One of the delights of music is never ceasing to be amazed by the unexpected. I was introduced to Finnish heavy metal giants Nightwish by the friend I least expected to be into metal. I was then amazed to find…
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After eighteen months of being locked down in his home studio, Paul Carrack has emerged with his first new album for three years and is Good and Ready to get back on stage in front of his fans. His new…
View More Paul Carrack – Interview plus review of One On One
Tony Kaye recently announced the release of his debut solo album, End of Innocence, on 10th September 2021 via Spirit of Unicorn Music (distributed through Cherry Red Records) to mark the 20th anniversary of 9/11. Tony spoke with Geoff Ford…
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Yes release their new album The Quest on 1st October on InsideOut Music, the first studio release with their current line-up and the first with Steve Howe producing from his project HQ: Curtis Schwartz’s studio at Ardingly, West Sussex. It…
View More Jon Davison – Yes
Membership of Jethro Tull has constantly evolved with ever-changing line-ups playing alongside the band’s legendary founder Ian Anderson. The most radical changes came late in 1979 and Ian Anderson saw 1980 as an opportunity for all to look at independent…
View More Ian Anderson on Jethro Tull’s A – A La Mode: 40th Anniversary Edition Box-set, remixed by Steven Wilson
Yes have announced European and UK dates for their delayed Relayer Album Series tour, now confirmed for May and June 2022. The tour, which was originally scheduled for 2020 and then May 2021, has been delayed due to the ongoing…
View More Billy Sherwood talks about replacing Chris Squire in Yes
Aqualung – Ian Anderson Marks The 50th Anniversary of Jethro Tull’s Greatest Album 19th March 1971. 50 years ago Jethro Tull released one of their – one of the – classic albums of the fledgling progressive rock movement, Aqualung. Aqualung…
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“I think it’s a testament to the passion for music between everyone in Yes, there’s so much music in us all that we have too much for one unit”, says Yes bass guitarist Billy Sherwood. Yes’s ‘young guard’ have collectively…
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It is one of the most unlikely albums of the year, possibly any year. My Book of Answers, the new album by Ken Hensley, to be released on 5th March, came about following Ken’s chance meeting with a fan at…
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It is rare to hear of a band that has been going for 25 years and have no disappointments or mistaken creative left turns. Mogwai: Stuart Braithwaite (guitar, vocals), Barry Burns (guitar, piano, synthesizer, vocals), Dominic Aitchison (bass guitar), and…
View More Mogwai – As The Love Continues