The inside story of Pink Floyd’s classic Live At Pompeii
A maverick filmmaker, a band reaching the peak of their powers, an iconic venue steeped in history, and a singing Afghan Hound: this is the inside story of Pink Floyd’s Live At Pompeii
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Pink Floyd: The Story Behind Atom Heart Mother
It had a cow’s arse on the cover and a track sampling their roadie cooking bacon, but the wild genius of Pink Floyd’s psychedelic art rock made Atom Heart Mother their first No. 1
Pink Floyd's Descent Into Madness
After years of bitter in-fighting, Roger Waters finally left Pink Floyd in 1985. His departure caused rancour... and there was also the question mark over the ownership of their infamous pig
"I’ve waved the flag in Metallica for Steven Wilson" – Rob Trujillo raves about Porcupine Tree's founder
The infectiously groovy Metallica bass player Rob Trujillo was floored when he discovered Steven Wilson
The 10 heaviest Pink Floyd songs
Ten times Pink Floyd threw the heavy duty concepts out of the window and cranked everything up to 11
How Pink Floyd made The Final Cut and learned to hate each other
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How Sir Alan Parker made Pink Floyd The Wall – the movie
“It’s a mish-mash, an amalgam of lunatic ideas” - Sir Alan Parker, director of the movie version of Floyd’s masterpiece The Wall
A beginner's guide to the thrilling, topsy-turvy world of the concept album
Rock is often about more than just the music: it's about The Big Idea, and ambition manifesting itself as The Concept Album
Pink Floyd: a guide to their best albums
Updated From psychedelia to wild success, the very best of the band who delivered The Dark Side Of The Moon and The Wall
Rick Wright Remembered
Memories of Pink Floyd's late keyboard player and the inspiration behind The Endless River
What happened when David Gilmour joined forces with The Orb
The inside story of how Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour ended up making an album with The Orb
The making of Pink Floyd's The Division Bell
In 1994 Pink Floyd released The Division Bell, their final album with Rick Wright. This is its story...
The Top 10 Essential 80s Prog Albums
If prog ruled the world in the 1970s, then the 80s found it retreating to take stock. But it still produced some classic albums – and these are the 10 best
Why you should definitely own Pink Floyd's The Dark Side Of The Moon
The Dark Side Of The Moon is one of rock's best-selling albums. Still don't have a copy? Prog magazine editor Jerry Ewing explains why you should change that
Watch David Gilmour, Lemmy, Mark Knopfler and Gary Moore in a bizarre comedy sketch
As unlikely all-star line-ups go, this might just be the unlikeliest, and possibly the starriest, as folk icon Ralph McTell goes on trial
How Syd Barrett cast a spell that lasted throughout Pink Floyd's career
Pink Floyd are synonymous with Roger Waters and David Gilmour, but Syd Barrett remains the lost genius at the heart of the band
The story behind Pink Floyd’s The Wall album cover
Artist Gerald Scarfe on the iconic sleeve that was a "doddle" to create...
From Sgt Pepper to Syd Barrett: the psychedelic birth of prog rock
In the late 1960s, the psychedelic revolution changed everything – and, thanks to The Beatles, Floyd and more, helped usher in the progressive rock era…
My Prog Hero: Grant Nicholas on Pink Floyd
The Feeder frontman admits it’s not a case of us and them when it comes to his passion for Pink Floyd.
