Storm Thorgerson's frankly unmissable "Taken By Storm" exhibition, previously seen at London's gallery@oxo in 2009 (our review here), is now heading up to the north of England. The exhibition opens at the Opus Art Gallery in Newcastle upon Tyne next Monday (February 6th), and runs until March 16th, 2012. As before, entrance is free.

Celebrating some 40 years of creating iconic artwork for not just Pink Floyd, but other artists such as Led Zeppelin, Muse, The Mars Volta, and Peter Gabriel, "Taken By Storm" is a great chance to see some of the most memorable and disturbing yet intriguing album covers, presented in their best state, enlarged and pristine: big and bold like the music they seek to represent.

Running for over a month, it is a wonderful opportunity to see some truly rare pieces - some familiar, others not so - in a gallery setting. The quality and vibrancy of their presentation is enthralling; the following shots give an idea of how the show has been laid out previously. You really do owe it to yourself (and to Storm!) to pay the exhibition a visit if you are able to...

The exhibition is also commemorated in print form by the similarly excellent "Taken By Storm" which can be ordered through the following links: Amazon UK, Amazon US/International, Amazon Canada, Amazon Germany, or Amazon France. If you live outside these countries, don't worry - Amazon stores will ship the book worldwide.

EXHIBITION DETAILS This exhibition is open to the public from February 6th, through to March 16th 2012 at Opus Fine Art, Milburn House, Dean Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1NR. For more details, including opening hours, visit Opus-Art.com.

Just released is a four part video interview with Nick Mason, shot while in New Zealand for the 2012 NZ Vintage Car Club Rally by Richard Bossleman, and running for around 40 minutes. He spoke with Yahoo! Autos after doing some laps around the Manfeild circuit on the North Island last month in a V8 Gulf-GT40 Ford.

Nick Mason was in New Zealand to appear at a vintage car rally event at Manfeild, where he drove a rare 1934 Alfa Romeo GT and the GT40 in two races - the Manfeild Pomeroy Event - that form part of the New Zealand International Vintage Car Rally.

The interview provides a fascinating look inside the world of Nick's car collection, and his thoughts on cars of various makes and disciplines. Of course, no interview with Nick would go by without the smallest of mentions of Pink Floyd, and this is no exception to that rule. You can view all four parts below:

To help mark the release of Pink Floyd The Wall as an Experience, Immersion, and vinyl edition, the respected US radio broadcaster Redbeard is airing a two-part special later this month in North America. His "In The Studio" specials have built a great reputation due to their mix of detailed interview and music, and in September he aired a special show looking at the recent release of The Dark Side Of The Moon in expanded editions, and in November, Wish You Were Here.

The upcoming shows air during the week of February 20th, 2012 (part one), and the week of February 27th, 2012 (part two). Redbeard interviews David Gilmour, Nick Mason and Roger Waters for their thoughts on The Wall, and the show can be heard across North America - check his website for participating radio stations, and then local listings for exact time and date of broadcast. A number of the stations stream their content worldwide for fans in other countries.

The interview will also be made available after broadcast at www.InTheStudio.net, where you can also find some of his other Pink Floyd specials to stream at your convenience.

The Roger Waters tour of The Wall has just increased to 71 dates for 2012. The show remains at the legendary Yankee Stadium in the Bronx area for a second night, July 7th, due to the first night selling very quickly indeed. The venue was one of the handful of outdoor stadiums in the US that Roger used for pre-tour announcement lighting tests, so that, along with the location (NY) means that it is no big surprise that a second night was swiftly added as tickets for July 6th promptly disappeared.

The presales begin on February 5th at 10am, with the main bulk of tickets through this link at Ticketmaster.com going on sale at 10am ET on February 11th. The public sale will also see a limited number of VIP packages made available for each show on the tour.