The Palladium, London Tuesday, 14th May 2019 As I enjoyed a pre-gig pint in the handily placed Argyll Arms, I pondered the likelihood that this venture would turn out to be worthwhile. I mean, as a long-standing Zappa junky, there…
View More The Bizarre World of Frank ZappaMonth: May 2019
Firefly Burning / Samantha Whates
St. Pancras Old Church, London Wednesday, 22nd May 2019 St. Pancras Old Church sits in an island of arboreal consecrated ground, sitting there as if a visitor from another time, surrounded as it is by the hubbub of modern living.…
View More Firefly Burning / Samantha WhatesSouthern Empire
In November 2018 Australian progressive rock band Southern Empire played what many regarded as the gig of the weekend at the HRH Prog Festival in North Wales, in their first ever gig in Europe at the beginning of what became…
View More Southern EmpireTodd Rundgren’s Utopia – Live at the Chicago Theatre
Todd Rundgren surely needs no introduction, does he? Or maybe he does, let’s briefly touch on his early career. During the late ’60s he formed the blues orientated Nazz, but became increasingly dissatisfied with the direction of the band. Production…
View More Todd Rundgren’s Utopia – Live at the Chicago TheatreEdge of Reality – In Static
In a stunning coincidence, I just threw out some mouldy banana bread during the writing of this review… Joey Frevola himself assured me that the new Edge of Reality album would be far-removed from his orchestral if somewhat twee solo…
View More Edge of Reality – In StaticGong / Ed Wynne
The Globe, Cardiff Thursday, 23rd May 2019 A warm but overcast (and a bit blowy) Thursday evening in Cardiff. (Remember that, it might become important later on…) What better time and place for some top quality psychedelic loveliness? A queue…
View More Gong / Ed WynneTim Bowness
On the eve of his tour in support of the recent Flowers at the Scene album, TPA’s Tony Colvill took the opportunity to have a chat with Tim Bowness about the album and his thoughts for the tour. Hi Tim,…
View More Tim BownessObiymy Doschu – Son (Coh)
Obiymy Doschu (Обійми Дощу), translates to ‘Rain’s Embrace’, so I was led to believe, although literal translations can sometimes be misleading or even incorrect. So Google translate would suggest a permutation, Embrace The Rain. It matters little and I mention…
View More Obiymy Doschu – Son (Coh)Various Artists – 1977: The Year Punk Broke
“A punk album being reviewed on TPA?”, I hear your incredulous question, but read on and all will hopefully become clear… “By early 1976 as a teenager, although I was a fan of the usual prog giants, … and a…
View More Various Artists – 1977: The Year Punk BrokeThe Tea Club
Boot & Saddle, Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A 27th April 2019 Raffaella Berry of Progarchives first introduced me to The Tea Club back in 2010 with the release of their brilliant second LP, Rabbit. The last two tracks, Tumbleweeds and Astro, had…
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