King Crimson’s ‘In The Court Of The Crimson King’ Gets a 21st Century Make Over! – (2010 40th Anniversary)

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I do not know much about King Crimson, I asked for ‘In The Court Of The Crimson King’ for a Christmas present. Simple as that. I knew they are considered founders of Prog by some, so I decided to take an aural peek. I have heard three of the songs that feature on the album – Continue Reading[...]

Sonisphere Festival Cancelled

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As we were putting up news of festival lineups yesterday the word began spreading that Sonisphere UK was cancelled. A message first appeared on Queen’s website Wednesday afternoon however on Thursday morning it was confirmed on the Sonisphere UK website. Slowly, it was revealed that in the other hosting countries Greece, Turkey, Italy, and Sweden – Continue Reading[...]

Earwormery – That song that is stuck in your head

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Earwormery.com is a project to try and identify the causes and traits of ‘earworms.’ Basically they are pieces of music that loop endlessly in your head or get stuck in your head for reasons you can’t always explain. The project is quite interesting as we were amazed that there was research into such a phenomenon. – Continue Reading[...]

Upcoming Shows – 1st March

First of some changes from the first post: the Perfect Alibi show at Redhill on the third has been cancelled. New Dates: Steve Hackett Charity Show on 20th May in support of Childline Rocks where a new song and single ‘Enter The Nightlife’ will be played. Calling all GENESIS fans, the fabulous G2 Definitive Genesis – Continue Reading[...]

Peter Gabriel – New Blood Live in London (Blu-Ray)

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Peter Gabriel followed up the New Blood album with a series of live shows with his New Blood Orchestra. We’ve already reviewed the album here, however what does the Blu Ray offer and does it venture further from the audio boundary of the album? The Blu-Ray is a selection of reworked tracks from Peter’s back – Continue Reading[...]

Peter Gabriel’s Latest Offering – New Blood

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After a long wait for Peter Gabriel fans thinking that after Big Blue Ball and then Scratch My Back that the rumoured follow up to 2002′s UP would materialise in the form of I/O. Instead Peter surprised or frustrated his followers by releasing New Blood. What does it offer? Is this symphonic retelling of his – Continue Reading[...]

Steve Hackett – Fire and Ice (2011)

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Steve has finally released the long over due official DVD of his latest band’s live production, with the new members whom provide a new sound.