The life of Syd Barrett was not an easy one, but the legacy he left behind is one of the most respected in psychedelic rock.

Maggi Hambling without a cigarette. What is going on? “From the minute I had oil paint in my hands, there’s been a cigarette, ...

A founding member of Pink Floyd, Syd Barrett was best known as the lead singer, guitarist and principal songwriter during the band's heavily psychedelic early years. He composed the majority of ...

Art Garden Health Syd's Garden will open in the grounds of Addenbrooke's Hospital in 2018 Addenbrooke's offered them a plot a year ago - and fundraising got under way. Mr Pyle knew Barrett as a ...

Syd Barrett is to be the subject of a new documentary ... story of Brian Wilson and Kurt Cobain and many others in music and art whose explosive creative drives often rest on fragile exuberant ...

These bands shook things up and reaped the benefits. Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’re looking at bands whose career ...

In an interview from 2009, Chris Cornell discussed the impact that one 1967 British rock album had on his teenage years. Read ...

Speaking to the magazine about the records that changed his life, Anderson said that the two albums, both released in 1967, were battling it out for the attention of fans of progressive pop, but it ...

By Zachary Small and An Rong Xu The Jewish Museum pairs the Texas artist with a 20th-century master. Together they confront racism with horror — and humor. By Jillian Steinhauer Tamara de ...

Floyd have their roots in Cambridge. The band, first led by singer, songwriter and guitarist Syd Barrett, who lived and died in Cambridge, were at the forefront of Britain's psychedelic era in the ...

The Oxford English Dictionary describes it as “music, culture or art based on the experiences ... Radio 4 documentary The Twilight World of Syd Barrett outlines, the Floyd frontman was unable ...