The March 2008 issue of the UK's Guitar & Bass Magazine has just arrived on the store shelves, and in it is a fascinating 7-page article and interview with Phil Taylor, David Gilmour's guitar tech (amongst other duties).

Starting life as "a humble production line instrument", the iconic guitar has been heavily modified over the years, and Phil takes the interviewer through an interesting tour of its history. Of course, details are brief, and the full story (along with some wonderful pictures) can be found in Phil's book The Black Strat (review and ordering details here).

Phil also gives an update on the progress Fender are making on a DG Signature Strat. Whilst nothing is definite, Phil notes that the signature model is "progressing from a possibility to a probability - but nothing is signed and sealed".

More details of the magazine can be found at www.guitarmagazine.co.uk.

It's official! Roger Waters will be playing four shows in the US this coming spring, playing the Dark Side Of The Moon show. We've just had details of all four shows from Roger's manager, and they are:

27th April - Coachella Festival. Tickets already on sale
30th April - Denver, Pepsi Center Arena. Tickets on sale 9th February
2nd May - Dallas, Superpages.com Center (previously Smirnoff Music Center). Tickets on sale 16th February
4th May - Houston, Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion. Tickets on sale 16th February

Check out our dedicated pages for each of the above (by clicking on the links) for more details, including presale details for the Denver show. Or see ALL the confirmed 2008 shows to date on the Roger Waters 2008 tour page!

Just announced is the next in the series of 2008 Dark Side Of The Moon concerts that Roger Waters and his band are playing. On April 30th they will be playing at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado - more details on our Denver show page.

Tickets for this concert go on sale to the general public on February 9th at 10am MST through Ticketmaster.com. However, there is radio presale (listen to local Denver stations for more info) and an American Express presale, both of which run from February 2nd through to February 8th, again through Ticketmaster.com.

To celebrate the release of the hilarious and highly acclaimed 'My Bass And Other Animals' in paperback, Guy Pratt is doing a one-night only special edition of the show that started it all. Don't miss the farewell gala performance of the near legendary one man show!

Being held at The Pigalle Club in London's Piccadilly on March 5th, tickets for the show (which starts at 7:30pm) have just gone on sale and are bound to sell quickly. Having seen the show a few times ourselves, we know how funny it is - chock full of stories about his times with Pink Floyd and David Gilmour, and a whole bunch of other top musicians over the years too... Don't miss it!

The book (our review here), an essential addition to your bookshelves, is published the following day - March 6th. You can order it (at time of writing with a healthy discount) through the following special links: Amazon UK, Amazon Canada, Amazon Germany, or Amazon France.