What is a Stick Man? Documentary pictures taken in the 1950s by the celebrated bloke Laurence Stephen Lowry (RBA,RA) show matchstick men with their matchstick cats and dogs making music. Bored with these omnipresent artists of that time who were…
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The Drill Hall, Chepstow 30th September to 2nd October 2016 [With photos by Tony Colvill, David Glaves, Phil Lively and Leo Trimming] For the second year The Drill Hall, on the banks of the River Wye in Chepstow, is the…
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I feel that I should be typing in hushed tones of reverence. Mr. Rudess garners enormous respect and some might consider him a Rock God. Mr. Minnemann is actually the God of Drums and Mr. Levin is actually God. There’s…
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Manchester progressive rock quartet We Are Kin’s second album – entitled …and I know… – was released on 8th July. I’ve taken a special interest in We Are Kin since becoming aware of them and their 2015 debut album, Pandora,…
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Are you shopping for some Progressive Rock? In the local music supermarket [EDITOR: I don’t think that’s a thing. I think I’d know if musical supermarkets were a thing that existed] you need to look carefully. You might even have…
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“I used to be with it but then they changed what ‘it’ was. Now what I’m with isn’t it and what’s it seems weird and scary to me. It’ll happen to you!” – Abe Simpson You never know what you’re…
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Bands like Crimson and Van der Graaf Genesis were the past for me. I was now living under a rock. An Industrial Rock – not a Prog Rock (I know where my coat is. I’ll get it later…). I’d get…
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Gandalf’s Fist… …Gandalf’s…Fist. Hmmmm. Right, let’s get something out of the way. Surgens is a rose by any other name. You probably have to be as mashed as they were when they came up with their name to get the…
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So who are Stick Men? They are the latest incarnation of one of Tony Levin’s personal band projects. Tony Levin should need no introduction. The original line-up of Stick Men appeared in 2007 and included Pat Mastelotto (who had hits…
View More Stick Men feat. David Cross – Midori: Live In Tokyo 2015
Everything is all Sticky lately. Tapping strings as a technique isn’t new, it is no longer just associated with the Chapman Stick either. But tapping has inspired a new generation of musical intruments and a couple of new generations of…
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