Stackridge never lost the twinkle in their collective eyes while delivering some absolute musical jewels, and they should be celebrated. Perhaps this set might help right that oversight! Now, excuse me while I return to the saga of Syracuse The Elephant again… I am fairly that sure I can't be the only person of a..
THE GARDENING CLUB – The Blue Door (MRR)
Anyone following the activities of The Gardening Club (a loose assembly based around Toronto-based UK ex-pat Martin Springett) will be aware of a quite remarkable spike in activities just at the moment. Indeed, there can be few cases of a greater swing from one extreme to the other, with over three decades separating the first..
MY GLASS WORLD – Still Life With Machine Gun (Luxury Noise)
A completely new name to me, I have to admit, I was drawn to this release by the interesting sounding title. 'Still Life With Machine Gun' is one of those marvellously off-kilter phrases which piques the interest, and even the band name My Glass World is sufficiently thought-provoking to make one wonder whether this is..
YES launch new video for ‘Future Memories’ as The Quest album charts worldwide
YES, who are Steve Howe, Alan White, Geoff Downes, Jon Davison and Billy Sherwood, recently released their new studio album The Quest on InsideOutMusic/Sony Music The album was produced by Steve Howe. "Much of the music was written in late 2019 with the rest in 2020. We commissioned several orchestrations to augment and enhance the overall..
IO EARTH – Acoustic Vol. 1
This isn't so much about showing a completely new side of the band, it is more a case of lifting a side of their identity out from its unassuming support role and giving it the chance to have its turn in the spotlight. And it turns out that they are very, very good at it...
RICK WAKEMAN ANNOUNCES ‘CAPED CRUSADER COLLECTOR CLUB’
Members will receive rare memorabilia and unreleased music Rick Wakeman has announced the setup of the 'Caped Crusader Collector Club for fans Sign up to the Caped Crusader Collector Club and receive a membership pack containing an individually numbered membership card, a welcome letter signed by Rick, an exclusive year book full of rare photos,..
BLACK SABBATH – Technical Ecstasy (Super Deluxe Edition) (BMG)
Hopefully this beautifully put-together reissue will allow this most underrated of Sabbath recordings to finally undergo some long overdue reassessment. It surely deserves it! There is a certain received wisdom among Black Sabbath fan circles that 1976's Technical Ecstasy album was an abrupt shift in direction which represents the first dramatic loss in quality following..
DAVE BRONS – NOT ALL THOSE WHO WANDER ARE LOST
If you have a Tolkien-loving prog fan in your life (and hey, that's a Venn Diagram with a sizeable intersection I'm sure we can agree!), then here's this year's Christmas present... If the name Dave Brons is familiar to some contemporary prog aficionados, it may be from his work with Celestial Fire - the superb..
MARILLION ASK FANS TO ‘INSURE’ THEIR ‘LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL’ TOUR
Band ask fans to ‘insure’ they keep the show on the road Marillion have come up with a unique way to solve the problem of not being able to buy Pandemic insurance ahead of their UK tour. The band has already invested more than £150,000 on preparations for the 10-date “The Light at The End..
ARJEN LUCASSEN ANNOUNCES NEW STAR ONE ALBUM ‘REVEL IN TIME’ FOR EARLY 2022
Arjen Lucassen (Ayreon) is back with a new Star One album titled Revel In Time. The new album comes more than 10 years since the previous release and is due out on Feb 18th, 2022 on InsideOutMusic. The album will be available for pre-order on Dec. 17th and it will come as Ltd. 2CD Digipak, Ltd. Deluxe 3CD+Blu-Ray..