In the infancy of the internet era there were dial-up / email service providers, including my chosen supplier AOL. What has ...

Kraanerg is the title of a ballet written by Iannis Xenakis in 1969. It is derived from the Greek and translates as ‘accomplished action’. It seems like an apt name for Nat Bergrin’s outfit, as ...

My favourite Cherry Red compilations are those that cover a scene as opposed to a particular artist. A Strange Light From The East, subtitled Eastern Influenced Western Music 1965-72, is a romp thr… ...

I have never considered myself a devoted Yes fan. I play their music when I’m in the mood, but they are not a band I regularly revisit with the same deep craving or nostalgia as others. However, the ...

Whilst many of the great prog acts of the Seventies have become increasingly less prolific in their studio output over time, Ian Anderson and his band (since once more raising the banner of ‘Jethro ...

OK, quite a few Supertramp live albums have already been released in recent years. And yes, Paris from 1980, with the legendary 1979 concert recorded at Pavillion de Paris, will never be surpassed, in ...

Didn’t I already review Private Parts & Pieces XII? Ah, I’m mistaken; turns out what I reviewed in the past was Twelve, the title of Private Parts & Pieces V. Confused yet? The music of Anthony ...

When one looks back at the music scene of the Seventies, so often it is the big boys that are remembered, but bubbling under those guys were host of wonderful bands who maybe did not get the ...

Also Eden released the excellent Holy Books and Credit Cards 1: Promises EP earlier this year, and they now follow up with the second of three planned EP’s in 2026. The band described their first EP ...

It would be easy to dismiss the new Yes album, Aurora, out of hand: it’s not Yes without Jon Anderson, it’s little more than a cover band, their time has come and gone. You could dismiss it, but that ...

Quoting myself from my review of Greg Lake’s Magical career retrospective box set: “I’ve never listened to the Emerson, Lake & Powell album for much the same reason I’ve never listened to any of Lake ...

For some people, such as myself, The Police were part of the soundtrack to our formative lives. They might not have been our very favourite band but their songs were good and some of them captured the ...