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Steven Wilson

The Palladium, London Monday, 12th May 2025 Some Reflections Hell hath no fury than a woman scorned. True. But a man who has parted with 70 notes for a gig he leaves halfway through isn’t too far behind! After 46…

Basil’s Eurovision Roundup 2025

It’s natural to think that prog fans wouldn’t be that interested in Eurovision, a contest centred around mainly pop music, where artists try to appeal to as large an audience as possible – quite the opposite of prog, really. But…

Tony Colvill ~ RIP

It is with great sadness that we have to tell you all that our TPA colleague and friend Tony Colvill sadly passed away in the early hours of Monday morning. A gentleman and a true character. Our thoughts are with…

Remembering Jez…

Hard to believe, but it is one year today that we lost our wonderful friend and colleague Jez Rowden. A truly witty and positive man who touched so many, and always with that heart-warming and infectious smile… As I attempt…

Steven Wilson presents The Overview

BFI IMAX, Southbank, London Tuesday 25th February 2025 In 1999 I walked into a Swansea record store and heard Steven Wilson’s music for the first time. The album in question was Porcupine Tree’s Stupid Dream and it had an instant…

Nene Valley Rock Festival 2025 Preview

I am sure that you have all been keeping abreast of the headline acts for Nene Valley Rock Festival, as they have been drip fed into your consciousness. Waiting with eager anticipation in the hope that the next big name…

Some of The Best of 2024

Happy New Year! Hopefully 2023 treated you well. In most respects it was a step further along the road to getting back to whatever normal is/was, but the world still feels like a different place these days. Jez Rowden’s opening…

An Audience with Stewart Copeland

City Varieties, Leeds Monday 4th November 2025 For some people, such as myself, The Police were part of the soundtrack to our formative lives. They might not have been our very favourite band but their songs were good and some…

Brian Blessed at The Empress Building, Mexborough

An Audience with Brian Blessed

The Empress Building, Mexborough Friday, 25th October 2024 I have friends all over the world and when I excitedly told them that I was going to see Brian Blessed I was met with silences that made it clear that they…

Vertiginous Musings – Part Three

Part Three reveals an overall musical quality dip, unsurprising given the number of “underground” labels now resorting to hoovering up the average bands by the denim-clad bag load. Our trawl is redeemed by a couple of real gems by unknowns.…

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