Available to order online and hitting UK stores today is a new publication - MOJO The Collectors' Series - PINK FLOYD: ECHOES 1965-2021 – Deluxe Anthology Edition.

In early 2019, Mojo (the highly respected UK music magazine) published a two part look at the Floyd's history: Echoes 1965-1973 and Echoes 1974-2019. They've now taken those two and created a new, 260-page "bookazine" blending both into what they call "one sumptuous Deluxe Anthology Edition".

Printed on premium quality paper and with heavy card covers, ECHOES 1965-2021 sees Mojo's writers - with an introduction by biographer Mark Blake (he of the excellent Pigs Might Fly biography of the band) - unfold Pink Floyd's tale with their typical knowledge and passion, beginning with the band's early years as '60s psychedelic pioneers fronted by Syd Barrett, before journeying through the triumphs and travails of the iconic Waters-Gilmour-Wright-Mason line-up, revisiting their mid-'80s rebirth and continuing right up to the present day. You'll find the stories behind each of the group's albums and their guide to what they consider the greatest tracks, as well as fascinating accounts of Mojo’s exclusive face-to-face encounters with Pink Floyd's members down the years.

It's available from a number of UK stores, but also available to order online (for worldwide despatch) via the GreatMagazines website.

Just published is the latest issue (number 37 - cover date November 2021) of the Pink Floyd fanzine "Heyou" run by our friends over at the Italian website of the same name. The 52-page dual language magazine (in Italian and English), which is published every six months or so, catches up with things in the Floyd world.

The magazine starts with an interesting, 21 page analysis of The Final Cut, via a piece written by Loudersound that brings in various comments made in interviews over the years, and this is presented with some familiar, and some not so familiar, images and pictures of releases from various countries.

Turning the clock back, the magazine then celebrates 51 years of Atom Heart Mother, via a not totally complimentary article by Sputnikmusik and some interesting pictures, including posters, promotional items and suchlike.

Also in the magazine is the third and concluding part of a detailed article looking at the run of Wall concerts in 1980/1981, focusing on exactly what happened during the shows. The article was put together in conjunction with Vernon Fitch, a name familiar to many of you as a Floyd fan with an encyclopaedic knowledge. The article is illustrated with some very interesting photographs of the concert, tickets, passes, and more.

The final section of the magazine is normally devoted to the latest news. Now, there hasn't been too much of that over the months since the last issue was printed, but a surprising omission nonetheless. As regular visitors to BD will attest, there ARE still things going on, tour dates being announced, releases happening, and exhibitions opening! Instead, though, there are reviews of five recently published books, which give a flavour of each and should help guide prospective purchasers to whether each book is worth investing in. The books covered are Pink Floyd A Brescia, Pink Floyd Live Tour In Japan 1971-1988, Chris Hewitt's Development Of Large Rock Sound Systems, Pink Floyd - The Rob Verhorst Archives, and the exhibition catalogue/book for the Mark Fisher Drawing Entertainment event. They concurred with Brain Damage with their praise for the latter four in the list, but weren't impressed with the first of the books (one that we've not seen ourselves).

More details of the Heyou fanzine can be found at www.heyou.it/fsubscrbd.html, where you can get individual copies, and subscription enquiries (four issues costing 35 euros within Europe, and 45 euros outside Europe) should go to  This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it - make sure you mention Brain Damage when you write!

Further to our recent news that Nick Mason's Saucerful Of Secrets had revealed more dates for their 2022 Echoes Tour, taking in twenty six new dates in the US and Canada, for those who are intending to go, a reminder that ALL the shows are NOW ON SALE!

Tickets for the newly announced shows, detailed below, went on sale through the links given in two waves. Broadly speaking the first half of the tour went on sale last Friday (October 29th), with the exception of the Philadelphia date, and the Cincinnati date, which have both now gone on sale today (Friday, November 5th), along with the rest of the dates. We suspect tickets will sell quickly, as they are playing a number of relatively small, and more intimate, venues than some artists would tend to go for, with some of the venues being particularly historic and beautiful!

NEW NORTH AMERICAN DATES:

• 18 January 2022 - Massey Hall, Toronto, ONT, Canada - TICKETS
• 19 January 2022 - Théâtre St-Denis, Montreal, QC, Canada - TICKETS
• 21 January 2022 - Shubert Theatre - Boch Center, Boston, MA, USA - TICKETS
• 22 January 2022 - Providence Performing Arts Center, Providence, RI, USA - TICKETS
• 24 January 2022 - Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, NY, USA - TICKETS
• 25 January 2022 - Merriam Theater, Philadelphia, PA, USA - TICKETS
• 26 January 2022 - Benedum Center for the Performing Arts, Pittsburgh, PA, USA - TICKETS
• 28 January 2022 - Beacon Theatre, New York City, NY, USA - TICKETS
• 30 January 2022 - The Anthem, Washington, DC, USA - TICKETS
• 1 February 2022 - Springer Auditorium, Cincinnati Music Hall, Cincinnati, OH, USA - TICKETS
• 2 February 2022 - Akron Civic Theatre, Akron, OH, USA - TICKETS
• 4 February 2022 - The Chicago Theatre, Chicago, IL, USA - TICKETS
• 6 February 2022 - Riverside Theater, Milwaukee, WI, USA - TICKETS
• 8 February 2022 - Stifel Theatre, St Louis, MO, USA - TICKETS
• 9 February 2022 - Cannon Center For The Performing Arts, Memphis, TN, USA - TICKETS
• 10 February 2022 - Muriel Kauffman Theatre, Kauffman Center For The Performing Arts, Kansas City, MO, USA - TICKETS
• 12 February 2022 - Texas Trust CU Theatre, Grand Prairie, TX, USA - TICKETS
• 15 February 2022 - Paramount Theatre, Denver, CO, USA - TICKETS
• 17 February 2022 - Orpheum Theatre, Phoenix, AZ, USA - TICKETS
• 18 February 2022 - The Orpheum Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, USA - TICKETS
• 21 February 2022 - Balboa Theatre, San Diego, CA, USA - TICKETS
• 23 February 2022 - Sacramento Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, CA, USA - TICKETS
• 24 February 2022 - Fox Theater, Oakland, CA, USA - TICKETS
• 26 February 2022 - Moore Theatre, Seattle, WA, USA - TICKETS
• 27 February 2022 - First Interstate Center For The Arts, Spokane, WA, USA - TICKETS
• 28 February 2022 - The Orpheum, Vancouver, BC, Canada - TICKETS

Happy Halloween! Regulars to Brain Damage over the years will know that our good friend Joe Ringus is a hugely talented pumpkin artist, and each year crafts a Pink Floyd themed pumpkin for Halloween (a celebration which is embraced by many, principally tonight, but in a number of places it covers a number of days).

Those regulars will no doubt be as keen as we have been to see if Joe would be continuing the tradition this year, and if so, what design would be picked. The great news is that Joe has been hard at work yet again, and has done another phenomenal job! We're delighted to share his incredible carving with you, which is a representation of the key detail on the cover of the Floyd's A Momentary Lapse Of Reason. This is very timely with the release on Friday of the Remixed & Updated edition of the album!

Joe said: "For the longest time I didn't think this design would be possible on a pumpkin. But with limited design selections left to choose from, it was time to give it a try! It was also fitting that it coincided with the remix of A Momentary Lapse Of Reason! Happy Halloween!"

Thanks Joe - we think you've done another excellent job! It's a great tradition and we know many of our visitors love to see them. If there are any other pumpkin artists out there who have created Floyd designs, we'd love to see them. Also, if you have any suggestions for other images Joe could tackle in future years, please contact us at the normal email address of This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it and we'll pass on your ideas to him.