Progressive Rock

Progressive Rock Rock 

And Introducing Acoustic Guitar: Mike Oldfield’s Tubular Bells at 50

May 30, 2023May 30, 2023 Craig Peters 0 Comments 1973, 50th anniversary, Mike Oldfield, The Bonzo Doo-Dah Dog Band, The Exorcist, Tubular Bells, William Friedkin

Looking back on a prog rock classic that’s more than creepy

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Progressive Rock Remembrance Rock 

Remembering Gentle Giant’s Raymond Shulman

April 3, 2023April 3, 2023 Rev. Keith A. Gordon 0 Comments A.R. Kane, Acquiring the Taste, Civilian, Derek Shulman, Elton John, Free Hand, Gentle Giant, Octopus, Phil Shulman, Raymond Shulman, Reginald Dwight, RIP, Simon Dupree and the Big Sound, The Sugarcubes, The Sundays

The British prog rock legend was 73

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Progressive Rock Rock 

Is the BBC Broadcasts Box a Genesis Revelation?

March 30, 2023March 30, 2023 Jim Allen 0 Comments 2023, Anthony Phillips, BBC Broadcasts, Chester Thompson, Daryl Stuermer, Duke, Genesis, Mike Rutherford, Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins, Rhino, Steve Hackett, Tony Banks, Watcher of the Skies

What does the career-spanning five-CD live set reveal?

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Progressive Rock Rock 

Easy Money: King Crimson’s Larks’ Tongues in Aspic at 50

March 24, 2023March 26, 2023 Todd Manning 0 Comments 1973, 50th anniversary, Bill Bruford, Discipline Global Mobile, Jamie Muir, John Wetton, King Crimson, Larks' Tongue In Aspic, Pink Floyd, Robert Fripp

Looking back on the band’s greatest album

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Progressive Rock Rock 

Kansas Still Carry On 50 Years Later

March 13, 2023March 13, 2023 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 50th Anniversary tour, Billy Greer, Carry On Wayward Son, David Ragsdale, Kansas, Phil Ehart, Point of Know Return, Rich Williams, Ronnie Platt, Tom Brislin

An interview with longtime bassist Billy Greer

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Progressive Rock Rock 

Any Colour You Like: The Dark Side of the Moon Turns 50

March 1, 2023March 1, 2023 Kara Tucker 1 Comment 1973, 50th anniversary, Capitol Records, David Gilmour, Legacy Recordings, Nick Mason, Pink Floyd, Richard Wright, Roger Waters, The Dark Side Of The Moon

Pink Floyd’s record-setting album was indeed a true band effort

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jazz Progressive Rock Rock 

Celestial Terrestrial Commuters: Mahavishnu Orchestra’s Birds of Fire at 50

January 3, 2023January 3, 2023 Todd Manning 1 Comment 1973, 50th anniversary, Billy Cobham, Birds of Fire, Jan Hammer, Jerry Goodman, John McLaughlin, Kraftwerk, Mahavishnu, Miles Davis, Rick Laird

Looking back on a landmark album that blurred the lines between jazz and prog

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Experimental Progressive Rock Psychedelics Remembrance Rock 

Remembering Nik Turner By Celebrating Hawkwind

November 17, 2022 Tim Sommer 3 Comments 2022, Bruce Springsteen, CHEAP TRICK, Cherry Red Records, Dave Brock, Elvis Costello, Hawkwind, Lemmy, Nik Turner, Paul McCartney, Remembrance, Stereolab, Steve Miller, Voivod, We Are Looking In On You

As we mourn the loss of an archival Hawk, we revel in the brilliance of their new album

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Indie Rock Progressive Rock Rock Synth Uncategorized 

Blessed Be Thy Name of Canada’s Best Modern Band

October 31, 2022October 31, 2022 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2022, Blessed, Circuitous, Deftones, Drew Riekman, Greg Obis, interview, John Congleton, The 1975, The Mars Volta

Singer/guitarist Drew Riekman talks about the Vancouver group’s excellent new album Circuitous

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Progressive Rock Rock 

Supper’s Ready: Foxtrot by Genesis Turns 50

October 5, 2022October 5, 2022 Todd Manning 1 Comment 1972, 50th anniversary, Foxtrot, Genesis, Mike Rutherford, Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins, Pink Floyd, Steve Hackett, Supper’s Ready, The Beatles, Tony Banks, Watcher of the Skies

Looking back at the prog greats’ breakthrough LP

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Progressive Rock Rock 

Yet Another Movie: Pink Floyd’s A Momentary Lapse of Reason at 35

September 7, 2022September 7, 2022 Lee Zimmerman 1 Comment 1987, 35th Anniversary, A Momentary Lapse of Reason, Anthony Moore, Carmine Appice, David Gilmour, Dogs Of War, Jim Keltner, Learning To Fly, Nick Mason, On The Turning Away, Pink Floyd, Richard Wright, Rick Wright, Sorrow

Looking back at the band’s classic first LP without Roger Waters 

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Electronic jazz Progressive Rock 

ALBUMS: Revisiting A Far-Out Tony Williams Classic

September 5, 2022September 5, 2022 Todd Manning 0 Comments drums, Jazz, M.I.G. Music, Neu!, Patrick O’Hearn, Play or Die, Rush, Tom Grant, Tony Williams, Weather Report

Legendary jazz drummer’s 1980 trio LP emulates Rush, Neu!

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Progressive Rock 

“I’m Lucky To Have My Name Known Before I Die”: Ian Anderson Turns 75

August 10, 2022August 10, 2022 Jim Sullivan 1 Comment 75th birthday, Aqualung, Ian Anderson, Jethro Tull, Jethro Tull: The Rock Opera

Celebrating a milestone birthday for the legendary frontman of Jethro Tull

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Art Pop Progressive Rock Rock 

Adrian Belew: Long Live The Rhino King

August 5, 2022August 5, 2022 Blake Maddux 0 Comments 2022, Adrian Belew, Adrian Belew Publishing, Elevator, Frank Zappa, King Crimson, Talking Heads, The Lone Rhino, Tom Tom Club

Catching up on the road with the stunt guitar icon

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Indie Rock Pop Power Pop Progressive Rock Rock 

WATCH: The Mommyheads’ “Idealist” Approach

August 4, 2022August 4, 2022 Ron Hart 2 Comments Adam Elk, David Bash, Genius Killer, Idealist, single, The Mommyheads

Dig the video for the new single off the band’s forthcoming new LP Genius Killer

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