HYGIY? Volume 5
"Sound Opinions," WXRT-FM, Chicago
January 3, 2001 Length: 78:52 (condensed from a 2-hour program)
Radio show / discussion devoted to Syd Barrett: A retrospective of his
career, tracing his influence on Pink Floyd through all eras of the
band's history. To our knowledge, the first-ever radio program -- on
commercial American airwaves, anyway -- devoted solely to Syd (and Pink
Floyd in relation to Syd).
Hosted by Jim DeRogatis (author of "Kaleidoscope Eyes," the definitive
history of psychedelic rock from 1960s through 1990s, and "Let It
Blurt," pioneering biography of Lester Bangs), and Greg Kot. Includes
previously-unheard interviews with Gilmour and Mason.