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by Kev Rowland | Jan 30, 2026 | Reviews
In December 1973 Hilly Kristal changed the name of his roots music bar from ‘Hilly’s on the Bowery’ to ‘CBGB’ and altered his musical policy to hire mostly rock bands. There is no doubt that this decision had a massive impact on the music scene in New York, which then...
by rogue | Jan 22, 2026 | Reviews
Alan Morse is a multi-faceted artist, lead guitarist and co-founder of Spock’s Beard, Alan’s peculiar methodology to music, art and life has surprised and delighted fans worldwide. A patented inventor, music producer, songwriter, singer, entrepreneur,...
by rogue | Jan 22, 2026 | Reviews
With a previous career as C-Sides, this veteran Magenta/Robert Reed offshoot from Wales, had the distinction of releasing two killer albums, namely 2020 ‘Purple Hearts Corner’ and the incredible follow-up a year later with ‘Different Plain’. Their other three releases...
by rogue | Jan 21, 2026 | Reviews
As I stated in my recent Youtube Prog Rogue video, this prolific composer and keyboardist from Argentina is a gift that just keeps offering without a delay. Julian is a not only a great musician, but I suspect that his marketing strategy of releasing a stream of short...
by rogue | Jan 20, 2026 | Reviews
No, this is not a French wine tasting blurb from Bourgogne or Bordeaux but a new band that I heard recently on the splendid Progzilla Radio Lazland show and was sufficiently intrigued to fetch it into and inserting it into my list of reviewable material. Essentially a...
by rogue | Jan 18, 2026 | Reviews
Anchoring the supremely prolific the Samurai of Prog project, Shuker bass player Marco Bernard is always a pleasure to listen to, providing a powerful low end to all the tracks he rests his nimble fingers on, a perfect foil for the peerless Kimmo Porsti on everything...
