The lavish, four disc Live 8 DVD has now arrived in the stores for most countries, with most places getting it yesterday/today (although Australia and the Netherlands had it on sale at the end of last week!).

Full details of the release can be found elsewhere on this site, but suffice it to say, it is an essential release in our view, and (those who have listened to the podcast will know what we mean!) Bob Geldof's view, too. We've given it a good look - check out our review for more details of the release, with a particular focus on the Pink Floyd/Roger Waters content within.

We know that many of you liked the official 2005 Pink Floyd calendar, which was designed by Storm Thorgerson and commemorated the 30th anniversary of the release of Wish You Were Here. (Indeed, a copy can be seen on the wall in the Floyd's management office!)

The same company who produced that calendar were intending to continue the trend with a 2006 design, again by Storm, which was to focus on the legendary Dark Side Of The Moon design he created with George Hardie.

Yesterday (November 6th) Roger Waters was interviewed on the A&E TV programme (broadcast in the US and Canada), "Breakfast With The Arts", by Karina Huber.

The fourteen-minute chat with (a fairly tired looking) Waters principally covered his recently released opera, Ca Ira. He started with talk of the genesis of the project, and how he was talked into the English translation, against his initial wishes.

Nick Mason's wonderful book "Inside Out - A Personal History Of Pink Floyd" is selling well in its various formats, helped by the interviews and appearances that Nick has made in promotion of the tome. For some time now, we have given the possibility for Brain Damage visitors to order a personally signed, dedicated copy of the book, by Nick himself.