Our heartiest best wishes go to Roger Waters, who celebrates a very special occasion today - his 65th birthday!

Roger was born in Great Bookham, Surrey, on this day in 1943, moving to Cambridge when he was two years old. We - the Brain Damage team, and quite a number of our visitors who have asked us to pass on their best wishes, too - hope you have a great day, Roger. Many happy returns!

With just over two weeks to go before the heavily anticipated Live At Gdansk from David Gilmour appears in many countries, David's official Youtube Channel has released a couple more video clips to whet the appetite further, and maybe convince those still wavering that the collection is a "must-have".

Elsewhere on the web, there are more clips to discover, and David's official blog has been revealing these as time has gone on, so if you haven't been already, visit it for more details.

Full details of what can be found in each version of "...Gdansk", along with online ordering details, can be found here.

We know that many of you have enjoyed seeing these sneak previews, and there's others who want to wait until they get their chosen version before seeing any of the footage. Those who cannot wait, click the "Read more" button to see the two newly released videos...

Many of you will recall Phil Manzanera's excellent, twelve-part "A is for Axe" series which was broadcast on Planet Rock radio from the start of August, 2007. The show celebrated the world's best guitarists past and present, and was essential listening.

Well, some good news! Phil returns to Planet Rock on Sunday (September 7th) for the first show in his new series, "6 Strings & A Plank Of Wood". With a focus on the art of the guitar and its role within various genres of rock music, Phil speaks to the pioneers and the purveyors of the instrument, and looks at their styles, their influences and their role in making the guitar such a popular instrument.

With analysis of the worlds of the blues, prog, art rock, and psychedelia, we'd be surprised if he didn't cover things close to the hearts of visitors to this site! The first show airs at 7pm this Sunday, and is repeated at 7pm next Friday.

For more details, visit www.PlanetRock.com. The radio station is broadcast in the UK on DAB Digital Radio, Sky Channel 0110 and Virgin Media cable 924. They have a live stream on the internet, allowing listeners worldwide to tune in.

Starting tonight on Belgium television is a re-run of the excellent, twelve-part first series of Live From Abbey Road. An excellent showcase, focusing on the music, and the musicians, it had some of the best present-day musicians treading the boards in the hallowed London recording studio - including, of course, David Gilmour and his band.

Airing at 11:20pm (Dutch time) on Canvas Television, they are curiously kicking off things with the 11th show of the series (featuring Paul Simon, Corinne Bailey Rae and Primal Scream) which is followed next Thursday by the 10th show of the series. As a reminder, the show which featured David Gilmour was the 5th, and at the moment it is anyone's guess as to which week Canvas will be showing it, so keep an eye on local listings! If you can't wait, a 2-disc DVD was released in October 2007 with highlights of the series (more details here). Our thanks to Henk Deen for the info.