Picking 10 releases from across a decade is no easy task. Injustices will be done! The different criteria you can use and the wide range of emphases on which you pin importance lead to all manner of selections and lists,…
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Earlier this year German progressive rock band RPWL toured Europe and the U.K. with their latest album, Tales from Outer Space, seemingly inspired by science fiction, although these tales shone a rather stark satirical light on earthbound issues. Towards the end…
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The Majestic Theatre, Retford Saturday, 16th November 2019 A century-old former silent movie cinema, Retford’s The Majestic Theatre, tonight hosted The Floyd Effect tribute show. As the ghosts of the old building reminisced fondly about the quiet good old days…
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Symphony Hall, Birmingham Monday, 18th November 2019 There is so much love for the music of Genesis from the years 1970 to 1977, and Steve Hackett, guitarist with the band during that period, has revitalised that affection with his live…
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Toby Driver is one of a few true musical visionaries in this corner of creativity, but there’s a good chance you have not heard of him. For many years now he has been steering the good ship Kayo Dot into…
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St. David’s Hall, Cardiff Saturday, 16th November, 2019 ‘WHY IS NOTHING EVER TRUE?’ Climate Change… Humanitarian Crisis… Fake News… Super-Rich oligarchs running society… When did Marillion start to reflect the important issues of our time – the Zeitgeist? When did…
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No-man return eleven years after their last album, Schoolyard Ghosts, with their new offering Love You To Bits; an album that is so different from previous recordings that it borders on genius. This is a concept album of sorts, dealing…
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Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London 26th & 27th October, 2019 After a few years in the beautiful location of the LLeyn Peninsula in North Wales, HRH Prog had to relocate their festival due to redevelopment of the site and chose to…
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Was it not Jebediah Springfield who once said: “A noble spirit embiggens the smallest man”? Likewise, and with all certainty, music of true quality embiggens the soul, and few artists have a spirit as noble as Kim Rafael Nyberg and…
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Living on the wrong side of The Pond, it is highly unlikely I will ever get to see the thoroughly beguiling modern skewed Americana construct who trade under the unlikely name of Jack O’The Clock cast their musical spells from…
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