Long running and well respected glossy music magazine, Q, has published the first of a three part special called "50 Years Of Rock'n'Roll".

Hitting the UK shop shelves on January 23rd, here's Q Magazine's description of it: "Happy Birthday Rock'N'Roll! January 2004 and rock'n'roll is officially 50 years old. Raise a glass then, as Q celebrates five decades with a three-part special edition, exploring the amazing stories and greatest music by the most exciting artists of all time. Part One, [salutes] the '50s and '60s and [stars] The Beatles, Elvis Presley, The Who, Bob Dylan, Pink Floyd, Jimi Hendrix and many more."

One of Denmark's hottest rock groups, Kashmir, have just released a documentary about their career. In this, called Rocket Brothers, the lead singer and guitarist (Kasper Eistrup) gets an offer to play with Roger Waters in his "In The Flesh" tour 2002.

You see Eistrup auditioning with Roger where he sings and plays "Comfortably Numb". Eistrup is a huge Floyd fan and talks about how he saw this as a meeting with his mentor. This meeting is a central part of the movie.

The trailer has a small segment from the audition in it - and can be viewed using this link. For the record, and as most of you will know, Kasper Eistrup doesn't get the part! We are awaiting more info from the film producers as to if/when this film will be available outside Denmark... Our thanks to Mark Skiffard and Anders Schunk from UsAndThem.dk for this interesting news!

In yesterday's New Zealand Herald, the Welsh opera singer Bryn Terfel talks at length about his career to date, and his love of golf, and briefly discusses his work with Roger Waters on the forthcoming opera Ca Ira.

Joining the "60" club that Roger Waters and Richard Wright joined last year, is Nick Mason, who celebrates this very special birthday today... our hearty congratulations to you, Nick. Many happy returns!