IN REMEMBRANCE: A Written Homage to The Memory of the Ultimate Guitar Genius of the Rarest Kind… ALLAN HOLDSWORTH
Some people are destined to change mankind. On April 15th, 2017, two years ago, the world lost one of them. The Johan Sebastian Bach of…
TALKING PERSPECTIVES: Bands That Constantly Revamp Their Identity / Queensrÿche – The Verdict / Randy McStine’s Career Highlights (Episode No. 22)
Is constant artistic evolution a virtue? Is it necessary to maintain a group’s integrity? When is it okay for a band rely on the fruits…
TALKING PERSPECTIVES: Genre Mixing in Metal and Prog-Rock / Most Anticipated Albums of 2019 / Dream Theater New Album (Episode No. 21)
What happens when you record a bunch of know-it-all prog nerds on a conference call? You get yet another episode of Talking Perspectives, back for…
THE NEAL MORSE BAND on Tour: By Land and By Sea
A Great Adventure can take place in any setting, as the Neal Morse Band is quickly discovering. They essentially began their current tour by performing…
The World’s Best Progressive Rock Festival Isn’t on Land: CRUISE TO THE EDGE Sails Again
Progressive Rock festivals have taken place in amphitheaters, outdoor fields, bars, indoor theaters small and large, but few venues reveal their splendor as much as…
TALKING PERSPECTIVES: Career Retrospective with JOHN MACALUSO (Episode No. 20)
Drummer virtuoso John Macaluso is a name that will be familiar to anyone following the melodic metal scene for the last 20 years. One of…
A Year In Review: The 2018 Best Progressive Metal Albums
Progressive metal can mean a lot of things. If you take the most accepted definition you would hear something like “a blend of heavy, guitar-oriented…
A Year In Review: The 2018 Best Progressive Rock Albums
Yes, the pain in the lower back task, also known as the end of year lists is back. And as we continue saying, year after…
TALKING PERSPECTIVES: 2018 – A Year In Review (Episode No. 19)
That dreaded moment when you have to look back and choose the album releases you liked the most for the year. Uff! Let’s get it…
TALKING PERSPECTIVES: Episode No. 18 (Jason Becker / Haken, Leprous and Bent Knee recent tour / Surprising albums of the year)
Can one compose music while unable to move? Could anything go wrong when a group of Bostonians drive across the country during a snowstorm? Can…
FORGOTTEN GEMS: How PLUS was ahead of its time with the 1969 concept album “The Seven Deadly Sins”
Question: how can an album (or band) be a forgotten gem if next to nobody knew it existed in the first place? That was, and…
Grapes Under Pressure IV – A Dream Come True for 150 RUSH Fans
As a marathon runner and a music reviewer, I am aware that timing is of the essence. Ideally, the recap of events like the one…
