The progressive scene in Italy took slightly longer to catch on than it did in the UK, with PFM and Banco’s stunning debuts and sophomores only showing up in 1972, by the time Yes and many other British groups had…
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In Memory of Peter Farrelly There are few reunions in progressive rock as improbable as this one. While many old groups have been reuniting over the last two decades for a few live dates or possibly even an album here…
View More Fruupp And Friends – Solace
When I discovered Mohini Dey a little less than a year ago and reviewed her fiery self-titled debut, I stated that “If she has started as she means to continue, then I cannot wait to see what comes next.” Since…
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With an NWOBHM-shaped hole in my life after reviewing Holocaust’s second boxset and interviewing guitarist John Mortimer, I was only too pleased to find out that another British hard rock band from the early 80s was getting a box set,…
View More Nightwing – Long Hard Road 1980-1985 (5CD Boxset)
Tally Ho Theater, Leesburg, Virginia Friday, 7 August 2026 I had no idea when I wrote my 9th article about Nektar just two months ago that my 10th would be a live concert review. In fact, I only just found…
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As I said before in my review of We Can Work It Out: Covers of the Beatles, 1962 – 1966, Beatles music is like comfort food to me, and I’ll always be fascinated to hear other musicians’ takes on the…
View More Jah Wobble & Tian Qiyi – Mystic Liverpool: The Beatles’ Psychedelic Psongbook
As a film lover, I’ve long admired Werner Herzog’s astounding and often bizarre catalogue, ranging from fever-dream-like tales such as Aguirre, the Wrath of God to tributes like Nosferatu the Vampyre and unbelievable jaw-dropping visuals such as the famous hauling…
View More Popul Vuh – Affenstunde | Einsjäger Und Siebenjäger (Vinyl Editions)
Back in June, I was mindlessly doomscrolling when an advert with music started playing. Because the algorithm knows me uncannily well, it was an advert for a new Gentle Giant reissue. “Big whoop,” I thought, as the sound of breaking…
View More Gentle Giant – In A Glass House (Remixed & Remastered)
Derek Shulman is best known as the lead vocalist and frontman of Gentle Giant, whose blend of intricate compositions, virtuosic musicianship and eclectic influences earned them a devoted following throughout the 1970s. Alongside his brothers Phil and Ray, Shulman helped…
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Instrumental jazz fusion: I happen to love it. The rip-roaring showcase of technical musicianship, precision and blurring the lines between improvisation and structured composition. It’s all good stuff, especially when delivered through familiar warm, crisp, 70s-era timbres as it is…
View More Gary Boyle – Light Again: The Recordings 1977-1978 (2CD Edition)