John Hackett Band / Dikajee
The Greystones, Sheffield Friday, 11th April 2025 I know that there are several reviews of the John Hackett Band readily available to see on the TPA website so why, you might well ask, is there a need for another one?…
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Motorpsycho – Motorpsycho
Motorpsycho continue their creative spark with a new double album, following the “pandemically conditioned reaction” albums Yay! (2023) and Neigh!! (2024) they appear to have returned, partly, to The Tower and The Crucible territory. For a band that were formed…
Oak – The Third Sleep
The Third Sleep is the fourth album from Norwegian progressive rock band Oak. Since their 2015 debut, Lighthouse, the band have continued to develop their characteristically intense, dark and atmospheric sound, with its haunting melodies, complex rhythmic counterpoint and exquisite…
Cosmic Cathedral – Deep Water
Cosmic Cathedral is a new prog supergroup consisting of Neal Morse (Transatlantic), Chester Thompson (Genesis), Phil Keaggy (Glass Harp) & Byron House (session player with Robert Plant, Dolly Parton, etc.). But don’t be fooled, this is still very much a…
Camel – Mirage (2CD/Blu-ray Boxset)
Whilst Camel were unable to tour for their 50th anniversary back in 2023, there was something for the fans to celebrate with Decca’s reissue of their entire back catalogue of Camel releases with various rare bonus tracks, demos and live…
Bjørn Riis – Fimbulvinter
Solo artist, guitarist and producer, Bjørn Riis will released his highly anticipated sixth solo album, Fimbulvinter on 11 April 2025. Riis is also known as one of the founding members of the highly successful Norwegian band Airbag where he is…
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A Different Aspect #95
Featured artists: The Pineapple Thief | Foxpalmer | Akihisa Tsuboy | Daniel Crommie & Leslie Gray | Felix Martin Five bite-sized reviews of some of the recent and not so recent albums & EPs to land at TPA HQ: •…
A Different Aspect #94
Featured artists: Davey Dodds & Friends | Regna | The Twenty Committee | Exowst Scotland Five bite-sized reviews of some of the recent and not so recent albums & singles to land at TPA HQ: • Davey Dodds & Friends…
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John Hackett Band / Dikajee
The Greystones, Sheffield Friday, 11th April 2025 I know that there are several reviews of the John Hackett Band readily available to see on the TPA website so why, you might well ask, is there a need for another one?…
Z Machine / Monkey Trial / CSides Project
Camden Club, London Sunday, 13th April 2024 An afternoon of what was going to be psychedelic and prog rock from Wales in this familiar comfy venue changed direction slightly with the withdrawal of headliners Sendelica due to health problems. Get…
Robin A. Smith presents Mike Oldfield’s Tubular Bells
Gopass Arena, Bratislava, Slovakia Wednesday, 26th March 2025 It began with a friend of mine showing me a poster of Tubular Bells playing in his hometown of Bratislava. I initially thought nothing of it, as I had seen many other…
The Pete Roth Trio feat. Bill Bruford
The Lantern Theatre, Sheffield Thursday, 3rd April, 2025 Before I get too far into this review I want to address the obvious point that many of you will see as being the most important. This is a band that happens…
Jadis
The 1865, Southampton Thursday, 27th March 2025 A packed 1865 venue in Southampton welcomed Jadis back to their ‘hometown’ gig and are treated to two sets of material of high quality melodic progressive rock from this rejuvenated class band. They…
FUSION 6: Day Four
The Civic Hall, Stourport Sunday, 9th March 2025 THE BOOK OF REVELATIONS (Richard Swan) Day 3 of the wonderful Fusion Festival kicked off with The Book of Revelations. Another great decision by Steve Gould to get them in the billing…
Ukrainian Opera & Ballet Theatre Kyiv
Empire Theatre, Sunderland Monday, 17th March 2025 Ellen Kent: Opera & Ballet International presents Giuseppi Verdi’s La Traviata As a youth it wasn’t all trendy chart topping groups that filled my ears and, at the time, prog rock was something…
FUSION 6: Day Three
The Civic Hall, Stourport Saturday, 8th March 2025 SPLINK (Richard Swan) What a joyous start to Day 2 of the Fusion Festival! With the 4-piece Splink, like me, Steve Gould (the promoter of this event that grows in stature every…
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Richard Larcombe – Lost Crowns
To tie in with the review of the new Lost Crowns album, The Heart Is In The Body, main man Richard Larcombe and I met up at the Restaurant At The End Of The Universe for a virtual lunch, and…
Claire Waller – Arthur Brown
The creative genius behind The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown stage show Unless they are big names with equally large budgets, even if they are well known, or even legendary, most bands would struggle to deliver a show that goes…
Ziferblat
Eurovision season is upon us again, and the continent has once again proffered an interesting selection of tunes to be blared into the homes of more than 150 million people in May. This year, I decided to follow all the…
Charlie Bramald – Ghost Of The Machine
There are many ways to describe Charlie Bramald: but I will give it a go at doing him justice… A larger than life fun loving personality, dramatic vocals, striking stage presence along with powerful and evocative music writing skills, which…
Maaike Siegerist – Long Earth
Looking at many bands, prog included, the change of lead singers often requires metaphorical big feet, to fill the previous incumbent’s shoes and there can be long debates as to who was the most suited. I am sure that, in…
Nick Magnus
Nick Magnus is no stranger to the progressive rock scene, his years of collaboration with Steve Hackett, both on record and on stage, are partly responsible for that. The release of his seventh solo album A Strange Inheritance was the…