The Paradox Club in Tilburg, The Netherlands are holding a special Pink Floyd event at the very end of this month, which our Dutch readership might find of interest.

Those of you with long memories will recall a fanzine called Echoes ran by Charles Beterans (who did 20+ issues between 1991 and 2001). To celebrate those days, he is organising an event at the Paradox, on January 31st. The main aim is to catch up with fans old and new, seeing familiar faces again, whilst enjoying some good music. They have the members of Anderson Council performing for the first time in over a decade. Way before the flood of tribute bands, this band played early Pink Floyd songs at Dutch Floyd conventions in the 90s and also once at one organised by JM Esnault in France in 1994. Two of their members eventually ended up as members of The Use Of Ashes who have been releasing psych/folk/electronica records on the Tonefloat label since 1997.

Visitors also have the chance to acquire a test pressing of the Pink Ashes LP, a 11-track tribute to Pink Floyd that will be released for RSD (Record Store Day) 2015. The tracklisting of the LP is: Arnold Layne / Bike / The Gnome / Paint Box / Jugband Blues / Matilda Mother / Golden Hair / Grantchester Meadows / Crying Song / Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun / If.

More information on the event, and for tickets, visit www.paradoxtilburg.nl.

Published at GQ Magazine's website today is a new interview with Nick Mason.

To accompany the interview is an interview which features Nick driving around a few of the key London landmarks which have an indelible Pink Floyd stamp on them, in his rather lovely Ferrari California, whilst Nick talks about various aspects of his life and career.

The print interview is similarly interesting, and can be read here. In it, Nick talks about The Endless River, the U2/Apple debacle, cars, and more...

A couple of years or so ago, the late, great Storm Thorgerson was interviewed when he visited photographer Rankin. The occasion was to take a portrait of Storm, which resulted in an enduring and endearing image of the man, typifying his attitude to some of the absurdities of life!

The interview provides an insight into Storm, and gives some brief background into a number of things, including a short segment where he talks of Richard Wright's imploring request for something different than "one of his images"!

The interview itself is online now, and in two short parts.

Here's the first of those:

The second part of the interview can be seen through this link.

Due to arrive in UK stores this morning is the new issue (February 2015, issue number 390) of the highly respected Guitarist magazine, and it is one that Pink Floyd fans will want to snap up.

The Editor of the magazine has been in touch to share the cover image here, and to tease details of its contents... "The cover feature of our new issue of Guitarist magazine, is a 17-page photo-led exploration of the studio used for the final Pink Floyd album The Endless River. Guided by Phil Manzanera of Roxy Music, who was instrumental in the project's inception, and by Phil Taylor, David Gilmour's long-serving tech, we've explored the gear, creative approaches and tone secrets behind the album.

"The coverage includes lavishly detailed shots of iconic Floyd guitars such as the 'Black Strat' plus rarely seen instruments specific to the album such as a Fender Custom shop Baritone Telecaster used for certain parts, detailing the modifications and setup tweaks each instrument has had over the years through a detailed commentary by Phil Taylor. We've also examined Gilmour's vintage amps, pedalboard, custom-built studio tools and more. The technical details appearing here have been fully scrutinised by Phil Taylor so guitarists seeking authentic source information on Floyd tone need look no further.

"We went to a lot of lengths to ensure it is hard information you won't easily get to that level of authentication elsewhere and there's some great photography of the guitars and amps, plus studio environment inside."

Sounds fascinating! It should be in major UK supermarkets and newsagents from today, and can also be ordered online, worldwide, through this link.