Steve Petch
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Jun 06 2020
New Tangent album for August release.
The Tangent, the progressive rock group led by Andy Tillison are pleased to announce the release of their 11th studio album ‘Auto Reconnaissance’ with accompanying spectacular sleeve by long time collaborator Ed Unitsky. on the 21st August 2020. The follow-up to 2018’s ‘Proxy’, sees them continuing the band philosophy of celebrating the golden age of …
May 08 2020
The importance of music during lockdown
Covid 19 has brought out both the best and the worse in people, fortunately and unfortunately I have witnessed both. I have experienced unity, kindness, consideration and humanity on the one hand and disrespect, selfishness and yob culture on the other. And then of course we entered the lockdown! Unlike many this seemed to …
Mar 26 2020
Pendragon | Love Over Fear
I was one of the lucky punters who were on board with Pendragon from the get go. I remember buying the bands earlier albums via CD services up in Dundee including their EP’s, my favorite being Good As Gold/Paint box. I had the Toff Records flyers up until recently though sadly like so many …
Mar 19 2020
Stay safe Progsters.
Visiting numerous supermarkets over the past few days really has been an eye opener. Watching people’s behavior and attitude demonstrated the worse in people. I have been fortunate up to now not to have been confined to my house though if I did have to isolate I know I have Prog and all forms of …
Mar 15 2020
Ms Amy Birks | All That I Was & All That I Was
Let’s put this out there from the beginning shall we? Kate Bush fans form an orderly clue. For lovers of Kate’s work and style there is now once again a young and vibrant exponent of storytelling and musical theatrics. Ms Amy Birks first came to my attention as singer and song writer with the rather …
Mar 11 2020
Prog the final frontier.
I write this missive on the fourth anniversary of Keith Emerson’s tragic suicide. An event like so many of his fans and admirers I found very hard to bear. My hero since I was thirteen years old and a huge influence on my future musical interests and obsessions. A man of extremes, hard drinking, flamboyant …
Feb 05 2020
Steve Hackett Autobiography
Count the Progmeister in on this one. I have long awaited an official autobiography of Mr Hackett. Available to pre-order from: Hackettsongs Webstore Publication date: 24th July 2020 RRP: £19.99 ISBN: 978-1-912782-38-3 Hardback: 234 x 156 mm, 224pp, plus 8 page photo section July 2020 sees the publication of A Genesis In My Bed …
Jan 30 2020
Panoply | Transcript
Panoply is the name used by one time Quasar guitarist Kevin Fitzgerald to channel his multi layered compositions of both long and short form musical sketches. According to my copy of The Little Oxford dictionary Panoply means “full armour, complete or splendid array”. Indeed I can see why Kevin would use such a title as …
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- December 2024 Progmeister Show1. Something Very Strange – Spock’s Beard 2. The Rotter’s Club Is Closing \Down – Jakko Jakszyk 3. Torrential Downpour – Beardfish 4. Earthsong (live at Rosfest 2012) – Sanguine Hum 5. Blakey Jones – Back Door 6. Dream Kitchen – Frazier Chorus 7. Heavy Pencil – Rosalie Cunningham 8. It Ain’t Cool – […]
- The Progmeister @ Progzilla November 241. Heathrow- Level 42 2. In My Life-Barclay James Harvest 3. The Way Back Home-Unity 4. Flight Behaviour-Haze 5. Take Your Shot-Pineapple Thief 6. Telling The Bees (live)-Big Big Train 7. Tureg’s Dance-Madfellaz 8. Coffee In New York-The Korgi’s 9. Bermuda Triangle-Bob Walsh 10. Sweet Dreams (live)-Jethro Tull 11.Philadelphia-Neil Young 12. Tony Patterson @ Doug […]
- The Progmeister @ Progzilla | October 24 Show1. Water From A Vine Leaf – William Orbit 2. The North Sky – The Tangent (4 one) 3. Between Two Points David Gilmour featuring Romany Gilmour 4. Digging In The Dirt – Peter Gabriel 5. For You And I – Glorious Wolf 6. Back Seat Driver – Emily Francis Trio * 7. Gordon’s Gin […]
- The Progmeister @ Progzilla September 2024 show.1. Crazy – Supertramp 2. Do You Know – Jadis 3. Transylvanian Dances – Mandoki Soulmates 4. Pigs Might Fly – Doris Brendel 5. Sand Castles – Tony Patterson & Doug Melbourne 6. The Good Old Days Of The Cold War – The Korgis 7. Bats In The Belfry – Big Big Train 8. Heart […]
- The Progmeister At Progzilla 11th August 20241. Night Train – Boris Blank 2. Chased By Wolves And Burned By The Sun – Kaipa 3. Soul Spark – Yosef Gutman Levitt 4. After The War – Asia 5. King Of The World – Steely Dan 6. A Volte Un Instante Di Quite – Locanda Del Fate 7. Don’t Lose Your Soul – […]
- The Progmeister @ Progzilla 14th July 20241. Mount Ephraim – Solstice 2. White City – Thomas Dolby 3. Spellmaker – Spriggen Mist 4. The Ghost Efterklang 5. Your Gone – Marillion 6. Cloak And Dagger Man – Camel 7. Dancing A War Dance – Outstation 8. Tinseltown In The Rain – The Blue Nile 9. Only Happy When It Rains – […]
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