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Spock’s Beard – The First Twenty Years

Twenty years in the music industry these days is a fine achievement, particularly so in progressive rock, the genre that punk claimed to have killed. Spock’s Beard have lasted longer than their name sake, as I do believe that Mr.…

Thinking Plague – In This Life

Stuck way down there in the heat and dust, or maybe up a mountain in south western-central USA, there exists one of the most important avant-rock bands of the modern age. I’m guessing that most of you will not have…

Dean Pascarella – Running With Scissors

With a talent for producing catchy melodies, Dean Pascarella, from Long Island, New York, is an accomplished multi-instrumentalist and he has a penchant for unusual instruments. Despite having a background in guitar, Dean uses the Chapman Stick as the foundation…

Fish / Lazuli

O2 Academy, Bristol 3rd December 2015 We now live in a post-Bataclan world in which airport security measures screen gig goers. Nevertheless, Bristol O2 Academy was sold out as Fish kicked off his latest U.K. tour, celebrating the 30th anniversary…

Simon Godfrey – Black Bag Archive (Volume 1)

British musician Simon Godfrey is responsible for a lot of things. But there simply isn’t enough evidence. He also does quite a lot of music. He lives in Philadelphia, in the United States. When resident in the UK he was…

Dave Sturt – Dreams and Absurdities

“Listen to the album a few times, form your own thoughts, then, if you want to know where my head’s at, read this…..” Not my words, but the opening line from the booklet accompanying Dave Sturt’s first solo album. As…

Sean Filkins

Photos: courtesy of Martin Reijman and Sean Filkins. Tales from the Silent Ocean is the first solo album from ex-Big Big Train drummer, Steve Hughes, released earlier this year on F2 Music. Sean Filkins (ex-Big Big Train singer) also features…

Steve Hughes

Photos: Courtesy of Steve Hughes Tales from the Silent Ocean is the first solo album from ex-Big Big Train drummer Steve Hughes, released earlier this year on F2 Music. Sean Filkins (another former Big Big Train man) also features on…

Steve Hughes – Tales from the Silent Ocean

Tales from the Silent Ocean is the first solo album by Steve Hughes, former drummer of Big Big Train, who has crafted a remarkably complex and diverse album. This work is also marked by the significant lyrical and inimitable vocal…

Procol Harum – Home (Deluxe Edition)

Having reviewed the Deluxe Edition reissue of Procol Harum’s previous album, A Salty Dog, I could not turn down the chance to review the follow up, Home. This album, like its predecessor, has been given the re-master treatment from the…