We've just found out about a fascinating, timelapse video that was put together by Tait Towers who provided the staging, scenic fabrication and groundbreaking automation for Roger Waters' The Wall Live world tour. It shows the complete set-up of the staging, testing the projections, and is well worth a watch:

As part of the 42nd Festival du Nouveau Cinéma in Montreal, Canada this month, a set of free outdoor film screenings have been arranged.

There are four films in all, being held in the heart of the Quartier des spectacles every night from Thursday, October 10th to Saturday, October 12th at 7pm and Sunday, October 13th at 6.30pm. For Floyd fans who are able to attend on Thursday, October 10th, there's a special treat. Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii is being screened, and with a very special guest presenting it: director Adrian Maben.

This will be the same restored version of the 1974 cut of the film that was screened at the Cinematheque Francaise in Paris earlier this year, so not an event to miss, especially with Adrian to present it.

More information can be found at Nouveaucinema.ca.

Back in January this year, a 2-CD highlights set from the 12-12-12 Concert for Sandy Relief, which was held at New York's Madison Square Garden, was released by Columbia Records. These highlights include Roger Waters with the slightly renamed Another Brick In The Atlantic Wall Part I, II & III, Us and Them, and Comfortably Numb which was performed with Eddie Vedder as guest vocalist. You can see the full track listing below, as well as in the graphic showing the rear of the DVD, to the right.

As an addition to the album, simply titled "12-12-12 the Concert for Sandy Relief", is a new DVD with the exact same title, containing the same material but of course coming with the benefit of being able to see the artists perform their selections. The DVD came out last week, on September 17th, 2013, and if you wish to add this to your collection, you can do so through these direct links: Amazon UK, Amazon.com, Amazon.ca, Amazon France, Amazon Germany, Amazon Espana and Amazon Italy. The Robin Hood Relief Fund will receive 100% of the net proceeds from the sale of this album, so by buying it, you're really helping the charity.

Ron Geesin's 'The Flaming Cow: The Making of Pink Floyd's Atom Heart Mother' has been getting very positive feedback from all aspects of the Floyd community. The book gives Ron's own perspective on the project, and it really is a fantastic read! From Nick Mason's amusing foreword, through the story of how Ron got to know the various members of the Floyd, to co-composing and recording the piece variously known as Epic and The Amazing Pudding, before settling on the title we all know and love, the book reveals all with a great wit and honesty, along with masses of previously unseen photos from the recording sessions.

We were fortunate enough to have five copies to give away as competition prizes. We were inundated with entries, all correctly noting that the cover star's name was Lulubelle III, and we've just drawn the winners this afternoon. So, hearty congratulations goes to:

• Alexey Vasilev, Moscow, Russian Federation
• Brian White, Newcastle, England
• BobFloyd, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
• Jane Philips, Cardiff, Wales
• Johan Kuiper, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Your books will be sent out in the next couple of days, and for the many who entered who weren't fortunate enough to be plucked from the Brain Damage "hat", we've got another couple of competitions coming soon, so all is not lost!

If you were unlucky this time, and want to add the book to your collection, you can use these direct links: Amazon UK, Amazon.com, Amazon.ca, Amazon France, Amazon Germany, Amazon Espana and Amazon Italy. For those who prefer the convenience of reading on their Apple iThings, the eBook version is now available to purchase and download from the iTunes Bookstore, at a newly-reduced price - so no better time to snap it up! There are enhancements and extras over the print edition - principally, you can see Ron answering questions submitted by Brain Damage visitors about Atom Heart Mother, in a fascinating two-part video Q&A session, which was conducted by me in Ron's own studio...