Poppodium Boerderij, Zoetermeer [NL] Sunday, 4th May 2025 There are few styles that legendary drummer Simon Phillips has not done and mastered: jazz, rock, fusion, prog and I’m overlooking a fair few more here. For more than four decades, the…
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For someone who writes for an on-line magazine/blog about music, you’d think I would have an encyclopaedic knowledge of all things musical. In fact, as with most walks of life, I employ the philosophy of striving to be the one-eyed…
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“There’s so much stress and division in the world and Hinterland provides a space outside of that.” So says David Joseph, the creative mind behind the band, Held By Trees, when discussing, with Prog Magazine, the second album from this…
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Islington Assembly Hall Wednesday 4th June 2025 Phenomenal. A single word perfectly captures what The Flower Kings delivered at London’s Islington Assembly Hall last night – a performance which transformed technical musical excellence into something approaching the glorious and sublime.…
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The release of the new album Trollringen from Anders Buaas is a significant landmark in the Norwegian multi-instrumentalist’s career to date. So far, he has released instrumental albums, achieving an ever-increasing measure of respect, in his home country and worldwide,…
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Special Powers sees the first album of new songs by Craig Fortnam’s chamber pop ensemble North Sea Radio Orchestra since 2016’s Dronne, and as such this is an event of some note, certainly highly anticipated by this listener. In the…
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After much anticipation, I am delighted to see that the Italian pianist, keyboardist and composer, Massimo Pieretti has now released his second solo album, The Next Dream. Like his 2022 debut release, A New Beginning, it is a concept album,…
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TPA’s Dann Chinn covers all bases in this long chat with Michael Woodman, who gives us the lowdown on his new album Hiss of Today, and much, much more besides… Dann Chinn (DC): Let’s talk about stories, Michael, and storytelling,…
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“Unspool the tape and queue to join the order,” sings Michael Woodman, in soft hallowed tones over a bevelled glimmer of guitar. Then his voice changes, subtly but sharply. “But you can’t have it as you had it then.” It’s…
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Islington Assembly Hall, London Saturday, 24th May 2025 As Blue Öyster Cult begin their 2025 European tour, which kicks off at the Palladium, they couldn’t resist the chance to play a low key warm up show at Islington Assembly Hall,…
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