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Dedicated to finding new and innovative music in all its guises, whilst acknowledging its long and rich history. Includes Album Reviews, Interviews, Concert Reviews, UK Gig Guide, UK Festival Page and more…
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Author: Richard Swan

Held By Trees - Hinterland

Held By Trees – Hinterland

“There’s so much stress and division in the world and Hinterland provides a space outside of that.” So says David Joseph, the creative mind behind the band, Held By Trees, when discussing, with Prog Magazine, the second album from this…

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35 Tapes - Fabric Of Time

35 Tapes – Fabric Of Time

It’s been three years since the 35 Tapes album, Home. Back then, when I reviewed that album on these pages, I described their music as “happy memories of the symphonic, melodic, pastoral prog, peppered with 12-string guitars, mellotron, the beat…

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Steve Hackett Special on The Prog Mill (Progzilla Radio)

Steve Hackett on The Prog Mill [Audio Feature]

The Prog Mill/TPA Steve Hackett Special, presented by Richard Swan of The Progressive Aspect, and first broadcast on The Prog Mill (Progzilla Radio) 21st January 2024, is now available to listen to anytime or download. Two hours of stunning music…

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Fish On Friday - 8mm

Fish On Friday – 8mm

I’m relatively new to Fish On Friday, but I’m also happy to admit that as soon as I first heard some of their music it immediately struck a chord, as I drew a comparison with The Alan Parsons Project, in…

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Soft Machine – Other Doors

Grab your favourite tipple, turn the lights down, and soak up a session of amongst the best Soft Machine material in years. It’s been five years since their last album, the well-received Hidden Details, and as the band approach 60 years…

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The Emerald Dawn - In Time

The Emerald Dawn – In Time

I never cease to be amazed at the breadth and depth of talent in the modern day Progressive Music community. About 45 years ago, Progressive Rock feared for its life and kept its head above water with the neo-prog movement.…

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Comedy Of Errors – Threnody Of A Dead Queen

Comedy Of Errors – Threnody For A Dead Queen

The Scots are at it again… More specifically, Comedy of Errors, who hark back to 1984 but have been prolific since 2011, the official year of their reformation following 20 years ‘away’, and, oh my goodness, they really are rising…

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Marillion - Seasons End (Deluxe Edition)

Marillion – Seasons End [Deluxe Edition]

So here we are once more… only we aren’t.  The final reissue in the series of albums Marillion released on the label that originally signed them in the 1980s, EMI.  Fittingly, Seasons End is the first Marillion album following the…

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TPA banner for the Marquee Special on Progzilla Radio

The Marquee Club [Audio Special]

The Marquee Club, 90 Wardour Street, London. This iconic music venue, founded in 1958 and residing in prime London real estate from 1964 to 1988, launched the careers of generations of rock acts, including progressive greats such as Genesis, Yes,…

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Exploring Birdsong - Dancing in the Face of Danger

Exploring Birdsong – Dancing in the Face of Danger

I’m always on the lookout for emerging bands and, thanks to a recommendation by my friend Andy Glass (of Solstice), I discovered Exploring Birdsong, a piano and synth-centric trio hailing from Liverpool. They’ve been around since circa 2017, having graduated…

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  • 17/06/25 (Tue) - FOXPALMER BIRMINGHAM at The Sunflower Lounge
  • 18/06/25 (Wed) - SPARKS LONDON at Hammersmith Eventim Apollo
  • 18/06/25 (Wed) - SANTANA GLASGOW at Arena (Ovo Hydro)
  • 18/06/25 (Wed) - FOXPALMER LONDON at The Water Rats
  • 19/06/25 (Thu) - GRYPHON WOLVERHAMPTON at The Robin 2
  • 19/06/25 (Thu) - SPARKS LONDON at Hammersmith Eventim Apollo
  • 19/06/25 (Thu) - AVAWAVES (Anna Phoebe & Aisling Brouwer) MANCHESTER at Gullivers
  • 19/06/25 (Thu) - SANTANA MANCHESTER at Arena (Co-op Live)
  • 20/06/25 (Fri) - GILTRAP, Gordon HARTLEPOOL at St George’s Venue
  • 20/06/25 (Fri) - GRYPHON BURTON ON TRENT at The Brewhouse
  • 20/06/25 (Fri) - AVAWAVES (Anna Phoebe & Aisling Brouwer) BRISTOL at Rough Trade
  • 20/06/25 (Fri) - OZRIC TENTACLES BEDFORD at Esquires
  • 21/06/25 (Sat) - HACKETT, John [Band] HONITON at The Beehive
  • 21/06/25 (Sat) - FINDLAY, Heather HONITON at The Beehive
  • 21/06/25 (Sat) - GALAHAD SOUTHAMPTON at The 1865

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