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Kugelschreiber – Cheerleaders

Those familiar with the wonderfully bell-like clarity of Sharron Fortnam’s voice will be chuffed to know that she has a new band, and that they’ve made an album. That band is Kugelschreiber, which means nowt more exotic than “ball-point pen”,…

Long Earth – An Ordinary Life

What has struck me most about a lot of the music I’ve been listening to across 2024 are the truly creative ways in which musicians interpret, react and respond to the world in which we live our daily lives. We…

Hawkwind – In Search Of Space (2CD/Blue-ray Box Set)

Back in the distant past of my youth I was beginning to discover many styles of music, in 1971 I discovered Hawkwind with their, then, new release In Search of Space which remains one of my favourite albums from their…

Eyes Of Blue – The Light We See: The Recordings 1969-1971 [3CD Box Set]

How often have you wished that obscure, short-lived band you once enjoyed had just made one more album? It doesn’t count when they reunite several decades later, of course, because their energy and influences will have changed completely. For some…

Frost* – Life In The Wires

“Every prog band worth their salt really should do a double album, shouldn’t they?” asks Frost* frontman Jem Godfrey.  Not only has Godfrey crafted an almost ninety minute long double album, he’s also managed to link it to their previous…

Blue Öyster Cult – 50th Anniversary Live: Second Night

Live albums are like souvenirs. If you were there, it’s a portal back to the magic and energy of the performance that beguiled you (hopefully). If you are only experiencing the performance second hand through the recording, its sort of…

John Greenwood – The Boy

John Greenwood’s second album, The Boy is the follow-up to one of last year’s best debut progressive rock albums, the impressive Dark Blue. Most modern prog fans know of the legendary Australian progressive rock outfit, Unitopia, whom John Greenwood joined…

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