We first told you about a new book about Pink Floyd's classic album, "Dark Side Of The Moon", being published by Ashgate Publishing, back in March 2003. Thanks to Heidi at Ashgate, we now have an update for you on the publication date, and the differences between the two editions of the book.

Today, January 6th, marks the 59th birthday of Pink Floyd founding member Roger Keith "Syd" Barrett. Born in Glisson Road, in Cambridge, back in 1946, Roger showed interest in music from a very early age. The story goes that it was at a jazz club in his home town that a drummer there - one Sid Barrett - gave the lad the nickname Syd, spelt differently to avoid confusion. The name stuck!

Syd stayed with Pink Floyd until early 1968, when David Gilmour joined the band to supplement their playing. It wasn't long before Syd was no longer part of the band (with his condition worsening day-by-day, some could argue he wasn't part of the band for some time prior to this), but undaunted, he started out on a solo career which revealed his fragile state to the world.

For those of you unaware, Brain Damage has a free download for you - a 21st anniversary edition of Malcolm Jones' fascinating book "The Making Of The Madcap Laughs". It is in PDF format, so if you cannot view it, please visit Adobe.com for their free viewer.

Our many happy returns to Roger on this special day.

Pink Floyd's contribution to British music has been snubbed by the BRIT Award committee, which Virgin Radio's Ben Jones has called "scandalous"!

To mark the forthcoming 25th ceremony in the history of the BRIT Awards, a panel made up of members of the music industry and media came up with a shortlist of 25 singles, all of which performed by a British act since 1977. BBC Radio 2 listeners will be asked to vote for their top five favourites from the 25.

However, the shortlist has raised many eyebrows for the strange inclusions, and even stranger exclusions...

Shown to the right is the cover of a new book by legendary rock festival promoter Freddy Bannister, called "There Must Be A Better Way". The 330 page paperback book, with over 85 illustrations, combines the two fascinating books from the Bath and Knebworth Festival Commemorative Sets, which include Pink Floyd's involvement and are reviewed elsewhere on these pages in the past.