Over at DavidGilmour.com, there's some interesting new footage to be found on the homepage. Gavin Elder, the film-maker behind various documentary shoots of David recently, not least the Live In Gdańsk DVD, has been looking at some of the film shot at the Astoria studio during the On An Island sessions. The first clip released (click thumbnail, right) shows work in progress on "A Pocketful Of Stones".

It gives a fascinating, if brief, glimpse into the creative and recording process, and with the hopes of more clips in the future, something we hope is either carried on, or indeed the footage assessed for a full release (even if just via mail order at DavidGilmour.com).

In other news, the 1975 album from David Courtney, "David Courtney's First Day" has recently been released on CD for the first time. The album title is now "First Day - the Complete Story" and includes seven bonus tracks. Of particular interest to BD visitors is the news that David Gilmour plays the guitar on the track "When Your Life Is Your Own". It can be ordered from Play.com, HMV.com, Amazon UK, Amazon.com, Amazon Canada, Amazon France, or Amazon Germany.

Our thanks to Folkert Wagenaar of fansite DavidGilmour.nl for the CD info.

The UK's Daily Mirror reports today that Nick Mason's home has been raided by burglars, who stole a number of helmets, including a very unusual one.

They report he arrived home "to find his garage unlocked in Hampstead, North London". Nick said: 'They took eight helmets. The one that was significant was pink. It's quite distinctive so the number of people who had a helmet that colour would be limited. It would be nice to get them back.' They add that the burglars left a valuable Harley Davidson motorbike that was also in the garage.

Naturally, if anyone has any information on the whereabouts of the helmets, please call the Hampstead Police on 0300 123 1212.

Apologies to those of you who tried to view the Brain Damage site yesterday evening; due to some essential security and server work, our website hosts decided to run a major upgrade without prior notice. The site was therefore unavailable for around an hour and a half at one of our busier times.

However, we were able to keep updates flowing to those on the Brain Damage Facebook fanpage, which proved a great way for us to let people know what was going on. It's well worth joining - we also regularly have additional stuff on there which doesn't appear on the main site, and it's a great place for you to chat over all matters Floydian with your fellow fans. We look forward to welcoming you at Facebook.com/BrainDamageUK.

One of (many) highlights for attendees of the 2008 Syd Barrett "City Wakes" Festival in Cambridge were the guided tour of the city that took in many of the more significant sites which were connected to the life and times of Syd, and the various bands which lead to Pink Floyd.

Since then, the people behind the tour - personal friends of Syd, who grew up with him - have run their own special tours of Cambridge, to much acclaim.

As we told you back in March, they've now partnered with Brain Damage for a very special pair of tours, inviting you to discover some of Syd's 1960s Cambridge through the unique memories of those who knew him best, and who still live in the city. With some spaces left on both tours, we thought it best to remind you of the details so you can secure your place on what should be a fascinating look at the area.