HRH Prog, Pwllheli, North Wales Saturday 17th November 2018 Southern Empire announced themselves spectacularly to Europe with their first ever gig outside their homeland of Australia in fine style with an imperious and impressive set in a packed Arena 2…
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As we approach the Centenary of the end of the appalling carnage of the First World War it seems entirely fitting that Twelfth Night are marking the event with the release of a special studio album recording of their epic…
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Pontardawe Arts Centre Friday, 26th October 2018 At ‘Progressive Aspect Palace’ we like Public Service Broadcasting (PSB) – we like them a lot! This is our third PSB gig review within 12 months so perhaps we won’t go into our…
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Public Service Broadcasting (PSB) are in danger of becoming ‘National Treasures’ with their penchant for musically documenting stories from history that resonate with people, whether they are about war time, the Space Race or industrial history. Shortly before their prestigious…
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Union County Performing Arts Center, Irving Street, New Jersey, USA 5th to 7th October 2018 The Progressive Aspect were delighted to be able to attend the second Progstock Festival in New Jersey at the beginning of October. The quality line-up…
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“The perfect opportunity to finally get it right, as I heard it in my head”, is how IQ’s guitarist Mike Holmes describes the major motivation for IQ re-releasing their 1993 classic Ever in a special 25th Anniversary Remix edition. This…
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The Angel Gallery, Totnes, Devon Friday, 31st August 2018 The wonderfully named Angel Gallery seemed an apt place to witness ethereal music, shimmering with an almost translucent quality. Some gigs come out of the blue, almost totally unexpectedly to surprise…
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Mike Kershaw has released a notable album which resonates with the ‘interesting times’ in which we live. In a world beset with various political uncertainties and more general concerns about the future of our modern society it seems inevitable that…
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How does a crucial member of one of the most renowned progressive rock bands in history remember his friend and band member, and honour the memory of the glory days of their band? Carl Palmer has chosen his own inimitable…
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The Anvil, Basingstoke Wednesday 11th July 2018 Big Big Train have become something of a phenomenon in the last few years, gradually developing a very committed following through a combination of high quality progressive rock music and astute marketing, alongside…
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