Just a quick reminder for you that on Thursday this week a very special exhibition opens in London. Celebrating the 40th anniversary of his first commission for Pink Floyd - the cover for 1968's "A Saucerful Of Secrets" - and the unique relationship between the band and artist, the exhibition "Mind Over Matter: Images of Pink Floyd" (more details here) travels through time revisiting those significant moments in their musical history. It will have on display all the creative results of musical and artistic collaboration between Pink Floyd and Storm Thorgerson...

The exhibition is being held at the.gallery@oxo, Oxo Tower Wharf, Bargehouse Street, South Bank, London, SE1 9PH from Thursday July 24th, until Sunday August 10th 2008. The gallery is open daily from 11am to 6pm and admission to the exhibition is free. For further information on the gallery, please visit www.coinstreet.org.

The organisers of the world's first official tribute to the life and work of Syd Barrett - The City Wakes - have appealed for those who knew Barrett during his youth in Cambridge, to get in touch.

As part of the 11-day tribute, a new book is being written with interviews based on the memories of Syd's friends and family, along with some unique memorabilia from their personal collections. Focusing on Syd's early life and the exciting Cambridge cultural scene in which he was such a key figure, the book includes interviews, photos, drawings and letters that have never been seen in print before.

In an appeal made in local newspaper The Cambridge News, those who knew Barrett in the early 60s, and those who lived in the city at the time and went to the same bars, clubs and events as Barrett, are being sought for their contributions. More details of the book, and what those making the appeal are after, can be read at the Cambridge News website. To share your memories, you should email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Booking is now open for the various events, and tickets can be bought at the official website, www.thecitywakes.org.uk, where you can also find more details of the events being held.

The New Statesman today reveals that the legendary gala dinner, held on the Saturday night of the three-day Festival of Speed, included a special performance from Nick Mason and a couple of friends!

The dinner, an invitation-only affair for some 1200 people, is held at the Earl of March's Goodwood estate in the heart of Sussex on the south coast of England, and each year has interesting musicians providing the entertainment. Rumours spread quickly amongst the lucky attendees that Pink Floyd were getting back together for the occasion, but this was not to be...

With the Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival celebrating their silver anniversary this year (25 years), a wide and varied bill has been arranged to mark the event. The series of concerts kick off on Wednesday, July 23rd, and presents some 13 concerts over a four-week period.

Marya Martin, the festival’s founding artistic director, has arranged a special show that BD visitors should be interested in! On August 10th, Stravinsky’s “The Soldier's Tale” will be played with a roster of artists that includes none other than Roger Waters. In this piece, the second half of the concert, Roger will take the narrator’s part as well as that of the Devil and the Soldier.

“We put [Roger's name] quietly in [the festival programme] but he is huge,” said Ms. Martin with a conspiratorial smile. Roger last took part in the Festival back on August 7th, 2004, performing some selections from Ca Ira. The venue for Roger's 2008 return is the same - Bridgehampton's Presbyterian Church [see right; BD's Elliot Tayman attending in 2004].

Ticket prices are $30 while they last. They can be ordered by contacting the festival at (631) 537-6368 or by visiting www.bcmf.org.