Monthly Archives: February 2024

Ihsahn – “Ihsahn”

If you know who Ihsahn is, it’s because you love what he does. Those familiar with black metal or extreme prog metal know this incredible artist. Odds are if you aren’t into those styles of music, you aren’t going to … Continue reading

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Big Big Train – “The Likes Of Us”

Many bands don’t recover from the death of a lead vocalist. Especially when it’s someone who also wrote a good chunk of the band’s songs. Big Big Train lost David Longdon on November 20, 2021. They were preparing to release … Continue reading

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North Sea Echoes – “Really Good Terrible Things”

When last we heard from Jim Matheos and Ray Alder, they had given the world the final Fates Warning album, “Long Day Good Night.” It seemed like the two wouldn’t be working on new music again. Little did we know … Continue reading

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The Double Edged Sword

When I started the Facebook page, it was called “Progressive Music Page.” Nothing clever. I was trying to have a basic catch all name for “prog.” It wasn’t until I added the radio show that it had to be changed … Continue reading

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What to do? 12 years is a long time.

When I got into music as a kid, I didn’t know anything about musical genres. I just listened to whatever sounded good to me. Innocence. But then getting a “favorite band” meant having some sort of standard where anything not … Continue reading

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