April 2011 archive

Jeff Green in Conversation

  I recently had the pleasure of talking to one of the nicest human beings in the music business Jeff Green. I travelled north to Whitley Bay, braving my phobia of fog, where Jeff was playing with the Illegal Eagles. Jeff was there to greet me on my arrival and guide me backstage where the …

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Jeff Green Project | Jessica

Hard to believe that when I received the promotional blurb along with a demo copy of this album that I nearly dismissed it out of hand. When I read that the album is about Jessica, Jeff Green’s still born baby daughter I wrongly misjudged the …

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Leap Day | Skylge’s Lair

Leap day seem to be a band that we have developed a soft spot for. So when we received a copy of their new album Skylge’s Lair for review we were very keen to listen to it. Very little information was sent along side the album by way of promot…

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VDGG | A Grounding in Numbers

A Grounding in Numbers.         Van der Graaf Generator.
Esoteric Recordings EVDGCD1001 
March 2011
Total playing time 48:51
 
 
Here it is, the second studio album from the three piece Van d…

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Tony Patterson Interview

Having listened extensively to Tony Patterson’s new EP “All The World” I thought I would track him down and see if I could press him on a few issues. Here’s what he had to say……
 
PM. Hi Tony, good to see y…

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Tony Patterson | All The World EP

I am constantly surprised by Tony Patterson’s diverse approach to music. Being as he is immersed in the more progressive groove he has without doubt removed himself from what is normally expected of him and donned a different cap.  &ldquo…

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Progmeister I | The Studio, Hartlepool

  I remember having a conversation with Steve Petch one evening at work in the late Summer of 2010, we were discussing the idea of presenting a Prog Music evening to help promote his new website.  The original idea, if I remember correctly was to have a couple of bands playing and some recorded music between acts. Today, 26 March …

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Progmeister’s Thoughts

The world really is in a sorry state at the moment isn’t it? The whole of the Middle East seems to be on fire, the tragedy that has recently befallen Japan, the economy, the list goes on and on. Recent cuts in the arts budget concerns me a lot too. I…

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