Deep Purple drew on several sources of inspiration when coming up with their name, from contemporaries to grandmas.

Within a matter of hours of the announcement, an unnamed promoter pitched the idea of extending this reformation beyond Hyde Park. "I went out to dinner with a friend," Waters revealed, "and an offer ...

Santa Fe College brought back a familiar, groovy bassline with kaleidoscopic colors to its planetarium. Now, there are more shows to enjoy. “Pink Floyd Fridays” returned to Santa Fe’s Kika Silva Pla ...

I didn’t know much about The Gilmour Project heading into its show at the legendary Great American Music Hall. Well, I knew a couple of basic things — 1) This all-star act includes a bunch of stellar ...

Bassist Roger Waters and drummer Nick Mason began playing music together as teenagers while studying architecture at the London Polytechnic. By the end of 1965, they had been joined by keyboardist ...

The album that consolidated Pink Floyd’s superstar status fifty years ago receives an anniversary box set treatment. (L-R) A member of staff poses in front of the back cover image outtake of the album ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. With the 60-year anniversary of the Pink Floyd’s founding officially here, the rock band is bigger than ever as new generations of ...

Pink Floyd during the recording of "Wish You Were Here" (photo: Storm Thorgerson / Sony Music Entertainment). Pink Floyd are expanding their 1975 album Wish You Were Here for a 50th anniversary deluxe ...

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He was also known for his performances in “Twister” and “The Matrix Reloaded,” and came from a family of stunt performers. By Livia Albeck-Ripka Reporting from Los Angeles, Calif. Ronnie Rondell, a ...