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Progradar’s Q&A With Darran Charles of Godsticks
Ahead of the release this Friday of the band’s acclaimed new album ‘This Is What A Winner Looks Like’, Progradar sat down with frontman/guitarist Darran Charles to get the lowdown… 1. Godsticks were formed in 2009, for you, personally, how much has the music scene changed in the last 14 years Good question. I suppose…
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Review – Kite Parade – Retro
Kite Parade, the brainchild of multi-instrumentalist, singer songwriter Andy Foster, follow-up the critically acclaimed ‘The Way Home’, released in 2022, with second album ‘Retro’. The new release features six brand news songs, continuing from its predecessor with emphasis on melodies and big choruses, drawing influences from bands such as Frost*, It Bites and Genesis. Once…
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Review – One Sided Horse – My Favourite City At Night In The Rain
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ASIA Release PHOENIX As 2LP Vinyl Set – Released 26th May
ASIA are a multi-platinum selling, English Rock band who formed in 1981 and celebrated their 40th Anniversary in 2021. ASIA announce the release of Phoenix for the first time as a 2 vinyl LP set on 26th May. Phoenix was originally released in 2008 and was their first studio album with the original line-up in a quarter century. In terms of…
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John Wenlock-Smith interviews Steve Howe
John Wenlock-Smith: Good day Steve, trust you are well Steve Howe: Hello John, yes, I’m fine thanks, trust you are too JWS: Let’s talk about the new Yes album, ‘Mirror To The Sky’. SH: If you have questions, I should have the answers! JWS: Is there an underlying theme to the album? SH: Yes have only…
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Single Review – The Occulist – Swan Dive
The Oculist is a boundary-pushing prog metal project that defies conventions. With their unique fusion of musical styles and genres, The Oculist is set to make a mark in the metal scene, their debut single, Swan Dive, is just the beginning. The Oculist has been formed by two longtime musical collaborators Adam Dunn and a…
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Review – Ruby Dawn – Beyond Tomorrow – by John Wenlock-Smith
This review of ‘Beyond Tomorrow’ by Ruby Dawn will be slightly different from usual and, rather than describing the music, instead I will comment on the feelings this music evokes whilst listening to it. First, a look at he history of the group. Formed in 2019 by Carola Bear, at that time a mainstream Teacher…
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Review – Echoes and Signals – Lunar
Echoes and Signals is a musical project by Russian songwriter, guitarist, vocalist and record producer Fedor Kivokurtsev. The project’s title refers to the ‘unity of opposites’ concept, which is the central category of many philosophical discourses. I’ve been a fan of Fedor’s work for a long time and it’s always a joy to know he…
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Review – Cairo – Nemesis
Cairo, the genre-defying project founded by the multi-talented Rob Cottingham return with the stylish ‘Nemesis’, and album that taps into contemporary global concerns and demonstrates the band’s impressive, genre-defying approach with menacing, angular riffs, pop rock hooks and electronic soundscapes that all beautifully complement powerful and emotive vocals. Recorded with John Mitchell at Outhouse Studios,…
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Review – The Weever Sands – Secrets Of The Pecking Order
It’s time for something that’s a little bit left-field and it honestly doesn’t get more left-field than the quirky, Canterbury-esque musings of The Weever Sands. When the subject matter is a troublesome week in the life of Phea the Pheasant then you know we are in for an idiosyncratic journey. ‘Secrets Of The Pecking Order’…