With the third album from these Italian purveyors of “Brassmetal”, DoomooD due for release in September, TPA’s Nick Hudson spoke to Ottone Pesante about their history, outlook, music… featuring a line-up consisting of trumpet, trombone and drums… To get things…
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We all know many people have suffered hardships during lockdown. They range from the trivial, such as the wide variety of home-made comedy haircuts, to the tragically serious – people who have lost their lives, their jobs and their mental…
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In Part One of Dave Cookson’s interview with John Mitchell, he talks about his new Lonely Robot release, Feelings Are Good, songwriting, collaborating, being the robot and putting it all out there. Congratulations on the new album! Thank you. I…
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Steve Howe, is looking forward to releasing his latest album – and his first for nine years – through BMG Records on 31st July. Love Is is Howe’s first solo album since the all-instrumental Time in 2011. Many years in…
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From my Facebook feed, I noticed a strange phenomenon when it came to discussion about Green Carnation’s latest release, Leaves of Yesteryear. I make it a point not to read other reviews before writing my own, so all I had…
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Veteran proggers Kansas have a new LP out, The Absence of Presence, and in light of that, vocalist Ronnie Platt made himself available to TPA for an interview where he talked about the new album, the challenges of recording and…
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A Genesis In My Bed, Steve Hackett Talks About His Long-Awaited Autobiography Steve Hackett, legendary guitarist with Genesis through the classic albums of the seventies, and prolific solo artist for over 40 years, releases his long-awaited autobiography A Genesis In…
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To tie in with the release of MFTJ, the recent collaborative release between Mike Keneally and Scott Schorr, Roger Trenwith spoke to Mike about how this pairing came about, as well as offering a brief insight into the music. Mike…
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Earlier this year, TPA’s Nick Hudson reviewed Julia Marcell’s latest album, and first on Long Branch Records, Skull Echo. Julia is writing a screenplay with Natalia Grzegorzek based upon the album, which would have been released already were it not…
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A while ago, I reviewed the final album from Alex’s Hand, Hungarian Spa. I wrote it less as a review, more as a eulogy, and it flowed out from me on the day the break-up of that band was announced…
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