The Poughkeepsie Journal today reports that Roger Waters has joined an all-star lineup of musicians at a Levon Helm tribute concert scheduled for October 3rd at the Izod Center (part of the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey).

Organisers announced this afternoon that Waters will perform at "Love for Levon" which will also feature John Mayer, Bruce Hornsby, Ray LaMontagne, Gregg Allman, Joe Walsh of The Eagles, and many others. Tickets are on sale NOW through this direct link and cost $46.50 to $221.50 plus booking fees.

The concert is in honor of Helm, the late Woodstock resident who was a member of The Band and a Grammy-winning solo artist. Helm, along with Rick Danko and Garth Hudson (fellow Band members) took part in Roger's 1990 Wall concert in Berlin. Helm sadly passed away on April 19th this year.

Proceeds from ticket sales will "help support the lasting legacy of Levon Helm by helping his estate keep ownership of his home, barn and studio, and to continue The Midnight Ramble Sessions." More information about the show can be found at loveforlevon.com.

Along with many around the world, our thoughts are with the family and friends of Richard Wright today, on the fourth anniversary of his extremely sad passing...

A founding member of the early Pink Floyd, his distinctive keyboard work was a cornerstone of the band's music, yet his contribution was of course so much greater than that, as a vocalist and songwriter, responsible for many significant pieces of music throughout the band's career.

As with previous years, a steady stream of emails are arriving here from fans who are thinking of Richard today, playing his music in tribute. You can share your thoughts on Richard, his contribution to Pink Floyd, and his contribution to your own life, over at our Facebook page.

Just a quick head's up for those of you in the UK and certain parts of Europe, for an upcoming TV show airing next week.

Episode 3 of a new Sky Arts series, London Calling, is about album art and the discussion includes sleeve art legend Storm Thorgerson. The one-hour show airs on Sky Arts 1, on September 19th at 8pm, and features Boy George, Steve Norman and Storm discussing how pioneering album art has helped to define British bands including Pink Floyd and the Sex Pistols. Sky Arts 1 is available through Sky satellite services along with Virgin Media digital cable. It's aired in standard and high definition, depending on what subscription package you have.

Our thanks to David Haddock for tipping us off about this upcoming show.

Voting for the 2012 Classic Rock Awards, sponsored by the UK's respected Classic Rock magazine, has now opened for fans of the nominated bands worldwide to cast their votes for their favourites.

In the "Reissue Of The Year" category, you can vote for the DSOTM Immersion set, which they note: "As a cornerstone release of the epic Why Pink Floyd? reissue programme, The Dark Side of The Moon was treated to a stunning 2011 remaster, and released in Discovery, Experience and Immersion editions. Featuring newly minted packaging across the range, the highly collectable Immersion edition featured a host of rare, unreleased and alternate audio and video content in both standard and high resolution across CD/DVD and BluRay. The Dark Side Of The Moon was the first record to get this reissue treatment, followed by Wish You Were Here and The Wall."

Elsewhere, John Edginton's fascinating film, "Pink Floyd :"The Story Of Wish You Were Here" has been nominated in the "DVD/Film Of The Year" category. Our review of this can be read here.

There are a number of other categories but a number of them are not open to readers' votes. If you decide to place your votes in this popular Awards, make sure you register as part of the voting process, otherwise your vote won't count... It would be nice for the Floyd to be recognised further - in the their sister publication, Prog Magazine, Pink Floyd won the "Grand Design" category for the Immersion reissues, in Prog's 2012 Awards.