Dominion Theatre, London Saturday 5th March 2016 The burden of expectation weighs heavily on Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of The War of the Worlds, to give it its full and proper title. Released thirty eight years ago in 1978 with…
View More Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of The War of the WorldsMegacone – Fondle Fantasy [EP]
Released at the very end of January 2015 Ireland’s Megacone have made a strong opening statement with this, their bizarrely titled debut, Fondle Fantasy. Just four tracks, clocking in at a little over twenty minutes, that say much but never…
View More Megacone – Fondle Fantasy [EP]AppleSmell Colour – Unscrupulousness
Once again bands looking for names seem to be running out of ideas and they’re having to rely on random word combinations – have all the good ones really been taken? This time from Tarragona in Spain we get AppleSmell…
View More AppleSmell Colour – UnscrupulousnessDream Theater
The Astonishing – Live The Palladium, London Saturday, 18th February 2016 There is a heightened sense of expectation and anticipation as a high spirited crowd gather on a chilly night outside the doors of the London Palladium for the opening…
View More Dream TheaterDream Theater – The Astonishing
What can I say? I am surely not the first (nor the last) to admit that I am indeed astonished by Dream Theater’s latest oeuvre, but the effects of this album go well past the shock factor that the band…
View More Dream Theater – The AstonishingM!ndgames
Belgian Neo-prog rockers M!ndgames recently released their fourth album, Paradox Of Choice. With a strong collection of symphonic songs and a hungry attitude, members Bart Schram, Tom Truyers, Maximilian von Wullerstorff, Benny Petak and Sandro Starita speak to Jan Andrée…
View More M!ndgamesErudite Stoner – Erudite Stoner
Erudite Stoner is the debut release from a young Brazilian composer and guitarist Matheus Novaes and despite the somewhat worrying title, Erudite Stoner turned out to be a rather excellent listen. There’s little information I can offer about the origins…
View More Erudite Stoner – Erudite StonerBig Hogg – Big Hogg
Big Hogg hail from Glasgow, and as far as I can tell are a relatively new band. Their self-titled debut album came out last summer, and is a fetching mix of styles. The syncopated jazz-pop of opener When We Were…
View More Big Hogg – Big HoggArena – XX (DVD)
Having been present at the opening night of Arena’s 20th Anniversary Tour at The Borderline in London, it is an extremely pleasant and interesting reminder to see them captured on film 16 gigs later as they take to the stage…
View More Arena – XX (DVD)Keith Emerson ~ RIP
In a year that has already robbed us of so many greats, it is now our sad duty to announce the death of Keith Emerson. A man who needs no introduction here. It is slowly emerging that Keith died at…
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