Using the broadest brush strokes, Pink Floyd became the UK’s first major psychedelic band thanks to their visionary leader Syd Barrett, then the world’s biggest prog rock band after they cut him loose ...
A new film about Pink Floyd's Syd Barrett, titled Have You Got It Yet?, is set to arrive this year. The film will make its debut in U.K. theaters on May 15, followed by the U.S. and Canada in late ...
In January 1968, the members of Pink Floyd were on their way to a show in Southampton, England. One of them asked if they should divert to collect Syd Barrett. Another replied, “No, let’s not.” With ...
After their particularly acrimonious break up, The Eagles said they’d re-form when Hell froze over. So, Hell froze over. And it must have happened again for the Live 8 concert in July 2005, as the ...
Syd Barrett’s legend looms large over the story of Pink Floyd. The band couldn’t have reached the heights they did without the inspiration they gained from their original leading light. But they ...
'Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis)' and 'Have You Got It Yet? The Story of Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd' join a vibrant crop of recent documentaries that illuminate the epochal music scenes ...