Month: May 2023

  • Review – King’s X – In The New Age – The Atlantic Recordings 1988-1995 – by John Wenlock-Smith

    King’s X first came to my attention through an article in Kerrang, of which I was a regular reader, they certainly sounded intriguing. This was proven when I found a promo copy of their debut album ‘Out Of The Silent Planet’ in a local record store, well it was actually a tiny shop tucked in…

  • Review – Danley / Wylie – Connections

    Review – Danley / Wylie – Connections

    Jay Danley and Derek Wylie, two musicians from Canada, have reunited to bring their love for progressive music forward and into the world. Having played together many years ago, the two have collaborated on a new project that celebrates their love for classic progressive rock in the styles of early Genesis, Pink Floyd and King…

  • Review – Marillion – Seasons End 2023 Remix (Deluxe Edition) – by Leo Trimming

    Review – Marillion – Seasons End 2023 Remix (Deluxe Edition) – by Leo Trimming

    Seasons End, first released in 1989, is the last release in Marillion’s series of EMI era deluxe re-issues. It is also the most pivotal album in the band’s history as it marked the beginning of the ?h era of Marillion with Steve Hogarth as the vocalist. Steve Hogarth has been around ever since and has…

  • Review – Yes – Mirror To The Sky – by John Wenlock-Smith

    Review – Yes – Mirror To The Sky – by John Wenlock-Smith

    It’s May 2023 and the world of Yes has been busy with stuff, namely cancelling the previously, hotly anticipated ‘Relayer’ tour because of insurance issues and also the soon to be released second blast of creativity that began with 2021’s ‘The Quest’ album and short UK tour in the wake of the passing of Alan…

  • Big Big Train share live performance of “Atlantic Cable” in advance of upcoming tour

    Big Big Train share live performance of “Atlantic Cable” in advance of upcoming tour

    Big Big Train will be on tour this summer and to celebrate and promote the forthcoming ‘The Journey Continues’ Tour this August & September, the group have been sharing videos of songs filmed on tour last year. The band recently shared the videos for “The Florentine” and “The First Rebreather” recorded in September 2022 at…

  • Norwegian progressive rock group AVKRVST reveal video for Arcane Clouds?

    Norwegian progressive rock group AVKRVST reveal video for  Arcane Clouds?

    Norwegian progressive rock group AVKRVST will release their debut album The Approbation on 16th June, 2023.  The Approbation is a concept album about a bleak soul who is left solely with his thoughts, isolated on a cabin deep into the dark forests, far away from civilization. The 49 minutes long concept album contains 7 songs, which take the listener though the thoughts of…

  • YES Announce UK Dates For The CLASSIC TALES OF YES Tour 2024

    YES Announce UK Dates For The CLASSIC TALES OF YES Tour 2024

    Progressive legends YES have announced UK dates for the Classic Tales of YES Tour 2024. The 9 UK dates includes a visit to London’s Royal Albert Hall and the Bristol Beacon together with 7 dates rescheduled from the 2023 UK tour, for which all tickets remain valid. YES are delighted to include the Royal Albert Hall among their 2024 UK tour dates having…

  • Review – Djabe & Steve Hackett – Live in Gy?r – by John Wenlock-Smith

    I guess most musicians have the need for another outlet for their talents, whether that comes via guest appearances, collaborations or side projects. Think of projects like GTR or Squackett ,which both feature Steve Hackett in a role very different to his own solo career. Steve has always looked for such opportunities and, when he…

  • John Wetton book, ‘An Extraordinary Life’, will be published on 19th June

    John Wetton An Extraordinary Life will be published on June 19 2023, in two editions. Created with John’s family and management, both the Classic and black-jacketed Signature edition (signed by John’s widow Lisa and son Dylan) contain the first-person testimony of some seventy-plus people who knew and worked with John from his school days and…