A wonderful photo of one of the greatest guitarists of our age, Roine Stolt (Flower Kings, Agents of Mercy, Transatlantic, Steve Hackett).
Roine Stolt Looking Rather God-like!
Apologies and An Explanation
Dear Progarchists,
First, let me apologize for all of the changes to progarchy. I did my best to upgrade the site, but I, frankly, bit (byte?) off more than I could chew.
Second, I have returned us to the site as it was on September 29, 2015. All links and credits are working again. Perfectly, from what I can tell.
Just to let you know, I had hired a third party to host the site rather than WordPress. We are now back with WordPress, and I don’t anticipate leaving again.
I hope and trust you all approve, and, again, my apologies for the craziness.
Yours, humbled, Brad
P.S. Today is the 3rd anniversary of Progarchy!!!!
The Eclectic Pop of Halloween, Alaska’s “Champagne Downtown”
From the “Everyone needs to have heard them at least once” department – and given their name, just in time for the All Hallows Eve season – I bring you a group that none other Sir Jem of Godfrey from the fabulous Frost* turned me (and hopefully many others) on to a few years back.
The band: Halloween, Alaska.
The album: “Champagne Downtown.”
Released in 2009, this Minnesota-based group won’t ever be mistaken for a Mellotron-heavy prog band writing album side-length epics, but give “Champagne Downtown” a few spins and let their vivid blend of pop and rock (with a dose of electronica) serve as your rainy-day and/or road trip soundtrack, and hopefully you’ll be hooked on this album.
Hardcore progheads should be impressed at their time sense; they can seemingly be playing a straight 4 and then shake things up with an additional few beats or extra measure, just to keep you on your ties.
It’s a brilliant, lovely album. Give these tracks a spin!
Who Were the Inklings: A Primer
While anyone who knows anything about C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, Charles Williams, or Owen Barfield knows of the existence of the Inklings, The post Who Were the Inklings: A Primer appeared first on The Imaginative Conservative.
http://www.theimaginativeconservative.org/2015/09/who-were-the-inklings-a-primer.html
SuperBloodMoon
Best song to watch a super blood moon lunar eclipse with?
Iron Maiden’s “The Red and the Black” worked well for me last night…
Prospective – Chronosphere
Bologna is not the first place that will pop on your mind when it comes to djent, but now we know that this Italian city has incepted at least one band that falls upon the djent tag. Originally project of multi-instrumentalist Flavio Cacciari, Prospective transformed to a full-time band with Cacciari focusing on drums, and…
http://www.prog-sphere.com/reviews/prospective-chronosphere/
The Cosmograf Tease
And, so it begins. . . the anticipation for the next Cosmograf album. Robin Armstrong just posted this rather cryptic thing on his Facebook page this morning.
Top 15 DAVID GILMOUR Guitar Solos in PINK FLOYD
Pink Floyd are undeniably the most influential rock band of the past 40-odd years. That fact can be perceived simply by looking at the numbers. They are on the exclusive list of music artists who have sold more than 250 million records (by 2013), and each of their albums has enjoyed multi-Platinum, Gold or Diamond…
http://www.prog-sphere.com/specials/top-15-david-gilmour-guitar-solos-pink-floyd/
Hillward – “Flies in Amber Stones”
My review for the excellent debut from Hillward.
http://theprogmind.com/2015/09/23/hillward-flies-in-amber-stones/
Prospective – Chronosphere
Bologna is not the first place that will pop on your mind when it comes to djent, but now we know that this Italian city has incepted at least one band that falls upon the djent tag. Originally project of multi-instrumentalist Flavio Cacciari, Prospective transformed to a full-time band with Cacciari focusing on drums, and…
http://www.prog-sphere.com/reviews/prospective-chronosphere/
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