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Wordsushi (Volume 1) is Here… and it’s FREE!

Call it a digital magazine. Call it another crazy MYN mindproduct! Wordsushi (Volume 1) is packed, PACKED, with content. 101 pages of content enhanced with audio and video. Articles, rants, fiction, humor and more. Plus 33 pages of MAUI CONFIDENTIAL, my “best of” Hawaii’s own Valley Isle! Best of all, it’s totally FREE! 

Wordsushi (Volume 1) is available for iBooks (167mb download): 

http://bit.ly/SyCl5P

Or for any tablet, smartphone or your desktop as a PDF (100mb download) at the Issuu Newsstand: 

http://bit.ly/UGnQyE

or you can snag the PDF directly from my site:

http://wordsushi.com/magazine/Wordsushi-Volume-1.pdf

I’m Dreaming of a Pink (Floyd) Christmas

You know, a paperback copy of TEARING DOWN THE WALL: The Contemporary Guide to Decoding Pink Floyd – The Wall One Brick at a Time makes an excellent gift and stocking stuffer for that Pink Floyd or Classic Rock fan. Just sayin’!

http://amzn.to/T6CwXN

My Interview with WOCM 98.1 FM – Bulldog and the Rude Awakening Show about TEARING DOWN THE WALL

Rolling out of bed at 6am to do an interview with the other side of the country is always a fun way to start a Friday morning. It’s always fun being on Bulldog’s show at WOCM. Stoked we could do it again to talk about TEARING DOWN THE WALL.

Plus, what do you think about his idea of doing the same for “The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway”? Hmmm?

Or click here to download the mp3. 

TEARING DOWN THE WALL – Free Preview PDF and Torrent

Fire up BitTorrent or your favorite torrent client. I’ve released a preview copy of TEARING DOWN THE WALL with sample chapters as a torrent which you can find at:

http://kat.ph/pink-floyd-book-tearing-down-the-wall-preview-pdf-t6836265.html

or

https://thepiratebay.se/torrent/7845966

You can also download the PDF directly right here: http://bit.ly/RSx9ta

Pink Floyd Holiday Gift Guide

With Christmas and the holidays around the corner, it’s time to find a special gift for that Pink Floyd fan in your life.

THE WALL – Immersion Box Set: (About $110) The complete artistic experience.  Lavishly packaged in a sturdy 29cm square box, the sets contain remastered, previously unreleased and audio-visual material, plus much additional content – reproduced memorabilia, brand new graphics, art prints, collectors’ items, lavish booklets and more.

DISCS 1&2 – CDs 1&2 The Wall digitally remastered by James Guthrie, 2011. DISCS 3&4 – CDs 3&4 The Wall album demos (previously unreleased) DISCS 5&6 – CDs 5&6 Is There Anybody Out There: The Wall Live (digitally remastered in 2011 by James Guthrie) DISC 7 – DVD, AUDIO VISUAL Another Brick In The Wall pt2 promotional video – restored in 2011, Behind The Wall documentary, Gerald Scarfe Interview,  Short filmed extract of Earls Court concert featuring animation, 44 page 27cm x 27cm booklet designed by Storm Thorgerson, Exclusive photo book, 27cm x 27cm Exclusive Storm Thorgerson Art Print, 5 x Collectors’ Cards featuring art and comments by Storm Thorgerson, Replica of The Wall Tour Ticket, Replica of The Wall Backstage Pass, Scarf, Prints/Cards of Mark Fisher’s stage drawings, 3 x white marbles with design of bricks, 9 x Coasters (unique to this box) featuring early Storm Thorgerson design sketches, 4-8 page credits booklet. That’s a lot of Pink Floyd stuff in one big package. You should also check out the DARK SIDE OF THE MOON – Immersion Box Set and of course the WISH YOU WERE HERE – Immersion Box Set as well. 

If you’re looking for something a bit less expensive, but still really cool. Check out the Dark Side of the Moon Experience Version. For a fraction of the price you get expanded versions of the classic album in a Digipak bonus disc format.  Included are the original remastered album, a disc of additional material and an expanded CD booklet, so you’re getting the same two discs as the Immersion set containing the James Guthrie remaster of the album on disc one along with an beautifully sounding performance of DSOM performed live in concert back in 1974 on the other (About $21). And yes, also available is THE WALL – Experience Version (which includes bonus demo versions of the album) and WISH YOU WERE HERE – Experience Version. There are lots of other Pink Floyd Albums to choose from, but you can find all 14 original Studio albums painstakingly digitally remastered by James Guthrie (co-producer of The Wall), and are reissued with newly crafted packaging and booklets created by the band’s long-time artwork collaborator Storm Thorgerson in the Pink Floyd Discovery Box Set. (About $170). 16 total CD’s! 

Ready to go beyond just the music of Pink Floyd? INSIDE OUT: A Personal History of Pink Floyd by drummer Nick Mason is a fascinating read that goes back to the earliest days of the band back when Nick, Roger Waters and Richard Wright were all schoolmates, through the early heydays with Syd Barrett and of course everything else. Told in a wonderful casual pace in Nick’s own words, it’s a one-of-a kind documentation from the man who was not only the actual inspiration for ‘Animal’ from the Muppets, but the cornerstone of the rhythm section for the band since the very beginning.  Just a heads up, INSIDE OUT is a bit hard to find, but there are copies out there if you look hard enough. 

TEARING DOWN THE WALL: The Contemporary Guide to Decoding Pink Floyd – The Wall One Brick at a Time is a must-read for any serious Pink Floyd fan. This is an engrossing book that reveals all the hidden meanings, messages and Easter eggs in one of the greatest rock albums of all time and lays it out in vivid detail so you can understand what kind of amazing mind-trip THE WALL is truly all about. It’s a great read that not just only puts the magnifying glass on the philosophical side of THE WALL, but allows the reader to revel in the absolute genius of its creator, Roger Waters. ($2.99 ebook/$8.99 paperback)


Nearly as iconic as the music from THE WALL is the artwork of Gerald Scarfe. Famous for his political cartoons, Scarfe’s artwork became synonymous with THE WALL and you can read his account of what it was like to work with Roger and the band on creating those amazing avant garde animations such as the walking hammers and the schoolmaster in THE MAKING OF PINK FLOYD THE WALL (about $20). Of course it includes all that gorgeous artwork, including early demo sketches and more.

Conceived by French director Adrian Maben as “an anti-Woodstock film,” Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii was shot in October 1971 in a vacant, 2,000-year-old amphitheater–a venue chosen to accentuate the grandeur and spaciousness of the band’s Meddle-era music. This disc contains a new, 90-minute director’s cut as well as the original 60-minute concert film, whose production and effects feel inescapably dated. Maben’s cut goes to great lengths to lend the film a more contemporary feel, but it’s the earlier version that makes this disc such a gem, being more focused on the music and more wholistic in vision. The anamorphic, 16:9 director’s cut interweaves the Pompeii performances with fascinating but distracting interviews and music snippets filmed later (mostly during the recording of Dark Side of the Moon). The movie was originally prepared in a 4:3 aspect ratio, however, and the widescreen version crops perfectly framed images like the nine-square mosaic of drummer Nick Mason in “One of These Days.” The original offers plenty of closeups of fingers on frets and keys, with shots that are often luxuriously long in duration. And the picture quality from Pompeii is revelatory: outstandingly sharp and clear, rich in subtle grades of light and color. (about $20). 

What about some cool wall art? Pink Floyd Posters make an interesting addition to any room’s drab decor. Posters, in general are pretty inexpensive ($3 to $8) and in an age where CD covers and mp3 thumbnails don’t really do justice, a nice 24×36″ blowup does the trick.

How about a set of 6 Pink Floyd Album Cover Shot Glasses (about $21) to bring a little PF magic to your home bar? 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Or this cool set of Pink Floyd Wooden Drink Coasters (about $10) for your next social gathering?

One of the things I do whenever I go on vacation is bring back a coffee mug, that way I when I drink my morning cup of joe, I get reminded of the things I love every day. Here’s a chance to show off your love of Pink Floyd around the office with this Dark Side of the Moon Ceramic Mug (about $10).

For that guitarist who is looking to capture that Pink Floyd feel and sound, there is the Fender Custom Shop David Gilmour Signature model (about $4,300)

But if over four grand is out of range, you can still get up close and personal with David’s famous black strat with the book, Pink Floyd – The Black Strat: A History of David Gilmour’s Black Fender Stratocaster – Revised and Updated 3rd Edition. (about $22) The Black Strat book tells the official chronological story of Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour’s favourite legendary Black Stratocaster from 1970 to the present. Written by Phil Taylor – David’s personal guitar technician and the band’s chief backline tech since 1974 – the only person to know Pink Floyd’s equipment better than the band themselves. 

But don’t fret (pun intended) you can still get your hands on that David Gilmour custom tone with EMG DG20 David Gilmour Wired Pickguard, which is the same custom wired setup David Gilmour has on his red strat. (about $300). 

If you ever wondered what happened to original Pink Floyd singer and songwriter, Syd Barrett after he was kicked out of the band, check out his solo album, The Madcap Laughs. This import CD is a piece of Floyd-related music history that not all fans know about so it makes an awesome gift especially for fans of early Pink Floyd. Recorded mostly right before and after Syd was institutionalized in a mental hospital, The Madcap Laughs even include cameos by Roger Waters and David Gilmour who were recruited by the producers in desperation to help their friend Syd finish the album. Syd fans will also appreciate these other Syd Barret albums. 

Finally, when trying to find the perfect gift for that Pink Floyd fan in your life, you could never, ever go wrong with a pair of tickets to see Roger Waters – The Wall Live in concert. (varies, but expensive) Now that he’s bringing The Wall back to stadiums around the E.U. in the summer of 2013, here’s what may be the last chance to see this amazing rock spectacle. Trust me, I saw this show in L.A. and it blew my mind. Best. Concert. Ever!

 

Tearing Down The Wall – Launch Day Interviews

Three really great interviews I did for the release of TEARING DOWN THE WALL came out on the same day the book launched. I wanted to share them with you because they’re all very entertaining.

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Here’s a podcast interview I did with J.C. Hutchins. Being a very talented writer himself, it was cool to get into some of how the things I found impacted the narrative behind what’s going on in The Wall. 

http://jchutchins.net/site/2012/11/14/podcast-interview-with-mark-yoshimoto-nemcoff-author-of-tearing-down-the-wall/

C.C. Chapman takes a break from his busy schedule to grill me on what TEARING DOWN THE WALL is all about along with being an indie author in this new age of publishing.

http://blog.mymusic.com/tearing-down-the-wall-an-interview-with-mark-yoshimoto-nemcoff/

And last, but certainly not least. Here I am rocking the radio live with Crash Davis over at KFAB during evening drive.

http://www.kfab.com/cc-common/podcast/single_page.html?podcast=CrashDavis&selected_podcast=20121114180001_Mark_Yosimoto_Nemcoff__1352949174_2234.mp3

Tearing Down The Wall is available at:

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Also available for:



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Tearing Down The Wall Hits #1

We had a tremendous launch for TEARING DOWN THE WALL yesterday, hitting #1 in Popular Culture here in the U.S. and Germany and #2 in the U.K. as well as tearing up some other big Amazon charts like Music and Art and a number of others. Also getting to #1 in Hot New Releases was pretty great, too. One look at the current Pop Culture chart and you’ll see books written by Pete Townshend of “The Who”, Neil Young, Keith Richards, Don Felder from “The Eagles”, Motley Crüe’s Nikki Sixx, John Taylor from Duran Duran and Batman/Inception/3rd Rock actor Joseph Gordon Levitt just in the top 20! So to make it to the top of this list is really cool for me, and still being at #1 the morning after just kicks ass.

So a massive THANK YOU to all of you Pink Floyd Fans, Rock fans and those of you who support this thing that I do.

Tearing Down The Wall 

Amazon -    http://bitly.com/RJJJMx



Also available for:



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iBooks -  http://bit.ly/RTwXcC



Nook -  http://bit.ly/XGLJZk

Available now: My Pink Floyd book “Tearing Down The Wall”

SECRETS OF THE WALL REVEALED

I’m really excited to announce TEARING DOWN THE WALL: The Contemporary Guide to Decoding Pink Floyd – The Wall One Brick at a Time the latest MYN MindProduct. This is a must-read not just for any Pink Floyd fan, but songwriters and storytellers as well. Once you see how far down the rabbit hole THE WALL goes, it’ll blow your freakin’ mind.

PRAISE FOR TEARING DOWN THE WALL

“Smart, sharp, insightful and profound…” 

- Blake Morgan, President ECR Music Group

“The most complete study of any album I’ve ever read… absolutely forensic!” 

- Mike Yusi (UC RADIO)

“The definitive book on Pink Floyd’s The Wall. A masterpiece!”

- Amazon reviewer Dennis Waller

Think you know what this iconic album is all about? What if I told you it went deeper than you ever imagined?

TEARING DOWN THE WALL is available NOW for:

Kindle 
Nook 
iBooks 
Kobo 
and in Paperback! 

Once you’ve picked up a copy, please leave a review as this will help others buy the book.

Links to Songs from THE WALL on YouTube

PINK FLOYD – THE WALL

Full Album - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBv5MDhLwj4

CD 1:

In The Flesh? (0:00) http://youtu.be/Yo7HCOc4V04

The Thin Ice (3:20) http://youtu.be/zMJDmE3KWW8

Another Brick In The Wall (Part I) (5:57) http://youtu.be/kwpDAdksnmA

The Happiest Days Of Our Lives (9:09) http://youtu.be/5SD0SwaSyLg

Another Brick In The Wall (Part II) (11:00) http://youtu.be/8bhlyOkZq9E

Mother (14:59) http://youtu.be/qXj8xB1yukc

Goodbye Blue Sky (20:34) http://youtu.be/isfQtbWbr7M

Empty Spaces (23:21) http://youtu.be/8Z2_u8ZxCsQ

Young Lust (25:29) http://youtu.be/I9J3LE4Ii-8

One Of My Turns (28:59) http://youtu.be/dcUvsbjrxrg

Don’t Leave Me Now (32:36) http://youtu.be/ZNguUlSfFK8

Another Brick In The Wall (Part III) (36:52) http://youtu.be/ghoVrDgZYhk

Goodbye Cruel World (38:04) http://youtu.be/1WoMVBEiYe0

CD 2:

Hey You (39:21) http://youtu.be/KWoV3pj8NmM

Is There Anybody Out There? (44:01) http://youtu.be/rBsv8ebJAQk

Nobody Home (46:43) http://youtu.be/LhYI2MBsYyg

Vera (50:06) http://youtu.be/u7dr1mfjmi8

Bring The Boys Back Home (51:39) http://youtu.be/mtvqwCZJn_A

Comfortably Numb (53:06) http://youtu.be/ao-RYcFmsTw

The Show Must Go On (59:28) http://youtu.be/YjA96xLkcbQ

In The Flesh (1:01:05) http://youtu.be/1tdv0oy3aSA

Run Like Hell (1:05:21) http://youtu.be/gNCLIoq80rg

Waiting For The Worms (1:09:45) http://youtu.be/2XsGgGx1y-A

Stop (1:13:42) http://youtu.be/th6idcsjgMA

The Trial (1:14:13) http://youtu.be/HFMU8i25YTc

Outside The Wall (1:19:32) http://youtu.be/MSw2RlZJxFo

Now, if you want to know what it all REALLY means, you’ll have to pick up a copy of my book: “TEARING DOWN THE WALL: A Contemporary Guide to Decoding Pink Floyd – The Wall One Brick at a Time” (coming Nov. 14th)

Facebook Event: Can We Get At Least 100 People to Buy “Tearing Down The Wall” on Launch Day?

I’m looking for at least 100 dedicated music fans to help me make a real dent in Amazon’s music category for books and get “Tearing Down The Wall: A Contemporary Guide to Decoding PInk Floyd – The Wall One Brick at a Time” rolling on Wed. November 14th – $2.99 for Kindle! $8.99 paperback!

Tell me you’re in! Join the Facebook event today!

LINK TO FACEBOOK EVENT: https://www.facebook.com/events/488278034546378/