In today's NY Times, an interesting interview with Roger Waters is printed, which gives us all hope that there might be some new music from Roger before too long, along with details of his wish to keep The Wall Live rolling along, with a potential return to Europe next year - great news for those of us stuck this side of the Atlantic.

"I've become very enamored of the outdoor show. It was a super challenge to see if we could take the arena production and made it work outdoors, and it works beautifully, but it is unbelievably expensive. So we are trying to figure out ways to make the numbers add up to go to Europe late next summer, in 2013. This show is such fun to do that I think I've got some more in me. The thing that makes it really, really difficult is the weather. You can't guarantee good weather, so in consequence you have to travel with a roof, and because the show is so big we have to travel with a very big roof.

They asked him if he'd been writing any new music. "I have. I have written so much, and it's been 20 years since I made a record. I came up with a song a few weeks ago on the road and then I started playing it a bit with the band in rehearsals. I think it may be the central part and also the kicking-off point for another album." Do you hope to work on that album when the tour ends on July 21? "Yes. If I don't work on it later this year, it might disappear, and I might never do anything again. So I think I have to and I'm very enthusiastic about it. And it encompasses a lot of the other songs I've written over the years. There are tons of them. I just never found a big enough hook to hang them around."

For the full interview, where you'll also find his thoughts on The Wall show, and also how his views on David, Nick and Richard continuing as Pink Floyd after his departure, have changed, click here.

One of the more notable outdoor venues on the 2012 leg of the Roger Waters The Wall Live tour is New York's Yankee Stadium, where Roger and his band perform tomorrow (Friday) night and Saturday night.

For those of you who use Facebook, Roger's official page has been posting pictures of the gradual, and painstaking, build process for the stage and audience area, in the run-up to the shows. Thanks to them, we have one here for you to check out.

Surprisingly, tickets for the two shows are still available to buy through the official outlet, Ticketmaster. If you are able to make it along to either show, and are yet to get your tickets, buy your FRIDAY Roger Waters Yankee Stadium tickets here, and your SATURDAY tickets here.

As with any of the other shows on the tour, we'd love to hear from any of you attending either (or both) shows, with your thoughts, photos, or anything else you'd like to share with the Floyd community...

Nick Mason has long been a regular at the annual Goodwood Festival Of Speed, held in the heart of the Sussex countryside, and this year's event, which took place last weekend, was no exception.

Each year, the Earl of March, who owns the Goodwood Estate, hosts a gala party on the Saturday evening, for invited guests only, and in 2008, Nick performed alongside Roger Taylor and Kenney Jones. This year, Nick performed again at the festival, and joining Nick on his special Ferrari detailed drumkit on the stage at the rear of Goodwood House were a number of musicians and singers. These included Durga and Lorelei McBroom, who of course sang on the last few Pink Floyd tours, John Illsley (Dire Straits) on bass guitar, and Guy Fletcher (top songwriter, musician and record producer) on keyboards.

Pictures and comments about the performance have appeared over the last few days on Guy Fletcher's Facebook page, as well as on Durga's Facebook page.

In his accompanying notes to the photo, Guy noted that they performed The Great Gig In The Sky and One Of These Days to the lucky ones who were there. Word is that they also performed at least one Dire Straits track but this is unconfirmed. No official recording was made of the event.

'Abbey Road: The Best Studio in the World' by Alistair Lawrence is published by Bloomsbury in the UK on July 19th 2012 (and in North America on September 25th). This first photographic celebration of the most famous recording studio in the world is published to coincide with the studio's 80th anniversary, the 50th anniversary of the first Beatles recording at Abbey Road and the 40th anniversary of the recording of Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon.

Abbey Road Studios has been at the heart of the music industry for 80 years and is an iconic symbol of British music. With its unique blend of vintage equipment and cutting-edge technology, it remains one of the most technically advanced recording, mixing and mastering facilities in the world.

Written by freelance music journalist Alistair Lawrence with a foreword by Sir George Martin, Abbey Road celebrates the 80th year of the world's most famous recording studio in style. From the special preview we've seen, this new book looks a must-have for all music lovers, and in particular, Floyd fans. From the original bill of sale for the property and classic landmark recordings to today's sessions, Abbey Road takes the reader through the studio's illustrious history.

Featuring interviews with key figures and a wealth of rare and never-before-seen photos collected from the studios' own private archive, the book should provide a fascinating insight into the creative home of artists such as Kate Bush, The Beatles and Pink Floyd. Our full review of the book will be here shortly.

The rather lavish book is priced at £50, but you can currently get up to 39% discount by ordering the book now through the various Amazon stores through these special links: Amazon UK, Amazon.com, Amazon.ca, Amazon France, and Amazon Germany.