The new issue of the UK's Mojo Magazine, cover date March 2013 (which arrives in UK shops this coming Tuesday) should not be missed by Floyd fans.
The cover features a rather unusual colour shot of an early (but post-Syd Barrett) Floyd, with the rather alarmist headline of "From A Saucerful of Secrets to Meddle...Pink Floyd fight for their lives!". Stuck adjacent to this is a free CD, cunningly called 'Echoes', which is a "compendium of modern psychedelia starring Tame Impala, Animal Collective, Django Django, Wooden Shjips, Toy, Moon Duo, Temples & more".
The main attraction though is a new feature by Floyd biography 'Pigs Might Fly' author Mark Blake. As the magazine's own promo for the issue states, "Forty-five years ago this month, Pink Floyd cut Syd Barrett adrift and struck out for the unknown. Mark Blake tells Floyd's survival story and rebirth with Echoes, while Wayne Coyne hymns Meddle and director Adrian Maben takes us behind the scenes at Pink Floyd: Live At Pompeii."
Elsewhere in the issue are features on The Everly Brothers, Gram Parsons, and a look at the return of David Bowie. Mojo should be in UK stores next week, and thereafter in selected stores worldwide as an import. However, wherever you are worldwide, you can order it through this direct link for despatch direct to your home!
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