Our very best wishes go to Gerald Scarfe today as he celebrates his birthday. Gerald, of course, is a graphic artist with a long history with the Floyd, from the 1974 tour programme caricature, through to his most famous work on The Wall, and beyond that, working with Roger Waters on his Pros and Cons project. Many happy returns to Gerald on this special day.

As a reminder, recently published in paperback was Gerald's superb "The Making of Pink Floyd: The Wall", which is the authorized, definitive book about the project and includes new commentaries from the surviving members of Pink Floyd: Roger Waters, David Gilmour and Nick Mason, together with the director of the film, Sir Alan Parker. Roger Waters has written the foreword. The album imagery, stage performances and film were created in close collaboration with Gerald Scarfe, and his massive archive includes original storyboards, animation cells, concept drawings, models and other three-dimensional material together with photographs of the creation and staging of the live performances and the filming of The Wall. It even covers the 2010-2012 tour which is currently winding its way around the US and Canada. Our review and full ordering details can be found here.

The accompanying photo of Gerald Scarfe and Roger Waters in Scarfe's studio, shows them going through material for the book [click the thumbnail to view it in more detail]. It's a lovely, personal look at work on the book, and was taken by Jane Scarfe (Asher), and online exclusively here at Brain Damage!

The photo accompanying this article was taken by, and is copyright of, Jane Scarfe, and is a Brain Damage online exclusive. No unauthorised use elsewhere, please.

Harry Waters, along with four of the vocalists on the current leg of the Roger Waters 2012 Wall Live tour, is making the most of a spare evening next month.

On June 18th, Harry returns to Fort Lauderdale in South Florida to play at Revolution Live as a fundraiser for Community Arts & Culture. He will play in a quartet setting with local musicians that are internationally known, with many years of touring and recording experience. Harry released a solo album in 2010 featuring his original jazz compositions (and one cover tune), and other than his father's touring band which he's been in since 2002, Harry has toured with Marianne Faithfull, Ozric Tentacles as well as performing with Primus.

Also appearing at the show from Roger's band will be Kipp, Mark and Pat Lennon, who along with their cousin Michael Lennon (who is also due to appear) are part of the California based band Venice. Also joining them on this "rest night" from The Wall tour is vocalist Robbie Wyckoff. Later, special guests Spam Allstars featuring DJ Le Spam will be performing a set joined by Harry Waters and other surprise guests.

The show starts at 8pm, and tickets are now available (cheaper in advance) from the venue itself, as well as through Ticketmaster.com and Live Nation.

The new issue of the US edition of Rolling Stone - issue 1158 - includes an interesting, one page Q&A with Roger Waters.

Naturally, the initial thrust of the short interview is the current tour of The Wall, which is heading towards its conclusion in July with the huge concert in Quebec. Roger gives an insight into his movements after the "Tear down the wall", talking about how he preps for the return to stage for Outside The Wall.

The most interesting comments come when asked what happens after this tour. "On the last leg, I started writing a new song that may be the key to at least one more album. It's called 'If I Had Been God'. I think I'm prepared to stick my head above this parapet - at my age, I care more about the truth and less about being shot at. I'm concerned now with extremist religious groups of all denominations." In previous interviews over the years, Roger has often mentioned songs or themes supposedly forming the bases of new albums, all of which seem to have come to nought. Hopefully, this one really will happen...

Our thanks to Stephen Humphries and our own Elliot Tayman for their help with this story.

As you may know, the Aussie Floyd are a band with a very long history with Brain Damage, having travelled to the UK especially for our first International Fan Convention held at Wembley in 1993. Since then, we know that loads of you have enjoyed their successive tours. We are pleased to bring you the news that they are set to return to the UK in February 2013 with another brand new show. The series of 19 shows across the UK in February and March are expected to be their biggest yet, and come at a time when the reissue programme from Pink Floyd has reawakened interest in the band.

Tickets for their 2013 "Eclipsed By The Moon" European Tour go on sale at 10am on Friday (May 25th). The tour will celebrate the iconic The Dark Side Of The Moon but will also include many other classic tracks during the show. The tour, which includes a prestigious show at the O2 Arena in London, will feature a brand new format and set-list, but no other clues as to the presentation have been revealed.

To find out where - and when - you can catch the show, read on...