Feb 13 2011
On the strength of this, their debut album Italian band Dropshard looks as if they could in time be joining the ranks of the Italian prog cognisenti alongsides of PFM and Le Orme as a major progressive band.
For this their fist album the band have re…
Feb 02 2011
Being as i am a proghead who’s penchant lay firmly with the keyboard fraternity i was recently reflecting upon absent friends. Namely Richard Wright and of course much more recently the tragedy that befell Woolly Wolstenholme. These reflections coins…
Feb 01 2011
At a time when so many talented artistes lean towards the prog metal edge of prog it is a breath of fresh air when something just a bit different comes along. At the present time Matt Stevens represents the antithesis of prog metal. The North Londoner …
Jan 28 2011
The illustrated history of prog rock by Will Romano This book is a large format full colour size guide to prog rock past and present. Most of the bands featured in the book the diehard aficionado will know and love but there are sections on Kraut rock, the Canterbury scene, Italian prog and prog …
Jan 16 2011
Prophets & Sages: An illustrated guide to underground and progressive rock 1967-1975 by Mark Powell.
A petfect reference book for anyone interested in this very productive and musically rich musical ers. Printed in black and white with a colour …
Dec 24 2010
Following on from my recent review of Traces by Nine Stones Close I got in touch with Adrian Lee who is to all intense and purpose Nine Stones Close. Being kind enough to call me from the Netherlands one cold and bitter eve, here is what he had to s…
Dec 14 2010
I am really pleased to announce that Guy Manning will be headlining at the forthcoming one day prog festival in Teesside next March. Here’s what he had to say when todders caught up with him recently.
1.Your new album “Charlestown” is …
Dec 06 2010
A CD sized package arrived from the Netherlands recently at Progmeister Towers. Upon opening it I was presented with the latest album by Nine Stones Close for review. It was accompanied by an extra disc containing acoustic renditions f…
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