A bit of late breaking news for you - Nick Mason is now in the US, as part of the publicity for the new Pink Floyd album, The Endless River.

First, later today (Monday, November 3rd), HuffPost Live, The Huffington Post's streaming network, is hosting a segment with Pink Floyd's Nick Mason at 3:30pm EST. More details can be found here - it's an online event so fans worldwide should be able to view it, and even ask their own questions.

Then, tomorrow morning (Tuesday, November 4th), respected New York-based radio station Q104.3 FM is having Nick Mason live in the studio at 7am EST. The radio show is hosted by DJs Jim Kerr and Shelli Sonstein. Jim has often interviewed various Floyd members (the picture to the left is of Nick visiting the Q104.3 studios in June 2011) and is a bit more "Floyd savvy" than many of the DJs out there.

Another track has been released from the upcoming and now imminent Pink Floyd album, The Endless River. Following on from the worldwide release to selected radio stations of Louder Than Words, and the playback of Anisina exclusively on the Chris Evans Breakfast Show on Friday morning (which can be heard via the on-demand catch up service, iPlayer), another track has now been revealed.

For those of you who have pre-ordered (or are going to pre-order) through iTunes, you can now download the track Allons-y (1), which appears on side 3 of the album, as part 4. For those of you who use the music streaming service Spotify, the track is also available to listen to there now as well. Spotify offer free (ad-supported) accounts as well as paid accounts, and features Pink Floyd's back catalogue to stream on demand.

I'm sure many of you are just as eager as we are to hear the album in its entirety, but these pieces are potentially making the wait not quite as bad (although, for some, possibly worse, as they are being heard outside of the context of the album!).

Just confirmed by the Later With Jools Holland Facebook page is the line-up for tomorrow night's show.

Later With Jools Holland is recorded in Maidstone on Tuesday nights, and broadcast the same evening on BBC2 television. Each week features a diverse range of top musicians, and the final show of the series is no exception.

In tomorrow night's show, airing at 10pm UK time, Jools will be showcasing Bryan Ferry (presumably with Floyd bassist Guy Pratt), Paul Rodgers Official, The War On Drugs, Seinabo Sey, Fuse ODG and Laura Doggett. Also, chatting with Jools will be David Gilmour, no doubt having a natter about the upcoming Pink Floyd album, The Endless River.

BBC broadcasts in the UK on digital TV platforms including Virgin Media cable TV and Sky Digital. Satellite viewers in Northern Europe can commonly receive BBC as well. The BBC iPlayer service at www.BBC.co.uk (and on Virgin Media cable) will also allow you to watch it on demand for seven days following broadcast, but this is normally only for those who are UK-based. Having said that, some material is available worldwide, so it is worth trying if you are outside the UK.

UPDATE: We hear that the 'Later Live...' on Tuesdays and 'Later...' on Fridays are usually two different recordings, both from the same evening, i.e. Friday's show is not simply an extended repeat of Tuesday's show. So, for example, David's appearance on Later/Later Live in 2008, Tuesday's interview was different to Friday's interview, so there is a very good chance we may get two different interviews this week, if he is featured on both days. Our thanks to Dave Carlin for this additional information/possibility.

Regulars to Brain Damage over the years will know that our friend Joe Ringus is a hugely talented pumpkin artist, and each year crafts a Pink Floyd themed pumpkin for Hallowe'en (which is celebrated by many, principally this evening, but in a number of places it covers a number of days).

Joe has been hard at work yet again, and has done a phenomenal job once again! As before, we're delighted to share his incredible carving with you. Joe said: "Big surprise for this year's pumpkin! After continuing this tradition for Brain Damage (for how many years now?), I find it harder and harder to keep finding suitable Pink Floyd related designs. But luckily with the release of a new album comes a new design idea! Looking forward to the upcoming release! "

So are we, Joe - and we think that Joe's done another excellent job! We love receiving them, and we're delighted to bring you his very latest design. If there are any other pumpkin artists out there who have created Floyd designs, we'd love to see them. In the meantime, click the thumbnail to the right to see Joe's hard, and careful, work in more detail.