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Guest Review – Caligula’s Horse – Bloom – by Emma Roebuck
So, here we go with the first of Progradar’s ‘guest’ or ‘collaborative’ reviews and the first to step up to the plate is Emma Roebuck with a review of Caligula’s Horse and ‘Bloom’………. The third album from Caligula’s Horse Bloom, and my first exposure to their brand of Rock/metal/prog, finds me smiling. It passes a…
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Review – Unified Past – Shifting the Equlibrium
“I really don’t think in the past. I sit down with many friends at dinner, and they like to talk about the good old days. I’m respectful of the good old days, but I find myself spending very little time reminiscing. I’m really looking forward.” – David Bren. Through numerous conversations, discussions and mild arguments…
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Wallet Emptier – 29/9/15
Nad Sylvan – Courting the Widow Better known recently as the voice behind Steve Hackett’s ‘Genesis Revisited’ live show, Nad has had a varied career as a solo musician and as part of the musical projects Unifaun and Agents Of Mercy. ‘Courting the Widow’ is his first solo effort since 2005 and was quite a…
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Review – The Bob Lazar Story – Self-Loathing Joe
Does humour have a place in music? I don’t mean wry, observational humour but slapstick silliness and side splitting fun. Sarcasm and self-deprecation abound around The Bob Lazar Story. I haven’t heard anything as ‘out-there’ as this musical project since I listened to Cheeto’s Magazine’s bonkers and brilliant ‘Boiling Foils’. Let’s face, who doesn’t need…
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Review – Karda Estra – The Seas And The Stars
I wonder where you stand on soundtracks, you know, the incidental music written specifically for movies and TV shows? Can it really stand separate from the film or TV show it was intended to accompany? And what about music that is not intentionally written for film or TV, music with a cinematic scope that feels…
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The Wallet Emptier – 16th September 2015
Working for a living means it has been a while since the last Wallet Emptier so the ‘weekly’ moniker has had to go for this edition. Twice Bitten – Late Cut ‘Late Cut’ is the CD album celebrating the 30th anniversary of legendary heavy wood duo Twice Bitten’s ‘No Third Man’ album. Using only stringed…
