Post Tagged with: "Progressive Rock"

by / on April 13, 2012 at 10:04 am / in Progressive rock, Rock Music

Steve Morse to reunite with Bob Ezrin on forthcoming Deep Purple studio effort

Over its most recent releases, Deep Purple has either worked with Michael Bradford or produced the project themselves. That looks to change with the group’s forthcoming 2012 release, which will apparently be helmed by the decidedly more high profile Bob Ezrin.

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by / on April 11, 2012 at 3:23 pm / in Concerts, Progressive rock, Rock Music

First Greg Lake solo album in nearly 30 years on the way, even as new tour begins

Greg Lake is at work on his first solo project since 1983′s Manoeuvres, with plans to set a release date of either later in 2012 or early next year. Beyond that, though, the founding member of King Crimson and Emerson Lake and Palmer is offering precious few details.

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by / on April 11, 2012 at 2:56 pm / in Rock Music

New Rush album promises to harken back to 1980s sound, but with more aggressive style

Rush fans are gearing up for an exciting 2012, with an official release date finally surfacing for the latest album, Clockwork Angels (that’s No. 20 if you include the Feedback EP) – mark your calendars: June 12.

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by / on April 9, 2012 at 7:01 am / in Progressive rock, Rock Music, Uncategorized

Todd Rundgren's Utopia – Live at Hammersmith Odeon '75 (2012)

Todd Rundgren’s once out-of-this-world vision for Utopia — prog-pop? proto-new wave rock? Whodathunkit? — was coalescing into a provocative and powerful musical conception by this point.

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by / on April 5, 2012 at 4:22 pm / in Progressive rock, Rock Music

King's X drummer Jerry Gaskill releases new video message for fans: 'I'll be better than ever'

King’s X drummer Jerry Gaskill, in the midst of recovering from a heart attack, has issued an emotional new video message for his fans.

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by / on April 5, 2012 at 8:24 am / in Concerts, Metal, Progressive rock, Rock Music, Uncategorized

Shows I’ll Never Forget: Steven Wilson, April 4, 2012

At The Showbox, Seattle, Washington: I had no idea I was going to be out this late. The ticket stub said 7 p.m. When I got to the venue, they said that was when the doors were opening.

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by / on April 3, 2012 at 11:03 pm / in Progressive rock, Rock Music

Has the cover art for Rush's forthcoming Clockwork Angels been leaked?

As the scheduled due date for Rush’s long-awaited Clockwork Angels nears, a pair of the band’s fan sites have posted an image purported to be the album’s cover art. See it here!

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by / on April 1, 2012 at 8:19 am / in Fusion Jazz, Jazz, Progressive rock, Uncategorized

Chad Wackerman – Dreams, Nightmares and Improvisations (2012)

The title says it all here, as Chad Wackerman leads a crack group of musicians including ever-adventurous guitar virtuoso Allan Holdsworth through a complex and varied series of dynamics and tempos.

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by / on March 30, 2012 at 3:18 pm / in Progressive rock, Rock Music

Steven Wilson talks about walking away from Aviv Geffen and Blackfield

Steven Wilson has gone into greater detail about why he is leaving Blackfield, his art rock collaboration with Israeli artist Aviv Geffen.

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by / on March 26, 2012 at 7:54 am / in Gimme Five, Progressive rock, Rock Music, Uncategorized

Gimme Five: Robert Fripp's King Crimson-related archives at DGMLive

For the fan, there is an embarrassment of riches to be discovered at King Crimson guitarist Robert Fripp’s Discipline Global Mobile Web site, DGMLive.com.

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