Karl Groom, lead guitarist and driving force behind the UK’s premier prog-metal band, Threshold, since 1988, spoke to TPA’s David Edwards before the band’s return to live performance at HRH Prog X at Sheffield on September 4th, 2021. Karl, a…
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A couple of hours prior to Ozric Tentacles and Friends playing HRH Prog X at the O2 Shepherds Bush Empire, guitarist, keys and synth player, co-founder and mainstay of the band Ed Wynne kindly agreed to a recorded chat (while…
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As interest grows around the recently released sophomore Auri album, II – Those We Don’t Speak Of, TPA’s Geoff Ford caught up with the English multi-instrumentalist Troy Donockley, one-third of Auri and a key element in their parent band Nightwish.…
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Florida based Galia Social released their debut album in January 2020, shortly before the planet was plunged into a ‘no go’ area. Undeterred, the guys went about recording a series of ‘live’ videos in a local theatre. These, along with…
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Just before Mostly Autumn went up on stage at Sheffield’s O2 Academy to close the HRH Prog X festival, I was able to have a quick chat with Bryan Josh, guitarist, vocalist and driving force behind the band, to ask…
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Guitarist, songwriter and composer Alan Dweck caught the music bug young, writing his first song aged nine. He cites Pink Floyd’s Dave Gilmour as a chief early influence on a life and career which has seen Dweck absorb cultural influences…
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After eighteen months of being locked down in his home studio, Paul Carrack has emerged with his first new album for three years and is Good and Ready to get back on stage in front of his fans. His new…
View More Paul Carrack – Interview plus review of One On One
Warning #1: There’s no Prog here! If you’re expecting IQ or Marillion then you will be disappointed. This is about modern, progressive Rock. And Jazz. And Metal. Probably. Warning #2: The deliberate and seemingly incorrect use of upper and LoweR…
View More art against agony – Reincarnation Suite [plus interview with Stefan Huth]
Tony Kaye recently announced the release of his debut solo album, End of Innocence, on 10th September 2021 via Spirit of Unicorn Music (distributed through Cherry Red Records) to mark the 20th anniversary of 9/11. Tony spoke with Geoff Ford…
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Yes release their new album The Quest on 1st October on InsideOut Music, the first studio release with their current line-up and the first with Steve Howe producing from his project HQ: Curtis Schwartz’s studio at Ardingly, West Sussex. It…
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