MUSIC NEWS: It takes a lot to get Pink Floyd back together for anything, and while there are no signs of any music collaborations, the three surviving members have at least joined forces to release a statement on behalf of cause they’ve long been supporters of. 

Polly Samson loves to write, but hates sitting at her desk. She tells Colette Sheridan why she finds the short story to be the ideal form.

MUSIC NEWS: Quote of the week goes to Tim Commerford, bassist with Rage Against the Machine, who told Rolling Stone: “I do apologise for Limp Bizkit. I really do. I feel really bad that we inspired such bullshit.” 

Here's the good stuff on TV tonight.

Mica Paris raises the rafters in Love Me Tender, a two-hour musical ode to Elvis, writes Ed Power

It isn’t every day that a member of one of the most celebrated rock acts of all time takes time out to give a public masterclass in the genesis of song-writing for a ticket price of less than €20.

Polly Samson’s novel The Kindness is built around a family secret — the suicide of a beloved uncle. She tells Sue Leonard about it and what it’s like to write songs for her husband David Gilmour’s band Pink Floyd.

MUSIC NEWS: Fans of Bombay Bicycle Club got a nice bonus at the band’s gig in Earls Court last weekend when the Londoners were joined on stage by David Gilmour. 

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Nick Mason has hinted there could be more Pink Floyd releases in the future.

Republic Of Telly RTE Two, 10pm

MUSIC NEWS: Neil Young’s new album, Storytone, is currently streaming online, and the presence of a 92-piece orchestra and choir is an indication it’s quite a different affair than his other recent material. 

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Pink Floyd have launched their first new album for more than two decades by simultaneously unveiling the artwork in locations around the world.

Kate Bush made a sensational return to the concert stage on Tuesday night — 35 years after her last, and only, tour.

Footage from the first night of Kate Bush’s comeback gigs has surfaced online despite the star’s plea to her fans not to film the show.

Check out our spolier-free guide to the best shows on TV tonight.

Kate Bush will perform for the first time in more than 30 years this month. Tickets sold out in minutes. Without a hit in years, her grasp on our collective imagination is astonishing.

Pink Floyd's new album will be "very spacey."

Pink Floyd have confirmed they will release a new album this year.

Streets with rude-sounding names like Crotch Crescent, Turkey Cock Lane, Bell End, and The Knob could turn out to be a haven for property hunters looking to snap up a bargain, research suggests-

Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason wants the band to reunite.

Roger Waters admits he was wrong to sue his Pink Floyd bandmates after leaving the group.

Kate Bush, one of Britain’s most unique and innovative singers, was made a CBE by Queen Elizabeth and dedicated the honour to her family and musical collaborators.

Music idol David Bowie has broken years of silence and speculation to release his first new single in a decade — with an album to follow.

Roger Waters cannot see himself ever performing with Pink Floyd again.

Pink Floyd will perform with Ed Sheeran at the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games.

Pink Floyd are reportedly set to reunite and perform at the London Olympics.

The son of Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour was jailed for 16 months today for going on a drink- and drug-fuelled rampage at a student fees protest.

The son of Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour could face jail today when he is sentenced for going on the rampage at a student fees protest in London.

Pink Floyd's Nick Mason says there is an "outside possibility" of the rock group reuniting.

A huge number of previously unheard Pink Floyd recordings are set for release.

ROGER Waters has confirmed he is likely to be joined on stage by former Pink Floyd bandmate David Gilmour on his forthcoming tour of The Wall — but only for one gig.

THE son of Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour has been charged in connection with the attack on a royal convoy of cars during a student fees riot, a court heard yesterday.

Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters and David Gilmour are to reunite for a one-off gig, it has been announced.

Fans had assumed their Live 8 collaboration was their last hurrah, but Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour and Roger Waters have put their differences aside to perform on stage for charity once more.

John Lydon would like to record a version of Pink Floyd’s ‘Dark Side of the Moon’.

THE MOTHER of computer hacker Gary McKinnon made an impassioned appeal to US president Barack Obama today after her son failed in his latest High Court bid to avoid extradition to America.

Pink Floyd guitar legend David Gilmour is headlining a secret gig to raise money for London's homeless.

David Gilmour hinted that he would stop playing some of Pink Floyd's best-known compositions as he paid tribute to keyboard player Richard Wright today.

Coldplay were the big winners at today's 'Q' Awards.