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Nightmares and Dreamscapes: Spotlight on Dream Theater, Part I(1)
More than likely, even if you’re mainstream out the arse, you’ve heard the name Dream Theater bandied about before. This band’s success is mystifying to me as they’ve been afforded a kind of legendary treatment despite having almost no mainstream exposure. I’ve put off writing about them in any great detail, mostly because some of what I’ll have… Read More ›
SONG REVIEW: Rowland S. Howard’s cover of Townes Van Zandt’s “Nothin’”
Hopelessness is probably the most arresting sentiment to pull across in a song. Usually undertaken alone, it must bleed through in prose, mood, and the overall structure of your discontent. This need to document despondency, and ultimately throw it out upon the common culture, is an attempt to exorcise emotion and offer it up to… Read More ›
And When They Sing: Spotlight on Neverending White Lights
I’m as much a sucker for one-man projects as I am for subtle, brooding atmosphere, and those two aweinspiring elements come together as one in Neverending White Lights. The sad truth is, a lot of people don’t appreciate how very hard it is for one man to put together an entire musical project. There are many who would… Read More ›
ALBUM REVIEW: Camel – Moonmadness (1976)
It is very difficult to select just one record to cover from such a fantastic and underrated band, but we’d be here till the second coming if I were to go through all of Camel’s fourteen studio albums in detail. Instead, I’d have you take a look at the first one I ever picked up, and the… Read More ›
Introducing singer-songwriter, Justin Tracy
My faith in singer-songwriters has been restored and kept alive. Now, I know that there are a lot of people out there who will moan and sigh at the thought of a new singer-songwriter, but Justin Tracy is one who stands out among the rest. Born in London, Justin’s musical career started at the young… Read More ›
The Tyranny of Sorrow: Spotlight on Grauzeit
Perhaps the most exciting thing about progressive music is that it transcends the genre it has become. The irony is that while it is true that when it all began, progressive (forward-thinking) musicians were so against the very idea of walling oneself into a particular style of music that they inadvertently created their own style of music that… Read More ›
Review: Steve Hackett – Genesis Revisited II (2012)
Genesis, 1971: enter the spartan, black-clad, brooding figure known as Steve Hackett. As stated in previous articles, Genesis is one of the few bands out there about which I can honestly say I love the contributions of every single member who’s ever graced their line-up. Their 1970 sophomore album Trespass is unabashedly my favourite album of theirs and… Read More ›
Music Video & Song Review of SPC ECO’s “Push”
Trick question: what do you get when you combine a multi-talented and already musically successful father with his bright daughter, who is blessed with a voice that is bound to haunt your memory? You get SPC ECO, that’s what. SPC ECO (pronounced Space Echo) is the dynamic father-daughter duo composed of singer and lyricist Rose Berlin,… Read More ›
Parallel Worlds: Spotlight on Asia, Part II
People have been asking me and I’ve been wanting to do a write-up on Asia for some time now. I’ve decided that the best way to go about this is to do a spotlight on the band’s strongest progressive material. I’ve decided to single out Asia’s five best records. In the previous article, I covered the first… Read More ›
Parallel Worlds: Spotlight on Asia, Part I
That damn movie. You know the one I’m talking about. Ever since it came out it’s been very difficult to admit any level of fandom for Asia. Bands like Boston and Toto manage to escape ridicule but poor old Asia just got totally hosed. Now, I’ve been wanting to do a write-up on them for some time… Read More ›
