There’s something about debut albums isn’t there? Bands or artists that are new to you making their first long-form artistic statement. There are no pre-conceptions, not too much expectation, more hope really, and when they turn out to be impressive,…
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So the burnin’ question on your lips must be, “Do we need another BÖC live album?” That was my first thought too, and the answer is “Yes, probably!” I guess the first thing to say is the obvious really, but…
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The Court Theatre, Tring Saturday, 7th March 2020 This showcase at the Court Theatre in Tring is effectively the launch of That Joe Payne’s solo career. Although he has played a few shows since his time in The Enid, this…
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Time Shift Accident; what does that band name say to you? Perhaps it suggests a seventies-obsessed sci-fi band with a Hawkwind fixation bent on recording a concept album about Einstein’s theory of relativity and the potential for time travel mis-haps?…
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With new album The Other Side just released, TPA’s Graham Thomas spoke to Derek ‘Mo’ Moore from Nektar to discuss the band’s career, new music and forthcoming touring… To touch on the early history, what are your memories of how…
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The idea of a new Nektar album in 2020 is not really something I’d have expected. After the sad death in 2016 of Roye Albrighton, founder guitarist and much-loved character, it seemed that the band would probably fade away, remaining…
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Infringement is a new young progressive band from Norway, Alienism is their second release, and I have to report straight off that it has entertained me over repeated listens, and I think they have a bright future. Their style tends…
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Birmingham Town Hall Wednesday, 11th December 2019 In October 1969, Frank Zappa released an album which was to have a massive impact on the rock music world, still being felt fifty years on. The innovative blend of rock and jazz…
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A couple of hours ahead of Insomnium’s gig at Islington Assembly Hall on 19th January, TPA’s Graham Thomas caught up briefly with drummer and founder member of the band Markus Hirvonen in the bowels of the venue to chat about…
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Islington Assembly Hall, London Sunday, 19th January 2020 No Sleep ’til Islington So these Fins have been making fairly regular incursions into our fair isles since around 2011. In past raids, they have tended to limit their marauding to the…
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