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Better To... Podcast with D. M. Needom
Imagination - Belouis Some

Better To... Podcast with D. M. Needom

Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2025 80:24


Send us a textNeville Keighley a.k.a. Belouis Some stops by the show, and we step back in time. We talk about touring with Frankie Goes To Hollywood and Queen. The spicy video for Imagination and more.*******Belouis Some (real name Neville Keighley), singer-songwriter from London, released his first album Some People in 1985 on Capitol EMI Records. After initial recording in London, the album was produced in New York by Steve Thompson and Michael Barbiero. Carlos Alomar arranged and played on the tracks and brought together a lineup that included Bernard Edwards and Tony Thompson (Chic), Carmine Rojas, Robin Clark, Chester Kamen, and Guy Fletcher (Dire Straits). The album contained the worldwide hit singles Imagination and Some People with the video for Imagination, directed by Storm Thorgerson, causing controversy as it contained full nudity.In 1985, Belouis Some was sponsored by Swatch in North America and opened for Frankie Goes To Hollywood on their US tour. The Some People video was also simultaneously running as a nationwide Swatch TV commercial. In 1986, Belouis Some headlined the “Swatch Live” show at the Beacon Theatre in New York.In 1986, Belouis Some supported Queen on their “Magic” stadium tour, including opening the famous Knebworth concert, one of the largest concerts ever held in the UK and Freddie Mercury's last ever live performance with Queen.The Belouis Some song Round Round, produced by Bernard Edwards, was included in the 1986 John Hughes movie Pretty In Pink, the platinum-selling soundtrack album is on Rolling Stone magazine's “25 Greatest Soundtracks of All Time”.He'll be performing on the “Lost 80s Live” tour of North America in the summer of 2025. Get your tickets and more info here: https://www.belouissome.com/*******If you would like to contact the show about being a guest, please email us at Dauna@bettertopodcast.comUpcoming guests can be found: https://dmneedom.com/upcoming-guest Follow us on Social MediaInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/author_d.m.needom/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bettertopodcastwithdmneedomIntro and Outro music compliments of Fast Suzi©2025 Better To...Podcast with D. M. NeedomSupport the show

Mick and the PhatMan Talking Music
Two Music Legends – Patti Smith & Marianne Faithfull

Mick and the PhatMan Talking Music

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2025 70:13


Send us a message, so we know what you're thinking!This episode, we look back at two hugely influential women artists – Patti Smith, whose 1975 “Horses” album inspired so many artists, and Marianne Faithfull, whose passing in January, 2025, is a huge loss.  “Horses”, with its confrontational approach - “Jesus died for somebody's sins, but not mine” - changed the landscape of rock music for the next few decades.  Produced by John Cale, of Velvet Underground fame, the album opened the door for so many women, including Blondie and so many English punk and new wave bands.  We talk about why we like this album, its influential impact, and how Patti Smith developed over later years. Marianne Faithfull has long been one of our favourites, and we talked about “Broken English” in Season 3. (If you haven't heard that episode, here's the link.) Tributes have come from every corner of the industry, all saying one thing – Marianne was inspirational to everyone she worked with, from The Rolling Stones to Metallica to Nick Cave and Warren Ellis. Banging our own drum for a moment, we've just been named as one of the top Australian Music Podcasts by monitoring service, Feedspot, which compiles the most comprehensive list of Australian Music Podcasts on the web. Great subjects.  Great episode.  Enjoy.  References:  Marianne Faithfull, Patti Smith, Andrew Loog Oldham, Sister Morphine, Girl on a Motorcycle, Samuel Beckett, homelessness, Hipgnosis, Storm Thorgerson, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, “The Memory Remains”, Metallica, Lars Ulrich, Warren Ellis, She Walks in Beauty, Graham Coxon, Blur, TOTO, “Africa”, “Hold The Line”, "Rosanna”, Robert Dimery, 1001 Albums You Must Listen to Before You Die,  Jim Morrison, oil shortage – 70's, Robert Mapplethorpe, Allen Lanier, Blue Öyster Cult, Tom Verlaine, Television, "Break It Up",  John Cale, “Gloria”, Van Morrison, “Marquee Moon”, “Land (Horses)”, “Radio Ethiopia”, “Wave”, “Easter”, “Because the Night”, Siouxsie Sioux, Siouxsie & The Banshees, R.E.M.,  Michael Stipe, Peter Buck, Morrissey, Johnny Marr,  Courtney Love, Hole, PJ Harvey Episode playlistHorsesBroken EnglishMarianne Faithfull - Series 3, Episode 14

Polyphonic Press
The Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd - Ep. 87

Polyphonic Press

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2025 36:31


One of the most iconic and influential albums of all time, The Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd is a progressive rock masterpiece that explores themes of time, mental illness, greed, death, and the human experience. Released in 1973, the album is known for its seamless flow, with each track blending into the next, creating an immersive sonic journey.Musically, it features lush synthesizers, soaring guitar solos, ethereal vocal harmonies, and groundbreaking use of studio effects. Tracks like “Time,” “Money,” and “Us and Them” have become timeless classics, while the haunting beauty of “The Great Gig in the Sky” and the hypnotic pulse of “Breathe” showcase the band's sonic experimentation.Lyrically and thematically profound, The Dark Side of the Moon resonates with listeners on an emotional and philosophical level. Its iconic prism cover art, designed by Storm Thorgerson, has become one of the most recognizable images in music history. The album spent over 900 weeks on the Billboard charts, cementing its legacy as one of the best-selling and most enduring records ever made.Listen to the album on Apple Music Listen to the album on SpotifyWhat did you think of this album? Send us a text! Support the showPatreonWebsitePolyphonic Press Discord ServerFollow us on InstagramContact: polyphonicpressmusic@gmail.comDISCLAIMER: Due to copyright restrictions, we are unable to play pieces of the songs we cover in these episodes. Playing clips of songs are unfortunately prohibitively expensive to obtain the proper licensing. We strongly encourage you to listen to the album along with us on your preferred format to enhance the listening experience.

Disco prestado
(2/5) 'The Dark Side of the Moon' de Pink Floyd, con Alan Boguslavsky [ex-Héroes Del Silencio]

Disco prestado

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2024 40:09


Charlamos con Alan Boguslavsky (ex-guitarrista de Héroes del Silencio y Bunbury) sobre el disco ‘The Dark Side of the Moon' de Pink Floyd. En este episodio (publicado originalmente en junio de 2023) hablamos de: La portada del disco, obra del diseñador inglés Storm Thorgerson. La música, los sonidos y las letras de las dos o tres primeras canciones del disco (según como se mire, como también veremos): «Speak to Me», «Breathe (in the Air)» y «On the Run». El estilo de Roger Waters como letrista. El uso temprano de los sintetizadores en el disco, y en particular de un secuenciador. El origen de las voces habladas que se oyen a lo largo de todo el álbum. La tensión entre el perfeccionismo y la espontaneidad en el proceso creativo. Y por el camino nos encontramos con Alan Parsons, Genesis, los Red Hot Chili Peppers, Paul McCartney, Spinal Tap, ‘2001: Una odisea del espacio', los Illuminati y la aviofobia (o el miedo a volar), entre otros. Para participar en la elección de los discos que tratamos en el podcast, date de alta en mi lista de correo en discoprestado.com Contacto: discoprestado@proton.me ¡Salud y buena música! Marc Aliana

Rock & Roll Nightmares
Roddy Bogawa: Co-Director, "Have You Got It Yet? Syd Barrett & Pink Floyd" Documentary

Rock & Roll Nightmares

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2024 53:38


Award-winning filmmaker Roddy Bogawa joins Staci on today's podcast. Roddy co-directed the documentary "Have You Got It Yet? The Story of Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd" with the late, acclaimed album cover designer Storm Thorgerson. This remarkable and beautifully crafted documentary took years to complete. Staci will ask Roddy about the making of this film and his personal insights into Syd Barrett's life and decline. He will also discuss the challenges of creating a movie about Syd, a person with such a complex and multifaceted personality.

Pop: The History Makers with Steve Blame
BELOUIS SOME Five Of His Best

Pop: The History Makers with Steve Blame

Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2024 33:29


Belouis Some on his TOP FIVE songs - the list is below with youtube links to watch them, but to find out his number one you'll have to watch the podcast.⁠⁠YouTube link to watch the interview;https://youtu.be/Xnlz-njHeFQ?si=7k_E6zPp3v71zd8j⁠⁠Charismatic British singer-songwriter, Belouis Some, carved out a niche for himself in the music industry with his soulful vocals, catchy melodies, and thought-provoking lyrics. Best known for his 1980s hits such as "Imagination" and "Some People," Some's music embodies the spirit of the era while maintaining a timeless quality that continues to resonate with fans old and new. And his videos with Storm Thorgerson were legendary.⁠⁠Neville Keighley (Belouis Some) was due to start on an eagerly anticipated tour headlined by The Alarm but singer Mike Peters has unfortunately seen his Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia (CLL) undergo a transformation into a High Grade Lymphoma. The exact specifics of his treatment and recovery plan are not yet known. Obviously we all wish Mike a speedy recovery and that the Live Today Love Tomorrow Tour, which was due to commence this week in the USA will be rescheduled in the future.⁠⁠As you'll hear in the podcast, recorded before the news, Belouis Some was gearing up for this exciting tour, and I'm sure that the tour will be back on at some point.⁠⁠To keep up with Belouis Some follow him on instagram:⁠ @belouissomemusic ⁠ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

ESO Network – The ESO Network
Modern Musicology #88 – The Art of HIPGNOSIS

ESO Network – The ESO Network

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2023 50:50


HIPGNOSIS — the graphic design team comprised of Storm Thorgerson and Aubrey “Po” Powell — dominated the music scene in the 70s and 80s and created some of the most iconic album covers ever. Their client list included Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Paul McCartney & Wings, Peter Gabriel, Def Leppard, T. Rex, the Pretty Things, Black Sabbath, the Alan Parsons … Modern Musicology #88 – The Art of HIPGNOSIS Read More » The post Modern Musicology #88 – The Art of HIPGNOSIS appeared first on The ESO Network.

MODERN MUSICOLOGY
#88 - The Art of HIPGNOSIS

MODERN MUSICOLOGY

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2023 50:49


HIPGNOSIS -- the graphic design team comprised of Storm Thorgerson and Aubrey "Po" Powell -- dominated the music scene in the 70s and 80s and created some of the most iconic album covers ever. Their client list included Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Paul McCartney & Wings, Peter Gabriel, Def Leppard, T. Rex, the Pretty Things, Black Sabbath, the Alan Parsons Project, Yes, Genesis, Electric Light Orchestra, Rainbow, Styx, Wishbone Ash, UFO, 10cc, Bad Company, AC/DC, Scorpions, The Nice, and many others. Their career is chronicled in the new documentary Squaring the Circle, available on AppleTV, and is highly recommended.  What's your favorite Hipgnosis album cover? What did you think of the Squaring the Circle documentary? Let us know! Drop us a line at modernmusicology1@gmail.com or leave a comment wherever you find our episode and let us know! And don't forget to rate us on your favorite podcast app!  Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ModernMusicology Check us out on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/modernmusicologypodcast/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ModrnMusicology Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCk-MlcGy5u3fK1j4bVty1Kw Modern Musicology is part of the ESO Podcast Network. https://esonetwork.com/ Find more about us: Rob Levy: https://kdhx.org/shows/show/juxtaposition Stephanie Seymour: www.therearebirds.com  R. Alan Siler: www.kozmiccreative.com  Anthony Williams: https://watchers4d.podbean.com/ 

The Record Store Day Podcast with Paul Myers
RSD Goes To The Movies, The Elephant 6 Recording Co, Have You Got It Yet? (Syd Barrett)

The Record Store Day Podcast with Paul Myers

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2023 78:44


After two music book episodes, RSD Goes To The Movies, pointing our lens at two rock documentaries, each told from inside two different psychedelically-incinded music scenes.  Robert Schneider of The Apples in Stereo is here with Rob Hatch-Miller (Other Music) to discuss C.B. Stockfleth's film, The Elephant 6 Recording Co., but first, director Roddy Bogawa talks about the film he made with the late Storm Thorgerson (of Hipgnosis) called Have You Got It Yet? The Story of Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd.  Plus the return of RSD co-founder Carrie Colliton, back in Raleigh, NC, after running the RSD Summer Camp in New Orleans. Go to RecordStoreDay.com for the latest information about RSD. Written, produced, engineered, and hosted by Paul Myers, who also composed the theme music and selected interstitial music.  Sponsored by Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, Tito's Handmade Vodka, and Crosley turntables.  This episode is dedicated to the late Jerry Moss (1935-2023), who passed away on August 15 at the age of 88. Moss was the co-founder, with friend of the show Herb Alpert, of A&M Records. Please subscribe to our podcast, and by all means tell your friends about us, we love organic, word of mouth promotion.  

Process Driven
Iteration 112: Art is Everywhere

Process Driven

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2023 6:25


Over the weekend, Adrianne and I watched a fantastic new documentary by Anton Corbijn called Squaring the Circle. It's about Hipgnosis, the legendary design agency in London formed in the late 1960s by Storm Thorgerson and Aubrey Powell, or “Po” to his friends. I knew I was going to love it before I even saw the trailer because so much of their work has been etched into my brain over the past four decades of my life. The work they did for Pink Floyd alone would have made them industry icons, but they also worked with Led Zeppelin, Paul McCartney, T Rex, Yes, Genesis, 10cc, and a ton of other bands over the course of their 15-year run.LINKSSquaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis) | Official Red Band Trailer | UtopiaAnton Corbijn on Squaring the Circle, Hipgnosis, Album Covers & Kurt CobainCategory:Album covers by HipgnosisStorm Thorgerson | Designing The ImpossibleStorm Thorgerson, Pt. 1Storm Thorgerson, Pt. 2CONNECT WITH MEWebsite: https://jefferysaddoris.com  Twitter: @jefferysaddoris  Instagram: @jefferysaddorisSUBSCRIBESubscribe to Jeffery Saddoris: Almost Everything in your favorite podcast app to get more conversations like this. You can find the full written version of this Iteration on Substack.MUSICMusic For Workplaces by Jeffery Saddoris

Jeffery Saddoris: Everything
Iteration 112: Art is Everywhere

Jeffery Saddoris: Everything

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2023 6:25


Over the weekend, Adrianne and I watched a fantastic new documentary by Anton Corbijn called Squaring the Circle. It's about Hipgnosis, the legendary design agency in London formed in the late 1960s by Storm Thorgerson and Aubrey Powell, or “Po” to his friends. I knew I was going to love it before I even saw the trailer because so much of their work has been etched into my brain over the past four decades of my life. The work they did for Pink Floyd alone would have made them industry icons, but they also worked with Led Zeppelin, Paul McCartney, T Rex, Yes, Genesis, 10cc, and a ton of other bands over the course of their 15-year run.LINKSSquaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis) | Official Red Band Trailer | UtopiaAnton Corbijn on Squaring the Circle, Hipgnosis, Album Covers & Kurt CobainCategory:Album covers by HipgnosisStorm Thorgerson | Designing The ImpossibleStorm Thorgerson, Pt. 1Storm Thorgerson, Pt. 2CONNECT WITH MEWebsite: https://jefferysaddoris.com  Twitter: @jefferysaddoris  Instagram: @jefferysaddorisSUBSCRIBESubscribe to Jeffery Saddoris: Almost Everything in your favorite podcast app to get more conversations like this. You can find the full written version of this Iteration on Substack.MUSICMusic For Workplaces by Jeffery Saddoris

Iterations
Iteration 112: Art is Everywhere

Iterations

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2023 6:25


Over the weekend, Adrianne and I watched a fantastic new documentary by Anton Corbijn called Squaring the Circle. It's about Hipgnosis, the legendary design agency in London formed in the late 1960s by Storm Thorgerson and Aubrey Powell, or “Po” to his friends. I knew I was going to love it before I even saw the trailer because so much of their work has been etched into my brain over the past four decades of my life. The work they did for Pink Floyd alone would have made them industry icons, but they also worked with Led Zeppelin, Paul McCartney, T Rex, Yes, Genesis, 10cc, and a ton of other bands over the course of their 15-year run.LINKSSquaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis) | Official Red Band Trailer | UtopiaAnton Corbijn on Squaring the Circle, Hipgnosis, Album Covers & Kurt CobainCategory:Album covers by HipgnosisStorm Thorgerson | Designing The ImpossibleStorm Thorgerson, Pt. 1Storm Thorgerson, Pt. 2CONNECT WITH MEWebsite: https://jefferysaddoris.com  Twitter: @jefferysaddoris  Instagram: @jefferysaddorisSUBSCRIBESubscribe to Jeffery Saddoris: Almost Everything in your favorite podcast app to get more conversations like this. You can find the full written version of this Iteration on Substack.MUSICMusic For Workplaces by Jeffery Saddoris

Dystopia Tonight With John Poveromo
Day 240 - 3 Line Notes with Roddy Bogawa

Dystopia Tonight With John Poveromo

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2023 62:24


Roddy Bogawa is a filmmaker and artist known for his unparalleled storytelling approach and his ability to delve into themes that deeply resonate with audiences. His films, blending documentary and narrative elements, offer an enthralling and thought-provoking journey. I've been captivated by his exploration of complex subjects like identity and memory, enriched by his experimental techniques, which truly set him apart as a distinctive voice in independent cinema. Throughout his career, Bogawa's vision and creativity have earned him critical acclaim, making him a notable figure in the film industry. I recently had the incredible opportunity to interview Bogawa about his latest masterpiece, "Have you got it yet?" The Story of Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd. This documentary has been highly anticipated, holding a special significance as its co-director, Storm Thorgerson, a close friend of Barrett's and a renowned album designer, sadly passed away in 2013. But what's a good documentary without a few challenges? Bogawa delivers a moving account of Barrett's life in a way that makes you feel like you lived it alongside him. Through his skillful storytelling, Bogawa also manages to leave some mystery behind.  Allowing Barrett to keep his enigma status. Overall the film left me deeply moved by the experience.

When They Was Fab: Electric Arguments About the Beatles
2023.31 Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis) - A Review

When They Was Fab: Electric Arguments About the Beatles

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2023 66:57


Aubrey "Po" Powell and Storm Thorgerson were once known as "Hipgnosis".     It is not an exaggeration to say that their collective was responsible for much of the significant album cover artwork of the 1970's.     This includes Wings from "Band on the Run" through "Back to the Egg", and Aubrey Powell would continue on-and-off with McCartney through "Off the Ground" and his 1992 World Tour.

Arroe Collins Like It's Live
Roddy Bogawa Director Of Have You Got It Yet The Story Of Syd Barret And Pink Floyd

Arroe Collins Like It's Live

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2023 16:20


ABOUT HAVE YOU GOT IT YET: THE STORY OF SYD BARRETT AND PINK FLOYD Directed by award-winning filmmaker Roddy Bogawa (Taken By Storm: The Art of Storm Thorgerson and Hipgnosis) and the late, acclaimed cover designer Storm Thorgerson (Led Zeppelin, Paul McCartney, Black Sabbath) Narrated by Jason Isaacs (Harry Potter, The Patriot) Featuring interviews with David Gilmour, Nick Mason and Roger Waters, original band managers Peter Jenner and Andrew King, as well as The Who's Pete Townshend and Blur's Graham Coxon among others. Syd and Pink Floyd crystallized a cultural moment where anything seemed possible but where that freedom could come with a cost. Was Syd just another drug casualty? Did he suffer from an undiagnosed mental condition? Or did he dislike the attention and fame as the fun turned to work? While there are no clear answers which might be the case, there is the feeling by all those around Syd that something went terribly wrong. Have You Got it Yet? is a chronicle and a mosaic of Barrett's creative and destructive impulses, his captivating presence and absence - a portrait of the complex puzzle that was his life.

Arroe Collins
Roddy Bogawa Director Of Have You Got It Yet The Story Of Syd Barret And Pink Floyd

Arroe Collins

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2023 16:20


Directed by award-winning filmmaker Roddy Bogawa (Taken By Storm: The Art of Storm Thorgerson and Hipgnosis) and the late, acclaimed cover designer Storm Thorgerson (Led Zeppelin, Paul McCartney, Black Sabbath) Narrated by Jason Isaacs (Harry Potter, The Patriot) Featuring interviews with David Gilmour, Nick Mason and Roger Waters, original band managers Peter Jenner and Andrew King, as well as The Who's Pete Townshend and Blur's Graham Coxon among others. Syd and Pink Floyd crystallized a cultural moment where anything seemed possible but where that freedom could come with a cost. Was Syd just another drug casualty? Did he suffer from an undiagnosed mental condition? Or did he dislike the attention and fame as the fun turned to work? While there are no clear answers which might be the case, there is the feeling by all those around Syd that something went terribly wrong. Have You Got it Yet? is a chronicle and a mosaic of Barrett's creative and destructive impulses, his captivating presence and absence - a portrait of the complex puzzle that was his life.

Find Your Film
FYF 164: Roddy Bogawa Reflects On Syd Barrett, Pink Floyd and Storm Thorgerson

Find Your Film

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2023 21:43


Here is my interview with Roddy Boggawa, the filmmaker behind the documentary "Have You Got It Yet?" The Story of Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd. The movie opens in NY Theaters July 14 and in Los Angeles July 21. For more info, go to Abramorama's website: https://www.abramorama.com/film/have-you-got-it-yet-syd-barrett1. Follow Find Your Film on Twitter,  Facebook, and Instagram.2. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel Find Your Film3. For more movie coverage go to findyourfilms.com4. Find Your Film and CinemAddicts merch is available: https://www.findyourfilmpodcast.com/5. Join our CinemAddicts Facebook Group for daily movie talk and recommendations.: https://www.facebook.com/groups/cinemaddictspodcast/6. Members of our CinemAddicts Patreon receive a bonus episode per month and exclusive Movie spoilers (discussed by actors and filmmakers)Support the show

In The Seats with...
Episode 560: In The Seats With....Aubrey Powell and 'Squaring The Circle'

In The Seats with...

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2023 26:52


True art transcends all cultural boundaries....On this very special episode we are baring witness to a piece of vital pop culture history in a brand new documentary that shines a unique light on one of the more influential areas of pop culture in modern history.  It's time for 'Squaring The Circle'.In 1964 two young men meet for the first time during a drugs bust at a house in Cambridge and after everyone else runs for the hills to avoid the police they are the only two people left to face the music. As a result of fate bringing them together, Aubrey ('Po') Powell and Storm Thorgerson become life-long friends and creative partners. Syd Barrett was one of those who escaped the police that day and it was he who went on to form Pink Floyd - a piece of serendipity that was to have a profound affect on all of them for the rest of their lives. Syd, Po and Storm went on to share a flat in London during the hippie Summer of Love in 1967, and by '68 Po and Storm had formed the fledgling art house Hipgnosis (named incidentally by Barrett) - a photo-design company for album sleeves. By chance one of the first covers they create is Pink Floyd's 'A Saucerful of Secrets' and the rest - as they say - is history. Hipgnosis went on to design every Pink Floyd album sleeve (except The Wall and Final Cut) including arguably the most iconic album cover of all time 'Dark Side of The Moon'. Other rock n' roll bands who graced their studio during the next 15 years - the halcyon days of Vinyl - included Led Zeppelin, Genesis, Peter Gabriel, AC/DC, Paul McCartney, T.Rex, ELO, 10cc, Black Sabbath, Peter Frampton, The Rolling Stones, The Who, and many more, becoming London's most fashionable album design studio ever. From director Anton Corbijn, Squaring The Circle is a vital piece of pop culture history and we had the unique pleasure of sitting down with one of the men who was at the center of it all.  Subject of the film; the one and only Aubrey Powell.We talked about being approached for the film, being aware of the legacy of Hipgnosis, appreciating it all now years alter and so very much more....

Rock N Roll Pantheon
Ugly American Werewolf in London: Robert Plant - The Principle of Moments

Rock N Roll Pantheon

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2023 75:30


After the demise of Led Zeppelin, Robert Plant almost called it quits as a performer. It was actually Phil Collins, who knew something about going solo after being part of a big rock band, who encouraged him and actually played drums on his first album. Robert didn't want to go back to the big machine that was Zeppelin, but he did want to write songs, collaborate with musicians and play live. However, he didn't want to tour until he had enough material to do a headline show without dipping into the Led Zep catalog. So it wasn't until his second solo record, The Principle of Moments released July 11, 1983, that he had the solo catalog that would allow him to take his new songs and band out tour. Though his first album, Picture at 11 (which we reviewed on UAWIL #105), had singles and MTV videos, they didn't capture the public's imagination. But thanks to a concept video by Storm Thorgerson of Hipgnosis fame, Big Log was a hit and showed the world that Robert was capable of more than just screeching along to Jimmy Page's insane guitar riffs. In The Mood also hit the charts and allowed Robert to show more of his vocal talents. The videos are a bit odd but that was early MTV and we go track x track, video x video and recall fond memories of this album from the early 80s. Hear UAWIL 105: Robert Plant - Pictures at Eleven Ugly American Werewolf in London Website Ugly American Werewolf in London Store - Get your Wolf merch! Twitter Instagram YouTube LInkTree www.pantheonpodcasts.com Visit RareVinyl.com and use the NEW code UGLY to save 10%!Ugly American Werewolf in London Website Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Journal du Rock
Blur ; les Smashing Pumpkins ; Paul McCartney, Noel Gallagher, Pink Floyd et Led Zeppelin ; Lynyrd Skynyrd ; Placebo

Journal du Rock

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2023 3:52


Blur vient de dévoiler "St. Charles Square", le dernier single issu du prochain album ''The Ballad Of Darren'', 2e extrait du 9e album à venir des stars de la Britpop qui fait suite au premier single "The Narcissist", sorti par Damon Albarn et son groupe. Les Smashing Pumpkins ont partagé le clip officiel de "Spellbinding", extrait de leur trilogie ''Atum'', réalisé par Kevin Kerslake, en étroite collaboration avec Billy Corgan, Jimmy Chamberlin, James Iha et Jeff Schroeder. Paul McCartney, Noel Gallagher et des membres de Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin et d'autres encore apparaîtront dans le premier long métrage du légendaire photographe et réalisateur Anton Corbijn, ''Squaring The Circle : The Story Of Hipgnosis'' le collectif de Storm Thorgerson et Aubrey Powell, et plus tard Peter Christopherson, créant des pochettes de disques emblématiques comme The Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, Houses Of The Holy et Electric Warrior. Lynyrd Skynyrd a publié une vidéo du dernier concert avec le guitariste fondateur Gary Rossington, décédé en mars dernier, au Ryman Theater de Nashville, TN, en novembre 2022 ''The 50th Anniversary of Lynyrd Skynyrd'' un film de concert tourné au Ryman, qui présente le groupe aux côtés d'une série d'invités spéciaux, dont John Osborne des Brothers Osborne, le leader de Shinedown Brent Smith, Marcus King et le rappeur country Jelly Roll. Le chanteur de Placebo, Brian Molko, a interrompu un concert à Dublin en attendant que les fans rangent leurs téléphones et arrêtent de filmer "Si vous voulez que le concert continue, rangez vos téléphones", a-t-il déclaré. --- Classic 21 vous informe des dernières actualités du rock, en Belgique et partout ailleurs. Le Journal du Rock, chaque jour à 7h30 et 18h30.

The Ugly American Werewolf in London Rock Podcast
UAWIL #135: Robert Plant - The Principle of Moments

The Ugly American Werewolf in London Rock Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2023 75:30


After the demise of Led Zeppelin, Robert Plant almost called it quits as a performer. It was actually Phil Collins, who knew something about going solo after being part of a big rock band, who encouraged him and actually played drums on his first album. Robert didn't want to go back to the big machine that was Zeppelin, but he did want to write songs, collaborate with musicians and play live. However, he didn't want to tour until he had enough material to do a headline show without dipping into the Led Zep catalog. So it wasn't until his second solo record, The Principle of Moments released July 11, 1983, that he had the solo catalog that would allow him to take his new songs and band out tour. Though his first album, Picture at 11 (which we reviewed on UAWIL #105), had singles and MTV videos, they didn't capture the public's imagination. But thanks to a concept video by Storm Thorgerson of Hipgnosis fame, Big Log was a hit and showed the world that Robert was capable of more than just screeching along to Jimmy Page's insane guitar riffs. In The Mood also hit the charts and allowed Robert to show more of his vocal talents. The videos are a bit odd but that was early MTV and we go track x track, video x video and recall fond memories of this album from the early 80s. Hear UAWIL 105: Robert Plant - Pictures at Eleven Ugly American Werewolf in London Website Ugly American Werewolf in London Store - Get your Wolf merch! Twitter Instagram YouTube LInkTree www.pantheonpodcasts.com Visit RareVinyl.com and use the NEW code UGLY to save 10%! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Design Freaks
PINK FLOYD: A MOMENTARY LAPSE OF REASON

Design Freaks

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2023 25:38


700 beds! This episode covers the story behind A Momentary Lapse of Reason by Pink Floyd.It's not technically a Hipgnosis cover…or is it?I talk about the new documentary Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis)  (Go see it!!)This record cover didn't make an appearance in the film for good reason but I still wanted to explore this insane feat that could only have been pulled off by the amazing Storm Thorgerson. Fast forward to 2021 and the band gets back together for a remix of the original art…kind of. BONUS: watch til the end for my ai experiments in attempting to create this thing the lazy way. What could go wrong?Check it out on youtube under Design Freaks Podcast and everywhere else you get podcasts! ***I also recommend you check out my Hipgnosis episode from 2020 (it's #12! Not 13 like I say in the episode lol) with the one and only Kurt Bloch!***~~Follow the show: @_designfreakspodcast_Design Freaks on YouTube~~ Design Freaks Link Treedesignfreakspodcast.com Ruinousmedia.com~~Donate to help with recording costs Thank you!~~Theme music: "Jet in Jungle" by Damaged Bug, courtesy of John DwyerSOURCES: https://ultimateclassicrock.com/pink-floyd-momentary-lapse-of-reason-remixed-cover-interview/https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/day-pink-floyd-hauled-700-1675009https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Hxn1Jy_v0Ihttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Momentary_Lapse_of_Reason#:~:text=The%20cover%20shows%20hundreds%20of,references%20%22Learning%20to%20Fly%22.https://youtu.be/6Hxn1Jy_v0ISupport the show

ScreenFish Radio
Episode 189: 1on1 with Aubrey 'Po' Powell (SQUARING THE CIRCLE)

ScreenFish Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2023 1:46


Directed by Anton Corbijn, the new documentary SQUARING THE CIRCLE (THE STORY OF HIPGNOSIS) follows the relationship of Storm Thorgerson and Aubrey ‘Po' Powell, the two men who formed Hipgnosis, one of the most influential album art companies in history. Working together during the Rock n' Roll Revolution of the 60s and 70s, Powell and Storm worked with some of the biggest bands in the world to create images that have stood the test of time, ranging from Wings to Pink Floyd to Led Zeppelin. In this 1on1, we speak to Powell about the definition of great art, the energy of the era and our changing view of images.

Disco prestado
(2/5) 'The Dark Side of the Moon' de Pink Floyd, con Alan Boguslavsky

Disco prestado

Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2023 40:37


Alan Boguslavsky (ex-guitarrista de Héroes del Silencio y Bunbury) nos presta ‘The Dark Side of the Moon' de Pink Floyd. Este es el segundo episodio que dedicaremos al disco ‘The Dark Side of the Moon' de Pink Floyd. Si no habéis escuchado el primero, os recomiendo que empecéis por ahí. Alan Boguslavsky es un músico y productor mexicano con más de tres décadas de actividad profesional. Como guitarrista, en 1993 se incorporó a la banda de rock en español Héroes del Silencio, con quienes presentó el disco ‘El espíritu del vino' por gran parte de Europa, Latinoamérica y EE UU. En 1995, Alan grabó y cocompuso el cuarto y último disco de los Héroes, ‘Avalancha', de cuya gira salió el álbum en directo ‘Parasiempre'. Tras la disolución de la banda su ex-cantante, Enrique Bunbury, contó con Alan para la grabación de su primer disco en solitario, ‘Radical Sonora', y para la gira que le siguió. Más recientemente, Alan apareció en el documental ‘Héroes: Silencio y Rock & Roll', que está disponible en Netflix. Aparte de su etapa con Bunbury y Héroes del Silencio —la cual le valió el perenne apodo de «el Azteca de Oro»—, Alan ha formado parte de diversas bandas de la escena rock mexicana, como por ejemplo Neón, Kenny y los Eléctricos, Los Milky Brothers o Los Inmortales S. A., y ha producido a artistas como Mauricio Riveros, Dos Lunas o La Nube. Su constante inquietud musical se ha ido plasmando en varios proyectos personales a lo largo de su carrera, como Bogusflow o The Art Of Waiting. En la actualidad, Alan gira continuamente por Latinoamérica, España y EE UU, y en los últimos años ha colaborado con las orquestas filarmónicas de Costa Rica y Medellín. En el episodio de hoy, entre otras cosas, Alan y yo charlamos sobre: La portada del disco, obra del diseñador inglés Storm Thorgerson. La música, los sonidos y las letras de las dos o tres primeras canciones del disco (según como se mire, como también veremos): «Speak to Me», «Breathe (in the Air)» y «On the Run». El estilo de Roger Waters como letrista. El uso temprano de los sintetizadores en el disco, y en particular de un secuenciador. El origen de las voces habladas que se oyen a lo largo de todo el álbum. La tensión entre el perfeccionismo y la espontaneidad en el proceso creativo. Y por el camino nos encontramos con Alan Parsons, Genesis, los Red Hot Chili Peppers, Paul McCartney, Spinal Tap, ‘2001: Una odisea del espacio', los Illuminati y la aviofobia (o el miedo a volar), entre otros. Podéis mandar vuestros comentarios a discoprestado@proton.me Disco Prestado en Instagram: @discoprestadopodcast Disco Prestado en Facebook: @discoprestadopodcast Disco Prestado en YouTube: @discoprestadopodcast Transcripciones completas y lista de correo en discoprestado.com La música original de este podcast forma parte de mi EP 'The Entertainer EP', que podéis encontrar en marcaliana.com/musica y en todas las plataformas digitales. ¡Salud y buena música! Marc Aliana marcaliana.com

Fog of Truth: A Podcast About Documentary Film

Bart, Justina, and John talk about 2 new documentaries centering on Pink Floyd. The first is "Squaring the Circle (the story of hipgnosis)," a film by Anton Corbijn about the legendary company that made some of the most iconic album covers but started by working with Pink Floyd. The second, "Have you Got it Yet? The Story of Syd Barett and Pink Floyd," was made by one of the founders of Hipgnosis, Storm Thorgerson and Rody Bogawa. Storm started the film years ago and passed away in 2013. Bogawa picked it up and finished it.  

Vinyl Verdict
A beautiful goodbye to a friend | Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here

Vinyl Verdict

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2023 48:32


On this episode of Vinyl Verdict, Bell, Jamie and Plouffe, listen to Jamie's next pick, Pink Floyd's Wish You Were Here. Released in 1975, Wish You Were Here was the follow up album to 1973's Dark Side of the Moon, the band's big breakout album. While less commercially successful than Dark Side of the Moon, the album has been warmly received retrospectively, having been named both the #4 progressive rock album and variously the 209th, 211th and 264th greatest album of all time by Rolling Stone. Bookended by the mammoth tracks Shine On You Crazy Diamond, the album serves as both a criticism of the music industry and a lamentation for prior Pink Floyd member, Syd Barrett. Barrett had been the original guitarist for the band prior to his departure in 1968, amidst a severe decline in his mental health. Like the previously covered The Mollusk, the album art was done by Storm Thorgerson and his design studio Hipgnosis. Is this another album that Bell will inexplicably like? Will the boys be swallowed up by the Machine? Come along and find out!

CDS RADIOSHOW
Música Aparte: Hipgnosis

CDS RADIOSHOW

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2023 137:31


Cuando realizamos el monográfico del House of the Holy de Led Zeppelin nos enteramos del próximo estreno del documental Squaring The Circle, dirigido por Anton Corbijn, que aun no hemos podido ver por aquí. Acaba de ser estrenado en el festival de Sundance. La película nos va a contar la historia del mítico estudio de diseño Hipgnosis. Los británicos, liderados por el añorado Storm Thorgerson (este año se cumplen diez años de su fallecimiento), crearon algunas de las imágenes más icónicas del rock durante décadas. De este modo hemos cogido un puñado de conceptos artísticos con la intención de hablar sobre las sensaciones que nos causan al observarlas mientras escuchamos las canciones que encierran. No vamos a ir más allá de contar alguna anécdota y algún fundamento técnico, sin demasiadas profundidades. Sonarán Pink Floyd, Rod Argent, Wings, The Nice, UFO, AC/DC, 10cc, Led Zeppelin, Peter Gabriel, Scorpions, Def Leppard, Rainbow y The Mars Volta. Gracias de corazón, esperamos que os guste este Música Aparte.

The Vinyl Guide
Ep375: Mike Portnoy - Record Collector

The Vinyl Guide

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2023 46:45


Mike Portnoy (Winery Dogs, Sons of Apollo, ex Dream Theatre) joins us to talk about his record collection, rare vinyl of his career, his approach to his music collection, meeting Beatles, working with legends of music, the new Winery Dogs LP and more. Topics include: Mike's record room We are not a gossip podcast Did the band know The Winery Dogs III would be made? Mike's dog Mickey joins the interview Making The Winery Dogs III LP Richie's vocals are incredible How involved is Mike after basic tracks are done? When is the vinyl version coming out? Why Mike separates old records from new ones Mike collects different formats – 8-track talk Mike's listening preference is MP3s The most precious records of Mike's collection Mike's autographed vinyl records Mike met Paul and Ringo Having a conversation with Paul McCartney Mike loves his boxsets What's the most Mike ever paid for a record? Where does Mike shop for records? Mike's conversations with Kevin Gilbert The collectability of The Winery Dogs vinyl Will the prior Winery Dogs albums be reissued on vinyl? Working with Storm Thorgerson on album covers Dream Theatre logo changed for the Storm Thorgerson album covers Earliest bands - Mike's band “Rising Power” The Winery Dogs 2023 tour Mike's vinyl videos on YouTube Does Mike get vinyl deliveries all the time? The rarest record of Mike's career What records of his career is he missing? Interview wrap up High-resolution & Commercial Free version of this interview available at: www.Patreon.com/VinylGuide Listen on Apple: https://apple.co/2Y6ORU0 Listen on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/36qhlc8 Follow our Podcast: https://linktr.ee/vinylguide Facebook: www.Facebook.com/VinylGuide Instagram: www.Instagram.com/VinylGuide Support our show: www.Patreon.com/VinylGuide If you like records, just starting a collection or are an uber-nerd with a house-full of vinyl, this is the podcast for you. Nate Goyer is The Vinyl Guide and discusses all things music and record-related

Vinyl Verdict
The album that created Spongebob Squarepants | Ween - The Mollusk

Vinyl Verdict

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2022 38:26


On this episode of Vinyl Verdict, Bell, Jamie and Plouffe listen to Bell's next pick, Ween's The Mollusk. Their sixth album, The Mollusk was the first album done in a traditional recording studio and with an expanded lineup, adding a drummer in place of a drum machine used on previous albums. Like the Audioslave album we covered a couple weeks back, the album cover was designed by Storm Thorgerson, who had previously done album covers for bands such as Pink Floyd. The album was a great influence on the creator of Spongebob Squarepants, who later requested a song from Ween for the show and featured the song Ocean Man on the Spongebob Squarepants Movie soundtrack. The album was well reviewed, with several publications including it on their year-end best of lists. Will this album take you by the hand and lead you to the land of sweet musical enjoyment? Come along and find out!

Música de Contrabando
MÚSICA DE CONTRABANDO T32C030 Van Morrison anuncia la salida de su nuevo disco, Moving On Skiffle (26/10/2022)

Música de Contrabando

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2022 121:31


En Música de Contrabando, revista diaria de música en Onda Regional de Murcia(orm.es; 23,00h a 01,00h).Animals 2018 Remix Documentary es otro ejemplo mas de su grandeza. Se trata de un documental de 11 minutos acerca cómo se hizo la versión reeditada de su mítico álbum Animals. El proyecto grafico es obra de Po Powell, cofundador británico, junto a Storm Thorgerson, de la compañía Hipgnosis (1967), responsables de las cubiertas discográficas de Pink Floyd. Van Morrison anuncia hoy la salida de su nuevo disco, Moving On Skiffle . Todo un homenaje por parte del icónico y legendario artista irlandés al skiffle. San San Festival 2023 tendrá lugar en Benicàssim del 6 al 8 de abril del próximo año y en esta nueva edición contará con un cartel compuesto por bandas internacionales como los franceses Phoenix. Veneziola lanzan su sencillo "Jesús no ha llegado". Buena parte de la raíz de Veneziola proviene de Increíbles Ful. Para celebrar la gran recepción y el apoyo que está teniendo “There's Nothing But Pleasure”, el álbum de debut de Bubble and the Cigarettes, lanzaN un nuevo videoclip, dirigido por ellos mismos, de "He Asked Me To Quit Smoking", UNA de las canciones de este maravilloso disco. Este viernes se publica 'Soltarnos', el primer adelanto del que será el álbum de debut de Trashi. Un enérgico corte de indie pop-rock, fresco y generacional, que marca una clara evolución hacia la madurez Alien Tango entre los primeros artistas confirmados para South By Southwest (SXSW) 2023. El festival neerlandés ESNS (Eurosonic Noorderslag) ha dado a conocer las 15 artistas y bandas españolas que participarán en su edición de 2023, en la que España es el país invitado bajo el lema FOCUS ON SPAIN. Maestro Espada entre los invitados. Muerdo colabora en el nuevo sencillo del argentino El Purre. Después de ocho discos, el talento de Maria Rodés ha quedado patente en numerosas ocasiones. Pero “Fuimos Los Dos” es un disco especial, y no tan sólo por ser el primero en solitario para Elefant Records (después de esa maravilla a medias con LA ESTRELLA DE DAVID titulado “Contigo”). Estamos probablemente ante su trabajo más íntimo, en el que combina la canción de autor, el folklore latinoamericano y la experimentación sonora para expresar su visión sobre el final de las relaciones amorosas. Ya está disponible el primer trabajo en solitario, No parking tickets in the clouds, de Nacho Para.. La dificultad para juntarse con otros músicos durante la pandemia fue el impulso definitivo para grabar estas 12 canciones y llevarlas a un terreno más intimista, menos eléctrico, más folk-rock. Esta noche nos lo presenta con un acústico. Sahel Sounds, presenta el álbum recopilatorio Music from Saharan WhatsApp,A partir de una serie de EP digitales publicados en la página de Sahel Sounds Bandcamp en 2020, Music from Saharan WhatsApp presenta actuaciones de algunos de los artistas más emocionantes del Sahel. El primer sencillo del álbum es "Tarhanine" , de Amaria Hamadalher de Les Filles de Illlighadad. Fernando Rubio despide el programa con su East Wind.

Friday I'm in Love
'Animals' dei Pink Floyd a cura di René Bassani

Friday I'm in Love

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2022 123:32


Un album di cui è stato appena ripubblicato il remix, finisce sotto la lente di ingrandimento negli incontri del venerdì allo Sky Stone: il 7 ottobre, a partire dalle 21, infatti, nel negozio di via Vittorio Veneto, René Bassani parla di ‘Animals' uno dei capolavori dei Pink Floyd. ‘Animals' esce nel 1977 ed è il decimo lavoro della band: un concept album ideato dal bassista Roger Waters, che si ispira al libro ‘La fattoria degli animali' di George Orwell per parlare delle condizioni socio-politiche della Gran Bretagna degli anni ‘70. Iconica è l'immagine di copertina, con un maiale che vola tra le due ciminiere della centrale elettrica Battersea Power Station, che venne ideata dallo stesso Waters e realizzata dal fotogrado Storm Thorgerson. Musicalmente parlando ha una sua grande importanza nell'ambito della discografia dei Pink Floyd, in quanto, comunemente indicato come punto di svolta dello stile musicale del gruppo e mise le basi per l'album che seguirà, un altro concept, ‘The Wall'.

Black Band T-Shirt
Episode 33: The Mars Volta (Part 2)

Black Band T-Shirt

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2022 101:22


Exoskeletal junction at the ranking delayed! We continue our chat on all things Mars Volta by covering the magnificent Frances The Mute and De-Loused in the Comatorium, plus our The Nicher The Better Top 5 songs from albums with covers by Storm Thorgerson, and our usual shoutouts at the end. Our Spotify Rank Bank playlist will be updated shortly after release with all our favourite cuts; standing at over 900 songs long you're sure to find something to love! Give it a whirl: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7GZMXr0eHTICa0TcZ3AYsE?si=l6JfIBQQT_muvExrLmn2Ag We're on Twitter @BBTS_pod, come at us with your TMV opinions and your opinions on our next episode, ranking our Top 5 songs by Watford tech-metallers SikTh and reviewing Arctangent 2022! To get that in your ears on release, subscribe on your favourite podcatcher and while you're there, a 5* review and a recommendation to a pal would be wonderful

C86 Show - Indie Pop
Aubrey Powell - Hipgnosis

C86 Show - Indie Pop

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2022 39:55


Aubrey Powell - Hipgnosis - in conversation with David Eastaugh - promoting his new book Through the Prism: Untold Rock Stories from the Hipgnosis British graphic designer. He co-founded the album cover design company Hipgnosis with Storm Thorgerson in 1967. The company ran for 15 years until 1982, and created some of the most acclaimed record cover art of the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s for many of the most famous rock bands of the era including Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Paul McCartney, Yes, Genesis, 10cc, Peter Gabriel, Bad Company, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Scorpions, Styx, Syd Barrett, and Black Sabbath. The company was nominated five times for Grammy Awards.

The James McMahon Music Podcast
Episode 50: Jay Buchanan, Rival Sons

The James McMahon Music Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2022 30:17


Bloody hell, we're 50 episodes old. Which is quite amazing to me actually, so do allow me a moment or two to bask in the glory of the achievement. So much has gone on since this podcast began eleven months or so ago. A global pandemic. Several mental health meltdowns. Hospitalisation. And tonnes and tonnes of great conversations with musicians and bands. It's been a blast and this podcast has mattered, and does matter, enormously to me. Charge your glasses ladies and gentlemen, and all that exist in-between. Here's to another 50, at least.This milestone episode features a conversation with one Jay Buchanan, the voice of Rival Sons and a lovely, deep, soulful dude to boot. In case you don't know, Rival Sons are back in the UK any day now, to celebrate a decade of their 2011 album Pressure & Time, and so much of this conversation concerns Jay's memory of the making of said record. We talk about the band signing to Earache Records – an alarming decision at the time, and yet one which makes a lot more sense with hindsight. Touring with Judas Priest. The art of Storm Thorgerson. And then, out of nowhere, Jay lays down some cosmic truths, which is very much the sort of thing I'm into. Apologies for the excessive whittering about the ongoing drama about who did or who didn't eat curry and drink beer during the UK's 2020 lockdown. The conversation takes a while to hit it's stride. But we get there, so hang on in.While I'm here, I just wanted to say thank you to all of you, from the bottom of my heart, for tuning into this podcast. For rating, reviewing and subscribing. For telling your friends about it. To the PRs for arranging access to everyone I've spoken to on the podcast. And to the musicians themselves for speaking to me. As of next month, I've been a music journalist for 20 years – I've done a lot, written for all sorts of places, been all over the world, interviewed so many people I could have only dreamt of as a music obsessed teenager. And yet this podcast, as much as anything, is one of the things I've done that I'm most proud of.As I've said before, I'm gonna take a wee break from the podcast before I come back for the next shift. Once again, thank you. And do enjoy my interview with Rival Sons.The James McMahon Music Podcast is a Spoook Media production. Spoook is also a record label, a promoter, a shop, a Substack - it's many things. Follow us on Instagram and Twitter. And please do Like, Review and Subscribe - it actually really helps people find our podcasts! 

Arroe Collins
Play It Forward Episode 404 With Aubrey Po Powell Through The Prism

Arroe Collins

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2022 17:56


This is Play It Forward. Real people. Real stories. The struggle to Play It Forward Episode 404 with Aubrey Po Powell creator of Through The Prism Designer, photographer, and filmmaker Aubrey "Po" Powell recounts riveting behind-the-scenes stories of rock 'n' roll collaborations with such bands as Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, The Police, and The Who. Founded in 1968 by Aubrey "Po" Powell and Storm Thorgerson, the graphic design studio Hipgnosis gained legendary status in the late 1960s and through the 1970s and 80s by transforming the look of album art for such bands as Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, Black Sabbath, The Police, Genesis, and The Who, and artists Paul McCartney, Syd Barrett, and Peter Gabriel. In his rollicking new memoir Through the Prism, Powell shares previously untold, behind-the-scenes stories that feature an eclectic cast of musicians, comedians, actors, managers, gangsters, and inspirational world figures.

Arroe Collins
Play It Forward Episode 404 With Aubrey Po Powell Through The Prism

Arroe Collins

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2022 17:56


This is Play It Forward. Real people. Real stories. The struggle to Play It Forward Episode 404 with Aubrey Po Powell creator of Through The Prism Designer, photographer, and filmmaker Aubrey "Po" Powell recounts riveting behind-the-scenes stories of rock 'n' roll collaborations with such bands as Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, The Police, and The Who. Founded in 1968 by Aubrey "Po" Powell and Storm Thorgerson, the graphic design studio Hipgnosis gained legendary status in the late 1960s and through the 1970s and 80s by transforming the look of album art for such bands as Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, Black Sabbath, The Police, Genesis, and The Who, and artists Paul McCartney, Syd Barrett, and Peter Gabriel. In his rollicking new memoir Through the Prism, Powell shares previously untold, behind-the-scenes stories that feature an eclectic cast of musicians, comedians, actors, managers, gangsters, and inspirational world figures.

Arroe Collins
Play It Forward Episode 404 With Aubrey Po Powell Through The Prism

Arroe Collins

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2022 17:56


This is Play It Forward. Real people. Real stories. The struggle to Play It Forward Episode 404 with Aubrey Po Powell creator of Through The Prism Designer, photographer, and filmmaker Aubrey "Po" Powell recounts riveting behind-the-scenes stories of rock 'n' roll collaborations with such bands as Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, The Police, and The Who. Founded in 1968 by Aubrey "Po" Powell and Storm Thorgerson, the graphic design studio Hipgnosis gained legendary status in the late 1960s and through the 1970s and 80s by transforming the look of album art for such bands as Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, Black Sabbath, The Police, Genesis, and The Who, and artists Paul McCartney, Syd Barrett, and Peter Gabriel. In his rollicking new memoir Through the Prism, Powell shares previously untold, behind-the-scenes stories that feature an eclectic cast of musicians, comedians, actors, managers, gangsters, and inspirational world figures.

Arroe Collins
Play It Forward Episode 404 With Aubrey Po Powell Through The Prism

Arroe Collins

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2022 17:56


This is Play It Forward. Real people. Real stories. The struggle to Play It Forward Episode 404 with Aubrey Po Powell creator of Through The Prism Designer, photographer, and filmmaker Aubrey "Po" Powell recounts riveting behind-the-scenes stories of rock 'n' roll collaborations with such bands as Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, The Police, and The Who. Founded in 1968 by Aubrey "Po" Powell and Storm Thorgerson, the graphic design studio Hipgnosis gained legendary status in the late 1960s and through the 1970s and 80s by transforming the look of album art for such bands as Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, Black Sabbath, The Police, Genesis, and The Who, and artists Paul McCartney, Syd Barrett, and Peter Gabriel. In his rollicking new memoir Through the Prism, Powell shares previously untold, behind-the-scenes stories that feature an eclectic cast of musicians, comedians, actors, managers, gangsters, and inspirational world figures.

Arroe Collins
Play It Forward Episode 404 With Aubrey Po Powell Through The Prism

Arroe Collins

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2022 17:56


This is Play It Forward. Real people. Real stories. The struggle to Play It Forward Episode 404 with Aubrey Po Powell creator of Through The PrismDesigner, photographer, and filmmaker Aubrey "Po" Powell recounts riveting behind-the-scenes stories of rock 'n' roll collaborations with such bands as Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, The Police, and The Who.Founded in 1968 by Aubrey "Po" Powell and Storm Thorgerson, the graphic design studio Hipgnosis gained legendary status in the late 1960s and through the 1970s and 80s by transforming the look of album art for such bands as Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, Black Sabbath, The Police, Genesis, and The Who, and artists Paul McCartney, Syd Barrett, and Peter Gabriel. In his rollicking new memoir Through the Prism, Powell shares previously untold, behind-the-scenes stories that feature an eclectic cast of musicians, comedians, actors, managers, gangsters, and inspirational world figures.

Let Christy Take It
Episode 43 - Belouis Some

Let Christy Take It

Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2021 35:42


Derek and Kieran are joined by Belouis Some. Best known for the classic single ‘Imagination', the accompanying boundary breaking promotional video included full frontal nudity. Over his three albums, Belouis worked with a stellar roll call of musicians including Bowie guitarists Carlos Alomar and Earl Slick, Guy Fletcher of DIRE STRAITS and CHIC's Bernard Edwards and Tony Thompson. After a break of 25 years, Belouis Some has recently returned to the live arena and we spoke about his career, the challenges of getting signed, working with the late iconic PINK FLOYD artist Storm Thorgerson, plus his early links with DURAN DURAN and a fledgling TEARS FOR FEARS and our mandatory Top of the Pops story. Let Christy Take It are proud to present Belouis Some.

Jeffrey
Jeffrey 1.9: Pink Floyd

Jeffrey

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2021 138:47


The Jeffrey podcast ends Season One with prog rock pioneers Pink Floyd. John and Gordon discuss (at length) the music and career of one of England's most admired and successful bands - John's favourite during those awkward teenage years - and rank their albums. No easy task for a band with so much variety covering such a lengthy career, but we got there in the end. The Pink Floyd Jeffrey Podcast Playlist is available here on Spotify and here on Deezer. (This is a reissue of the podcast as the original release was not the final draft).   There are countless interviews, documentaries and other content about Pink Floyd that fed into this podcast (including the Rockonteurs podcast interview with Nick Mason), we also read Nick Mason's Inside Out: A Personal History of Pink Floyd and Pigs Might Fly: The Inside Story of Pink Floyd by Mark Blake.   Jefflinks Roger Waters's solo album "Is This the Life We Really Want?" was produced by Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich. The late Storm Thorgerson, album cover designer and Hipgnosis co-founder, went to school with Pink Floyd founders Syd Barrett and Roger Waters and was a good friend of guitarist David Gilmour. He went on to design most of Pink Floyd's album covers, and also designed the covers for "Absolution" and "Black Holes and Revelations" by Muse (their best covers by a mile).  

Ace - The Music Man
Interview With Famed Album Cover Artist Ioannis - Part 1

Ace - The Music Man

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2021 34:58


This week Ace and his team sit down for a chat with famed album cover artist Ioannis. His work has adorned the covers of scores of bands including Sepultura, Dream Theater, Uriah Heep, Styx, The Allman Brothers and so many more! He has also penned a great book with heralded music journalist Martin Poppoff that was all about album covers. He has great stories... tune in for the first part of two. 

Jeffrey
Jeffrey 1.6: Muse

Jeffrey

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2020 78:31


John and Gords head to Teignmouth in Devon (not literally) to discuss the career and discography of power rock trio Muse, ranking their albums and assembling a playlist of their favourite tracks from each. Warning: we overuse the word "bombastic" but we try not to overdo the Radiohead comparisons, so it's not too bad. The Muse Jeffrey Podcast Playlist is available here on Spotify and here on Deezer.   As part of the research for this podcast we read Muse: Out of this World by Mark Beaumont and Muse: Inside The Muscle Museum by Ben Myers. Jefflinks Produced David Bottrill ("Origin of Symmetry") also produced top album "The Ideal Crash" by Jeffrey favourites dEUS, as well as their 2011 album "Keep You Close" and a couple of tracks on 2012's "The Following Sea". The late Storm Thorgerson, album cover designer and Hipgnosis co-founder, went to school with Pink Floyd founders Syd Barrett and Roger Waters and was a good friend of guitarist David Gilmour. He went on to design most of Pink Floyd's album covers, and also designed the covers for "Absolution" and "Black Holes and Revelations" by Muse (their best covers by a mile).    

ROCKCAST - KISS FM CAMPINAS
PROG.DOC #0023 03112020

ROCKCAST - KISS FM CAMPINAS

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2020 54:01


PROGDOC #023 4 CAPAS + 4 BANDAS OUÇA AQUI O RESULTADO! DUST IN THE WIND – KANSAS POINT OF KNOW RETURN – 1977 Point of Know Return é o quinto álbum de estúdio da banda de rock norte-americana Kansas, lançado em 1977 nos Estados Unidos pela Kirshner Records e no Canadá pela Columbia Records. Foi re-lançado no formato CD pela Legacy/Epic Records em 2002 e em 2008 pela Sony Music Entertainment Japan no Japão. ------------ US AND THEM – PINK FLOYD THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON – 1973 The Dark Side of the Moon é o oitavo disco de estúdio da banda inglesa Pink Floyd, lançado em março de 1973 A imagem foi uma criação de Aubrey Powell and Storm Thorgerson, dois designers que eram conhecidos por produzirem as capas de vários álbuns de rock, naquela época. O arco-íris de Pink Floyd, na verdade, faz referência ao famoso experimento do físico e astrônomo inglês Isaac Newton, sobre a composição da luz. Realizado em 1666, o estudioso mostrou que quando a luz do Sol, ao atravessar um prisma cristalino completamente polido, sai em ângulos diferentes do outro lado, decomposta e separada em cores de diferentes espectros visíveis ao olho humano. --------- DANCING WHIT THE MOONLIT KNIGHT – GENESIS SELLING ENGLAND BY THE POUND – 1973 Selling England by the Pound é o quinto álbum de estúdio da banda Genesis aindqa com os 5 integrantes principais, gravado e lançado em 1973. Sucedeu Foxtrot e foi o maior sucesso comercial da banda com Peter Gabriel, atingindo a terceira posição no Reino Unido[1] e alcançando disco de ouro nos Estados Unidos em 1990. RITUAL (Nous Sommes du Soleil) – YES TALES FROM TOPOGRAPHIC OCENAS – 1973 Tales from Topographic Oceans é o sexto álbum da banda de rock progressivo Yes. É o álbum que marca a entrada do baterista Alan White substituindo o então baterista Bill Bruford, que estava na banda desde o começo. Além disso, é o último álbum a contar com o tecladista Rick Wakeman (por alguns anos), que voltaria ao Yes em 1977, no álbum Going for the One. Também se diferencia dos outros por ser o único álbum de estúdio duplo da banda. Nele há somente 4 músicas, cada uma ocupando um lado inteiro dos LPs e com uma média de 20 minutos cada. A bela capa de Roger Dean, produzida após longas discussões com Anderson, e ao ouvir parte do material, que soube captar de forma eficiente o clima surrealista e exotérico da obra. Um texto de tom espiritual (e um tanto confuso) foi escrito por Anderson, explicando o conceito do disco, que permeia o interior da capa do álbum, com suas letras. Apresentação: Denis Iazidi & Rony “The Rocks” Vianna Programação: Denis Iazidi

Radio Gidan - Racconti di musica (per chi ne abbia voglia!)
Com'è nata la copertina dei Pink Floyd "A Momentary Lapse of Reason"?

Radio Gidan - Racconti di musica (per chi ne abbia voglia!)

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2020 3:50


L'esordio del mio programma è dedicato alle curiose circostanze che videro nascere la copertina di A Momentary Lapse of Reason, uno degli ultimi dischi dei Pink Floyd. Da una illuminazione di Storm Thorgerson fino ai riferimenti al passato della band, che in quel momento vedeva al timone David Gilmour e Nick Mason. -L'episodio del podcast è stato scritto ed interpretato da Federico Francesco Falco e masterizzato da Daniele Montico-

Secret 7
StormStudios

Secret 7"

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2020 48:30


Storm Thorgerson was behind so many timeless record covers that we know and love; Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Peter Gabriel, Muse, Mars Volta, Audioslave. He sadly passed away in 2013, but StormStudios remains, creating what they call ‘normal but not’ designs. Dan Abbott, designer and illustrator, who worked side-by-side with Storm for over a decade joins us to discuss their work, process and picked out his favourite artworks from Secret 7” 2020.

Anyone For Seconds? Podcast
A Grand Day Out 008: THE OUTSIDE WORLD IS AMAZING!

Anyone For Seconds? Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2020 16:20


Dave has gone outside! It's a special circumstance as he's gone to go visit an art exhibition! Not just any art exhibition, but an exhibition showing off the art of Storm Thorgerson and Storm Studios! Join Dave as he goes for a stroll and talk to someone that isn't family or work colleagues! Like what you hear? Keep the conversation going over on Twitter @AnyonePodcast. Not into Twitter? We're on Facebook too! Just search for "Anyone For Seconds Podcast". We also stream on Twitch! Watch us at twitch.tv/anyonepodcast. All clips are used under fair use.

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Bugeye's Rock, Pop, Rambles
Storms and stardust

Bugeye's Rock, Pop, Rambles

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2020 78:27


Angela is joined this week by graphic designer, Julia Woollams. They explore the legendary album artwork of Storm Thorgerson which includes Pink Floyd, The Cranberries and Muse, to name but a few. They also dip their toes into the world of David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust, the costumes, the stage shows and the character. New music this week comes from The Franklys and Lou Kyme.If you have a story you want us to discuss or music you think we should hear, please email rockpoprambles@gmail.comIf you'd like to support the show, please join us over on Patreon where in return you'll get access to exclusive content. https://www.patreon.com/BugeyeLou Kyme links facebook.com/loukymemusicInstagram.com/lou_kymehttps://twitter.com/louisekymeloukymemusic.comhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0J2Dwd7VMPLP4PYDMqkLTAhttps://open.spotify.com/artist/3rCG1MaFOzeLkiyuIfVII0?si=5tFPtTUySkm9CKTcd0Q7CQLink to the video of 'Want You Back With Me:https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=14&v=t87f6AlDDEE&feature=emb_logoIf you want to include links to the studios I mention in relation to Lou:B&W Studio did Lou's videos:http://www.bandwstudio.co.uk/And Texture is where Lou works:https://studiotexture.co.uk/ Franklys Website: https://www.thefranklys.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/thefranklys/Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefranklysukBandcamp: https://thefranklys.bandcamp.comSHOW RESEARCHStorm Book Reference:Storm ThorgersonHoward Smith Paper Lecture Series - No5Designed by BrownsPublished 2007https://brownseditions.com/product/hsplectureseries5/https://publiusenigma.blog/2019/02/02/what-is-it/https://www.stormstudiosdesign.com/#/https://www.designweek.co.uk/issues/27-september-2007/neglected-maverick/https://www.designweek.co.uk/issues/april-2013/pink-floyd-album-designer-storm-thorgerson-dies/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storm_Thorgersonhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Publius_Enigmahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Division_BellZiggy StardustBook: Ziggology: A brief history of Ziggy Stardusthttps://www.amazon.co.uk/Ziggyology-Simon-Goddard/dp/0091948894/ref=sr_1_1?crid=87CZR1L2OCWN&dchild=1&keywords=ziggyology&qid=1600335503&sprefix=ziggyolo%2Caps%2C130&sr=8-1Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rise_and_Fall_of_Ziggy_Stardust_and_the_Spiders_from_MarsRolling Stone: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/ziggy-stardust-how-bowie-created-the-alter-ego-that-changed-rock-55254/V&A: https://www.vam.ac.uk/collections/david-bowieArt Review: https://artreview.com/in-pictures-david-bowie-costume-designer-kansai-yamamoto-1944-2020/David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust - live 1972 (rare footage / 2016 edit)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qrOvBuWJ-c&feature=share&app=desktopSpace Oddity: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXSGocWifAgZiggy Stardust live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8sdsW93ThQ&list=PLb_LL2b--qgYM_Mv0WH689oN1VWKsKHEWDavid Bowie Live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ED3SBJhawcAZiggy Stardust Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-M6J3GC6GVkDavid Bowie sound bites: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUpNCrl-InAFacts about Bowie https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/522704/15-fascinating-facts-about-david-bowieSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/bugeyes-rock-pop-rambles. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Biblioteca Del Metal
Dream Theater - (El Teatro De Los Sueños Del Berklee College Of Music - Un Largo Recorrido Por Su Historia) - Para Fans - Episodio exclusivo para mecenas

Biblioteca Del Metal

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2020 199:00


Agradece a este podcast tantas horas de entretenimiento y disfruta de episodios exclusivos como éste. ¡Apóyale en iVoox! La Tienda De Biblioteca Del Metal: Encontraras, Ropa, Accesorios,Decoracion, Ect... Todo Relacionado Al Podcats Biblioteca Del Metal Y Al Mundo Del Heavy Metal. Descubrela!!!!!! Ideal Para Llevarte O Regalar Productos Del Podcats De Ivoox. (Por Tiempo Limitado) https://teespring.com/es/stores/biblioteca-del-metal-1 Dream Theater es una banda estadounidense de metal progresivo, formada en 1985 con el nombre de Majesty por Mike Portnoy, John Myung y John Petrucci durante su estadía en el Berklee College of Music de Massachusetts. Poco a poco, fueron dejando sus estudios para dedicar más atención a la banda que terminaría llamándose Dream Theater. A pesar de que se sucedieron algunos cambios en la formación inicial, los tres miembros originales permanecieron junto a James LaBrie y Jordan Rudess hasta el 8 de septiembre de 2010, cuando Portnoy abandonó el grupo. En octubre de ese mismo año, la banda organizó unas audiciones para el reemplazo del puesto de batería. El 29 de abril de 2011 se reveló que Mike Mangini sería el nuevo baterista permanente del grupo. La banda es conocida por el virtuosismo técnico de sus instrumentistas, quienes han ganado numerosos premios a lo largo de su carrera. John Petrucci ha sido elegido como el tercer guitarrista de la gira G3 en seis ocasiones, más que ningún otro invitado. En 2009 fue también nombrado como el segundo mejor guitarrista de metal por Joel McIver en su libro «The 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists», así como uno de los «10 mejores guitarristas de shred de toda la historia» por la revista GuitarOne. ​ El exbaterista Mike Portnoy ha ganado 23 premios de la revista Modern Drummer y fue la persona más joven (con 37 años) en ser incluida en el Rock Drummer Hall of Fame. Por su parte, su sustituto, Mike Mangini, tiene en su haber 5 récords en el World's Fastest Drummer Extreme Sport Drumming, que lo acreditan como el baterista más rápido del mundo, En una encuesta dirigida por el sitio de música especializado MusicRadar entre agosto y septiembre de 2010, John Myung fue elegido como el mejor bajista de todos los tiempos. Por su parte, los usuarios de la misma web eligieron a Jordan Rudess como el mejor teclista de la historia, ​ Además, Rudess obtuvo en 1994 el galardón de Best New Talent («mejor talento nuevo») de la revista especializada Keyboard Magazine y se le califica como una leyenda en los teclados, ​ La banda fue, asimismo, incluida en el Long Island Music Hall of Fame en 2010, El álbum más vendido de la banda es Images and Words, de 1992, que obtuvo un Disco de Oro y alcanzó el número 61 en la cartelera Billboard 200,​ Tanto su disco de 1994, Awake, como el de 2002, Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence, entraron también en las listas en los puestos 32 y 46 respectivamente, y recibieron críticas mayoritariamente positivas. Por otro lado, Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence hizo que Dream Theater fuese elegida como banda inicial para la sección musical de Entertainment Weekly durante la semana de su publicación, a pesar de que la revista suele decantarse por música mainstream. En 2007 Systematic Chaos entró en la lista Billboard estadounidense en el puesto 19. Hasta 2008 Dream Theater había vendido más de 2,1 millones de copias en Estados Unidos y, hasta 2011, más de 12 millones en todo el mundo, El decimoprimer álbum de estudio del grupo, A Dramatic Turn of Events, salió a la venta el 13 de septiembre de 2011. Se posicionó en el octavo lugar de la lista estadounidense de Billboard 200, dos puestos por debajo de su anterior trabajo, Black Clouds & Silver Linings, y entró en el primer puesto de la cartelera UK Rock Chart. El álbum es el primer trabajo de la banda con Mike Mangini, debido a la marcha de Mike Portnoy, El 30 de noviembre de 2011 se anunció que «On the Backs of Angels» había sido nominada para el Premio Grammy en la categoría de «Mejor Interpretación de Hard Rock/Metal», la primera canción de Dream Theater en conseguirlo. El 23 de septiembre de 2013, la banda lanzó a la venta su duodécimo álbum de estudio denominado de forma homónima, Dream Theater. Se trata del segundo álbum de la banda con Mike Mangini en la batería y el primero en el que participa en las labores de composición del mismo. Su single The Enemy Inside ha sido nominado a los Premios Grammy, en la categoría «The Best Metal Performance» convirtiéndose en la segunda nominación de la banda. Por otra parte, el 29 de enero del 2016 salió a la luz su decimotercer álbum llamado "The Astonishing" el tercero con Mike Mangini y con un estilo más progresivo y sinfónico, bajo el sello de RoadRunner Records. Dream Theater nació en Massachusetts en 1985 cuando el guitarrista John Petrucci, el bajista John Myung y el baterista Mike Portnoy decidieron formar una banda mientras estudiaban en el Berklee College of Music. El trío comenzó versionando canciones de Rush y Iron Maiden en los cuartos de ensayo de Berklee. Myung, Petrucci y Portnoy decidieron unirse bajo el nombre Majesty. De acuerdo a la documentación incluida en Score, mientras hacían cola para un concierto de Rush en el Berklee Performance Center estaban escuchando canciones del grupo en una radiocasetera, cuando Portnoy comentó que el final de la canción «Bastille Day» (del disco Caress of Steel) sonaba «majestuosa» («majestic», en inglés); fue ahí cuando decidieron cuál sería el nombre de la banda. El trío buscaba cubrir las restantes posiciones en la agrupación, por lo que Petrucci pidió a su compañero de instituto Kevin Moore que se hiciera cargo del teclado. Después de que aceptara el puesto, otro antiguo amigo fue reclutado como vocalista principal, Chris Collins, después de que los miembros de la banda lo escucharan cantar la canción «Queen of the Reich» de Queensrÿche, Durante esta época, las agitadas agendas de Portnoy, Petrucci y Myung les obligaron a abandonar los estudios para concentrarse en su música, pensando que no tenían nada más que aprender allí. Moore también abandonó su universidad para concentrarse en la banda. Durante los primeros meses de 1986 dieron varios conciertos en la zona próxima a Nueva York, lo que aprovecharían para grabar una serie de demos, titulada The Majesty Demos. El pedido inicial de 1000 unidades se agotó en seis meses y las regrabaciones del casete tuvieron mucha popularidad en los círculos de metal progresivo. Majesty Demos sigue aún disponible en su versión original, a pesar de haber sido publicado oficialmente en CD a través de YtseJam Records, propiedad de Mike Portnoy. En noviembre de 1986, después de unos meses componiendo y tocando juntos, Chris Collins fue despedido. Pasó un año hasta que encontraron a un sustituto, Charlie Dominici, que pasó satisfactoriamente su audición y tenía mucha más experiencia que cualquier otro en el grupo. Con la estabilidad que el nuevo vocalista reportó a la banda, se permitieron aumentar el número de conciertos alrededor de Nueva York y lograron atraer una considerable atención. Poco después de haber contratado a Dominici, un grupo de Las Vegas también llamado Majesty, amenazó a la banda con tomar acciones legales por una violación de su propiedad intelectual, en relación al uso de su nombre, por lo que la banda se vio forzada a adoptar una nueva denominación. Se propusieron varias alternativas, entre las que se barajaron Glasser, Magus y MI, que fueron todas rechazadas, a pesar de que la banda actuó como Glasser por una semana, si bien terminaría desechándose al no contar con el favor de los fanes. Un día, el padre de Portnoy sugirió el nombre de Dream Theater, el mismo de un pequeño teatro que dirigía en Monterrey (California), y decidieron adoptarlo, Con su nuevo nombre y una formación estable, Dream Theater se concentró en componer material nuevo, a la vez que daban más y más conciertos en su Nueva York y los estados vecinos. Su actividad llamó la atención de Mechanic Records, una división de MCA, lo que condujo a la firma del primer contrato de Dream Theater el 23 de junio de 1988, ​ y a la grabación de su álbum debut, grabado en los estudios Kajem Victory en Gladwyne, Pensilvania. Les tomó diez días grabar las pistas básicas y unas tres semanas el álbum completo. En 1989 publicaron When Dream and Day Unite, con un despliegue de medios mucho menor que el que la banda había anticipado, ya que Mechanic terminó rompiendo la mayoría de sus promesas financieras previas a la firma del contrato, de manera que la banda se vio restringida a dar tocar en torno a Nueva York. La gira promocional del álbum consistió en solo cinco conciertos locales, el primero de ellos como teloneros del clásico trío de power rock Zebra, en el Sundance en Bay Shore, Nueva York, Después del cuarto show, Charlie Dominici dejó la banda debido a que empezaban a sentir las limitaciones que suponía su voz para el estilo vocal que querían, más parecido al de Bruce Dickinson o Geoff Tate, además de que su presencia en el escenario no era la que buscaban para un frontman o líder. Poco después, no obstante, la banda Marillion pidió a Dream Theater que los telonearan en una actuación en el Ritz de Nueva York, así que le dieron a Dominici la oportunidad de actuar una última vez. ​ Pasarían dos años hasta que encontrasen un vocalista que lo reemplazara. Tras la marcha de Dominici, Dream Theater luchó con éxito por ser liberados de su contrato con Mechanic y comenzaron a escribir material para su próximo álbum y realizar audiciones a cantantes. En esta búsqueda escucharon a más de 200 personas, entre ellas John Arch, ​ exlíder de Fates Warning, que resultaron rechazadas en su totalidad. A mediados de 1990, en una actuación en Nueva York, presentaron a Steve Stone como su nuevo vocalista. Habían grabado juntos varios demos de forma satisfactoria, pero solo dieron un concierto con él, que terminó siendo un desastre y Stone fue despedido. La banda dijo que había estado bailando por el escenario de una manera extraña, al parecer haciendo una mala imitación de Bruce Dickinson. Además, en varias ocasiones se dirigió al público de forma desafortunada con «Scream for me Long Beach!» (en español, «¡Grita para mí Long Beach!»), cuando estaban tocando en Bayshore, lo que avergonzó a la banda aún más. ​ Pasaron cinco meses hasta que Dream Theater ofreció otro concierto, esta vez completamente instrumental (bajo el nombre YtseJam). Hasta 1991 la banda estuvo centrada en la contratación de otro cantante y escribieron la mayor parte de lo que se convertiría en Images and Words en 1992. En enero de 1991, Kevin James LaBrie, de la banda de glam metal Winter Rose, voló a Nueva York desde Canadá para una audición. Improvisó tres canciones con el grupo, tras las que fue inmediatamente contratado para el puesto de vocalista. Tras su incorporación, LaBrie decidió dejar su primer nombre Kevin, para evitar confusiones con el otro Kevin de la banda. Durante los siguientes meses, volvieron a dar conciertos (aún en su mayoría alrededor de su ciudad), mientras trabajaban en las pistas de voz de las canciones compuestas antes del ingreso de LaBrie. Derek Shulman y Atco Records (ahora EastWest), una división de Elektra Records, firmaron un contrato de siete álbumes con Dream Theater sobre la base de una maqueta de tres canciones (posteriormente disponible como «The Atco Demos» a través del club de fanes de la banda). El primer disco que grabaron bajo su nuevo contrato discográfico fue Images and Words, en 1992. Para la promoción la disquera publicó un CD sencillo y un videoclip para la canción «Another Day», pero no tuvieron un impacto comercial significativo. La canción «Pull Me Under», sin embargo, consiguió una buena presencia en la radio, a pesar de no contar con ningún tipo de promoción organizada por la banda o el sello. Como respuesta, Atco produjo un videoclip para esta canción, que tendría bastante exposición en la MTV. Para la canción «Take the Time» sacaron un tercer video, pero sin que tuviera un éxito similar. El éxito de «Pull Me Under» y la gira que realizaron sin descanso por Estados Unidos y Japón hicieron que Images and Words lograse un disco de oro y uno de platino en esos países. En 1993 le siguió una gira por Europa, que incluía un show en el afamado Club Marquee de Londres, que fue grabado y publicado como Live at the Marquee, el primer álbum oficial en vivo del grupo. Además, reunieron una compilación de sus conciertos japoneses en Images and Words: Live in Tokyo. Ávidos de trabajar en material fresco, Dream Theater volvió al estudio en mayo de 1994 para grabar Awake, su tercer álbum de estudio, que se publicó el 4 de octubre de 1994 y fue recibido con controversia entre sus fanes. Poco antes de la mezcla del disco, Moore anunció al resto del grupo que simplemente ya no estaba interesado en dar giras y que no le agradaba el estilo musical de Dream Theater, por lo que dejaría la banda para concentrarse en sus propios intereses musicales, Debido a este imprevisto, tuvieron que buscar otro tecladista antes de plantearse un tour. Entre los nombres más conocidos que se presentaron a las audiciones se encontraba Jens Johansson, a la postre miembro de Stratovarius, pero los miembros de la banda estaban impacientes deseando cubrir la posición con el teclista Jordan Rudess. Portnoy y Petrucci descubrieron a Rudess en la revista Keyboard Magazine, donde se le reconocía como «mejor nuevo talento» en una encuesta entre lectores, y lo invitaron a tocar con la banda en una actuación de prueba en el Foundations Forum en Burbank, California, Para los miembros de Dream Theater el show había ido realmente bien y pidieron a Rudess que se incorporara al grupo, pero éste rehusó para hacer una gira con Dixie Dregs, que le garantizaba más reconocimiento personal. Ante esta situación, contrataron para la gira promocional de Awake a un antiguo compañero del Berklee College, Derek Sherinian, que había tocado con Alice Cooper y Kiss. Al concluir el tour, Sherinian se convirtió en el sustituto de Moore a tiempo completo, Como se encontraban otra vez con un nuevo miembro, Dream Theater no empezó inmediatamente a trabajar en material nuevo. Seguidores de todo el mundo, agrupados en la lista de correo electrónico YtseJam (la principal forma de comunicación entre los fans de la banda en aquel entonces), comenzaron a presionar a la banda para que publicara oficialmente la canción «A Change of Seasons». La habían compuesto en 1989 con la intención de que formara parte de Images and Words, pero con casi 17 minutos de duración fue considerada demasiado larga para un álbum de estudio. Sin embargo, la banda la tocaba en conciertos y siguió revisándola hasta 1995. La petición fue atendida, así que la banda entró en los BearTracks Studios en Nueva York en mayo de 1995 para reescribir y grabar la canción, que terminó siendo de 23 minutos y contando con una contribución significativa de Sherinan. Para acompañar la canción, la publicaron en un EP junto con una colección de covers, grabados en directo en una actuación en el Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club de Londres ese mismo año, de artistas como Elton John, Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin, Queen, Genesis, Kansas, Journey y Pink Floyd. Después de una minigira para promocionar A Change of Seasons, la banda se tomó un descanso de unos meses. Mientras tanto, publicaron a través de su club de fanes oficial un CD especial de Navidad, que consistía de varias canciones inéditas grabadas en conciertos de los primeros años de la banda, ​ Además, durante este descanso, los distintos miembros del grupo trabajaron individualmente en componer más temas para sus futuras colaboraciones. En este tiempo hubo varios cambios en EastWest y el principal contacto de Dream Theater en la discográfica fue despedido. Producto de una relación muy distinta a la que había cultivado el anterior personal de EastWest, el nuevo equipo presionó a la banda para que escribiera un álbum más accesible. A mediados de 1997, entraron al estudio para componer su siguiente trabajo. Además de presionar al grupo para que adoptara un sonido más mainstream, la compañía contrató al productor y compositor Desmond Child para pulir con Petrucci la letra de su canción «You or Me». La banda al completo volvió a trabajar en la música de la canción, que apareció en el disco como «You Not Me» con un coro que recordaba vagamente a la original. También se notó la mano de Child en este álbum en un giro hacia composiciones menos complejas y más radiables. La banda compuso material suficiente casi para dos discos, incluyendo una larga continuación de 20 minutos para la canción de Images and Words «Metropolis Pt. 1: The Miracle and the Sleeper». No obstante, la discográfica no permitió la publicación de un álbum doble, ya que entendía que una grabación de 140 minutos no sería digerible para el público general. James LaBrie también se mostró a favor de un solo disco, ​ Las canciones desechadas fueron publicadas luego en The Falling into Infinity Demos por YtseJam Records, El material que sobrevivió fue publicado en el álbum Falling into Infinity, que tuvo una recepción heterogénea entre los fanes más familiarizados con el nuevo sonido del grupo. Aun cuando el disco sonaba moderadamente progresivo, canciones como «Hollow Years» y «You Not Me» hicieron pensar a algunos que estaban ante el comienzo de una etapa más comercial de la banda; en cualquier caso, el álbum fue una decepción de crítica y ventas. Aunque Portnoy no lo comentó en público en aquel entonces, en un comentario del DVD de 2004 5 Years in a Livetime reveló que llegó a desmotivarse tanto durante este periodo que consideró la separación de la banda. Durante la gira europea de Touring into Infinity se grabaron dos conciertos, en Francia y los Países Bajos, para un álbum en directo titulado Once in a LIVEtime, que fue publicado aproximadamente a la vez que el vídeo 5 Years in a Livetime, que narraba el periodo entre la marcha de Kevin Moore y la gira promocional de Falling into Infinity. En 1997, Mike Varney, de Magna Carta Records, invitó a Portnoy a formar un supergrupo progresivo para trabajar en un álbum; esta colaboración sería la primera de una larga lista de proyectos individuales de los miembros de Dream Theater. La formación del grupo en cuestión era: Portnoy en la batería, Petrucci en la guitarra, Tony Levin en el bajo y Jordan Rudess, que se había separado de Dixie Dregs, en los teclados. La banda tomó el nombre Liquid Tension Experiment y sirvió como el medio ideal para que Portnoy y Petrucci pudieran cortejar a Rudess para que se uniera a Dream Theater. Finalmente, en 1999, aceptó la oferta, por lo que se convirtió en el tercer teclista a tiempo completo de la banda, sustituyendo a Sherinian. Con un nuevo miembro, Dream Theater volvió al estudio para grabar su siguiente álbum, esta vez con un completo control sobre el proceso creativo, fruto de un últimatum de Portnoy a la compañía. Retomaron la continuación de «Metropolis Part 1» en la que trabajaron durante las sesiones de Falling Into Infinity, que no habían usado en el disco anterior, y decidieron expandir la canción de 20 minutos a un álbum conceptual completo, que trataba temas como la reencarnación, el asesinato y la traición. Procuraron mantener un cierto nivel de secretismo en torno al proceso de composición y grabación, sin embargo, la fecha de publicación y una lista de canciones se filtraron contra los deseos de la banda. En 1999 se publicó Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory con gran aclamación de la crítica. Muchos fanes y críticos la consideraron la obra maestra de Dream Theater, a pesar de que solo alcanzó el puesto 73 en el US album chart. ​ El álbum fue mezclado por David Bottrill, pero solo unas pocas de sus mezclas llegaron al producto final, que fue remezclado por Kevin Shirley. El resto de las mezclas se pueden escuchar en el bootleg oficial de la banda «The Making of Scenes from a Memory». A la grabación le siguió una ambiciosa gira mundial, en la que durante un año tocaron Scenes From a Memory de principio a fin. En este tour, el más largo de la banda hasta la fecha, reflejaron el aspecto más teatral del álbum y se sirvieron de una pantalla de video en el fondo del escenario, que mostraba un acompañamiento narrativo de la trama del disco. Además de interpretar el álbum en su totalidad, tocaron una segunda tanda de canciones antiguas, así como algunos covers e improvisaciones. En una actuación especial en el Roseland Ballroom de Nueva York, contrataron a actores para que interpretaran a los personajes de la historia y se les sumó un coro de góspel en algunas partes del concierto. Este show, el último en su tour por América del Norte, fue grabado para la primera publicación de la banda en DVD. Después de varios retrasos por cuestiones técnicas, fue publicado a comienzos de 2001 con el título de Metropolis 2000: Scenes from New York. Poco más tarde, la banda anunció la publicación en audio del resto del concierto, de una duración total de cuatro horas. La portada para la versión CD, titulada Live Scenes From New York, representaba uno de los primeros logos de Dream Theater (el corazón ardiendo de la época de Images and Words, basado en el Sagrado Corazón de Cristo) modificado para mostrar una manzana (en referencia a la «Gran Manzana»), en lugar del corazón y con el skyline de Nueva York, incluyendo las Torres Gemelas, entre las llamas. En una desafortunada coincidencia, el álbum se publicó en la misma fecha de los ataques del 11 de septiembre. Este fue rápidamente retirado por la banda y se volvió a publicar más tarde con material artístico revisado, ​ aunque se vendieron algunas copias, que se convirtieron en un preciado objeto de coleccionistas. Dream Theater volvió a los estudios BearTracks para grabar su sexto álbum de estudio, Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence, con el que tendrían la posibilidad, cuatro años después de habérselo denegado EastWest, de hacer un doble disco. El primero consistió de cinco canciones de 7 a 13 minutos de duración, mientras que el segundo disco se dedicó exclusivamente a una canción de 42 minutos, la más larga de la banda hasta la actualidad. El origen de esta canción se produjo cuando Rudess compuso lo que sería la sección de «Overture» de «Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence» y la banda tomó diferentes ideas y melodías de ella y la expandió en capítulos de una historia completa. El álbum, que fue el más publicitado de la banda desde Awake, terminó teniendo una muy buena acogida por la crítica y la prensa, y debutó en la lista Billboard en el puesto 46, ​ y en el primer puesto de la lista Billboard Internet. Durante el siguiente año y medio volvieron a embarcarse en una gira por todo el mundo, con actuaciones en las que incluyeron algunos covers especiales y tocaron en su totalidad Master of Puppets, de Metallica, y The Number of the Beast, de Iron Maiden. Todas estas presentaciones tributo se realizaban después de cada presentación, donde se bajaba el telón y al subirse nuevamente, comenzaba un nuevo concierto pero esta vez con un disco completo de cada banda a la que se le rendía este tributo, como Iron Maiden, Metallica, Pink Floyd, entre otros. En 2003 la banda volvió en el estudio para componer y grabar otro álbum. A diferencia de Scenes from a Memory, que fue escrito y grabado sobre la marcha, en esta ocasión el grupo decidió tomarse unas tres semanas de retiro para componer antes de entrar al estudio. En mitad de las sesiones de grabación del disco, surgió un tour especial con otras dos bandas de metal progresivo, Queensrÿche y Fates Warning, en Norteamérica. Al final de cada concierto, los miembros de Queensrÿche y Dream Theater subían al escenario para tocar simultáneamente, en ocasiones versiones de otras bandas. Una vez concluida la gira, volvieron al estudio para terminar la grabación de su séptimo álbum, Train of Thought. Este álbum, a través del cual buscaron un sonido más pesado, produjo una especie de división en sus seguidores, ya que si bien ganaron más adeptos entre los metaleros, algunos fanes preferían un sonido más progresivo, al estilo de Yes o King Crimson, No obstante resultó un éxito de crítica,Le siguió otra gira mundial, durante la que Dream Theater realizó funciones de apoyo a una de sus mayores influencias, la banda inglesa Yes. Una vez que las bandas hubieron completado su modesto recorrido conjunto, Dream Theater continuó con su tour mundial, que denominaron «An Evening With Dream Theater». Posteriormente publicaron una combinación de CD y DVD grabados en directo en el famoso Nippon Budokan Hall de Tokio, durante la gira de Train of Thought, publicada bajo el nombre Live at Budokan el 5 de octubre de 2004. Después de terminar la gira promocional de Train of Thought, la banda entró en los estudios The Hit Factory de Nueva York para grabar su octavo álbum, que haría de Dream Theater el último grupo que grabase en los famosos estudios, ya que estos cerraron para siempre justo después, Octavarium fue publicado el 7 de junio de 2005 y supuso otro cambio en el sonido de la banda, por lo que tuvo una recepción dividida entre sus fanes y provocó un animando debate entre ellos. Suponía, por otra parte, el último de los siete álbumes que tenían firmados con Elektra Records, que había sucedido a EastWest en su contrato después de su absorción. El 2 de marzo de 2006 la banda celebró sus 20 años de existencia con una serie de conciertos, entre ellos uno que contó con un lleno total en el Auditorio Nacional de la Ciudad de México. El recital fue dividido en dos partes, «20 Years» y «Octavarium», y duró más de 4 horas, con un descanso intermedio. En 2006 la banda publicó el trabajo en directo Score, grabado el 1 de abril de ese mismo año en el Radio City Music Hall de Nueva York, editado en formato DVD doble y CD triple. En el concierto la banda compartió tarima por primera vez con una orquesta sinfónica completa para la interpretación de más de 90 minutos de música de Dream Theater. Tras el show en el Radio City Music Hall, la banda decidió tomarse un verano de descanso por primera vez en su carrera. Posteriormente, en septiembre de 2006, entraron a los Avatar Studios para grabar su siguiente disco, que, con el nombre de Systematic Chaos y una vez más producido por los propios John Petrucci y Mike Portnoy y con el legendario ingeniero de sonido Paul Northfield, fue publicado el 5 de junio de 2007. Este fue el primer disco con su nuevo sello, Roadrunner Records, una filial de su anterior discográfica, Atlantic Records. Roadrunner incrementó la promoción del álbum y, como resultado, éste alcanzó el número 19 en la lista Billboard 200. También publicaron un video para «Constant Motion» el 14 de julio, por primera vez desde el de «Hollow Years» en 1997 y, además, salió a la venta un libro autorizado titulado Lifting Shadows en el que se detallan los primeros veinte años de la banda, que cuenta con una edición expandida y actualizada de 2009, Systematic Chaos tiene ocho pistas, pero técnicamente solo siete canciones. El disco contiene una canción épica titulada «In the Presence of Enemies», enmarcando el álbum como pistas 1 y 8, una continuación del Twelve-step Suite de Portnoy, «Repentance», y una canción de naturaleza política, «Prophets of War». La gira de 2007-2008 Chaos In Motion World Tour dio comienzo en Italia con un concierto el 3 de junio de 2007 en el Gods of Metal, el mayor festival de metal del país, ​ También actuaron en el Fields Of Rok Festival en los Países Bajos, el 17 del mismo mes, 4​ y en otros festivales del viejo continente, como el británico Download Festival y el francés Hellfest Summer Open Air, con otras bandas como Megadeth, Korn, Mastodon y Slayer. La banda continuó con la parte norteamericana de su gira entre el 24 de julio (en San Diego) y el 26 de agosto (en Filadelfia). Durante el resto del año y en 2008 siguieron con el tour, tocando en Asia, Sudamérica y, por primera vez, en Australia. El 1 de abril de 2008 la banda publicó un disco doble recopilatorio, cuyo título, Greatest Hit (...and 21 Other Pretty Cool Songs), es una referencia humorística a la canción «Pull Me Under», el único éxito radiofónico significativo del grupo. También incluye tres canciones remezcladas de su segundo disco, Images and Words, cinco versiones editadas de canciones antiguas y una canción de un único lado B. Al contrario que en la mayoría de los álbumes de grandes éxitos, Dream Theater se implicó a fondo en el álbum, sugiriendo el listado de canciones que sentían que representaban mejor su carrera musical. Mike Portnoy, después de la publicación del grandes éxitos, organizó una nueva gira llamada Progressive Nation 2008, en la que, a diferencia de tours anteriores, visitarían exclusivamente ciudades en las que no habían tocado antes (como en Vancouver, Canadá) o hacía mucho que no lo hacían. Además, por primera vez desde Images and Words, el grupo actuó en salas pequeñas, con público más reducido. Tras la gira, la banda publicó un set de DVD titulado Chaos in Motion 2007–2008, una compilación de canciones del tour promocional de su noveno álbum, Systematic Chaos. Se pusieron a la venta dos ediciones distintas de los DVD el 30 de septiembre de 2008; una era la estándar con dos discos, mientras que la edición especial contenía tres CD de música además de los DVD. Black Clouds & Silver Linings y salida de Mike Portnoy (2008-2010) El baterista Mike Portnoy abandonó la banda el 8 de septiembre de 2010. El 7 de octubre de 2008 Dream Theater volvió a los estudios Avatar para comenzar a trabajar en su décimo álbum y retomó su relación con el ingeniero de sonido Paul Northfield. Publicaron el nuevo trabajo, titulado Black Clouds & Silver Linings, el 23 de junio de 2009,36​ disponible, además de en CD estándar, en vinilo LP y en una edición especial de tres CD que incluye el álbum completo, un CD de mezclas instrumentales y otro con seis versiones de canciones de otros artistas como Queen y Rainbow. El 1 de julio, el álbum debutó en el número 6 de la lista Billboard's Top 200, con unas ventas de 40 285 unidades en la primera de semana, lo que marcó su mejor entrada en la lista. Mike Portnoy habló a Metal Hammer sobre el nuevo álbum y comentó que la canción «The Shattered Fortress» era la última de la serie de canciones sobre los 12 pasos en su recuperación del alcoholismo; de «The Best of Times» dijo que «es un tema personal muy heavy sobre mi padre, que falleció durante la composición del álbum», y añadió «estuvo luchando contra el cáncer durante el proceso» La banda se embarcó en un segundo Progressive Nation Tour, en el que giraron por Europa por primera vez. Opeth, Unexpect y Bigelf telonearon al grupo en ese continente, mientras que Zappa Plays Zappa, Pain Of Salvation, y Beardfish lo hicieron en la parte norteamericana. Sin embargo, Pain of Salvation y Beardfish no pudieron acompañarlos en la gira por problemas de financiación con sus respectivos sellos. Las bandas que las suplieron fueron Bigelf y Scale The Summit. Una vez terminado el Progressive Nation Tour, Dream Theater entró en el estudio justo después de Nochevieja para componer y grabar una nueva canción instrumental, titulada «Raw Dog» (God [of] War al revés), que se incluyó en la banda sonora del videojuego God of War III y en el álbum God Of War III: Blood & Metal. La enviaron a Roadrunner el 8 de enero de 2010 y supuso la primera composición de la banda para un proyecto externo, ​ «Raw Dog» contiene la primera pista comercial en ser grabada con harpejji, a cargo de Jordan Rudess, así como la última grabación de Mike Portnoy en la batería. En marzo de ese año giraron por Sudamérica con Bigelf y durante el verano acompañaron a Iron Maiden en su gira por Estados Unidos y Canadá, en los que serían los últimos conciertos de Dream Theater en 2010. El 8 de septiembre de 2010, el baterista Mike Portnoy anunció que abandonaba la banda por su necesidad de un descanso así como por otras razones, entre ellas la búsqueda de nuevas experiencias musicales, Respecto a esto, Portnoy dijo que fue una decisión que tomó después de pensárselo durante mucho tiempo y que no lo juzguen ni culpen a otras personas por ello, No quería salir del grupo y ellos tampoco querían que me fuera, pero así estamos; era la única forma de que ellos siguieran adelante y yo siguiera adelante. Es una separación extraña, porque todavía nos queremos. […] Realmente pienso que el grupo podría haber usado un par de años para recargar las pilas como tantas bandas lo han hecho -como Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, Jane's Addiction, Phish, Rage Against the Machine…-. […] Lo que me da pánico, sin embargo, es que veo cierta similitud con, por ejemplo, [la salida de] Roger Waters de Pink Floyd; ellos nunca volvieron a estar juntos, y eso me asusta. Sería una tragedia que nunca más volviera a estar en el escenario con Dream Theater. Mike Portnoy en una entrevista para Friday Night Rocks. Después de la salida de Portnoy de Dream Theater, la relación entre él y sus ex-compañeros se volvió tensa. En febrero de 2011, Portnoy se quejó por que ningún integrante de la banda devolvió sus llamadas y correos electrónicos, ​ La tensión creció cuando Portnoy llamó a LaBrie irrespetuoso por unos comentarios que este último hizo durante una entrevista, afirmando que Dream Theater no está triste en absoluto porque Portnoy ya no es un miembro de la banda. A partir de julio de ese mismo año, LaBrie no ha permanecido en contacto con Portnoy,​ En un momento, surgieron informes falsos sobre una supuesta demandada de Portnoy hacía Dream Theater. Durante este período, Portnoy fue reclutado por Avenged Sevenfold para grabar su quinto álbum de estudio y participar en su gira; remplazando así a The Rev, quien había fallecido, ​ Tras la grabación del álbum corrieron rumores sobre que Portnoy iba a seguir trabajando con Avenged Sevenfold tras su salida de Dream Theater y convertirse en el baterista permanente, pero no fue así, ya que los miembros de la banda decidieron continuar con otro baterista. Por su parte, Portnoy declaró que la permanencia en Avenged Sevefold había sido temporal y meramente como un homenaje a Jimmys «The Rev» Sullivan. Las audiciones para elegir el sustituto de Mike Portnoy comenzaron en octubre, en las que se probaron a siete bateristas de clase mundial. ​ El 3 de enero, John Petrucci dio a conocer a través de su cuenta personal de Twitter que la banda había regresado a los estudios para grabar su decimoprimer álbum, aunque no se desveló el nombre del nuevo baterista, ​ Dos meses después, Petrucci comentó en su página personal de Facebook que la banda había terminado de componer su siguiente álbum y que pronto comenzaría el periodo de grabación. Ante la impaciencia de los fanes por conocer cuál sería el nuevo miembro del grupo, Petrucci comentó: «Aprecio la paciencia de todos por conocer al nuevo baterista de Dream Theater. Sé que ha sido muy frustrante esperar a conocer noticias. ¡Creédme, nos estamos esforzando por garantizar a todo el mundo que nuestra decisión no os decepcionará en ningún momento!» El 21 de abril de 2011, durante la búsqueda del nuevo baterista, publicaron un tráiler para un próximo documental titulado «The Spirit Carries On», en referencia a una canción del álbum Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes From a Memory. El tráiler muestra a los siete bateristas que tuvieron audiciones: Mike Mangini, Virgil Donati, Marco Minnemann, Peter Wildoer, Thomas Lang, Derek Roddy y Aquiles Priester, ​ El 27 de abril revelaron a través de YouTube, en el tercer y último episodio del documental, que habían escogido a Mike Mangini como sustituto de Portnoy, A través de su Twitter John Petrucci confirmó que el nombre del nuevo álbum de Dream Theater se llamaría A Dramatic Turn of Events, que posteriormente fue publicado el 13 de septiembre de 2011. En abril del 2012 fue grabado el DVD Live at Luna Park en Buenos Aires, Argentina, donde se muestra el nuevo sonido con Mike Mangini en la batería. El álbum homónimo fue lanzado en septiembre de 2013. Cuenta con 9 pistas , entre las que se incluye el tema de larga duración «Illumination Theory», pista que dura más de 22 minutos. La canción «The Enemy Inside» fue lanzada como sencillo meses antes de la salida del álbum. Tras la salida del disco, fue colocado en el puesto número 8 en la lista Billboard 200[cita requerida], lo que ha sido el segundo puesto más alto, después de Black Clouds & Silver Linings. Mike Portnoy lo calificó como un buen álbum, aunque ya no se siente identificado con este sonido de la banda.[cita requerida] Durante la gira Along For The Ride se grabó en el DVD Breaking The Fourth Wall, se divide en 3 discos en vivo desde The Boston Opera House. Además de canciones del álbum homónimo, contienen temas de Awake y Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes From a Memory debido a que es el 20 aniversario de Awake 1994 Y 15 aniversario de Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes From a Memory 1999. The Astonishing es el decimotercer álbum de la banda, lanzado el 29 de enero del 2016 a nivel mundial. Es su segundo disco conceptual , tras Metropolis, en 1999, y también su segundo lanzamiento doble, tras Six Degrees of inner turbulence (2002). Distance Over Time salió en febrero de 2019, siendo en decimocuarto álbum de estudio y el cuarto con Mangini a la batería. A lo largo de su carrera, los espectáculos en vivo Dream Theater se han ido volviendo gradualmente más grandes, más largos, más diversos y menos restrictivos. El ejemplo más obvio de ello es su política de setlist rotante. Cada noche de cada gira tiene su setlist ideado por Portnoy usando un proceso meticuloso que asegura que es completamente único. Factores como los setlists de ciudades previas son tomados en cuenta para asegurar que las personas que ven a Dream Theater múltiples veces en la misma área no vean las mismas canciones interpretadas dos veces, e incluso el setlist de la última vez que la banda estuvo en una ciudad en particular se toma en cuenta para el beneficio de los fans que ven a la banda en giras sucesivas. Para que eso sea posible, la banda se prepara para tocar la mayor parte de su repertorio en cualquier presentación, dependiendo de lo que Portnoy decidía programar para esa noche. Este proceso también requiere el empleo de un sistema de iluminación muy complejo que utiliza iluminación preconfigurada sobre la base de canciones individuales. La duración es otro elemento único de los conciertos de Dream Theater. Los conciertos de sus giras mundiales, desde Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence, han sido del tipo «Evening with…» («Una noche con…»), en el que la banda actúa al menos tres horas con un descanso y ningún telonero. El espectáculo grabado para Live scenes from New York tuvo una duración de casi cuatro horas (LaBrie graciosamente se disculpó después del espectáculo por el set tan «corto»), y resultó en la casi hospitalización de Portnoy, ​Con el anuncio del noveno álbum de estudio, Systematic Chaos, se publicó que durante este nuevo tour, Chaos in Motion World Tour 2007/2008, no se haría el famoso «An evening with…». La banda dijo que ya era momento de parar con los shows diarios desde 3 a 4 horas. Sin embargo, la versión publicada en DVD y CD del tour Chaos In Motion presenta 162 minutos de música. También hay una cantidad significativa de humor, informalidad, e improvisación asociado a un concierto de Dream Theater. En la parte media de A change of seasons es bastante común que temas como el de las Grandes Ligas de Béisbol y Los Simpson sean citados, y Rudess rutinariamente modifica su sección de solo en esta canción y otras, con frecuencia interpretando la sección ragtime de When the water breaks de Liquid tension experiment 2. Otras citas incluyen a Mary had a little lamb durante Endless sacrifice en el Gigantour, un corte inspirado en un calíope entre los versos de Under a glass moon, y la marcha turca en un concierto en Estambul. En la gira 20th Anniversary World Tour Rudess incluso interpretó una pequeña cita del tema Twinkle, twinkle, little star en un corte durante Endless sacrifice. Durante la interpretación de As I am en Bangkok en enero del 2006, Rudess tocó una escala mayor muy torpe, al estilo de un principiante, hacia adelante y hacia atrás varias veces antes del corte instrumental. También en uno de los dos conciertos dados en Buenos Aires, Argentina, en la introducción de Through Her Eyes, Petrucci interpreta la melodía de Don't cry for me Argentina. No es extraño que un miembro de la audiencia sea escogido al azar para tocar en el escenario (de lo que se puede apreciar un ejemplo en el solo de batería de Portnoy en el DVD Live at Budokan). También ha habido muchas improvisaciones del «Happy Birthday» cuando un miembro de la banda o del equipo cumple años en una fecha en la que hay concierto, lo que normalmente termina en un pastel de cumpleaños siendo arrojado al festejado. Tal vez el ejemplo más extremo de la estructura impredecible de los conciertos de Dream Theater es que durante el tiempo en que Derek Sherinian estuvo en la banda, en algunos espectáculos los miembros de la banda intercambiarían instrumentos y tocarían como la banda ficticia «Nightmare Cinema» (el opuesto aproximado de «Dream Theater»). Generalmente versionaban Perfect Strangers de Deep Purple, y en una ocasión, Suicide Solution de Ozzy Osbourne. Similarmente en algunos espectáculos Sherinian, Petrucci y Portnoy tomarían el escenario juntos, bajo el nombre «Nicky Lemons and the Migraine Brothers». Sherinian, usando una bufanda de plumas y anteojos bohemios oscuros, interpretaría una canción de pop-punk titulada «I Don't Like You» con Petrucci y Portnoy respaldando. Los fans de Dream Theater suelen abarrotar cada plaza donde la banda se presenta. La audiencia generalmente está formada de un número de espectadores que varía entre 4000 y 10000, y esa cantidad es habitualmente dictada por el espacio físico. El concierto que ha contado con la audiencia más numerosa ha sido el efectuado en la Pista Atlética del Estadio Nacional en Santiago de Chile, el 6 de diciembre de 2005, durante la gira promocional del álbum Octavarium, que contó con una asistencia de 20.000 personas, El hecho fue mencionado la misma noche del concierto por Mike Portnoy y a través de su sitio web, y fue mencionado también por Jordan Rudess en su saludo navideño de 2005 a todos los fans. El concierto grabado en el Radio City Music Hall de Nueva York en abril de 2006 tuvo una asistencia de 6.000 personas. Al principio de su carrera, Dream Theater adoptó un logo y un wordmark personalizado (conocido como el símbolo Majesty) que han aparecido en la gran mayoría de su material promocional desde entonces, con al menos una de las marcas oficiales apareciendo en la carátula de cada publicación hasta la fecha, con la excepción de Once in a LIVEtime (ver explicación más abajo). Incluso después de que la banda desechó el nombre Majesty, el símbolo continuó siendo su marca oficial, y es visto por la comunidad de fans de Dream Theater de la misma manera que los fans de Led Zeppelin han abrazado los cuatro símbolos de los miembros de esa banda. Es común ver gente con tatuajes del símbolo Majesty en conciertos de Dream Theater. El símbolo Majesty es una derivación del símbolo de María, reina de los escoceses, ​ el cual fue re-diseñado por Charlie Dominici para ser usado en el arte gráfico del álbum When Dream and Day Unite. ​ Otro hecho interesante es que el símbolo Majesty es una combinación de tres letras griegas, Fi(Φ), Mu(Μ), y Alfa (A), las letras de la fraternidad musical de la cual los miembros forman parte. El hecho de que el logo no aparezca en la carátula de Once In A LIVEtime o de su acompañante en vídeo 5 Years in a LIVEtime, fue interpretado por algunos fans como evidencia de que la banda se había «vendido» y de que se había alejado de sus raíces con sus fuentes modernizadas («fuentes» se refiere a los «tipos de letra» usados para el arte gráfico), pero para el momento en que había reclamado el lugar que le corresponde en la carátula de Scenes From a Memory la infelicidad había sido largamente olvidada (el motivo real fue que a Storm Thorgerson, el legendario diseñador gráfico para ambas publicaciones antes mencionadas, no le gusta trabajar con fuentes pre-existentes). Desde entonces ha aparecido en cada publicación subsiguiente (la carátula de Falling into Infinity tiene el logo, pero no el wordmark). Dream Theater es una de las bandas del género del metal más activamente grabadas en bootlegs. Desde sus primeros conciertos en Nueva York, como Majesty, los aficionados han grabado casi todos los espectáculos que Dream Theater ha ofrecido (ocasionalmente hay tres o cuatro versiones de un mismo concierto), y algunas grabaciones profesionales y bien elaboradas han sido publicadas. Sin embargo, no todos los miembros de la banda toleran los bootlegs de Dream Theater. Portnoy era definitivamente el miembro que los apoya más, ya que era un ávido coleccionista de bootlegs cuando era más joven y mantiene su archivo personal de material de Dream Theater. Petrucci y LaBrie han declarado oposición con respecto a las personas que graban sus conciertos. Petrucci ha dicho que prefiere que los miembros de la audiencia se concentren en los músicos en tarima, y no en los ajustes de nivel de sus dispositivos de grabación. LaBrie, por otra parte, argumenta que los bootlegs le quitan propiedad y control a la actuación en directo, y los pone en manos del público. Myung ha expresado oposición apacible a los bootlegs, pero en algunas entrevistas ha mencionado que particularmente no le molesta mucho; mientras que Rudess afirma que no le molestan pues afirma que es inevitable la propagación de los bootlegs. Sin importar sus opiniones personales, cada miembro de la banda autografía cualquier bootleg que se les presente para que sea firmado. Dream Theater también ha publicado una serie de bootlegs oficiales a través de YtseJam Records, encabezada por Portnoy. A pesar de que son bien conocidos por hacer canciones versionadas a lo largo de toda su carrera, Dream Theater llevó esta práctica a otro nivel durante la gira promocional de Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence. En tres conciertos especiales, en Barcelona, Chicago y Nueva York, versionaron el álbum completo Master of Puppets de Metallica después de un set entero de material de Dream Theater. Aquello fue impactante para los fans dado que no había señales de que eso iba a ocurrir, apartando el hecho de que se había anunciado que esos conciertos, que eran la segunda noche en cada ciudad, serían «extra especiales». Esta tradición puede ser rastreada hacia atrás seguramente hasta una de las bandas favoritas de Mike Portnoy, Phish, que comenzó a versionar álbumes enteros de otros artistas cada Halloween, empezando en 1994. Portnoy anunció este «álbum versionado» como el primero de una serie de conciertos a ser dados como tributo a bandas que han sido influyentes en la formación y desarrollo de Dream Theater. Los sets de canciones versionadas dividieron a muchos fans que asistieron al espectáculo, llevando a algunos a decir que fueron a un concierto de Dream Theater a ver música original y no el trabajo de otro artista. Otros, sin embargo, dijeron que fue un bono y no un reemplazo de un concierto de Dream Theater, dado que un concierto ordinario había sido interpretado la noche anterior. La siguiente vez que se hizo un concierto de álbum versionado esta negatividad fue más contenida, pues la mayoría de los fans ya sabían que eso iba a suceder, y que no verían una noche completa de material de Dream Theater. En la siguiente etapa de la gira versionaron el álbum The Number of the Beast de Iron Maiden, y recibieron una reacción similar a la obtenida con Master of Puppets, a pesar de que ya se sabía que un álbum versionado iba a ser interpretado esa noche porque el itinerario incluía dos conciertos en noches consecutivas en la misma ciudad. El 11 de octubre de 2005, Dream Theater versionó The Dark Side of the Moon de Pink Floyd, su tercer álbum clásico versionado. El sitio web oficial de Dream Theater declaraba que «los segundos sets de las segundas noches en Ámsterdam, Londres, Buenos Aires, São Paulo y Tokio (11 de octubre, 25 de octubre, 4 de diciembre, 11 de diciembre y 13 de enero), y también el segundo set del espectáculo del 15 de enero en Osaka, serán un álbum clásico entero versionado». The Dark Side of the Moon fue interpretado una vez más el 25 de octubre en Londres. Sin embargo, en Buenos Aires (4 de diciembre) y Sao Paulo (11 de diciembre) el «álbum clásico» interpretado fue Scenes from a Memory de la mismísima Dream Theater, para compensar por no haber visitado nunca Argentina y solo una vez Brasil en su gira por 1998. El 13 de enero de 2006 (Tokio) y el 15 (Osaka), Dream Theater versionó el álbum en directo Made in Japan, de Deep Purple, su cuarto álbum clásico versionado (esto concordó brevemente con las especulaciones de los fans, quienes dijeron que era inevitable que al menos uno de los álbumes del rock progresivo de los 70, posiblemente de Rush, sería versionado). La formación tiene pensado realizar en vivo más álbumes versionados, pero se niega a revelar cuándo ocurrirán o qué álbum será interpretado. También hicieron una interpretación en directo de Cemetery Gates de Pantera en Dallas, Texas, para conmemorar a Dimebag Darrel Abott, donde contaron con la colaboración de Dave Mustaine.Escucha este episodio completo y accede a todo el contenido exclusivo de Biblioteca Del Metal (Recopilation). Descubre antes que nadie los nuevos episodios, y participa en la comunidad exclusiva de oyentes en https://www.ivoox.com/podcast-biblioteca-del-metal-recopilation_sq_f1308558_1.html

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Peg & Phils Podcast
Peg & Phil - You Spin me right round baby - an 80's music adventure - Series 2 Episode 5

Peg & Phils Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2020 39:38


Phil finds a 30s vinyl record at the side of the road and so another podcast was born. From the genius of #GiorgioMoroder to #TonyWilson and days in the #Hacienda.Are #JohnTaylor’s social media #bass masterclasses making bass respected again?What’s it like to have to look after priceless legendary original artwork? Guest Eddy talks about working with Storm Thorgerson. Love for #casingles, especially #fagpacket design, but distain for CDs killing album design.And Peg confesses to #Limalh that he once stood her up even though she originally thought she was meeting #BigCountry.And loads more - with a lot of swearing so be warned.......

Rock N Roll Pantheon
Audio Judo: Interview With Aubrey Powell

Rock N Roll Pantheon

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2020 47:18


On this music-adjacent episode of Audio Judo, Matthew and Kyle interview legendary British graphic designer and filmmaker Aubrey Powell. If you listen to music, you've probably seen some of his work. Along with Storm Thorgerson he was the co-founder of the design firm Hipgnosis which was responsible for some of the most iconic album covers of the 70's and 80's for bands including: Led Zeppelin, Paul McCartney, Yes, Genesis, 10cc, Peter Gabriel, Bad Company, Scorpions, Styx, Black Sabbath, and many more. Perhaps most famously they designed several albums for Pink Floyd including the prismatic rainbow cover for Dark Side Of The Moon. After that, he transitioned into producing/directing films and music videos, many of which are now classics in their own right. His art and design work is frequently on display at museums and art exhibitions throughout the world.Your homework for this episode is to go check out Aubrey Powell's work, and then drop us a line letting us know which album cover is your favorite. As a bonus, if you have a great story involving one of the albums designed by Hipgnosis (see the complete list here), send it along and we might read it on the podcast.Aubrey Powell's Website: http://www.aubreypowell.com/Aubrey Powell on IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0694023/And, if you are so inclined, here is a link to one (of many) design books by Aubrey Powell. This one is "Vinyl . Album . Cover . Art: The Complete Hipgnosis Catalogue" on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0500519323/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_hXq9Eb6B9VYH4If you like what you hear and want to support the podcast, you can become a Patreon supporter (starting at just $3/month):https://www.patreon.com/audiojudoYou can also buy some swag with our logo on it:https://www.teepublic.com/user/audio-judo-podcastAs always, let us know what you think by emailing info(at)audiojudo.com.Website: https://www.audiojudo.comGet in touch on social media:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/audiojudoTwitter: @audiojudoInstagram: @audiojudoWe are proud members of the Pantheon Podcast Network. If you like our show check out other music related podcasts at https://www.pantheonpodcasts.com

Rock N Roll Pantheon
Audio Judo: Interview With Aubrey Powell

Rock N Roll Pantheon

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2020 48:03


On this music-adjacent episode of Audio Judo, Matthew and Kyle interview legendary British graphic designer and filmmaker Aubrey Powell. If you listen to music, you've probably seen some of his work. Along with Storm Thorgerson he was the co-founder of the design firm Hipgnosis which was responsible for some of the most iconic album covers of the 70's and 80's for bands including: Led Zeppelin, Paul McCartney, Yes, Genesis, 10cc, Peter Gabriel, Bad Company, Scorpions, Styx, Black Sabbath, and many more. Perhaps most famously they designed several albums for Pink Floyd including the prismatic rainbow cover for Dark Side Of The Moon. After that, he transitioned into producing/directing films and music videos, many of which are now classics in their own right. His art and design work is frequently on display at museums and art exhibitions throughout the world. Your homework for this episode is to go check out Aubrey Powell's work, and then drop us a line letting us know which album cover is your favorite. As a bonus, if you have a great story involving one of the albums designed by Hipgnosis (see the complete list here), send it along and we might read it on the podcast. Aubrey Powell's Website: http://www.aubreypowell.com/ Aubrey Powell on IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0694023/ And, if you are so inclined, here is a link to one (of many) design books by Aubrey Powell. This one is "Vinyl . Album . Cover . Art: The Complete Hipgnosis Catalogue" on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0500519323/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_hXq9Eb6B9VYH4 If you like what you hear and want to support the podcast, you can become a Patreon supporter (starting at just $3/month): https://www.patreon.com/audiojudo You can also buy some swag with our logo on it: https://www.teepublic.com/user/audio-judo-podcast As always, let us know what you think by emailing info(at)audiojudo.com. Website: https://www.audiojudo.com Get in touch on social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/audiojudo Twitter: @audiojudo Instagram: @audiojudo We are proud members of the Pantheon Podcast Network. If you like our show check out other music related podcasts at https://www.pantheonpodcasts.com

Audio Judo Podcast
Interview With Aubrey Powell - Audio Judo

Audio Judo Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2020 47:18


On this music-adjacent episode of Audio Judo, Matthew and Kyle interview legendary British graphic designer and filmmaker Aubrey Powell. If you listen to music, you've probably seen some of his work. Along with Storm Thorgerson he was the co-founder of the design firm Hipgnosis which was responsible for some of the most iconic album covers of the 70's and 80's for bands including: Led Zeppelin, Paul McCartney, Yes, Genesis, 10cc, Peter Gabriel, Bad Company, Scorpions, Styx, Black Sabbath, and many more. Perhaps most famously they designed several albums for Pink Floyd including the prismatic rainbow cover for Dark Side Of The Moon. After that, he transitioned into producing/directing films and music videos, many of which are now classics in their own right. His art and design work is frequently on display at museums and art exhibitions throughout the world.Your homework for this episode is to go check out Aubrey Powell's work, and then drop us a line letting us know which album cover is your favorite. As a bonus, if you have a great story involving one of the albums designed by Hipgnosis (see the complete list here), send it along and we might read it on the podcast.Aubrey Powell's Website: http://www.aubreypowell.com/Aubrey Powell on IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0694023/And, if you are so inclined, here is a link to one (of many) design books by Aubrey Powell. This one is "Vinyl . Album . Cover . Art: The Complete Hipgnosis Catalogue" on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0500519323/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_hXq9Eb6B9VYH4If you like what you hear and want to support the podcast, you can become a Patreon supporter (starting at just $3/month):https://www.patreon.com/audiojudoYou can also buy some swag with our logo on it:https://www.teepublic.com/user/audio-judo-podcastAs always, let us know what you think by emailing info(at)audiojudo.com.Website: https://www.audiojudo.comGet in touch on social media:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/audiojudoTwitter: @audiojudoInstagram: @audiojudoWe are proud members of the Pantheon Podcast Network. If you like our show check out other music related podcasts at https://www.pantheonpodcasts.com

Audio Judo
029 - Interview With Aubrey Powell - Audio Judo

Audio Judo

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2020 47:18


On this music-adjacent episode of Audio Judo, Matthew and Kyle interview legendary British graphic designer and filmmaker Aubrey Powell.If you listen to music, you've probably seen some of his work. Along with Storm Thorgerson he was the co-founder of the design firm Hipgnosis which was responsible for some of the most iconic album covers of the 70's and 80's for bands including: Led Zeppelin, Paul McCartney, Yes, Genesis, 10cc, Peter Gabriel, Bad Company, Scorpions, Styx, Black Sabbath, and many more. Perhaps most famously they designed several albums for Pink Floyd including the prismatic rainbow cover for Dark Side Of The Moon. After that, he transitioned into producing/directing films and music videos, many of which are now classics in their own right. His art and design work is frequently on display at museums and art exhibitions throughout the world.Go check out Aubrey Powell's work, and then drop us a line letting us know which album cover is your favorite. As a bonus, if you have a great story involving one of the albums designed by Hipgnosis (see the complete list here), send it along and we might read it on the podcast.Do you really want to see what we look like while we record? Check out select episodes on our YouTube, you weirdo:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCO8oo8oZkSLUqOuiiw8hD7QIf you like what you hear (and see) and want to support the podcast, you can become a Patreon supporter for as little as $1/month:https://www.patreon.com/audiojudoYou can also buy some swag with our logo on it:https://www.teepublic.com/user/audio-judo-podcastAs always, let us know what you think by emailing info(at)audiojudo(dot)com.Website: https://www.audiojudo.comGet in touch on social media:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/audiojudoTwitter: @audiojudoInstagram: @audio_judoWe are proud members of the Pantheon Podcast Network. If you like our show check out other music related podcasts at https://www.pantheonpodcasts.comEpisode info and notes updated June 15, 2022. Show Notes: Aubrey Powell's Website: http://www.aubreypowell.com/Aubrey Powell on IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0694023/And, if you are so inclined, here is a link to one (of many) design books by Aubrey Powell. This one is "Vinyl . Album . Cover . Art: The Complete Hipgnosis Catalogue" on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0500519323/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_hXq9Eb6B9VYH4

Audio Judo Podcast
Interview With Aubrey Powell - Audio Judo

Audio Judo Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2020 48:18


On this music-adjacent episode of Audio Judo, Matthew and Kyle interview legendary British graphic designer and filmmaker Aubrey Powell. If you listen to music, you've probably seen some of his work. Along with Storm Thorgerson he was the co-founder of the design firm Hipgnosis which was responsible for some of the most iconic album covers of the 70's and 80's for bands including: Led Zeppelin, Paul McCartney, Yes, Genesis, 10cc, Peter Gabriel, Bad Company, Scorpions, Styx, Black Sabbath, and many more. Perhaps most famously they designed several albums for Pink Floyd including the prismatic rainbow cover for Dark Side Of The Moon. After that, he transitioned into producing/directing films and music videos, many of which are now classics in their own right. His art and design work is frequently on display at museums and art exhibitions throughout the world. Your homework for this episode is to go check out Aubrey Powell's work, and then drop us a line letting us know which album cover is your favorite. As a bonus, if you have a great story involving one of the albums designed by Hipgnosis (see the complete list here), send it along and we might read it on the podcast. Aubrey Powell's Website: http://www.aubreypowell.com/ Aubrey Powell on IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0694023/ And, if you are so inclined, here is a link to one (of many) design books by Aubrey Powell. This one is "Vinyl . Album . Cover . Art: The Complete Hipgnosis Catalogue" on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0500519323/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_hXq9Eb6B9VYH4 If you like what you hear and want to support the podcast, you can become a Patreon supporter (starting at just $3/month): https://www.patreon.com/audiojudo You can also buy some swag with our logo on it: https://www.teepublic.com/user/audio-judo-podcast As always, let us know what you think by emailing info(at)audiojudo.com. Website: https://www.audiojudo.com Get in touch on social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/audiojudo Twitter: @audiojudo Instagram: @audiojudo We are proud members of the Pantheon Podcast Network. If you like our show check out other music related podcasts at https://www.pantheonpodcasts.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SkivSnack
5. Europe SÄMST till BÄST - med Ian Haugland och Mic Michaeli

SkivSnack

Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2020 45:15


Hur svårt är det att ranka sin egen diskografi? Ian Haugland och Mic Michaeli från Europe ställs inför uppdraget att rangordna bandets album från sämst till bäst. En inte helt lätt uppgift då de ibland har diametralt olika åsikter om skivorna.  Vi får också höra stories och anekdoter från albumens tillkomst; om producenten som i ilska kastade sin födelsedagspresent från bandet i väggen, om att legendariska omslagsmakaren Storm Thorgerson var en riktig surgubbe och hur bandet i smyg lånade ABBA-Bennys svindyra synth under en av skivinspelningarna. Tack till Taket (taket.info) för hjälp med grafisk form. SkivSnack görs ideelt och helt utan finansiärer. Detta för att podcasten skall ha total "konstnärlig frihet" utan yttre påverkan av t ex sponsorer. Vill man donera en slant till driftskostnader (så som t ex studiohyra, STIM-avgifter etc) kan det göras på SWISH 0705849734.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

PhotoActive
Episode 66: Manual Focus Lenses and Jeff's New Luminar Book

PhotoActive

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2020 33:51


The autofocus capabilities in today’s cameras are amazing, so why would anyone buy a lens that offers only manual focus? Jeff and Kirk talk about situations where autofocus isn’t a consideration, such as buying inexpensive fast lenses or using an adapter to mount one brand’s lenses on another brand’s camera (like Nikon lenses on a Fujifilm body). We also chat about Jeff’s just-released book, The Photographer’s Guide to Luminar 4. We’ll be giving away a few copies to subscribers of the PhotoActive mailing list, and we also have a 40% discount code to share. Hosts: Jeff's website (https://jeffcarlson.com), Jeff's photos (https://jeffcarlson.com/portfolio/), Jeff on Instagram (http://instagram.com/jeffcarlson) Kirk's website (https://www.kirkville.com), Kirk's photos (https://photos.kirkville.com), Kirk on Instagram (https://instagram.com/mcelhearn) Subscribe to the PhotoActive Instagram account (http://instagram.com/photoactive_podcast/) Show Notes: (View show notes with images at PhotoActive.co (https://www.photoactive.co/home/episode-66-manual-lenses)) Rate and Review the PhotoActive Podcast! (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/photoactive/id1391697658?mt=2) Examples of SX-70 photo manipulations (https://www.flickr.com/groups/polaroidsx70manipulation/pool/) at Flickr Peter Gabriel album cover (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Gabriel_(1980_album)). The photo was taken with a Polaroid SX-70 instant camera. The sleeve's designer Storm Thorgerson said: "Peter himself joined with us at Hipgnosis in disfiguring himself by manipulating Polaroids as they 'developed' ... Peter impressed us greatly with his ability to appear in an unflattering way, preferring the theatrical or artistic to the cosmetic." Episode #16: Buying and Selling Camera Gear (https://www.photoactive.co/home/episode-16-buy-sell-gear) Fotodiox Pro Lens Mount Adapter, Nikon G Lens to Fujifilm X Camera Body (X-Mount) (https://amzn.to/2z0WO2q), $60, the adapter Jeff owns Fringer EF-FX PRO II EOS to Fujifilm FX Adapter (https://amzn.to/3ap4PLi), a Canon adapter that works with autofocus Fujinon XF56mmF1.2 R (https://amzn.to/2zoyJCJ) Fujifilm interview: 'We will get through this crisis together’ (https://www.dpreview.com/interviews/6372373001/fujifilm-interview-we-will-get-through-this-crisis-together) The Photographer’s Guide to Luminar 4 (https://rockynook.com/shop/photography/the-photographers-guide-to-luminar/?ref=251&campaign=PhotoActive) Episode 59: Luminar 4 and Its AI Emphasis (https://www.photoactive.co/home/episode-59-luminar) Luminar 4 (https://macphun.evyy.net/c/203793/645022/3255) Jeff Carlson Luminar 4 Rocky Nook Webinar: YouTube (https://youtu.be/TLtuG6AkhIo), WebinarJam (https://event.webinarjam.com/t/click/k3xwvh2tkt0tpkc02a2fp) Our Snapshots: Jeff: Tripod Boom Arm (https://amzn.to/2Kyb6tC) Kirk: Sofa Sessions: Conversations with Martin Parr (https://www.martinparrfoundation.org/sofasessions/alec-soth/?mc_cid=21e3857173&mc_eid=47d7f1c187) Subscribe to the PhotoActive podcast newsletter at the bottom of any page at the PhotoActive web site (https://photoactive.co) to be notified of new episodes and be eligible for occasional giveaways. If you’ve already subscribed, you’re automatically entered. If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes/Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/photoactive/id1391697658?mt=2) or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast. And don't forget to join the PhotoActive Facebook group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/photoactivecast/) to discuss the podcast, share your photos, and more. Disclosure: Sometimes we use affiliate links for products, in which we receive small commissions to help support PhotoActive. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5b0d9e5ab40b9d7f7ff10b47/5b0d9f82562fa7ea492bb4c6/5ea0e0c52e9158710329a181/1587711994718/manual-lens-adapter.jpg?format=2500w https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5b0d9e5ab40b9d7f7ff10b47/t/5ea232eefd1a546f49bbed5b/1587688188800/IMG_1883.jpeg?format=750w

Design Freaks
Hipgnosis with Kurt Bloch

Design Freaks

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2020 95:19


My guest Kurt Bloch and I discussed SO MANY THINGS. The Fastbacks origin story, Vancouver and Seattle punk scenes of the late 70’s/early 80’s, the first album cover Kurt designed, No Threes Records, when Duff joined the Fastbacks, our favorite Hipgnosis records, creepy attraction, and lots more. Plus two Bad Scene songs! --Hipgnosis:  Storm Thorgerson, Aubrey Powell, and Peter ChristophersonSupport the show (https://www.venmo.com/Clarita-Hinojosa)

Mastering Portrait Photography Podcast
Ep.63 Interview With Photographer Richard Bradbury FBIPP FMPA

Mastering Portrait Photography Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2019 80:03


A real pleasure to have interviewed Richard Bradbury FBIPP FMPA.  Richard is one of the world's great photographers and an all round nice guy and the interview is full of little gems about preparing for sales, customer service and authenticity. In fact, our chat in his west London studio is full of useful stuff for anyone interested in running a photography business. As is our way, I asked Richard to recommend a book or two for our ever-expanding library of interesting books. Richard recommended Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Süskind and The Work Of Hipgnosis : Walk Away Renee by Storm Thorgerson. Enjoy! If you do enjoy this podcast, please head over to Mastering Portrait Photography where there are articles and videos about this wonderful industry.  You can subscribe to this podcast on iTunes, PodBean and Spotify. PLEASE also leave us a review - we'd love to hear what you think! If there are any topics you would like to hear, have questions we could answer or would simply like to come and be interviewed on the podcast, please contact me at paul@paulwilkinsonphotography.co.uk 

The Most
Mickael Karkousse

The Most

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2019 65:08


Enigmatic GOOSE-frontman and ever-stylish musician Mickael Karkousse visits the loft to talk about how it took his bandmates nudging him in the right direction for him to even consider recording solo music. He also discusses how the chase for continuous evolution led to the opening of a recording studio complex that just sent out the soundtrack to ‘War of the Worlds' and other international series. He opens up about his love and hate relationship with fashion, his short-lived modelling career for some of the Belgian greats and about what happens when after you get to collaborate with Raf Simons, DIOR, Willy Vanderperre and Storm Thorgerson, you deliberately decide to go back to DIY. Dominique is very curious to know if going solo means that we get a deeper look inside the psyche of his pretty mysterious MK persona and the two apparently share a weird trait of getting inspired while people they respect are all up in their ear. They end things off with some of their thoughts on Virgil Abloh and finding balance.   Find Mickael Karkousse on Spotify : https://spoti.fi/2pqIr2V The Most is written and produced by KNOTORYUS:  www.knotoryus.com 

The Most
Mickael Karkousse

The Most

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2019 65:08


Enigmatic GOOSE-frontman and ever-stylish musician Mickael Karkousse visits the loft to talk about how it took his bandmates nudging him in the right direction for him to even consider recording solo music. He also discusses how the chase for continuous evolution led to the opening of a recording studio complex that just sent out the soundtrack to ‘War of the Worlds' and other international series. He opens up about his love and hate relationship with fashion, his short-lived modelling career for some of the Belgian greats and about what happens when after you get to collaborate with Raf Simons, DIOR, Willy Vanderperre and Storm Thorgerson, you deliberately decide to go back to DIY. Dominique is very curious to know if going solo means that we get a deeper look inside the psyche of his pretty mysterious MK persona and the two apparently share a weird trait of getting inspired while people they respect are all up in their ear. They end things off with some of their thoughts on Virgil Abloh and finding balance.   Find Mickael Karkousse on Spotify : https://spoti.fi/2pqIr2V The Most is written and produced by KNOTORYUS:  www.knotoryus.com 

The Radio Ga Ga Podcast
Production Profiles: Storm Thorgerson

The Radio Ga Ga Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2019 55:16


One of the most important album art designers of our time, Storm Thorgerson counts amongst his credits "Dark Side of the Moon," "Wish You Were Here," "Houses of the Holy" and about a million more. In this episode, we're diving into Storm's history as a high school friend of Pink Floyd, and we'll detail how he concepted and shot some of his most iconic album covers. We've got 40-foot pig balloons flying high over Heathrow, a mustache getting burned off, inspiration from Arthur C. Clarke... this is a fun one.

Red Velvet Media ®
Roddy Bogawa,TAKEN BY STORM: THE ART OF STORM THORGERSON AND HIPGNOSIS

Red Velvet Media ®

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2015 81:00


The films and videos of Roddy Bogawa are known for their investigation of history and culture via lyrical low-fi means and innovative narrative structures. He has made four feature films, I WAS BORN, BUT… (2004), JUNK (1999), and SOME DIVINE WIND (1991) and most recently the documentary TAKEN BY STORM: THE ART OF STORM THORGERSON AND HIPGNOSIS (2011) and numerous shorts including IF ANDY WARHOL’S SUPER-8 CAMERA COULD TALK (1993), A SMALL ROOM IN THE BIG HOUSE (1988), THE IMAGINED, THE LONGED-FOR, THE CONQUERED, AND THE SUBLIME (1996), and I’M SIMPLY OVERWHELMED, I JUST DON’T KNOW WHAT TO SAY – THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. GOOD NIGHT (2002). His films have screened in competition at the Sundance, Mannheim, Hawaii, Oberhausen, and Fukuoka film festivals and the New York Film Festival, New York and Chicago Underground film festivals, Asian American International Film Festival, and South by Southwest, as well as the Museum of Modern Art in New York, Guggenheim and Whitney Museum, and the Moderna Museet in Stockholm and have been reviewed in Variety, the Village Voice, Off Hollywood Report, A Magazine, and Art Forum. He has written on art and film for Frieze, Purple Prose, Documents, Motion Picture, and the magazine Citizen K. In 2013, he had a mid-career retrospective IF FILMS COULD SMELL over six days at the Museum of Modern Art. His book for Kaya Press of the same name is forthcoming this fall. TAKEN BY STORM: THE ART OF STORM THORGERSON AND HIPGNOSIS will have it’s theatrical release at the Museum of Modern Art in New York October 2-8th. 

The Nine Billion Names Of Pod
Episode 18 : Jazzwanky

The Nine Billion Names Of Pod

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2014 40:24


The boys finish up their conversation about Pink Floyd by dissecting the new album The Endless River and brace for a Storm (Thorgerson) of album covers!

Front Row: Archive 2013
The Job Lot and The Wright Way; Deep Purple

Front Row: Archive 2013

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2013 28:32


With John Wilson, A job centre and a local government Health and Safety department are the settings for two new sitcoms. ITVs The Job Lot stars Russell Tovey (Him & Her) and Sarah Hadland (Miranda). Ben Elton has written the BBC's The Wright Way, which stars David Haig. Viv Groskop reviews. Ian Gillan and Ian Paice, long-standing members of the band Deep Purple, discuss their forthcoming album Now What?! The heavy metal pioneers also talk about their Smoke on the Water 70s heyday, multiple lineups, and how the band has evolved over the decades. Krister Henriksson, best-known in Britain as the star of the Swedish TV series Wallander, is making his debut on stage in the UK, in a one-man play, Doktor Glas. Adapted from a classic Swedish novel by Hjalmar Söderberg, it's the tale of a 19th century physician who falls madly in love with the wife of a corrupt clergyman. Will it attract the same enthusiastic audiences who adore Swedish dramas on British television? Author and Wallander fan Kate Saunders gives the critical verdict. The designer Storm Thorgerson, best known for creating the cover of Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon, has died. Peter Saville, who designed many memorable record sleeves from the Factory Records era, discusses his influence and music journalist Laura Lee Davies discusses whether there have been any classic albums with disappointing sleeve artwork or music that didn't live up to the promise of its cover. Producer Claire Bartleet.

You Are Allowed to Enjoy This...The PODCAST!
Prog Review 12: Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon Immersion Box Set

You Are Allowed to Enjoy This...The PODCAST!

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2011 19:22


You can watch the review on YouTube at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VeOKQ1mAwAY One could call this the sequel to my unboxing video, but here it is, here i spill my brains on the new ultimate "Dark Side of the Moon" box set. If you want to watch the unboxing video, you can see that by clicking here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J62Y2a3q4BM To see my unboxing and review of the Wish You Were Here Immersion box set: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJjEEwVVnwo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJ9_A7Kezes A Pink Floyd app for the iPad, iPod and Phone? Why yes! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQqZnYuT5i0 Music used in this video. Title Music: "Stinkhorn" by Darren Lock (that's me) Background Music: Tracks taken from the album "Empty Space" by Darren Lock To buy my music, visit my these pages: http://bit.ly/m53fg8 http://music.darrenlock.com Connect via social media: http://www.facebook.com/darren.k.lock http://www.twitter.com/darren_lock

AbortCast: Interview Podcasts – ABORT Magazine
AbortCast #100: Storm Thorgerson- The ABORT Interview

AbortCast: Interview Podcasts – ABORT Magazine

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2009


TOP: Photo by Mark Boucher For our 100th podcast, we thought we would dust off this rare and intimate interview from 2007, with Storm Thorgerson. Known for classic album covers for bands such as Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin, legendary artist and album cover designer Storm Thorgerson sat down with ABORT Magazine to discuss his […]

Desert Island Discs
David Gilmour

Desert Island Discs

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2003 32:38


Sue Lawley's castaway this week is David Gilmour of Pink Floyd. Gilmour grew up in Cambridge, where his father was a senior lecturer in zoology and his mother was also a lecturer and film editor. He was educated at a private school, in the hope that he would shine academically, but he really wanted to be playing music with his friends at the local state school, the County. At 16 he left and went to the Cambridge Tech where he became friends with Syd Barratt, the legendary founder of The Pink Floyd Sound, as they were originally known. Pink Floyd went on to become one of the most successful bands of all time with albums such as Animals, Meddle and Wish You Were Here, and most famously, The Dark Side of the Moon and, later, The Wall. Dark Side of the Moon has remained in the best-selling albums chart ever since its release 30 years ago and has racked up some 35 million copies sold worldwide. The records were as groundbreaking in their presentation as their music, and the covers, designed by Storm Thorgerson, became iconic in their own rights: the man on fire on Wish You Were Here, the flying pig over Battersea power station on Animals, the black gatefold with a prism streaming light on Dark Side of the Moon. Pink Floyd concerts became a byword for spectacle through the 1970s and 1980s with lights and lasers and special effects. Since the seventies, David Gilmour has also worked solo and guested with Bryan Ferry and Paul McCartney among others. He has several charitable interests, recently selling his mansion in Maida Vale to Earl Spencer and donating the £4.5 million to Crisis, a homelessness and housing charity. In 2001 he performed a mainly acoustic selection of his and Pink Floyd's songs at Robert Wyatt's Meltdown on the South Bank. He lives on 300 acres of land in Sussex with his second wife, writer Polly Samson and four of his eight children. [Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]Favourite track: Dancing in the Street by Martha and the Vandellas Book: An English translation of the Koran Luxury: An acoustic Martin D.35 guitar

Desert Island Discs: Archive 2000-2005

Sue Lawley's castaway this week is David Gilmour of Pink Floyd. Gilmour grew up in Cambridge, where his father was a senior lecturer in zoology and his mother was also a lecturer and film editor. He was educated at a private school, in the hope that he would shine academically, but he really wanted to be playing music with his friends at the local state school, the County. At 16 he left and went to the Cambridge Tech where he became friends with Syd Barratt, the legendary founder of The Pink Floyd Sound, as they were originally known. Pink Floyd went on to become one of the most successful bands of all time with albums such as Animals, Meddle and Wish You Were Here, and most famously, The Dark Side of the Moon and, later, The Wall. Dark Side of the Moon has remained in the best-selling albums chart ever since its release 30 years ago and has racked up some 35 million copies sold worldwide. The records were as groundbreaking in their presentation as their music, and the covers, designed by Storm Thorgerson, became iconic in their own rights: the man on fire on Wish You Were Here, the flying pig over Battersea power station on Animals, the black gatefold with a prism streaming light on Dark Side of the Moon. Pink Floyd concerts became a byword for spectacle through the 1970s and 1980s with lights and lasers and special effects. Since the seventies, David Gilmour has also worked solo and guested with Bryan Ferry and Paul McCartney among others. He has several charitable interests, recently selling his mansion in Maida Vale to Earl Spencer and donating the £4.5 million to Crisis, a homelessness and housing charity. In 2001 he performed a mainly acoustic selection of his and Pink Floyd's songs at Robert Wyatt's Meltdown on the South Bank. He lives on 300 acres of land in Sussex with his second wife, writer Polly Samson and four of his eight children. [Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs] Favourite track: Dancing in the Street by Martha and the Vandellas Book: An English translation of the Koran Luxury: An acoustic Martin D.35 guitar