Pink Floyd
Battersea Power Station deserves its glossy makeover – but I’ll miss its crumbling glamour
Battersea Power Station once generated nearly a fifth of London’s power. It must have hummed and clanked almost as much…
Where is Pink Floyd in David Weigel’s history of Prog Rock?
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The legacy of Sgt. Pepper that’s really worth celebrating is toytown pop – not prog rock
Pop’s counterfactuals tend to be built on questioning mortality: what if Jimi Hendrix had lived? Or Buddy Holly? Rarely does…
The album art that dazzled a generation
James Walton talks to Aubrey Powell, the man behind the album art for virtually every 1970s rock band you can think of
Tom Stoppard’s Pink Floyd play gives Radio 2 a dark side
How many listeners, I wonder, actually tuned in to Darkside as it went out on air on Radio 2, after…
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‘Least said, texted, tweeted, retweeted, Instagrammed, posted, uploaded, shared, blogged, vlogged and Snapchatted, soonest mended.’
‘At least Chris Grayling isn’t in charge of the ferry.’
‘Before you say it, no — you can’t hand in a marriage licence.’
‘Oh no! We’ve woken up too early and haven’t missed Brexit!’
‘Brexit? I’m stockpiling for a new statue of Thatcher.’
‘A woman aged 55 could have painted it.’
‘A bit late for that — they’ve
already appointed Nick Clegg.’
‘On a clear day you can see five
county lines drugs rackets.’
