It’s a bit of a sad image: this elderly man attending a matinee performance alone in the tiniest room of an old cinema in his hometown. I went to the cinema with some degree of embarrassment, but luckily I wasn’t…
View More Anton Corbijn – Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis)
Yesterday, Dream Theater announced the return of founding drummer Mike Portnoy. When I read the news, I thought it was some sort of April Fools joke or troll post, especially because of the poorly photoshopped picture of the group with…
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Presented by TPA’s Leo Trimming (in conjunction with Progzilla Radio), and first broadcast on 23rd October 2022 on Shaun Geraghty’s The Prog Mill – a two hour tribute to the work of musician Robin Armstrong, featuring not only Cosmograf, but…
View More Cosmograf Special on The Prog Mill [Audio Feature]
Some years ago, browsing through CDs at a ROSFest between acts, I heard someone call my name. I turned around to see a colleague from the office who sat just a few desks away from me. Neither of us knew…
View More John Wetton: An Extraordinary Life
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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Jeff Beck Was My Hero British guitarist Jeff Beck has died at the age of 78. His family say that the musician had contracted bacterial meningitis and passed away ‘peacefully’. Beck was known as one of the best guitarists of…
View More Jeff Beck, 1944-2023: In Memoriam
Happy New Year! Another strange year – this seems to be becoming a habit! At least there has been plenty of new music to enjoy and live performances are well and truly back on track. As is usual at this…
View More Some of the Best of 2022
Following on from last November’s publication of
View More Chris Welch – Keith Emerson: The Official Illustrated Story (Classic Edition)
Shine on… I had seen him perform a number of times before, although the very first show I was supposed to attend was called off: just before the gig, the message came that his regular keyboard player had died just…
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