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03/01/2024

Happy Birthday to Kerry Minnear from Gentle Giant!!

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20/12/2023

Cher.e.s HADOUK Fan's

Nous sommes très heureux de vous annoncer la bonne nouvelle!
le nouvel album d’HADOUK est prêt et il sortira courant 2024

Comme le premier disque « HADOUK » sorti en 1996 dont il se fait l’écho nous l’avons conçu et réalisé à la maison sous la forme d’un duo
Philippe Teissier du Cros l’a mixé et Steve Shehan nous a fait le grand plaisir de participerau titre éponyme de l’album:
« Le Concile des Oiseaux «

Impatients de vous faire partager nos nouvelles compositions,
nous vous souhaitons en attendant une très belle fin d’année !

Hadoukly yours
Didier Malherbe & Loy Ehrlich

Dear HADOUK friends ,
we are very happy to announce to you the upcoming, sometime in 2024, of a new HADOUK album.
Echoing to the first HADOUK cd, issued in 1996, we have conceived and realised it at home in a duet form. Philippe Teissier du Cros mixed it and Steve Shehan gratified us with his participation to the eponymus title « Le Concile des Oiseaux », « The Council of the birds ».
Impatient to share with you those new compositions, we wish you a happy winter solstice and celebration of the new year.

30/11/2023

It Leads to This? Our new studio album will be released worldwide on February 9th via Kscope.

Pre-order and pre-save: https://thepineapplethief.lnk.to/ILTT

24/11/2023

Happy Birthday to one of the coolest organist/pianists out there - Dave Sinclair! Dave is the guy who really made me aware of how awesome the organ is. Hope your Birthday is a very happy one!

https://youtu.be/3cL4iFo_qU8?si=zpD2njISjVVDQhe4

23/11/2023

Magenta keyboard player and massive Mike Oldfield fan Rob Reed unearths his favourite Oldfield tracks for Prog

16/11/2023

It's been 32 years to the day since we last played in the USA - way too long! To receive our 2024 concert news, please read the comment below. Thanks to Brad Owen for the classic photo :)

13/11/2023

Hello Folks!

To coincide with our 36th studio album, ‘Stories from Time and Space’, due for release in April 2024, we are happy to announce a few spring tour dates…

O2 priority Sale-10am Wed 15 Nov
General Sale-10am Friday 17 Nov

https://www.seetickets.com/tour/hawkwind

02/11/2023

Only two years to go & it will be the 20th anniversary 🤯 Who would like to see a Dark Third Tour & where should we come?

01/11/2023

Almost 20 years ago since the release of “Apprentice of the Universe” on the legend Alan McGee’s Poptones. We played the illustrious Death Disco club many times 🖤 very fond memories of this era. I still remember the excitement going to the label’s offices in Primrose Hill to meet Alan & to sign to do the single 😎

27/10/2023

27/10/2023

London post-rockers The Fierce & The Dead and UK proggers Solstice also to headline the annual progressive rock festival

26/10/2023

25/10/2023

We are thrilled to announce the return of drummer Mike Portnoy to Dream Theater! We will be going into the studio to begin working on our 16th studio album and the first with MP since 2009’s Black Clouds & Silver Linings!

“I understand Dream Theater’s decision to get Mike Portnoy back at this time. As was said from Day 1, my place was not to fill all the roles that Mike held in the band. I was to play the drums in order to help the band carry on. My main role of keeping our live show working tightly on a nightly basis was an intense and rewarding experience. Thankfully, I got to experience playing music with these iconic musicians, as well as some fun times laced with humor. I also really enjoyed spending lots of time with the crew. And then there’s the GRAMMY® win, which was amazingly satisfying. To the fans: thank you so much for being amazing to me. I cherish the pictures I have of you all losing your minds and having fun. Finally, I really love the band, crew and management and wish them and the entire organization all the best.” Mike Mangini

“Mike Mangini’s drumming is otherworldly and I’m extremely grateful for the time he spent with us in Dream Theater. I’m very proud of all the amazing music we made together that culminated in our first GRAMMY win last year and the countless magical moments that we’ve shared on stage over the past 13 years. I wish him all the best of success in his future musical endeavors. I’m incredibly excited to welcome Mike Portnoy back into Dream Theater! As an original founding member, longtime friend and incredibly talented and creative drummer, I know that his return will bring a renewed spirit, passion and energy into DT that all of us, including our fans, will joyfully welcome. I can’t wait to roll up our sleeves and get back into the studio together!” John Petrucci

“It's great to be back true to form with our original drummer Mike Portnoy. We started playing together as Majesty almost 40 years ago and I am excited to see what this next phase of Dream Theater creates for the future. I wish nothing but the best for Mike Mangini for all the blood, sweat and tears he put into DT during his 13-year tenure with the band” John Myung

“Having Mike Mangini with us all these years has been, quite simply, a terrific ride. He is one of the most amazing and naturally gifted drummers I have had the pleasure of working with. Thank you Mike. Life is a very strange ride and I guess that’s what makes it all the more interesting and forever engaging. Having Mike Portnoy back in the band is exactly where we and things should be. Things have a way of going full circle and in this case, it makes perfect sense. I am excited with the prospects of this classic DT lineup being reunited. I can say with absolute confidence this will be the final incarnation of DT with many chapters still to be written well into our future. Onward and upward guys!! Welcome back MP”. James Labrie

“Mike Mangini is one of the most exceptional drummers on earth and I feel privileged that we got to create a whole body of work with him. I will always be grateful for the time we shared in the Dream Theater Universe. We are so excited to reunite the core Dream Theater family. There is a resonance of spirit and vision that is unique and goes beyond words within our relationship with Mike Portnoy. On the stage and off there is no denying the magic that happens when we are together. I’m thankful we have the opportunity to work together again as Dream Theater and am looking forward to sharing our excitement and passion with our amazing fans for a long time to come.” Jordan Rudess

“I am overwhelmed with joy to be returning home and reuniting with my brothers! There is so much shared history between us all…so many memories, so much music…to think we’re coming up on 40 years since this journey began! The idea of creating new music together is so exciting and I absolutely cannot wait to hit the road and get to play live for a whole new generation of fans that weren’t ever able to see this lineup before…There’s no place like home!!” Mike Portnoy

05/10/2023

ALL CLOCKS RESET from our forthcoming album UNENDING ASCENDING is out across all streaming platforms NOW!
At 5pm (BST) today we will drop the eye popping video created by our very own FRUIT SALAD LIGHTS.

JOIN US

🕉🌛🎸🚀🔦🕰

02/10/2023

Happy Progtober! The new Monthly Mix is now live! I’m really happy with this month’s playlist, so I hope you’ll enjoy it with me over the next 30 days!

As always, there are lots of classic prog, jazz, and psych tracks along with some older slightly obscure stuff you may not have heard. Also featuring Zopp, Porcupine Tree, and Soft Machine (R.I.P. John Marshall). New and recent tracks from Peter Gabriel, Le Orme, Ozric Tentacles, Slapp Happy, Zach Bornheimer Music, Matteo Mancuso, Love Psychedelico, Pattern-Seeking Animals, Trevor Rabin and Steven Wilson.

I’ve included some unrelated tunes to keep you on your toes! A recent Hoshimachi Suisei track, more Mori Calliope (her new EP is fantastic - last month’s track “Left For Dead Lullaby” almost has some prog pop elements). Also some Blind Guardian (from their Tolkien concept album) - if you wanted to know what metal I’m still into this is it! I’ve also added a couple surprise late-Medieval/Renaissance tracks - and I’m not talking about Gryphon or the band Renaissance!

Like and share the playlist if you’re into the tunes!

The Antechamber Monthly Mix · Playlist · 68 songs · 14 likes

28/09/2023

GONG's new album, UNENDING ASCENDING, a pan galactic suite in eight parts is out on November the 3rd. We bring the new songs and a few favourites out on the road with in November.
We'll be alternating the order each night.
🔦🕉🎸🌛🚀
Tickets and album pre order here-
https://www.gongband.com

November
17- OXFORD 02 Academy
18- LONDON 02 Forum, Kentish Town
19- MANCHESTER 02 Ritz
20- SHEFFIELD 02 Academy 2
21- COLCHESTER Colchester Arts Centre
23- NORTHAMPTON The Roadmender
24- BRISTOL 02 Academy
25- GLOUCESTER Gloucester Guildhall
26- BIRMINGHAM 02 Academy 2
28- BRIGHTON Chalk
29- NORWICH Epic Studios
20- BOURNEMOUTH 02 Academy
December
01- FROME Cheese and Grain
02- LIVERPOOL 02 Academy

📷 Layla Burrows

19/09/2023

The late Big Big Train frontman David Longdon has a new video released for posthumous single This House ahead of the reissue of his debut solo album Wild River. Link to story in comments...

19/09/2023

Cool!!

17/09/2023

Sad to hear of the passing of John Marshall, drummer from Nucleus and Soft Machine. 😞

The Soft Machine perform "Gesolreut" on BBC television circa 1973

16/09/2023

https://youtu.be/nx_GIji9EGw?si=aJbe-NDN9U2Q3kE4

Yes are an English progressive rock band formed in London in 1968 by singer Jon Anderson, bassist Chris Squire, guitarist Peter Banks, keyboardist Tony Kaye,...