Three photographs of Syd Barrett are to be auctioned in London this November, with 50% of the money raised going to The Syd Barrett Fund, set up by Syd's sister Rosemary Breen in memory of her brother in 2008. The images, taken by iconic rock photographer and friend of Barrett Mick Rock during the 1969 photo shoot for Syd's debut solo album 'The Madcap Laughs', will go under the hammer at The Phillips de Pury Gallery on November 21st at 5pm.

Two of the pictures are black and white, 51 x 60cm, one a close up head shot (lot 153) and the other shows Syd on the bonnet of a car (lot 154). The third, larger at 112 x 76cm, in colour, has Syd sitting on the floor of his Earls Court flat, accompanied by a record player (lot 155).

Viewing for the Music sale begins on Monday, November 9th, with the auction taking place on Saturday, November 21st at 5pm. Bids can be made by phone as well as in person. More details of the auction, and how to find Philips de Pury, can be found at their website.

Published on November 1st, the new issue (number 193, dated December 2009, click thumbnail to the left) of the UK's Mojo Magazine covers Pink Floyd's The Wall with an exclusive interview with Roger Waters who talks about the construction, deconstruction and the Broadway rebuild! Additionally, Mark Blake takes a detailed look back at the 1980 shows with comments from the principles and loads of great photos.

Also, in this issue Roger hints about... taking the original 1980 The Wall arena show back on the road (with or without David Gilmour), more film footage of the original shows has been uncovered and is being edited right now, and the Broadway Wall show is in its fourth draft.

All in all, 16 pages of pretty impressive stuff, plus this month's cover mounted CD continues The Wall theme - "The Wall Re-Built disc one" offers 13 tracks from the album covered by a variety of artists including Sweet Billy Pilgrim, Woodpigeon and The Gentle Good amongst others - all the artists making very different versions of the tracks, some pretty weird but all very good, a different perspective. The second half follows with next month's issue, which will also feature an article about the movie with Alan Parker.

The magazine will be available very shortly in all good UK retailers, and in due course worldwide in selected outlets as an import. Alternatively, call their UK back issue order service on 01858-438806 between 8am-9.30pm (UK time) Mon-Fri, 8am-4pm Saturday to buy your copy. In the US, it's sold at both Borders and Barnes & Noble (among other places) and the US distributor normally is selling it around two weeks after it's published in the UK.

UK-based satellite TV station Sky Arts have created a pyramid on London's Primrose Hill to publicise their showing of Pink Floyd's Earl's Court 1994 performance of The Dark Side of The Moon on Sky Arts 1 in high definition.

The 5-metre high pyramid, shown to the right with the London skyline [click thumbnail], promotes the screening of Pulse: The Dark Side Of The Moon Live, which transmits on Sky Arts 1 and Sky Arts 1 HD today (Friday October 23rd) at 10am and 4pm.

The large 'prism' uses diffused LED lighting to create the album art's glowing effect. Lasers were installed behind the structure, a white laser emitting from the left hand side and coloured beams emitting from the right hand side, to re-create the image that appears on the famous Pink Floyd album cover.

UPDATE: The people behind this very impressive installation documented the creation, and the following video gives a whistle-stop guide to the construction, and a look at how it appeared on Primrose Hill:

Our sincere condolences to the Waters family with the sad passing of Mary Duncan Waters on October 14th, aged 96. She was mother of John and Roger, grandmother to Harry, India and Jack, and great-grandmother to Oscar. She passed away peacefully, and is remembered with great affection by all who knew her.

Warren Dosanjh, who grew up in Cambridge alongside Roger and Syd (and runs walking tours of Cambridge), knew Mary Waters in the early 60s. "She was a strong supporter of CND and the Labour Party. Like many others I had grown up in a working class left-wing family. Like many other young people then, I wanted to make my voice felt in the outside world, so I joined the Young Socialists. My parent's house had as far as I can remember always been a Labour committee room where they appraised the the fight on a General Election day. And, from when I could first ride a bike, I had always been involved in the collecting of poll station predictions and bringing them speedily back to my home. Mrs Waters lived in Rock Road then and for the rest of her life. This is where I regularly went for local Socialist meetings to talk about canvassing,leafleting, and the support of local candidates and visiting Labour MPs.

"She was always welcoming and hospitable - she made you feel at home. She stood for old-fashioned values, equality, and justice. What nowadays Blairites refer to as 'Old Labour'. She, like so many others, was instrumental in teaching me the merits of reasoned discussion and not anarchy. It hasn't always worked, but I'd like to think that she played a little part in pushing me in the right direction. Who knows? A very nice lady."