As those who have seen the show thus far, it is clear that the current Roger Waters - The Wall Live tour is a major achievement and a huge piece of production work, with a large number of people working behind the scenes.

With much thanks to our friend Mark Cunningham, we can bring you a fascinating seventeen page article which looks in depth at the people and equipment behind the show.

Mark runs the excellent Total Production International magazine, and he has given us as a Brain Damage exclusive his article on the event. Click here to download the 4.5MB PDF file, but for those who don't yet want to know details of the visuals from the concert, be warned it is full of show spoilers from beginning to end!

The Simon Mayo Drivetime programme on BBC Radio 2 (in the UK) next Wednesday, May 4th, at 5:05pm BST, includes an exclusive interview with Roger Waters in the run up to his UK performances of The Wall, which start in London on May 11th at the O2 Arena.

The show runs from 5:05pm through to 7pm, and Roger's interview will be aired as part of the show. Our thanks to David Haddock for letting us know about this.

BBC Radio 2 can be heard on DAB and FM radio, via Freeview, Sky satellite and Virgin Media cable, and via www.BBC.co.uk/radio2, which will allow listeners around the world to tune in. The BBC's iPlayer service (at their website, and on Virgin Media) will allow listening on demand for seven days from the date of broadcast, principally for those in the UK, but this does also work in some other countries.

Back on March 16th, we told you that, to coincide with the European leg of The Wall Live tour, comes the release of "Roger Waters - The Album Collection". A limited edition (available during the tour) 8-disc box set, with a lift-off lid, it is a collection of his studio and live albums housed in mini-LP replica wallets, and sitting alongside a 16-page booklet. Click the thumbnails to the right to see them in more detail.

Originally scheduled to be released on April 4th, Sony have this afternoon confirmed that the set now has a revised release date of May 30th.

The collection (released by Sony Music) consists of Pros & Cons, Radio KAOS, Amused To Death, In The Flesh Live (2CD & 1DVD), and Ca Ira (2CD). So, there is NO new music included, but for those who are lacking Roger's solo work, it is priced very reasonably so a good opportunity for those who want to bolster their collection.

You can pre-order the set now through Amazon UK (who are cheapest at around £12.50 off the recommended price), Amazon France, Amazon Germany, Amazon.com and Amazon.ca. You can also order it from Play.com and HMV.com (who are currently the cheapest non-Amazon retailer for this, with £10 off the recommended price).

Also re-released (on the same date, May 30th) is the compilation album Flickering Flame, which features tracks not found elsewhere, including the title track itself, along with songs such as Each Small Candle, Knocking On Heaven's Door, and Lost Boys Calling. You can get it through Amazon UK, Amazon France, Amazon Germany, Amazon.com and Amazon.ca. You can also get it from HMV.com, Play.com, and other normal retailers.

An interesting interview with Roger Waters features in the April Issue of the Dutch magazine Revolver's Lust For Life (issue 9).

BD regular Nick Spekkels (who kindly supplied the cover scan to the left) tells us that "the interview was one I've read a hundred times already in the last couple of years, because always the same questions are asked, but still always nice to add another one to the collection ;)". He said that the cover text in Dutch quotes Roger as saying "I always want to be in Control".

Other interesting quotes in the article include "If I wanted to do easy entertainment I could have become a quizmaster instead", and "The Wall was actually one big session at a psychiatrist".

Back issue information and enquiries can be found at www.lustforlifemagazine.nl.