A quirky documentary on one of Britain’s best-loved and most influential bands of modern times – “XTC: This Is Pop”
It starts as you might expect, the disembodied voice spouting forth on his distaste for “rockumentaries.” Then, there he is, the Bald Buddha of Britain,…
FORGOTTEN GEMS: Thirty Years Ago CRIMSON GLORY Produced A Diverse, Melodic And Technical Masterpiece Which Transcended The Test Of Time
If nothing else can be said about the 80’s, it was a time where music was allowed to evolve in a host of different ways.…
Remembering Jimmy ‘The Rev’ Sullivan In The Eighth Anniversary Of His Untimely Passing
Eight years ago, On Dec. 28, 2009, Avenged Sevenfold drummer Jimmy “The Rev” Sullivan was found dead at the tender age of 28. “It is…
A Year In Review: The Best Progressive-Metal Albums of 2017
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 Best Progressive-Rock Albums of 2017 (Part III)
If you landed in this article without reading the first part and the second parts, you can do so by visiting A Year In Review:…
A Year In Review: The Best Progressive-Rock Albums of 2017 (Part II)
If you landed in this article without reading the first part, you can do so by visiting A Year In Review: The Best Progressive-Rock Albums…
A Year In Review: The Best Progressive-Rock Albums of 2017 (Part I)
Let’s set the record straight right from the start: we love lists. Despite the innate subjectivity nature of them, we enjoy to rank, and furthermore…
The “Essential Modern Progressive Rock Albums” book: A crisp and insightful chronicle of the modern progressive rock movement
Reading might be a compulsion for a schooler, or a pastime for a retired person, but it’s one of the ultimate pleasures for many, and…
The Story of a Courageous Woman Who Worked Hard To Make Music Industry A Better Place While Fighting With Years of Everlasting Chronic Pain
I met Sonya back in 2016, during my first tenure as the official photographer for Neal Morse’s progressive-rock festival Morsefest. I remember watching her sitting…
The EVERGREY early-era reissues: “The Dark Discovery” and “Solitude, Dominance, Tragedy”
AFM Records continues their mission to put out amazing heavy metal music releases from a wide array of bands, and as part of that goal…
Hysteria: Def Leppard’s landmark pop-rock statement turns 30 years old
The anniversaries of historical albums keep pouring in, and I can’t help but feeling how old I am getting. This time around is the turn…
A forsaken progressive metal jewel from the 90s: The “Images and Words” sequel Dream Theater never recorded
Exactly one week from today almost every single progressive rock magazine or fanzine around the world was celebrating the coming of the 25th anniversary of…
