US public radio station NPR have just published a half-hour interview with Nick Mason about the newly released Pink Floyd The Early Years 1965-1972 box set. They talk with drummer Nick about his years with Pink Floyd — especially those early years that inspired the box set. Nick also plays DJ and picks music he loves that isn't Pink Floyd. They begin by discussing his role in putting this mammoth 27-disc collection together, and you can hear the show in full here:

There's also another interview with Nick, also on public radio, and this lasts for an hour. You can hear it through this link.

As many of you will know - and will have seen, either in the flesh or via the live worldwide stream (which is also available below to watch on demand) - to tie in with the release of the rather incredible Pink Floyd - The Early Years 1965-1972, which came out today, Nick Mason was in London on Wednesday night.

At YouTube Space London, a select bunch of lucky ticket winners joined the likes of the band's management and record company representatives for the launch event, which consisted of an unboxing, rare audio and video clips, and Q&As with Andy Jackson and Nick Mason, in the snug basement studio. The inside of the building featured massive reproductions of the box set/2CD set artwork, as well as multiple video screens showing all manner of Floyd footage, from different eras. All nicely done.

Hosted by BBC Radio 6 presenter Matt Everitt, the audience (local and global) were treated to a number of insights from Andy Jackson, responsible for the audio wizardry in the box set, before Nick Mason joined Matt on stage for his Q&A. Nick was at his typical witty best, and you can enjoy his answers in the following video of the night:

To tie in with the release of Pink Floyd - The Early Years 1965-1972, which came out today (and is quite incredible), Nick Mason is undertaking some promotional events, and the latest of these to be announced takes place on Wednesday, November 16th in New York City.

The event is being organised by AOL's BUILD programme, and Nick will be at their Broadway BUILD Series Studio at 11am EST for a live stream discussion of the box set, principally, but - like the event at YouTube Space London on Wednesday evening - we'd not be surprised if other subjects, including next year's Floyd exhibition Their Mortal Remains, are raised.

Tickets to attend the event are free, and you can make your reservation at eventbrite.com now whilst places remain. Doors open 30 minutes before showtime, and valid ID will be required for entry. There is no age restriction on the event. For those unable to attend, the event will be streamed live on AOL.com/BUILD.

Our friends in or near New York City, who are free on Monday evening, have an interesting event coming up. The event in question will be the taping of a new episode of the public television series Speakeasy, on Monday, November 14th, at Lincoln Center in New York City.

The hour long programme will feature Nick being interviewed by renowned rock journalist David Fricke about Pink Floyd's The Early Years 1965-1972 box set, which is out on Friday, and Pink Floyd's history.

Tickets for the taping, which begins at 8pm ET, are available now at LincolnCenter.org.

At present, there is no information on when this episode of Speakeasy, featuring Nick, will air. As soon as we know, we will pass on the information.