Great new song from A Guy and A Girl:
Love is what remains when nothing remains: “Home” by @GuynGirl
Great new song from A Guy and A Girl:
Most Anticipated Album Releases of 2015 – Part 2
Naturally, as is always the way, there are just far too many anticipated releases during the coming year to fit into one post. Therefore, you’ll be delighted to know that I’ve put this second post together to raise awareness of yet more very important albums that are scheduled to be released during 2015. Based on the content of this and the original Part 1, it really looks like 2015 is shaping up to be an exciting year. I’m sure that there will be several surprises over the course of the coming 12 months, but for now, here are some more exciting prospects for the Man Of Much Metal:
Kingcrow
I recently undertook an interview with Diego Cafolla of Italian prog metal band Kingcrow, simply because I’m a huge fan and I felt that, based on the quality of the music that they play, have been criminally overlooked by large…
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Humor and Rush: Alex Lifeson Reflects on 40 Years
We’ve always spent most of our time together laughing. . . . After sound check, we have dinner together, and it’s just us in the dressing room for about ½ hour or forty minutes. We all catch up on stuff that’s going on day to day or in our lives or whatever. And it’s also a chance for us to have some laughs, and we always do that, every single day that we’re together. We do that. It’s been a very important part of our longevity, for sure.
–Interview with Alex Lifeson, January 26, 2015. Q107/Toronto
The full interview is just under 20 minutes, and it’s a blast. Well worth your time. For the full thing, go here.
The Power of Rock: Rush, RED SECTOR A
Today is the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. May we never forget the martyred and abused.
Kscope Podcast 59 with Everyone’s Favorite Billy Reeves
Is now available through iTunes, Soundcloud, and Kscope.
Highlights from Steven Wilson, The Receiver, TesseracT, Nordic Giants, Gavin Harrison, No-Man, and The Pineapple Thief.
And, of course, Billy Reeves–a highlight in and of himself!
Galahad Wants Fan Input; New Album
Stu Nicholson, a bardic wonder of England, has just posted the following on Facebook:
Next week Galahad will start recording tracks for the up and coming 30th anniversary album ‘When Worlds Collide’ and as such we’d like to get ‘fans’ of the band involved in the project. Thus, we’d like to hear your thoughts on the band (clean and preferably positive!) in no more than a couple of sentences and we’ll endeavour to include them within the booklet of the release. Please send any thoughts/anecdotes you may have by email to band@galahadonline.com. In the meantime we’ll look forward to reading whatever comes our way.
Birzer’s take: brilliant!
Zee Baig’s New Song
Just now (10am, Central Standard Time), Zee Baig, mastermind behind one of the best American prog bands, Fire Garden, has released a solo song. It is beautiful, haunting, and earnest. “Yeh Jahan.”
Please check it out here:
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To purchase the first album from Fire Garden, SOUND OF MAJESTIC COLORS (and you should!), go here: http://firegardenmusic.bandcamp.com/album/sound-of-majestic-colors
Neil Peart and the 1,500 Year Old Romanian Tree
This is a fascinating interview with Neil Peart about his new drum kit for the upcoming R40 tour. The drum makers built the entire kit from a 1,500-year old piece of Romanian wood.
Thanks to Eric Hansen and Power Windows for first sharing this.
BillyNews: Jon Anderson’s MYSTERIES OF MUSIC
This from the always excellent folks at Glass Onyon:
Legendary Singer/Songwriter Jon Anderson’s “Mysteries Of Music” Special Now On Soundcloud!
Asheville, NC – Legendary singer/songwriter Jon Anderson’s “Mysteries Of Music” special is now on Soundcloud! In this 40-minute special, Jon talks about his own musical development as well as his appreciation for World Music and the sounds of nature. The soundtrack includes many examples of these topics, as well as the YES masterpiece “Awaken”.
To listen go to: https://soundcloud.com/jon-anderson-online/jon-anderson-mysteries-of-music-special
In other news….
Jon Anderson and Jean-Luc Ponty have announced the formation of a new ensemble – The AndersonPonty Band! YES’s original singer/songwriter for 35 years, Jon Anderson has had a successful solo career, which includes working with such notable music artists as Vangelis, Kitaro, and Milton Nascimento. International jazz superstar Jean-Luc Ponty is a pioneer and undisputed master of violin in the arena of jazz and rock. He is widely regarded as an innovator who has applied his unique visionary spin that has expanded the vocabulary of modern music. Together these two music icons form a musical synergy that is unparalleled! This past September the APB band gave a special live performance at the Wheeler Opera House in Aspen, Colorado. The show was filmed and recorded and is scheduled for release on CD/DVD this coming spring! Tour plans for the AndersonPonty Band are also currently in the works.
Check out the official AndersonPonty Band Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/andersonpontyband1
Says Jon, “I am very excited listening to the live show we did in Aspen, the mix’s and video are coming along great, so you wonderful peeps out there will have something new to listen to this spring time.”
GONZO Multimedia recently released of a new charity single “The Family Circle” by Jon Anderson and former Counting Crows bassist Matt Malley. The money received from the single will go to the following charities: Flutie Foundation – http://www.flutiefoundation.org (Jon Anderson), Sahaja Yoga Meditation – http://www.sahajayoga.org (Matt Malley) and National Autistic Society (Rob Ayling, GONZO Multimedia president).
Listen to a sample of the track here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hATdN-XMBSQ
To purchase Jon Anderson & Matt Malley’s “Family Circle”: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/famil … d911786898
For more information:
Jon Anderson’s official website: www.JonAnderson.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheJonAnderson?ref=br_tf
Press inquiries: Glass Onyon PR, PH: 828-350-8158, glassonyonpr@gmail.com
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