I had a really interesting conversation with RPWL front man/keyboardist Yogi Lang about the band's new album, Crime Scene. The band explores the themes of violence and good/evil with half the songs...
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I had a really interesting conversation with RPWL front man/keyboardist Yogi Lang about the band's new album, Crime Scene. The band explores the themes of violence and good/evil with half the songs...
I recently spoke with Pennsylvania prog rockers Bill Hubauer (best known for his work with The Neal Morse Band) and Dave Buzard about their new We Came From Space album, Overlords, which dropped on...
The new A.C.T release Falling hits the streets tomorrow and I spoke with Jerry Sahlin (keyboards) and Ola Andersson (guitars) about it. It's an EP but it's about half an hour's worth of music, so the...
Yeah it was a good hang. There were lots of drum questions I wanted to ask but just didn't have time to squeeze them in.
I caught up with Mike Portnoy just before The Winery Dogs embarked on a massive world tour to support their aptly titled third album, III. My time was limited but aside from talking about the trio's...
I caught them Saturday night at a small venue here in Orlando and they were excellent. Mariusz is a fantastic front man as well as a talented musician. Must see if they're anywhere nearby. I picked...
I had an interesting interview with Kelly Nordstrom (ex-Sound of Contact) about his latest collaboration with Simon (son of Phil) Collins. The duo's new album, The Architect, under the band name...
Galahad fans have been enjoying the band's latest album, The Last Great Adventurer, since late October. It features some new sounds from the band and I like that despite being around for a while they...
Love it. Love The Phide (nickname unauthorized).
I had the pleasure of chatting with bassist/vocalist John Galgano from NY proggers IZZ about their 20th anniversary remastered and expanded edition of I Move, which just dropped on Nov. 18. To my...
My favorite release by TFK, possibly because it was my first, but I love it unreservedly. ESPECIALLY Church of Your Heart and the title track. Church has killer harmony vocals and is uplifting AF....
Thanks. It's always nice to hear from one of my 12 or so listeners. :lol
You might have sleep apnea. :lol
Yes, I had a show called Epic Prog with The Lurker. It was on Friday nights and started over at The Dividing Line, which is now gone, and moved to ProgRock.com. The show ran from 2004 through 2014.
I would go so far as to say that "Dreaming While You Sleep" from the We Can't Dance album is one of my favorite songs in the entire 3-man era of Genesis. Phil poured so much emotion into the vocal...
Thanks! Yeah, John is extremely candid. I would love to sit in on one of those conversations where Clive goes through his projected setlist and John tells him how terrible some of the songs are and...
I spoke with John Mitchell (and, apparently, his cat) recently as I was recovering from COVID (pardon my voice in the materials below) about many subjects, including the new Lonely Robot album, A...
It's taken six years but the Chronicles of the Immortals show Vanden Plas recorded in Kaserslautern, Germany in December of 2016 drops next week as a live LP, CD, DVD, and Blu Ray release on...
I spoke with Ryo Okumoto recently about his first new solo release in 20 years, The Myth of the Mostrophus, which drops July 29. Ryo was a fun interview and we talked about the making of the album,...
I was fortunate enough to have the pleasure of having a lengthy conversation with vocalist/multi-instrumentalist Maiah Wynne, the voice of Envy of None (featuring Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson). Maiah...
Andy Tillison was kind enough to sit for an interview to discuss the new Tangent album, his first favorite record, how he discovered "Close to the Edge" by Yes, some of the stories behind previous...
Good songs!
I'm a few days late posting this, but I was fortunate enough to speak with longtime Billy Joel drummer Liberty DeVitto about several topics, but primarily about 1982's The Nylon Curtain, which turns...
I meant to check this out but got busy and it slipped my mind. I spoke with Andy today and even though our time stretched out much longer than I intended, there were still easily a half dozen...
This was a very nice read. Thanks for sharing.
I have not been able to organize my thoughts about Alan. Just a terrible gut punch today. I was fortunate enough to meet the band prior to their...
My first sibling interview (I talked to Ray last year about the Free Hand reissue). :D
It was a treat talking with Derek Shulman about Gentle Giant's recent Civilian reissue and the making of that record. Derek also discussed his musical beginnings, his transition from musician to...
Skills is the latest melodic rock "supergroup" put together by Frontiers Music. It features excellent Brazilian vocalist Renan Zonta (Electric Mob/Brother Against Brother) with Night Ranger guitarist...
I love Alpha unreservedly and don't care much about how progressive/unprogressive it is or its relative quality to the debut album. To me, it's an album I have enjoyed listening to since its release...
I caught up this week with drummer Jonathan Mover about the first ever ProgJect tour, which just recently concluded. We also talked about his background, his brief time in Marillion, founding GTR...
I had the pleasure of talking with guitarist Martin Sweet and bassist Peter London of Swedish melodic rockers Crashdïet about their forthcoming release, "Automaton," which drops next Friday (4/29)....
Not sure if anyone here has been following the career of Michigan prog metal outfit Imminent Sonic Destruction (formerly known as mellotrön_ prior to a nasty cease and desist letter). Many of you...
Or possibly an heir of the dog? ;)
I spoke with Nazareth bassist and founding member Pete Agnew about the band's 25th (!) studio album, which drops on April 15. Surviving the Law is the second album with current vocalist Carl Sentance...
Heh, that's the danger of having so many bands out there is inevitably multiple groups go with the same name and then confusion can happen.
Classic rock supergroup Black Swan kind of had their debut release fly under the radar because Shake the World was released the year the global pandemic started. The band is about to release...
If anyone sees a Groupon, let me know. ;)
I had the pleasure of speaking with Oliver Wakeman a few days ago about his upcoming Collaborations box set release, which reissues his The 3 Ages of Magick album with Steve Howe and his Ravens &...
Of course. Just like Coldplay is someone's absolute favorite band, Al Stewart is someone's favorite artist. He's got a lot of fans. This set will sell out. The price may be a barrier for me...
Welp, that show wasn't part of the anniversary tour so there was a lot of the usual songs. Good show though, and the current band can really play.
I'm going to see AFJP tomorrow night so I'll report back (with spoiler warnings in case you don't want to know stuff).
I have a podcast. :lol
...I thought it was a good time to take a look back at Kevin's posthumous 2000 masterpiece. Joining me to help do that is Wayne Perez, archivist for the Estate of Kevin Gilbert and host of You Are...
The 40th anniversary of Asia was something added for two reasons after he had already decided to do an Aqua 30th anniversary tour. First, he realized that it was the 40-year anniversary after the...
I spoke with John Payne of Asia Featuring John Payne this week about several topics, including:
The upcoming AFJP tour.
Joining Asia after John Wetton left.
The weirdness of the existence...
Thank you for the kind words (and for watching). I really enjoyed doing this one.
The interview was in October. Gil said he expected the documentary would find a U.S. streaming home sometime in or around the first quarter of 2022. I can't wait for Triumph fans in the United States...
Cleopatra Records recently released a live Cactus album from the band's first ever concert at Temple Stadium in Philadelphia on May 16, 1970. Cactus appeared on a bill with Jimi Hendrix, the Grateful...
Mike Keneally is the new ProgJect guitarist!
I had the pleasure of speaking with Lana Lane about Neptune Blue, her first new solo album in a decade. Of course, all of the Rocket Scientists contributed to the album.
You can read my album...
I think Rachel is terrific, Dan. I'm not sure if you caught it but I had the pleasure of having her as a guest on my show recently to discuss Bigger on the Inside. You can stream/DL it here if you're...
When I spoke to Michael 10 days ago there was no change to the lineup at that point, and he brought up Jason's name but didn't say he wasn't touring. Jason actually made his announcement the same day...
Hey guys, thought you might like to check out what Saga frontman Michael Sadler had to say about how he got involved with ProgJect, the upcoming tour, how songs were picked, his intro to prog rock,...
I'm really digging the recent release by Terry Ilous from the short-lived glam/hair metal band XYZ and a nearly nine-year front man from Great White (Jack Russell's successor). Stylistically, Land of...
In this week's edition of Michael's Record Collection I give my review of my recent trip to see Genesis on The Last Domino Tour stop in Columbus. I also spoke with Ultimate Classic Rock's Matt...
Here are links to my newsletter review of Animals Reimagined with quotes from Vinnie Moore on his participation, as well as my podcast and video of the full Vinnie Moore interview, in which he also...
I know a lot of people don't like it, but I actually quite like the self-titled album cover. There's just something about the simple image that I like, although I couldn't say why, and I also like...
I talked with Chuck Wright this week about a number of topics, including his new solo project, Chuck Wright's Sheltering Sky. He's got a new single out, which is a cool and interesting cover of...
I spoke with Vinnie Moore about his participation in this. I'll post that interview when it goes live next week.
Shockingly awful news. Just unfathomable.