Critics Poll

"...Gray: Syd Barrett, Wilson Pickett, the Republican Congress..."

Jan. 5, 2007 Music Feature

A Very Irregular Head: The Life of Syd Barrett

Floyd's atom heart mother, authorized and as in-depth as we're likely to get

"...A Very Irregular Head: The Life of Syd Barrettby Rob Chapman Da Capo Press, 480 pp., $28..."

Dec. 10, 2010 Music Review by Greg Beets

The Heaven & Hell in 13th Floor Elevators: A Visual History

We return to the Red River strip of March 1966 to witness Roky Erickson and crew

"...other group of that period – except perhaps the Syd Barrett Pink Floyd or the Skip Spence Moby Grape...."

May 15, 2020 Music Feature by Jon Savage

Reliving Roky Erickson: July 15, 1947-May 31, 2019

Creature with the Atom Brain

"...come back in one piece. Neither Pink Floyd leader Syd Barrett, nor Moby Grape co-founder Skip Spence maintained a..."

June 7, 2019 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Year of the Squirrel

Ralph White, 21st century naturalist, 18th century musicologist

"...one's about death. This one's about conspiracies. There are Syd Barrett covers, "Terrapin" and "Long Gone," taken down from..."

Dec. 8, 2006 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

The Trees

Online music trading that "leaves" the RIAA and music industry in the underbrush.

"...on the assumption that both the Texas Psych and Syd Barrett list, the Laughing Madcaps, are not bootlegging, are..."

Oct. 3, 2003 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Robyn Hitchcock's Moving Pictures

Jonathan Demme Films Storefront Hitchcock

"...mind like a live feed from the dreams of Syd Barrett. Instead, what Austin viewers can expect to see..."

March 13, 1998 Screens Feature by Russell Smith

Record Reviews

"...in the vein of, but actually living vicariously through Syd Barrett, Galbraith runs madcap laps around the late Sixties..."

Oct. 18, 1996 Music Review

SXSW Tuesday Picks & Sleepers

First night SXSW blurbing

"...lyrics, spacey riffs, and hypnotizing percussion. – Nina Hernandez Syd Arthur..."

March 7, 2014 Music Feature

Playback: Priced Out?

Soon, Austin’s golden geese – musicians – will be priced out of the live music capital

"...and End of an Ear starting Friday. Bland Goes Barrett..."

Nov. 1, 2013 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Rock & Roll Summer Reading

"...mere four days before the death of original frontman Syd Barrett, Comfortably Numb traces the evolution of the UK..."

May 30, 2008 Music Feature by Austin Powell

In Box: Pink Floyd

In Box: Pink Floyd

"...the front of Oh by the Way, the late Syd Barrett's shadowy influence lingers long after his estrangement from..."

Jan. 25, 2008 Music Review by Austin Powell

Austin Psych Fest: Rain Parade

Q&A with headliner/bandleader Matt Piucci

"...Floyd, you don’t immediately think of a guy. Except Syd [Barrett], from way back in the day, of course,..."

April 25, 2013 Music Post by Greg Beets

Pink Floyd

Gift Guide

"...long-awaited digitally remastered reissue also marks the death of Syd Barrett last year, and this repackaging, with added art..."

Dec. 14, 2007 Music Review by Audra Schroeder

Tuned In, Burnt Out: Psychedelic Sounds on CD-R

"...Roky's British counterpart Syd Barrett has his own CD-R community, responsible for the..."

Oct. 3, 2003 Music Feature by Michael Chamy

Reissues

"...Rhymney") was equally damaged by wayward Pink Floyd mastermind Syd Barrett. Which means Hitchcock wraps those melodies in a..."

July 28, 1995 Music Feature

ACL Live Review: Billy Strings

Acid grass virtuoso leaves the BMI stage smoking

"...Bill Monroe may not approve, but Syd Barrett’s there in the afterlife, grabbing the father of..."

Oct. 7, 2019 Music Post by Tim Stegall

Don't Act Nice

"...always attempt to cash in on the likes of Syd Barrett, Skip Spence, Roky Erickson et al., just move..."

Sept. 14, 2019 Postmarks

Mark Deutrom

"...a dark, psychedelic heaviness, like Seventies Pink Floyd following Syd Barrett into the abyss. Paced between amble and drift,..."

Feb. 8, 2019 Music Review by Michael Toland

SXSW Music: Must-See Singer-Songwriters

Ryan Adams, Robyn Hitchcock, Neko Case, and the next generation of solo strummers

"...standard for pop songcraft falling between Beatlesque genius and Syd Barrett eccentricity. His 21st disc levitates in April, co-produced..."

March 17, 2017 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Austin Punk Pioneer Steve Marsh Climbs the Star Ladder

Ex-Terminal Mind vocalist explores outré galaxies in Evil Triplet

"...Ralph White/Marsh teaming the latter likens to "an Appalachian Syd Barrett record." There's even an experimental electronic project, Radar..."

Feb. 10, 2017 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Page Two: Sitting on the Dock of the Bay Watching the Tide Roll Away

The Chronicle at 35

"...(picker No. 2), who all bowed to the group's Syd Barrett/Roky Erickson, Alexander 'Skip' Spence. 'Omaha,' Spence's summation of..."

Sept. 2, 2016 Column by Louis Black

Levitation Live Shot: Slowdive

UK shoegazers salvage some Souvlaki

"...Anton Newcombe perched in the front row, Goswell began Syd Barrett’s subtle “Golden Hair.” Then, she smiled, turned on..."

April 30, 2016 Music Post by Neph Basedow

Levitation Picks & Sleepers

Blurbing the under and overcard

"...In the Wizard's quieter moments, think the lovechild of Syd Barrett and Grace Slick. – Alejandra Ramirez..."

April 29, 2016 Music Feature

Local Levitation

"...RevelatorsFri., 4:20pm, Reverberation stage Black Angels guitarist yokes together Syd Barrett and Buddy Holly fantasies in a side project..."

April 29, 2016 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Alice Cooper

"...Bruce's hallucinating mellotron ("Titanic Overture"), and guitarist Glen Buxton's Syd Barrett spatter painting. Easy Action (1970) hints at future..."

Dec. 18, 2015 Music Review by Kevin Curtin

Levitation Picks

"...later, 2013, the Monterrey band released an EP covering Syd Barrett, Spacemen 3, and the Jesus & Mary Chain,..."

May 8, 2015 Music Feature

Local Levitation

"...The Black Angels (Sun., 8:30pm, Reverberation) With Syd Barrett striver Christian Bland on guitar and Velvet Underground..."

May 8, 2015 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

The Well

Heaping helping of high-profile local LPs

"...some AOR warhorse, but from the fevered mind of Syd Barrett. Crank the amps and let's get metaphysical...."

Oct. 31, 2014 Music Review by Michael Toland

CMJ Report

Texan takeover and Slowdive reunion

"...“Alison,” as well as their recent reunion staple of Syd Barrett’s “Golden Hair.” The band encored with the slow..."

Oct. 28, 2014 Music Post by Doug Freeman

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