Nick Mason will be making his normal appearance at the Goodwood Festival Of Speed, this year being held on July 11th to 13th. This year, he will be driving his Ferrari 512S on the hill-climb course, in front of Lord March's stately home. More details and tickets are at the Goodwood website - follow the motorsport links.

The new, 30th anniversary version of Pink Floyd's Dark Side Of The Moon has gone into the UK's overall album chart at number 17, a pretty high placing for a reissue. More information on chart placings in other countries and regions will follow, as it seems a number of you have a keen interest in such things.

David Gilmour's appearance on the long-running "Desert Island Discs" on BBC Radio today was pretty interesting. The interviews ranged from school days, busking with Syd, early bands including Jokers Wild, through things like The Wall, to recording the new solo album and the future of Pink Floyd. A transcription will be on this site in the next day or so, but in the meantime, here are his selections:

The new version of Dark Side has gone straight into Billboard's Top Pop Catalog Album chart at number 1, as a "Hot Shot Debut", despite the fact it also lists the 1352 weeks it has spent on their charts so far! Thankfully, it is keeping Celine Dion at bay, in the number 2 spot. (Thanks to Sangsu Kim for alerting us so quickly)