Features By Mark BoardmanNovember 30, 2018 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…
Features By Mark BoardmanApril 20, 2018 FORGOTTEN GEMS: In 1975, CRACK THE SKY Had a New Take on Prog-Rock…One That Most Have Never Heard About Crack the Sky should have been big—I mean, really big. Yes, I know, that can be said about so many bands… but Crack the Sky…
Features By Mark BoardmanMarch 15, 2018 FORGOTTEN GEMS: Six Years Ago AFFECTOR Took Us On A Tale About The End Of The World… And A New Beginning Apocalyptic visions are nothing new or rare in music, especially in metal and prog-rock. But in 2012, a multinational band called Affector took things in…