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Review – Steve Hackett – Selling England By the Pound & Spectral Mornings Live at Hammersmith
This 2 CD / Blu Ray package is the latest release from the former Genesis guitarist who has, for the last 8 years, been repackaging and marketing his own version of his Genesis era history. Quite rightly so, when the rest of the original band are all doing decidedly different music these days. This nostalgic…
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Review – Lonely Robot – Feelings Are Good – by John Wenlock-Smith
Lonely Robot is the name that John Mitchell (It Bites, Frost*, Kino and Arena) uses for his solo projects, and this really is a solo album as it all performed, composed and produced by John himself with Percussive duties being handled by his Frost* colleague and drummer extraordinaire Craig Blundell. This is the fourth release…
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Review – Frost* – Others E.P. – by John-Wenlock Smith
The ‘Others’ E.P. is basically a collection of left-over tracks from their last album (‘Falling Satellites’) released in 2016 and with a running time of 32 odd minutes. Acting as a taster for their next album, that is due to surface in September, this 6 track EP is most welcome treat one that, once again,…
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Review – Semantic Saturation – Paradigms – by Progradar
Does anybody remember Infectious Grooves – The funk metal supergroup led by Suicidal Tendencies frontman Mike Muir released a completely bonkers album in 1991 called ‘The Plague That Makes Your Booty Move…It’s The Infectious Grooves.’ It was so out there it made my CD collection and I’ve yet to hear anything come close to that…
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New video for ?I Don’t Know Why by KINO featuring Pete Trewavas, John Mitchell and Craig Blundell
Kino are set to release their new album Radio Voltaire on March 23rd, 2018, arriving 13 years after the band’s much-loved debut Picture back in 2005. It sees John Mitchell (It Bites, Lonely Robot) & Pete Trewavas (Marillion) teaming up once more, with Craig Blundell (Steven Wilson) on drums & John Beck (It Bites) guesting…
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Review – Kino – Radio Voltaire – by Kevin Thompson
Thirteen years ago Kino opened the doors and eager fans flocked to the blockbuster ‘Picture’. Starring a stalwart cast of Trewavas, Mitchell, Beck and Maitland, much was expected. Fans and critics alike gave the collaboration a warm reception and they toured venues with Spock’s Beard. One may have expected to see this Super-group follow up…
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KINO return with new album Radio Voltaire; 13 years after their debut
Kino have announced the release of their new album Radio Voltaire , arriving 13 years after the band’s much-loved debut Picture back in 2005. Out on March 23rd,? 2018, it sees John Mitchell (It Bites, Lonely Robot) & Pete Trewavas (Marillion) teaming up once more, with Craig Blundell (Steven Wilson) on drums & John Beck…
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Review – Moonparticle – Hurricane Esmerelda – by James R Turner
Already well known as a talented guitarist, Niko Tsonev profile was raised by stepping up and becoming the touring guitarist and member of John Young’s Lifesigns project, and whilst his guitar was missing from their debut album he toured with them from 2013 – 2016 becoming an integral part of the bands sound, and appearing…
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Moonparticle (The Project of ex-Lifesigns guitarist Niko Tsonev) Announce Debut Album Hurricane Esmerelda
Hurricane Esmeralda is a hard hitting album that grows on you with each listen. Bursting with the virtusosity of Prog and the sophistication of Jazz, it above all impresses with its beautifully crafted songs that take you places? Moonparticle is the music collective put together in 2017 by virtuoso guitarist/producer Niko Tsonev (ex-Steven Wilson, Lifesigns)…
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Live Review – Lonely Robot – The Big Dream Album Launch by Gary Morley
The following was scribbled on my phone as I watched from the vantage of the Merch Desk’s Forward command post (thanks to Brigadier Nellie Pitts). It’s a good crowd of people with hair that time forgot… I’m jealous. My locks decided to leave me years ago, sacrificed to the trinity of job, mortgage and respectability.…