By day, I'm a father of seven and husband of one. By night, I'm an author, a biographer, and a prog rocker. Interests: Rush, progressive rock, cultural criticisms, the Rocky Mountains, individual liberty, history, hiking, and science fiction.
Robin Armstrong (Cosmograf) has some very important things to write about the actual, tangible, physical art of prog.
A few folk have been asking about the availability of lyrics for the Cosmograf Albums. We don’t provide these in any other form other than in the CD booklets. The reason for that is that we want to protect the remaining value of the physical product in a world where it is being increasingly marginalised alongside less and less available income streams for bands. A huge amount of work goes into our booklets with superb artwork and photography, which often never gets seen by those buying from digital platforms. When you buy a CD not only do you get a great audio experience you get the great artwork and the printed lyrics too.
Swedish progressive rock innovators Pain of Salvation have kept busy working on various new recording projects ever since their latest release, the semi-acoustic album “Falling Home” from November 2014. Having just returned from some successful shows in Russia, Pain of Salvation have now also announced a next string of shows in The Netherlands and Italy. Here are…
Seattle prog rockers Autumn Electric have returned with their fifth studio album “Star Being Earth Child” earlier this year. The album has an engaging story to tell, and it does it with support from music that is nothing less captivating. The album opens with “Infinite Islands Engulfed in the Silence,” a wonderfully fanciful, inspiring, and […]
Tom Woods: The Nicest Guy in the World Who Never Takes Prisoners.
My good friend, the ever intrepid master of integrity, Tom Woods, and I had a blast talking about Neil Peart. We got into his drive, his honesty, and his politics. Enjoy.
Last month we started this new “bands for the future” feature on the website, and this post is the second article in the series. For the first part, please check this location. Here are another five bands for the future that you should start following now! Shepherds of Cassini (New Zealand) The band from New…
Shepherds of Cassini is a post metal/psychedelic-prog rock band hailing from New Zealand. This young group has very promising sound and the bright future based on the music they create. It’s the moment where talent beats experience. This year, Shepherds of Cassini returned with the release of their second studio album titled “Helios Forsaken.” The…
Only a year had passed since Saxon’s 1985 Hammersmith show was broadcast on BBC Radio but Saxon invaded the UK’s airwaves yet again as their headlining slot at 1986’s Reading Festival was recorded for broadcast on the BBC Friday Rock Show. The band were touring to promote the imminent release of the Rock the Nations […]
P.O.D. CONTINUES HEADLINING TREK IN SUPPORT OF THE AWAKENING
JOINING INSANE CLOWN POSSE’S MISSING LINK TOUR IN OCTOBER
33-City North American Tour Begins September 8 in San Francisco
(Los Angeles, CA) August 26, 2015 – Holiday wishes will come early for P.O.D.’s devout following as the GRAMMY®-nominated SoCal hard-rockers plan to spend the fall on the road with more than 33 dates confirmed so far, including a run of dates with Insane Clown Posse! P.O.D. have tapped South Carolina quartet Islander for support after Labor Day when they return to the road beginning on September 8th at San Francisco’s DNA Lounge. For October they join Insane Clown Posse beginning October 3 for Rob Zombie’s Halloween at the Odeum Expo Center in Chicago. Tickets for the October run with ICP go onsale this Friday, August 28 – for more information visit www.payableondeath.com.
P.O.D. just released their ninth studio album, The Awakening (T-Boy/UMe), last Friday with multiple sold out shows, first single “This Goes Out To You” has gone Top 15 at Active Rock radio, with huge support from the rock community:
“I expect arena rock ready hit single ‘This Goes Out To You’ to be heard in the PA system of every NFL stadium this fall.” – Ghost Cult
“The Awakening” is full of solid individual tracks but a meaningfully in depth body of work when listened to form start to finish.” – Backseat Mafia
“Not a dud in the lot,…this is very strong, melodic and intelligent stuff.” – rock nyc
“The lyrical content and storytelling capabilities of the band are exceedingly fantastic.” (grade A) – the rock office
“[The Awakening] is sure to be considered of their best records to date and it will resonate with listeners now and for generations to come.” (5 out of 5 stars) – Cryptic Rock
“Not many bands pull off a really great concept album and any P.O.D. fan should be extremely happy that even nine albums in are still going strong with this bold, bulky and expressive album.” – Backseat Mafia
P.O.D. (Payable on Death) formed in San Diego, CA, in 1992, and has since charted their own course with worldwide sales exceeding 10 million, hugely successful international tours, and a series of chart-topping radio hits. Over the span of two decades they have released eight studio albums of original songs – including the triple-platinum Satellite – seen chart success with more than a dozen Rock radio hits, including “Southtown,” “Alive,” “Youth of the Nation,” and “Boom,” the Active Rock hit “Beautiful” and their No. 1 single, “Lost In Forever,” received three GRAMMY Award® nominations, and racked up four No. 1 music videos. The band has also contributed songs to numerous major motion picture soundtracks. P.O.D. is Sonny Sandoval (vocals), Marcos Curiel (guitar), Traa Daniels (bass) and Wuv Bernardo (drums). The members of P.O.D. are also active members of a tight-knit music community, collaborating on their own records as well as others’, including Katy Perry, H.R. (Bad Brains), Mike Muir (Suicidal Tendencies), Sen Dog (Cypress Hill), and more. P.O.D. are currently supporting the release of their ninth studio album, The Awakening (T-Boy/Ume).
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