Syd Barrett In His Prime
This video clip features Syd Barrett in his prime performing with Pink Floyd in 1967. He’s the lead guitarist and singer.
RIP Syd Barrett
A spokesperson for the band Pink Floyd confirmed the death of Floyd co-founder Syd Barrett. The spokes person would not say anything more until the band had a chance to make an official announcement but it is believed that Barrett died July 7th of a diabetes-related illness. He was 60 years old. I was introduced […]
RIP Billy Preston
Musician Billy Preston died today. He was in pretty bad shape and had been in a coma since November due to kidney problems (he had a failed kidney transplant in 2002). Preston has some solo hits (“Nothing from Nothing”) but is perhaps best known for his work with The Beatles (he played organ on “Get […]
It’s Not Unusual To Be Knighted
Congratulations to singer Tom Jones who was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II today.
Fripp Does Microsoft
Guitarist Robert Fripp of King Crimson fame recently visited a recording studio on the Microsoft campus to record sounds that will be used by the software giant in Windows Vista, the next version of their Windows operating system product due out later in 2006.