Usually albums arrive, either physically or digitally, and I give them a few plays and a review is fairly easy to do. I either like the music or don’t and, subsequently, I can choose to play it more times, or…
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Cavern Club, Liverpool Tuesday, 7th April 2026 Before I review the actual concert, I must break a taboo with many people who believe all things that have a Beatles badge on it makes it perfect and above criticism. Possibly a…
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Kitchen Garden Café, Kings Heath, Birmingham Sunday, 29th March 2026 With concerts, even for bands I am just taking a random punt at seeing, out of curiosity, I can usually get a good idea of what to expect by a…
View More Des Tong & Bev Bevan: The History of the Birmingham Rock Scene
I could write a long passage telling any reader, who is not familiar with him, all about John Hackett’s varied musical career. Going from his work with Quiet World in 1970, appearing on early Anthony Phillips albums along with his…
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Wrecking Ball, Hull Friday, 13th February 2026 Frequently, when talking about contemporary bands, I have said that if they had been around in earlier musical periods, they would have been massive. Personality, talent and powerful music, just in the wrong…
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To me live albums sit firmly in two camps. They can be towering stamps in the annals of music demonstrating how good a band was at a particular time. Think Live at Leeds by the Who, Seconds Out by Genesis…
View More Jan Akkerman – My Focus: Live Under The Rainbow
The Exchange 1856, North Shields Friday, 31st January 2026 I will be the first to admit that I went to a lot of concerts last year and I already have a long list of names that I will be seeing…
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The Forum, Darlington: Tuesday, 27th January 2026 Seven Arts, Leeds: Thursday 29th January 2026 For bands that are not always familiar to the average Progger, and their albums are not taking up space on their shelves, it is often the…
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The Forum, Darlington Friday, 28th November 2025 Yes, before any of you go out of your way to point out that I have already reviewed both artists in April ’25 and mentioned the JHB in a festival review, I will…
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I do speak with band members either in interviews, at concerts or via chats on Facebook and a regular topic is how they get, or don’t, get people to come to their gigs. Also chatting with fellow prog fans at…
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