It is with sadness that we bring you the news that Peter Martin Christopherson, aka Sleazy, passed away on November 24th, 2010, aged 55, which has stunned the music world. He became a member of the Hipgnosis design team in 1974, first as a junior assistant, then later as a joint partner.

During his time with Hipgnosis, he worked on various Pink Floyd projects such as A Nice Pair, Wish You Were Here, and Animals.

When Hipgnosis folded in 1983, he started his own video production company. His musical side was evidenced by being one of the original members of Throbbing Gristle, a founding member of Psychic TV, and formed Coil which lasted some 23 years.

Our condolences to his family and friends.

Just in time for Christmas, Nick Mason has generously donated a signed pair of his own drumsticks, along with his copy of "Chequered History — a Celebration of 50 Years of World Championship Racing" to help the Highcroft Racing and Malaria No More's Miles to End Malaria campaign in this auction being run on eBay UK.

Bid on these drum sticks and this beautiful Formula 1 history book now [click thumbnail, right] as a great gift for you or a loved one, and you'll be helping save lives in Africa from malaria. The auction runs until 9:42pm GMT on December 2nd, 2010.

Every day 3,000 children in Africa die from malaria. Through the MILES TO END MALARIA program, Patrón Highcroft Racing is working with Malaria No More to help put an end to this preventable tragedy. 100% of the proceeds of this auction will support Malaria No More's work to end malaria deaths.

Learn more about Miles to End Malaria through this link...

The new issue of Premier Guitar, an online and freely accessible digital magazine, which every month allows you to read, zoom, print, share and even safely download the current, as well as archived, editions to your computer, has an article of interest to Pink Floyd fans.

They interview Snowy White at length, with an edge on the technical side of his working life. Pink Floyd first recruited Snowy White and his '57 goldtop Les Paul to back them on the road in 1977 on the Animals tour. Thirty-three years later, vocalist/bassist Roger Waters is still relying on the bluesman and his handful of Boss and Line 6 pedals to pull off an epic presentation of "The Wall."

Read the article in full here. Our thanks to Nino Gatti and Cecil Ligtenberg for letting us know about this article.

On December 1st, 2010, BBC Radio 6 Music in the UK will be airing their regular "Live Music Hour". Despite the terrible scheduling which means it broadcasts between 4-5am, the show does feature Pink Floyd recorded in concert at the BBC's Paris Studios in London in 1970, alongside BBC session tracks from The Only Ones, recorded in 1980, and The Cardiacs recorded in 1987.

Recorded on July 16th, 1970, the Floyd were accompanied by the Philip Jones Brass Ensemble and the John Aldiss Choir, who were conducted by John Aldiss himself. The tracks performed, which were broadcast at that time, were The Embryo, Fat Old Sun, Green Is The Colour, Careful With That Axe, Eugene, If, and Atom Heart Mother. Obviously, we don't know which of these BBC Radio 6 will air next week.

BBC Radio 6 can be heard within the UK, and in many parts of Europe, via DAB digital radio, digital cable/satellite TV, and online. You'll also be able to listen to the show once aired via this link to the BBC's iPlayer service. Our thanks to David Haddock for the info on this broadcast.