Reviews of Prog Rock, Classical Music, Art Rock and Jazz
***** How a magnificent new book helped me rediscover the maverick's music The Cover of ROCK and ROLE by Joe Banks published by Kingmaker Publishing. Often, the route to discovering new music is fairly conventional; there's no Damascene moment. I found The Cure and Joy Division (and many other bands) by listening to John Peel …
2024 was a stunning year for Prog Rock new and old The Cover of Living & Alive by Beatrix Players The Return of Beatrix Players Beatrix Players, led by Ms Amy Birks, made a welcome return to the progressive rock scene in late 2023 with the release of their album Living and Alive. In 2024, …
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester Tuesday 22 February 2022 Prog rock band still generating sparks in Manchester over 50 years on **** In one of those lovely disambiguations on Wikipedia, Van der Graaf Generator the rock band are not to be confused with the electrostatic machine the Van der Graaff Generator. Both are capable of creating …