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 …
Progmeister I | The Studio, Hartlepool Read MoreThe 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…
Progmeister’s Thoughts Read MorePhew!!!!!! Where do I start? A very busy day for the old Progmeister, and one that was filled from start to finish with music, laughter, and culture. Considering the location was not one of the major cities and staged in a converted church hall in…
Progmeister I – Overview Read MoreI was recently asked in a radio interview if I knew any of new prog rock bands carrying on from where the traditional bands like Pink Floyd, Yes and Genesis left off in their hey day. A few bands came to mind and Combination Head was one of them. It…
Combination Head | Museum Read MoreOn 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…
Dropshard | Anywhere But Home Read MoreBeing 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…
For Absent Friends … Read MoreAt 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 …
Matt Stevens | Ghosts Read MoreThe 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 …
Mountains Come Out Of The Sky Read More