeted about Roger yesterday. It should be noted Polly isn't a regular rock spouse - she's also a Pink Floyd songwriter. Samson called it straight after Roger's recent interview in a German newspaper...

Every word demonstrably true https://t.co/KWk4I3bMTN

— David Gilmour (@davidgilmour) February 6, 2023

Sadly @rogerwaters you are antisemitic to your rotten core. Also a Putin apologist and a lying, thieving, hypocritical, tax-avoiding, lip-synching,misogynistic, sick-with-envy, megalomaniac. Enough of your nonsense.

— pollysamson (@PollySamson) February 6, 2023

Of course, media picked up on this whole thing. I actually saw it myself because I follow David Gilmour and noticed he "liked" Polly's tweet.

The decades-long feud between Pink Floyd’s former bandmates escalated Monday when Gilmour’s wife, who wrote several songs for the band after Waters' departure in 1985, publicly called Waters “tax-avoiding, lip-synching, misogynistic" https://t.co/KCgQ8vIrgw

— Rolling Stone (@RollingStone) February 7, 2023

Well, now Roger Waters is freaking out and "looking into legal action." This after the dude said Israel is just like Nazi Germany... and Ukraine is full of Nazi's too. I dunno man. Not a good look.

Roger Waters seeks legal advice on "incendiary" tweet by David Gilmour's partner Polly Samson calling Waters "antisemitic to your rotten core": Gilmour says accusation is "demonstrably true"https://t.co/4e5TAi91Zg

— Classic Rock Magazine (@ClassicRockMag) February 7, 2023

Pink Floyd Reveals 50th Anniversary 'Dark Side Of The Moon' Box

Coming out March 24, 2023, Pink Floyd will release the 50th anniversary box set celebrating Dark Side of the Moon. The new set is $300 and contains a remastered album on vinyl and CD, performance DVD and new-to-vinyl Live At Empire Wembley Pool, recorded back in 1974.

There's also a big book, replica singles, stickers and more. It's all quite cool. I will probably just order the 1974 live vinyl and call it a day. I already have a 2016 DSOTM remaster vinyl and $300 is a lot of cash but this is going to sell like crazy. You can pre-order now at the link in the post below.