Today marks the very sad fifth anniversary of Syd Barrett's passing away. I'm sure we will all mark the day with our memories and thoughts of Syd, in our own special way.

In the new issue of the UK's Clash Magazine, there's a large article on Syd, incorporating an interview with Mick Rock, who was a friend of Syd's and took a large number of photographs of him, in particular the 1969 photo shoot for Syd's debut solo album, 'The Madcap Laughs'.

The magazine is now available in UK stores, or alternatively, you can read the whole article online at Clashmusic.com. Our thanks to Jason Pyke for the information on this article.