Photos/Review: Roger Waters performing The Wall @ Yankee Stadium

Roger Waters @ Yankee Stadium - July 7, 2012

Photos: James M. Graham / Review: Debbie Chou & James M. Graham

The first chord of The Wall at Yankee Stadium will stay in my mind for as long as I live. Mind you, I only saw the film for the first time one week ago. "In The Flesh" has to be one of the best opening tracks of all time. Cue fireworks. Jaw drops and stays open for the remainder of the song.

I was probably five years old when I first saw the video for "Another Brick In The Wall." Mean teachers, students in a meat grinder, and rioting in the classroom meant nothing to me. And then I experienced public school in Taiwan. Let's just say I wish those teachers would leave us kids alone. The children in the choir was something I looked forward to seeing the most. It was a delight to see them in black t-shirts bouncing from side to side, clapping their hands, and air-punching the inflated "teacher" that was at least ten times bigger than they were.

"The Spirit Of Talk Talk" Book In The Works With 80 Contributors (Grandaddy, Depeche Mode, Weezer & More)

Speaking of beloved British bands, Talk Talk are the subject of a really cool tribute project coming out about 21 years after their split in 1991. Iconic cover artist James Marsh has remastered all of the artwork he made for Talk Talk for a new book entitled The Spirit of Talk Talk that is focused on celebrating the music, art, and influence of the band. The book will feature contributions of everything Talk Talk-related, ranging from Marsh's original sketches and hand-written lyrics from singer Mark Hollis to previously unreleased photos of the band by Richard Haughton, concert posters, and more.

Additionally, the book will feature a main essay from famed rock music writer Chris Roberts as well as a whopping 80 written contributions from bands and artists influenced or inspired by Talk Talk's creative output. These include Jason Lytle (Grandaddy), Guy Garvey (Elbow), Alan Wilder (Depeche Mode / Recoil), Richard Wright (Pink Floyd), Patrick Wilson (Weezer), and a ton more.

Sounds awesome, right? Find out more about the book over at its website, and be sure to register your interest over here to let its creators know how many they should expect to print and to get more info on the publication of the book as it develops. (Cheers to The Backstage Rider for the heads up!)

So Yeah, There Might Be A Pink Floyd Reunion Tour? (RUMOR)

Crazy week so far, why not throw a Pink Floyd reunion tour rumor into the mix? Yep, as the legendary British band begins to reissue all of their studio albums with unreleased material as the Why Pink Floyd  project and take over Late Night With Jimmy Fallon as part of Pink Floyd Week, Black Book Magazine reports that there is a possibility that such a tour might be in the works. At least, according to a "well-connected friend" of drummer Nick Mason. 

Take it with a grain of salt, but considering this spate of activity and the fact that a pig did, in fact, fly in London for Pink Floyd on Monday, you may want to keep a lookout...

Watch: David Gilmour join Roger Waters to perform "Comfortably Numb"

David Gilmour in his younger days

I've long been upset that the surviving members of one of the greatest rock bands of all time can't put their differences aside to play at least a few dates under the Pink Floyd banner. Not that I'd be able to afford tickets to such an event. But the fact that both Roger Waters and David Gilmour have endlessly been touring the past few years (either to play full Pink Floyd shows or incorporate their songs into their sets), often simultaneously, and often with drummer Nick Mason, it's just pretty aggravating at this point. What's even more annoying is when Waters and Gilmour do put their differences aside, like they did at Live 8 in '05, like they did last year, and like they did last night in London, when Gilmour joined Roger Waters onstage to perform to classic Floyd tune, "Comfortably Numb" during Waters' performance of the Wall at the O2 arena. It's just a fucking tease!

Didn't mean to get all worked up, but check out the performance below the jump. I find it rather amusing that David Gilmour is about 100 feet away from Roger Waters the entire time, and I wonder if that's symbolic of anything or that's just where they thought it would look cool. Don't expect this to happen again anytime soon (read: this will happen again sometime soon and it will fucking irritate you), Gilmour's website reads, "David is not repeating his special guest performance for a later occasion." Bummer.

Fucking Nostalgic Record Store Day Highlights

Record Store Day, now in its fourth year of existence, is a celebration of those wonderful little stores that actually still sell physical music (shocking, I know). Merchants around the country (some 700 participants) take part in selling exclusive Record Store Day releases, and many of them hold in store events. This year, RSD takes place this Saturday, April 16th. If you're a collector, and in New York City, it's a great day to stock up and spend some cash. Here are some highlights Fucking Nostalgic have deemed awesome.

Reviews from the Attic: Pink Floyd - Piper at the Gates of Dawn

Pink Floyd Piper at the Gates of Dawn [Columbia/EMI UK; Tower/Capital US]
Released: August 5th, 1967

by Michael Koene

In August of 1967, weirdo psychedelic space rock pioneers , Pink Floyd, released their first full length album, The Piper At the Gates of Dawn. The title, borrowed from a chapter title in the children’s story The Wind In the Willows, was fitting. Led by the late, great Syd Barrett, the original incarnation of the Floyd brought a level of avant-strangeness to the rock and roll scene that was both refreshing in its seeming naivete and frightening in its representation of reality’s dark underbelly. These guys were louder and weirder than the Beatles (who, incidentally, were at Abbey Road studios at the same time as the Floyd, recording Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band).  Their sound was revolutionary in 1967, and it was a revolution for me when I first heard it 27 years after it’s original release. Melodic, warped, raw, freewheeling and at times, creepy as hell, I’d never heard anything like it. To say it blew my mind would be an understatement. From the top...