Features
Tuesday, November 2 2010
A Very Irregular Head: The Life of Syd Barrett
Pink Floyd's ‘Interstellar Overdrive’ was a zeitgeist moment in the development of English pop music, the moment when pop liberated itself from its blues roots.
Reviews
Thursday, November 11 2010
Syd Barrett: An Introduction to Syd Barrett
That Syd Barrett saw his shot at superstardom dissipate into the darkening circles of his bruised brain is more than a little tragic. That we have a soundtrack to some of that dissolution, as both an artistic and human document, is more than a little miraculous.
Friday, February 24 2006
Syd Barrett: Under Review [DVD]
While not authorized by anyone, this documentary features some great interviews on the music that Pink Floyd's stranger/legend/martyr showed in his brief career.
Tuesday, October 2 2001
Syd Barrett: The Best of Syd Barrett: Wouldn't You Miss Me?
If buying a Syd Barrett CD is our electronic equivalent of paying to watch the crazies, what sort of vicarious experience do we hope to get for our $12.99? Whatever we see in Syd probably reveals more about our own delusions than about his.
