When Magic Pie made their American debut at ROSfest on 30th April 2006, they led off with the epic Change from their first album, Motions Of Desire. Their reasoning, as they later explained, was that they were fearful that the…
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Featured artists: Nubdug Ensemble | Nik Bärtsch’s Ronin | Ramón Oliveras | Daniel Crommie | Aether Sometimes ‘life’ just gets in the way and there’s bugger all you can do to change it… enough said! As a consequence there are…
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Haken are a British progressive rock band that were embryonically formed back in 2004, by three friends having ‘bedroom jams’, which eventually developed into a fully functioning band unit. Some 20 years later, Haken are touring their 7th studio album,…
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This mega-package from Madfish contains 11 CDs, a DVD and a 72-page hardback book with rare photos, session documentation from the BBC vaults and exclusive insights from the band. The audio recordings are high quality and whether you are fanatic…
View More Wishbone Ash – At The BBC 1970-1988 (11CD/DVD Boxset)
Here Come The Robots! concludes John Irvine’s three-part sci-fi based concept albums which started with 2023’s Scanning The Dark Horizon, followed by The Starships Are Gathering in 2024. And in case you missed TPA’s reviews of parts one and two…
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There is a long history of actors trying their hand at singing and vice versa. Sinatra was not a bad actor, and even won an Oscar, while Elvis didn’t and it is hard to imagine a parallel dimension where he…
View More Jeff Goldblum & The Mildred Snitzer Orchestra – Still Blooming
Space rock pioneers Hawkwind return with a new studio album, hot on the heels of their recent Live At The Albert Hall (3CD boxset), released by Cherry Red Records in December 2024. The band appear to be on a productive…
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Multi-instrumentalist Colin Powell, under his solo project name of A Multitude of One, has just produced another lovely symphonic/melodic prog concept album called A Templar’s Tale. He has dabbled with history, myths and legends in previous releases, but this time…
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I am thoroughly enjoying 2025. The music I have encountered in these first four months has challenged me to explore and appreciate what it means when we speak about music being an ‘immersive experience’. The journey began with Nicola Lori’s…
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Much has been written about the Italian six string prodigy Matteo Mancuso. Born in Palermo on 22nd November 1996, he was proficient in the noble art of guitar playing from a very young age with the help of his father…
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