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Night of the Prog XV, Loreley, Germany – “As it Happens” Photo Blog

Loreley Amphitheatre, St. Goarshausen, Germany 22nd to 24th July 2022 After a three year hiatus, Night of the Prog, number 15, returns at Loreley. FRIDAY After the traditional stop for dinner at the Maxi Grill, we also traditionally missed the…

Dio – Holy Diver: Remixed Super Deluxe Edition

Now then… the observant amongst you might notice that it would be something of a stretch to regard Dio’s 1983 debut album Holy Diver as a thing of progression. Fair enough, but I think I would be right in saying…

I Like to Sleep – Sleeping Beauty

One of the wonderful bonuses, for me, of doing the review thing is you can so often find music that throws something different into a particular musical style. It is probably due to this fact that most of us reviewers…

Steve Hackett

TPA’s David Edwards recently had the great pleasure to be able to talk to one of his prog rock heroes, Steve Hackett, during one of those rare moments over recent months when he and his wife, Jo, have had some…

Kaprekar’s Constant

Little Mill Oast, Marden, Kent Friday, 1st July 2022 My phone pinged. Message alert. Nick Jefferson… “We are doing a private, warm-up gig on July 1st in an old oast house in Marden. We’d like to invite you. Free food…

Daymoon – Erosion

Erosion is the third release in a triptych from Fred Lessing. Except it isn’t. Or maybe it is? Honestly, I don’t know if it were intended to be, but regardless of intentions, I believe Fred has created that triptych, as…

Yang – Designed for Disaster

Fréderic L’Épée, the sole composer for Yang, seems like an interesting chap. He has an interest in minimalism, Chinese language and culture, the guitar (Robert Fripp is his guru) and his favourite composer is Johann Sebastian Bach. Stick those influences…