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Kev Rowland wrote a new post, The Bob Lazar Story 1 month ago
It has been a while since the man behind The Bob Lazar Story, Matt Deacon, and myself caught up for a beer. So, given that there is a new album out, it seemed like a good time to have another chat.
Given […]
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Kev Rowland wrote a new post, MICHAEL GREGORY JACKSON CLARITY QUARTET – WHENUFINDITUWILLKNOW – GOLDEN 1 month, 1 week ago
To say that Michael Gregory Jackson is a well-known guitarist who has influenced many others is something of an understatement. Pat Metheny said, *”I have always considered him to be one of the most […]
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Kev Rowland wrote a new post, LOST WORLD BAND – SPHERES ALIGNED – SAMUM PUBLISHING 1 month, 1 week ago
It has been many years since I came across Lost World Band and their debut album ’Trajectories’. The three founder members all met at the Moscow Conservatory, and Andrey Didorenko (guitars, violins, voc […]
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Kev Rowland wrote a new post, THE LAST DETAIL – AT LAST… THE TALE AND OTHER STORIES – FREIA 1 month, 1 week ago
The Last Detail were a band I had heard of, but never come across before this. Some of the members of the band had been in Ywis, whose album was later reissued in the Nineties, and then after this some of […]
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Kev Rowland wrote a new post, POÇOS & NUVENS – ANO VELOZ OUTONO ADENTRO – PROGSHINE 1 month, 1 week ago
Originally released in 1998, this Brazilian album has just been made available for download by Progshine Records. Featuring Gérson Werlang (lead vocals, electric guitar, acoustic and classical guitar, […]
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Kev Rowland wrote a new post, RAFAEL ST CRUZ – SYNCHRONICITY – PROGSHINE RECORDS 1 month, 1 week ago
Apparently Brazilian guitarist Rafael St Cruz grew up listening to Wishbone Ash and Beatles, before going on to discover Rush and Iron Maiden. He started releasing EP’s in 2012, acting as a m […]
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Kev Rowland wrote a new post, SHUMAUN – ONE DAY CLOSER TO YESTERDAY – INDEPENDENT 1 month, 1 week ago
Shumaun initially started as a solo project by Farhad Hossain (vocals, guitars, keyboards). After recording a few demos, he decided to recruit a few friends to help build the project into a full-fledged […]
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Kev Rowland wrote a new post, WITHIN TEMPTATION – RESIST – SPINEFARM RECORDS 1 month, 1 week ago
I have been a fan of this Dutch outfit for some fifteen years, since the release of their third album ‘The Silent Force’, so when I realised they were back with their seventh (it has been way too long sin […]
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Kev Rowland wrote a new post, Elizabeth Anne Jones Talks about the music and inspiration behind Elfin Bow 1 month, 2 weeks ago
photo credit Michael Cusick
I recently had the opportunity to catch up with Elfin Bow, whose wonderful debut album I have enjoyed immensely. Many of you will not have previously come across her, but her […]
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Kev Rowland wrote a new post, CARLA CAMPOPIANO TRIO – CHICAGO/BUENOS AIRES CONNECTION 1 month, 3 weeks ago
The Argentinian-born Carla Campopiano has been an important part of the Chicago tango scene since 2015. The flutist has also been exposed to jazz and blues, resulting in her leaving her tango performances […]
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Kev Rowland wrote a new post, GREENSLADE – BEDSIDE MANNERS ARE EXTRA – ESOTERIC 1 month, 3 weeks ago
I am not sure when I first came across this album, but it wasn’t when it was first released in 1973 but some time in the Eighties. I was immediately blown away by the concept of having two keyboard players, a […]
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Kev Rowland wrote a new post, ATME – STATE OF NECESSITY – INDEPENDENT 1 month, 3 weeks ago
This 2017 album is the debut from ATME, a Wrocław based rock band who could probably be accurately described as progressive in its truest sense as opposed to regressing back into what has come before. The […]
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Kev Rowland wrote a new post, ALCATRAZZ – PAROLE DENIED – FRONTIERS MUSIC 1 month, 3 weeks ago
To many, Graham Bonnet will always be associated primarily with Rainbow and then with MSG, but it must also be remembered he had his first hit single with The Marbles in 1968. In 1983, he co-founded […]
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Kev Rowland wrote a new post, ALAN SIMON EXCALIBUR – LADIES OF THE LAKE – BABAÏKA PRODUCTIONS 1 month, 3 weeks ago
It was with is third album that Breton musician Alan Simon really made a huge impact, 1999’s ‘Excalibur, La Légende des Celtes’. As with the further albums in the series, he used a combination of well-k […]
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Kev Rowland wrote a new post, ATARAXIA – ENA INFINITE FOG PRODUCTIONS 1 month, 3 weeks ago
I first came across Italian band Ataraxia back in 2005, when I was sent ‘Arcana Eco’ to review. At that time, I said “Ataraxia are a band quite unlike any other that I have come across while writing revie […]
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Kev Rowland wrote a new post, CARPTREE – SUBIMAGO – REINGOLD RECORDS 1 month, 3 weeks ago
I first came across the duo of Nicklas Flinck and Carl Westholm with the release of their second album, ‘Superhero’, back in 2003. But although I also heard ‘Man Made Machine’ in 2005 it wasn’t until 201 […]
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Kev Rowland wrote a new post, CEREUS – DYSTONIA – CEDEUS RECORDS 1 month, 3 weeks ago
ereus are yet another Polish progressive band who have obviously been highly influenced by their countrymen Riverside (but have also been paying attention to Disturbed, a name I never thought I would put into […]
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Kev Rowland wrote a new post, CURVED AIR -THE CURVED AIR RARITIES VOL 3 – INDEPENDENT 1 month, 3 weeks ago
The third album in the Curved Air Rarities Series finds the band headlining the second British Rock Meeting at Germersheim in Germany on 22ndMay 1973. What is of real interest to many fans will be the sheer […]
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Kev Rowland wrote a new post, GREENSLADE – TIME AND TIDE – ESOTERIC 1 month, 3 weeks ago
This album is often linked with ‘Bedside Manners Are Extra’, which always seems strange to me as there was an album in between the two, ‘Spyglass Guest’, but given this again shows the man with many arms it […]
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Kev Rowland wrote a new post, PAUL D’ADAMO – RAWFULLY ORGANIC – MELODIC REVOLUTION RECORDS 3 months ago
Apparently, this is the third album from D’Adamo, but it is the first time I have come across him. Paul started formal lessons when he was just six years old, passion for singing, performing, and p […]
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