Someone recently described Marc Atkinson as the ‘man with the golden voice’. Not a hint at the next Bond (though he is ably assisted on backing vocals by his very own Bond girl Tamsin Wonderland), but a very apt description…
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Towards the West is Rhys Marsh’s fourth solo album. Being an album of seemingly simple songs (in itself, no bad thing), it was in production for quite some time. But this is misleading. The music reflects Rhys’s personal experiences relating…
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The Mars Volta are responsible for one of the greatest debut albums of all time. 2003’s De-Loused in the Comatorium is a concept album to rival any of the classics. It’s a goosebump inducer from start to finish, a Rick…
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Southern Empire continue the current wave of Australian albums hitting our progressive music shores with their third album, Another World. They face the challenge of following their brilliant 2018 release Civilisation with new singer Shaun Holton, after the amicable departure…
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One Man’s Grief is the hauntingly atmospheric debut album from Hungarian duo Deposed King, released in January 2023. Its nine tracks carry us on an intense and emotional voyage portraying one man’s passage from birth to death, his fears and…
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The second tablet from The Holy Family was cast down unto Earth some time hence, but it is only now I emerge from the ritual with even the most tenuous grasp on what I have witnessed, both with mine eyes…
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I was fortunate to see Doris Brendel with Lee Dunham (and most of her band) at the Prog for Peart 3 a few months ago and was very impressed by their vibrant and expressively rocking performance. Progressive elements were there…
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After the delayed release of The Man in the Bowler Hat in 1974, Stackridge imploded from their lack of success, with most of the group either leaving or getting fired. It’s a miracle that any of the band remained and…
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According to the internet, Lucille Ball once said “I’d rather regret the things I’ve done than regret the things I haven’t done.” In 2018 Wobbler played The Night of the Prog Festival in Lorelei, Germany, alongside the likes of Big…
View More The Chronicles of Father Robin – The Songs & Tales of Airoea
District 97 is one of those bands I have always respected but never quite loved. With undeniable talent and a unique vision, they burst onto the scene in 2010 with Hybrid Child. Wearing their quirks on their collective sleeves set…
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