A couple of weeks ago, we advised that, following on from the unveiling by Roger Waters and Nick Mason of a plaque commemorating Pink Floyd at London's University of Westminster (formerly the Regent Street Polytechnic), calls are now coming for a second plaque to be created and installed.

This time, the impetus for the plaque is coming from the band's true spiritual home - Cambridge. Possibly inspired by the London unveiling (or entirely coincidental), Cambridge News - the local paper - are calling for funding to be made available to "honour Syd and Pink Floyd", paying what they call a belated tribute to the band. The proposed design, created by Fonz Chamberlain and stone carver Pippa Westoby, is shown here.

Pippa has been in touch with us, with an appeal to the Brain Damage readership. "I'm petitioning for a plaque to be put up in Cambridge, in honour of the band. So please could you sign my petition, to make the local Council give their permission. Many thanks."

PETITION HERE: thepetitionsite.com.

Suggestions for where to put the plaque have ranged from Glisson Road, where founding member Syd Barrett was born, to the Corn Exchange where he performed his final gig. Whilst Grantchester Meadows would have a decent amount of significance as a beautiful, and peaceful place for the plaque, a central location would be more suitable in terms of visibility. Should the petition be successful, and the plaque go ahead, we'll keep you updated with developments on this.

Pink Floyd's 1973 classic The Dark Side of the Moon has been named as the Best Prog Album of all time by Rolling Stone magazine, with 1975's Wish You Were Here in fourth place. TDSOTM, which has sold in excess of 50 million copies, and is the subject of various stats and trivia due to its longevity in the charts, and the number of homes with a copy, heads a chart full of heavily established acts.

Notably, only two of the top ten albums WEREN'T released in what was arguably the golden era for the genre - King Crimson's In The Court of the Crimson King, which was released in 1969, and Rush's 1981 epic, Moving Pictures.

As Prog magazine notes, only eight later-generation prog acts make Rolling Stone's top 50 – The Mars Volta at number 25, Opeth at 28, Dream Theater at 29, Tool at 33, Porcupine Tree at 39, Meshuggah at 42, Marillion at 47 and Ruins at 49.

Commenting on TDSOTM, Rolling Stone said: "Easily the peak of prog rock's commercial success, Pink Floyd's lean concept album has soundtracked countless planetarium light shows and just as many critical unpackings. The album has endured as a pop culture touchstone since its release. Lyrically Roger Waters was universal yet personal, peeling back the human condition's paper-thin skin. For all its Alan Parsons-led studio innovations, the underlying accessibility is its greatest strength."

Rolling Stone's top 10 Prog Albums:

1. Pink Floyd: The Dark Side Of The Moon (1973)
2. King Crimson: In The Court Of The Crimson King (1969)
3. Rush: Moving Pictures (1981)
4. Pink Floyd: Wish You Were Here (1975)
5. Yes: Close To The Edge (1972)
6. Genesis: Selling England By The Pound (1973)
7. Jethro Tull: Thick As A Brick (1972)
8. Can: Future Days (1973)
9. Genesis: The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway (1974)
10. Yes: Fragile (1971)

Just announced is an additional show on David Gilmour's upcoming tour - in Wroclaw's Market Square, Rynek we Wrocławiu. The tour coincides with the release of Rattle That Lock, his new album, which is expected this September.

However, the date is the sole (to date?) show to be announced for 2016 - and takes place on June 25th. It is being held at a typically historical, and very colourful, venue, being the medieval market square in the heart of the Polish city of Wroclaw, one of the two European Capitals of Culture for 2016. The last time that David performed in Poland, film of the show ended up as the David Gilmour Live In Gdansk multi-format release. Could he be intending to film this show for future release as well? We certainly hope so!

Ticket sale details are yet to be announced. We presume that these will be available through the normal official agents, and as soon as we know more details on dates of sale, pricing, and links, we will let you know. We are sure though that demand will be high for this special concert.

As with other shows on David's upcoming tour, it promises to be a special show - locations have clearly been picked which are interesting or special for various reasons - Roman amphitheatres and suchlike. Brain Damage will be covering the show in our normal style (including the dedicated showpage) so please keep checking back for all the latest on the event!

With tickets going on sale today for Roger Waters The Wall in selected cinemas worldwide, Roger has been talking to some parts of the press. In the interviews, he has confirmed continued work on his solo material, and suggests another tour isn't too far away - certainly before he feels he is too old for the rigours of touring.

The UK's Sun newspaper devotes a double page spread, and also a full page portrait, to Roger, under the headline "My teacher said I might as well shoot myself because I was useless"! In the interview, he talks first about a new song he's written about 'humanity', revealing the first verse and noting that "it gets a bit surreal" as the second verse is in French, including a "Je Suis Charlie" reference to the terrorist massacre in Paris.

He talks of how The Wall is presented within the context of the new film, intercut with Roger's road trip through France and Italy, as a way of explaining how his family background informed some aspects of The Wall.

Cologne's Rundschau newspaper has also published an interview with Roger today (viewable online here). In it, Roger talks about the movie, its background, and presentation. "We had collected a lot of documentary material, but it should always be a concept film and a road movie for the big screen. When we finished our tour and filmed the concerts, I thought: Something's missing. I wanted to visit the grave of my grandfather in northern France, where he fell in the First World War. In addition, my father died in World War II and now I was for the first time at the memorial. I am a child of the Second World War, for me it is very important."

Talk turns to the freedoms felt after leaving Pink Floyd, and the joy he has found in recent years on the road with his band. "I like my band, they have and express all their views. Nevertheless, everyone knows whose band it is. Although I work very closely with my colleagues and I adore them, yes we are all in a blissful boat, I am still the captain!" Being a solo artist clearly pleases him. "I describe what I do, often analogous to the existence of a painter. You have a screen in front of you, an idea in your head and shuffle the colours together. Then someone comes along and says: 'I think you should choose a different colour'. Your reaction is: 'Fuck you! What does that have to do with you?' It is the work of an individual, even if you have people who imagine individual areas. I do not compare myself with Michelangelo, but when he painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, he had many helpers and yet it was his vision."

Looking to the future, he confirms that "I'm working on a new album and I think a tour is still in me before I hang up my boots. At some point I will no longer be up for performing on arena stages. I'm 72 this year, but I have a few years left in me. I will never stop reading and writing. And I love to cook and fish. So I have a ton of things that I like, but it's quite a physical thing to perform a rock'n'roll show every two days."

For the final word on his new material, back to the Sun's interview: "I'm working out how to make it into an arena show and wondering if that will inform what might or might not go on an album..."