Roger Waters last night was forced to post a note on his Facebook page to provide some clarification over Pink Floyd's forthcoming album, The Endless River, which - bizarrely - he sees to be linked to.

This is how the post started:

"Dear Friends
Some people have been asking Laurie, my wife, about a new album I have coming out in November. Errhh? I don't have an album coming out, they are probably confused. David Gilmour and Nick Mason have an album coming out. It's called Endless River. David and Nick constitute the group Pink Floyd. I on the other hand, am not part of Pink Floyd. I left Pink Floyd in 1985, that's 29 years ago. I had nothing to do with either of the Pink Floyd studio albums, Momentary Lapse of Reason and The Division Bell, nor the Pink Floyd tours of 1987 and 1994, and I have nothing to do with Endless River. Phew! This is not rocket science people, get a grip."

The rest of the post talks about the Russell Tribunal event that Roger took part in last week, which we covered earlier in our News section (including his performance of the new song, Lay Down Jerusalem).

In our interview with Dave Kilminster last November, the guitarist who has now firmly made himself a key part of Roger Waters' touring band, wowing many fans with his performances each night during The Wall tour, mentioned some solo work.

He told us: "Last April I started recording another solo album (the follow up to 'Scarlet - The Directors Cut')... all the drums, bass, rhythm guitars and acoustics are done, so it's just solos and vocals to do... and I'll probably score some string parts too. I'd love to finish that early next year..."

Bringing things right up to date, this new album, '...and THE TRUTH will set you free...' is released today in North America, having arrived last week in Europe.

Dave has put together a short promo video looking at the recording of the album, which you can see below. We know he has many fans amongst the Brain Damage readership, so for those of you who want to snap up his new album, you can do so through these links: Amazon.com, Amazon Canada, Amazon UK, Amazon France, Amazon Germany, Amazon Espana and Amazon Italy. For those who prefer their music digital, you can also get it through iTunes now.

The first issue of new French magazine Thema Music celebrates Pink Floyd in a special publication devoted to the band.

The magazine, which is available in stores and news stands across France now, priced at €7,50, dedicates 84 pages to the Floyd, within an eye-catching cover. Those who have already seen the magazine have been praising the presentation and quality, with a note of how there are some possibly previously unseen images within. Many of you will be aware that French books and magazines seem to find many otherwise unpublished pictures of the band in action, particularly from the early 1970s, so irrespective of your Gallic language skills, it could well be worth picking up a copy of this.

The magazine includes coverage of the upcoming album The Endless River, has an exclusive interview with Roger Waters, and also looks at Syd Barrett, Storm Thorgerson, and the period when relations within Pink Floyd started to break down.

For those unable to pick up a copy from a store or street seller in France, it can be ordered internationally from www.journaux.fr. Our thanks in particular to Elliot Tayman and Julien Richard for their help with this.

Last Thursday, September 25th, Roger Waters appeared at the Russell Tribunal at the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium, in support of Palestinian people. His address to the assembled press can be viewed through this link and explains his view on the news, and how it is disseminated across the world (or not, in some cases). During his participation there, he played a new song Lay Down Jerusalem (If I Had Been God), about which he has talked about in a recent interview for Rolling Stone.

He was also interviewed by Daniel Fontaine (from RTBF) during the event, and the interview can be heard through this special Soundcloud link, and also below.

Our thanks to Jakub Barat, Pavel, and Stefano "Mr Pinky" Tarquini for their help with this story.