It felt strange entering the Studio in Hartlepool having only been there once since i staged both of The Progmeister festival’s there a few years back. It appeared stark and almost youth club like compared to how it used to be. It amazes me that such an important music resource and hub isn’t better looked …
May 02 2016
Yes | Newcastle City Hall 29:04:16
A cold Friday evening in Newcastle was a good reason to sit inside a warm Newcastle City Hall and watch one of prog’s leading and legendary bands Yes. Like other such bands of their generation they have recently suffered a huge loss in their ground braking bassist Chris Squire. It was humbling therefore to witness …
Apr 27 2016
Steve Hackett | Live At Liverpool Box Set in the pipeline.
STEVE HACKETT TO RELEASE “THE TOTAL EXPERIENCE LIVE IN LIVERPOOL” THE LIVE 2CD/2DVD, BLU-RAY OF HIS ACOLYTE TO WOLFLIGHT WITH GENESIS REVISITED TOUR 20th April 2016 Groundbreaking prog guitarist Steve Hackett has announced the release of his acclaimed Acolyte To Wolflight With Genesis Revisited Tour as 2CD/2DVD deluxe package and stand-a-lone Blu-Ray …
Apr 21 2016
Planning Progcast 2
I am in the process of planning the second Progmeister Progcast. I will be sharing my views on all things Prog and other topics. I will be mixing it up a little too. If you have something new that you have for the world to listen too then please get in touch via the …
Apr 14 2016
Steve Hackett | New vinyl box set. The Charisma years
STEVE HACKETT’S CHARISMA YEARS REMASTERED FOR NEW VINYL BOXED SET 3 ALBUMS ALSO RELEASED AS DELUXE EDITION 2CD/DVD COLLECTIONS After the success of 2015 CD Box set ‘Premonitions’ revisiting the early days of his solo career, Steve Hackett goes back to Memory Lane vintage style, with a vinyl collection of his first six albums on …
Apr 08 2016
The Progmeister Progcast
I thought i would record my first attempt at a Podcast in order to bring you music and my views in the flesh as it were. I thoroughly enjoyed the experience and i will be recording another one in the not too distant future. Hopefully my first time nerves won’t be as bad next time …
Mar 28 2016
Big Big Train | Stone And Steel
A strange thing Karma? I was thinking to myself “i wonder when that Blu-ray i pre-ordered is going to turn up?”. Blow me when i got home there it was laying on the hall floor. Spooky! The Blu-ray to which i refer is the latest release by one of my favourite institutions Big Big Train. …
Mar 12 2016
Keith Emerson
2016 has up until now been as the queen once put it an anus horribleous. As i write i am nursing the hangover from hell caused by receiving the news that my hero since the age of eleven years old has ended his life. In the world of progressive rock music the word legend and …