A week or so ago, Pink Floyd's David Gilmour took part in a special concert held at London's legendary Abbey Road Studios, to record a a celebration of 50 years of rock'n'roll.

Scotty Moore, guitarist for Elvis Presley for the recording of That's Alright, Mama, which has been taken as the official starting point of rock'n'roll, in 1954, was joined by Ringo Starr (The Beatles), Keith Richards, Ron Wood and Bill Wyman (the Rolling Stones), Mark Knopfler, and David Gilmour, for the show which was recorded in high definition for release on DVD and CD during 2005.

We're just gathering more information what was played by whom, and more detail on the releases next year. As and when we have more for you, we'll let you know. In the meantime, our thanks to Nico from Signs Of Floyd for tipping us off about this show!

Nick Mason's book "Inside Out - A Personal History Of Pink Floyd" is now on sale in the UK, Canada, and a few other countries, is a truly essential purchase - and we have an update for you of upcoming signing events.

As a tribute to the late, great John Peel, there are going to be three programmes on digital TV channel BBC 4 celebrating the life of the British DJ, on Thursday December 16th, one of which includes Pink Floyd.

At 10pm GMT is 'Dear John' - tributes to the man, 10.30pm GMT 'Teenage Kicks - the Undertones' and at 11.10pm GMT 'John Peel: In Session Tonight'. This is described as "a look through the archives at some of the acts that John championed on his Radio 1 show through the decades. Featured performers include Pink Floyd, Bob Marley, Roxy Music, the Specials, Joy Division, the Smiths, Billy Bragg, Orbital, Roni Size and the White Stripes."

The show lasts for 90 minutes, and can be viewed on Digital Satellite, cable and via Freeview. It is a repeat of a show which was tucked away on the BBC 4 schedules on November 7th, which most people managed to miss! Our thanks to Kevan Porter for letting us know about this show.

A fascinating new interview with Nick Mason, following the release of his new book "Inside Out: A Personal History Of Pink Floyd", has been published. An extract from it has been used in a number of other parts of the media, without quoting the source. The complete interview is an absorbing look at Nick's life and career from the Camden New Journal, a London local newspaper.