Amongst many interesting items being offered regularly on eBay, comes a very much one-off item for the post-1987 Floyd fan.

Shown to the right is what is in offer in this auction ending today. It is an original, painted on cardboard, original artwork used for the Pink Floyd single, One Slip, which came out in 1988. As you can see, it is an exquisite piece of art painted in rich blues. It is the original painting and comes accompanied by a letter of authenticity from Nexus, who acquired the artwork from the artist, as part of their design of the cover. The picture itself appears in the top corner of the cover. Nexus were the design company at that time, responsible for all their cover artworks.

Bidding finishes today for this item - hurry if you want it!

Capitol Records have announced the list of best selling groups of all time. The list is headed, unsurprisingly, by The Beatles, followed by Led Zeppelin. Pink Floyd are a respectable 7th, selling around 68 million albums. It is noted that the Floyd still sell around two million albums worldwide each year... despite the longevity of the compact disc format. Must be something to do with all those versions and repackagings of Dark Side Of The Moon!

At the end of September 2003 we reported on a new Italian film, "Buongiorno, Notte" ("Good Morning, Night"), directed by Marco Bellocchio, which has a soundtrack which almost exclusively consists of the Pink Floyd album "Wish You Were Here". The director said that he used their music "to symbolise the desperation and rebellion of those years".

The film has won a few awards in various festivals, and is getting its release on Region 2 DVD on Wednesday, February 11th, in Italy. The DVD, which features Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS soundtracks, also includes a look behind the scenes, trailers, interviews and a photo gallery. As yet, there is no sign of an international release of this title.

The Sir Charles Blues Lab Songwriting Contest final is nearing completion - and the five winners are to be announced this month. Hundreds of outstanding song entries were received, and Roger Waters said: "Well done to everybody - a marvelous showing!"

The Sir Charles Blues Lab is a non-profit making organisation collaborating with schools and community centers across the nation to provide young people with opportunities to learn and master the Blues as an enriching after school activity. We announced back in September that a national songwriting contest for kids had been launched, with the entries judged by Ray Charles, Flea (Red Hot Chili Peppers), Alicia Keys, Willie Nelson, Sir Charles (keyboard player, songwriter, and founder of the Sir Charles Blues Lab) Willie Hill (saxophone player and President of the Music Educator's National Conference), and the one and only Roger Waters!

Full details of the contest and the work of the lab at www.BluesLab.org.