Playlists 
What About Me: 12 Richie Havens Tunes You Should Hear(0)
I know I usually write about prog, but please indulge a momentary lapse so that I might introduce you to (or remind you of, if you are a fellow listener) Mr. Richie Havens. There are few artists out there whose work I have collected over the years who possess an amount of raw soul even close to… Read More ›
Colin’s Vaguely Relevant Easter Playlist
By the time Easter rolls around, we’ve had our fair share of financially and emotionally taxing holidays and gatherings. Christmas breaks your bank, St. Patrick’s busts your kidneys, and Valentine’s Day is a wreck if you’re unlucky enough to be in love. Don’t even mention Ash Wednesday. What we need after all this harsh buzz… Read More ›
Desert Island Discs Game!
The longest-running British radio show, Desert Island Discs, celebrated its 71st anniversary on-air last month on January 27. Since 1942, some of Britain’s biggest names have appeared on the show as “castaways” to choose eight albums, one book, and one luxury they would bring if they were stranded on a desert island. While not a… Read More ›
Twelve Facets of 2012: The Folk Dodecahedron PT. II
It was a year dominated by the fusion of electronic elements into traditional folk storytelling. This year’s crop of lyricists delivered song after song of honest, emotionally challenging, beautiful material. These are just twelve albums on a greater list of stellar contributions to the industry. You can see though, through the widening array of influences,… Read More ›
Twelve Facets of 2012: The Folk Dodecahedron PT. I
It was a year dominated by the fusion of electronic elements into traditional folk storytelling. This year’s crop of lyricists delivered song after song of honest, emotionally challenging, beautiful material. These are just twelve albums on a greater list of stellar contributions to the industry. You can see though, through the widening array of influences,… Read More ›
Force Ten: 10 Ten-Minute Progressive Songs You Should Hear!
Hello readers! We all know progressive artists love a lengthy programme, and there are some truly fantastic prog tunes that stretch well past the twenty-minute marker, but what kind of challenge would it be to compile a list of super-long tunes? I opted instead to put together a list of epic progressive tunes that seemingly go the distance… Read More ›
Keys To Ascension: 10 Prog Keyboardists You Should Hear!
Welcome back friends and travellers. If you’re a regular reader, you’ll know that Charmaine recently shared with us her list of ten greatest guitar solos and has inadvertently inspired me to put together this little list. In order to distance myself a little from that topic, I’ve chosen to focus on the keyboard since it has been such… Read More ›
Top 10 Greatest Guitar Solos!
Without stating the obvious (ie. “Stairway to Heaven” and anything from Jimi Hendrix), my friends and I have compiled a list of our top 10 greatest guitar solos in rock. Now, the guitarists below are not ranked in a particular order. It’s virtually impossible to say who’s better than who, since each guitarist had paved… Read More ›
Pablo’s Top 10 Albums!
ABOUT PABLO: Pablo is presently the music moderator of wiredstate.com, a Philippine based audio forum. His main occupation is in the graphic arts industry, but he sidelines as a freelance music consultant. He has participated as guest/line producer/music programmer for local radio shows, such as Audiophile Jazz and Half and a Quarter Cruise, and he… Read More ›
READER’S CONTRIBUTION: Greg’s Roadtrip Playlist!
After WordPress featured our Road Trippin’ Playlist on Freshly Pressed, our readers felt compelled to share their own roadtrip playlist! Some of these tunes were ones that we’ve never been introduced to before, and some of them were ones that we love to absolute death! Thank you again to everyone for the recommendations! I think that it’s safe to say… Read More ›
