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John Wenlock-Smith’s ‘Best of 2023’
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EchoVerse Debuts with a Bold Reimagining of The Beatles’ Classic ‘Eleanor Rigby’
Emerging from the progressive rock scene, EchoVerse announces the release of their first single, a distinctive cover of The Beatles’ Eleanor Rigby.” EchoVerse, born from members of the Christian Prog Rock band Ascher, blend influences from progressive rock giants like Spock’s Beard, RUSH, and Dream Theater. The track was mixed by renowned producer Rich Mouser,…
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Progradar – Review Of The Year 2023
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Review – Anthony Phillips – Slow Dance 2CD Jewel Case Edition – by John Wenlock-Smith
Anthony Phillips is the forgotten former member of Genesis who was there at the beginning but due to his extreme fear of being on stage, quit the band after the ‘Trespass’ album, leaving the door open for a certain young Steve Hackett, whose story is widely known. Anthony is not the first musician to quit…
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Review – Blue Rose Code – Curios 2009 – 2020
“I see you on the road, trying to find your way home and I wish you peace in your heart…” A new (old) album from one of my favourite artists Blue Rose Code, ‘Curios 2009 – 2020’ is a collection of B-sides, rarities and singles, including several unreleased tracks. Strictly limited edition and, furthermore, only…
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Big Big Train announce new studio album? The Likes Of Us; launch first single Oblivion?
The award-winning progressive rock band Big Big Train will release their 15th studio album The Likes Of Us on 1st March 2024. The album is the internationally-based group’s first full collection of songs since the unexpected passing of long-serving lead vocalist David Longdon in late 2021. Besides marking the debut of new frontman Alberto Bravin, a former member of…
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GODSTICKS RELEASE VIDEO FOR THRONE ?/ UK TOUR STARTS NEXT MONTH
NEW ALBUM? THIS IS WHAT A WINNER LOOKS LIKE? OUT NOW ON KSCOPE Order the album HERE (https://godsticks.lnk.to/winner) Listen to Throne HERE https://orcd.co/godsticks_throne_single Watch the video here: After the release of their new album This Is What A Winner Looks Like earlier this year, Godsticks unveil a new video in celebration of the album’s next…
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YES Announce European Dates For The Classic Tales Of Yes Tour in 2024
Following their recent acclaimed tour in the USA, progressive legends YES have announced European dates for The Classic Tales of YES Tour 2024. Tickets go on sale on Friday 8th December at 10am GMT/11.00am CET https://www.yesworld.com/live/ Buy UK tickets from https://bookingsdirect.seetickets.com/tour/yes/ The Classic Tales of YES Tour 2024 will include many iconic tracks from the YES back-catalogue covering fifty-plus years. The tour will also include a…
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Review. -Ashley Reaks – Winter Crawls
‘Winter Crawls’ is the 13th solo album from prolific English musician, collage artist and writer Ashley Reaks. Writing and recording started in 2018 but was repeatedly interrupted and delayed by divorce, relocation, the Covid-19 pandemic and a string of chronic health conditions. ‘Winter Crawls’ is the first of Reaks albums to feature the polyrhythmic talents…
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Review – AshFeathers – World Building
AshFeathers is a new acoustic project by singer-songwriter Tom Slatter. A mixture of one-man-and-a-guitar acoustic songs with synths and electronic percussion, ‘World Building’ is 10 tracks about getting lost – deliberately or accidentally – in fictional worlds. “Part of the motivation in starting AshFeathers was that I wanted to do something quite different in tone…