Author: Richard Proctor

Former reviewer in the CRS "Rock Society" magazine. Formative music years were the 70's, from psychedelia, folk-rock, blues-rock, heavy rock, punkdom, New Wave through to Indie. I love pretty much all rock music, .... I just don't do soul and disco! ?

Gilded Form – Gilded Form (Burning World Records)

Dutch/American trio Gilded Form brings you the spiritual side of stoner/doom with their calm, introspective and minimal music ideal for pondering and reflection. Inspired by giants like Earth, early Santana and Bohren & der Club of Gore, their single-song, self-titled debut lifts up its listeners onto divine rays of grandeur into infinity.Gilded Form is founded by members..

Jon Gomm & Jo Quail – ‘Parallel Worlds’ UK Tour starts soon

Acoustic guitar virtuoso Jon Gomm and acclaimed composer Jo Quail have announced details on the 'Parallel Worlds Tour' set to take place across the UK in December this year and into January 2024. Jon Jon Gomm, the singer-songwriter and acoustic solo performer based in Yorkshire, known for his once-seen-never-forgotten guitar style is one of only three artists to have..

The Pineapple Thief plan new album release and European tour in February 2024

Progressive Art Rock luminaries The Pineapple Thief return with new album 'It Leads To This' out February 9th on Kscope.The Pineapple Thief revel in opposing forces. Muscle and fragility. Chaos and precision. Distorted introspection and warm, dreamlike expanse. Conceived in 1999 by Bruce Soord, the progressive quartet underwent a rebirth in 2017 with the arrival of Gavin Harrison..

Amaunet – Home (Lövely Records)

The Swedish indie rock outfit Amaunet is back. Following the release of their 2020 self-titled EP and 2021's While I'm Living EP, the band is now set to release their debut full-length studio album Home via Lövely Records. Inspired by a wide spectrum of genres and musical eras, including alternative rock bands from the 00s..

Opeth – Damnation (20th Anniv. Re-release)

When this record originally came out in 2003, it represented a paradigm shift in the band's approach to composition, seeing them side-line their metal roots from the forefront of their arsenal. The band replaced that with a new insight into ambience, atmospherics, and progressive rock which, together with Mikael Åkerfeldt's signature lyricality and musicianship, created a record..

‘Bad Woman Blues’, a Documentary on Beth Hart – A Film by Oliver Schwabe

Bad Woman Blues' is an insightful documentary on powerhouse singer Beth Hart, made by filmmaker Oliver Schwabe. You can now watch it via YouTube below! The film was made for the German TV show Rockpalast and broadcast in November, but it is now available to watch via YouTube. 'Bad Woman Blues' follows the incredible story of singer-songwriter Beth Hart. It..

Scottish alt/post/progressive-rock outfit Midas Fall announce new album “Cold Waves Divide Us” out in March 2024

Scottish alt/post/progressive-rock outfit Midas Fall will release their fifth studio album, 'Cold Waves Divide Us' on March 8th, 2024 worldwide on Monotreme Records. Michael Hamilton joins founding members Elizabeth Heaton and Rowan Burn for the follow-up to their 2018 Prog Magazine Awards 'Limelight Award' winning album, 'Evaporate'. 'Cold Waves Divide Us' sees Midas Fall at their..