Behind the Scene: Chris Parkins – London Prog Gigs Promoter Interview
Editors Note… I had the idea a long time ago to interview and talk to people behind the scenes of prog as we know it. There are a lot of characters that keep things...
Author: Grace Hayhurst
Between the Buried and Me: ‘The Blue Nowhere’ Review
After a somewhat tumultuous recent history when it’s come to lineup changes, Between the Buried and Me (BTBAM) have returned with another studio record The Blue Nowhere. Poised to be “their most eclectic record yet”,...
Rick Wakeman at Trading Boundaries in Sussex
It’s not often Rick Wakeman performs to such a small audience, but his short run of shows at Trading Boundaries in Sussex allowed for super fans to get up close and personal – and...
What Happened at Dream Theater’s First Show Back With Mike Portnoy?
Dream Theater have just kicked off their 40th Anniversary tour in London, United Kingdom. It was their first show back together with Mike Portnoy since 2009, and has been the point of mass chatter...
Japanese Television and Coma Rossi at the Hope and Anchor in London
Well known in the punk scene in the 80s according to resident historian and promoter Chris Parkins, the Hope and Anchor is situated right in the heart of Islington High Street – and from...
A Journey with Haken: Humble beginnings to headlining the London Forum
After following a band for almost a decade, it’s hard to find anything ‘new’ to say about them. Watching a band go from this cool niche thing that no one has heard of playing...
A Sunday in September Festival Review: The Fierce and The Dead, iamthemorning, Last of Eden, and more!
At a quaint Elizabethan venue buried in the depths of South London, A Sunday in September is a now regular one dayer festival that features a great mix and myriad of artists. Put on...
Big Big Train at Thornden Hall in Eastleigh
Big Big Train, or Large Large Locomotive as they are occasionally known, have taken it upon themselves to tour once again. Mostly around the UK, but also diving into a few European cities too....
Leprous: ‘Melodies of Atonement’ Review
Leprous are back, again. And I think by this point if you follow even a slither of the modern progressive music scene, you know who we’re talking about here. A song, a record, seen...
Dave Bainbridge and Sally Minnear at the Bedford in London
Tonight, is folk gelled together with a sprinkling of prog rock! And off I went, to the Bedford in Balham, southwest London, to a small and quaint venue that was gorgeously adorned with wood...
