prog Archive
24 Apr 2017
Steve Hackett Discusses ‘The Night Siren” (Part One)
During his time with Genesis, guitarist Steve Hackett released one solo album, 1975’s Voyage of the Acolyte. That album featured two of his then-current band mates – bassist Mike Rutherford […]
13 Apr 2017
Album Mini-review: Steve Hackett — The Night Siren
File next to: IQ, Genesis, Marillion Back in his days as Genesis’ guitarist, Steve Hackett was somewhat reined in as far as expressing himself on guitar. The progressive rock group’s […]
21 Mar 2017
Quick Takes, Part Two
More quick-take reviews … Pop Co-op – Four State Solution Making an album via file sharing – instead of the old-fashioned method of gathering in a studio – is now […]
20 Mar 2017
Quick Takes, Part One
As I’ve mentioned in previous posts, these days I spend the majority of my time writing for print publications. Altweeklies across the USA, music and entertainment magazines in the U.S. […]
13 Mar 2017
Album Review: Dolcetti — Arriver
File next to: Frank Zappa, Steve Vai, Jimmy Herring Arriver is instrumental progressive/art rock of the most accessible variety. Dizzyingly fast guitar runs, turn-on-a-dime drums lines and thunderous yet agile […]
01 Mar 2017
André Cholmondeley: Tech/Tour Manager to the Stars
Guitarist André Cholmondeley visited Asheville as early as 2001 when his Frank Zappa tribute band Project/Object played a show at Stella Blue (now the Asheville Music Hall). By 2006, he […]
17 Feb 2017
Yes Drummer Alan White on Yes’ Past, Present and Future
Tempus Fugit When You’re Having Fun Progressive rock heroes – and 2017 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees – Yes embarked on a short, 10-date tour of the Southeastern […]
26 Jan 2017
Album Mini-review: Pink Floyd — The Early Years, 1967-1972, Cre/ation
File next to: Genesis, Led Zeppelin, Yes Unless one is both the hardest of hardcore Pink Floyd fan and wealthy, The Early Years Box Set probably isn’t under consideration (it […]
18 Jan 2017
Steven Wilson: Hand. Can. Remix.
Steven Wilson came to fame via Porcupine Tree – one of his many group projects – and his name has become synonymous with current-day progressive rock. In addition to a […]
17 Jan 2017
Project/Object: Frank Zappa Fantasy Camp
“I started Project/Object around 1989 or ’90,” says guitarist André Cholmondeley, leader of the popular Frank Zappa tribute group. “I thought, ‘Yeah, we’ll do this for fun. We’ll do it […]