by TW on November 15, 2010
Imagine a distant future when space travel is the norm, and you’ve been sent on a solo mission. Trouble ensues, and your craft crashes onto a deserted planet. Alone, you wander with thoughts of your life, your homeland, your loved ones, with no means to communicate. The only “sounds” you hear are your own thoughts [...]
by TW on December 14, 2009
For whatever reason progressive rock has never established a foothold in Ireland. Just across the Irish Sea, in neighboring England, progressive rock flourished in the 1970s so much that entire “schools” of prog were born. Maybe it was the political climate of the land that kept the often fantasy-themed explorations of prog from finding roots [...]
by TW on January 27, 2009
Yes, King Crimson, and Earthworks drummer and bandleader Bill Bruford has announced that he will no longer perform in public. After an exemplary 41-year career that has moved through progressive rock to electronic jazz and on to acoustic jazz, Bruford will hang up his sticks and concentrate on “related activities.” “It’s been an exciting four [...]