How Pink Floyd's 'Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2' Became a No. 1 Hit 46 Years Ago

In 1980, Pink Floyd scored a rare chart triumph when “Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2” became the band’s only No. 1 hit on ...

In 1980, This Legendary Rock Track Was Dominating The Charts

On March 22, 1980, iconic rock group Pink Floyd was dominating the Billboard Hot 100 with their brand new single, "Another ...
The Cheat Sheet

What Makes Pink Floyd’s ‘Another Brick in the Wall’ So Weird

Classic rock and disco were once seen as at-odds, but, if we’re being honest, they cross-pollinated a lot. For example, Pink Floyd’s “Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)” fuses the progressive rock and ...
NPR

Pink Floyd's 'Another Brick in the Wall' helps researchers study the brain

Researchers, studying which parts of the brain are responsible for processing elements of music, played a Pink Floyd song to a group of patients with electrodes implanted in their brains. Researchers ...
American Songwriter

Scientists Reconstruct Pink Floyd’s “Another Brick in the Wall” Using Brain Waves

Scientists have reconstructed Pink Floyd’s The Wall classic “Another Brick in the Wall (Part 1)” by using human brainwaves. The 1979 song was decoded using recordings of electrical brain activity. “It ...
American Songwriter

Pink Floyd Releases ‘Another Brick in the Wall: Part 2′ On This Day in 1980

Decades ago, Roger Waters paid one pound to see Cream live and one of the most innovative rock bands of the 20th century was born. Roger Waters, Nick Mason, Richard Wright, and Syd Barrett formed Pink ...
LAist

Pink Floyd's 'Another Brick in the Wall' helps researchers study the brain

Researchers in California have been studying which parts of the brain are responsible for processing music. So they played this song to a group of patients with electrodes implanted in their brains.