TEE "The Earth Explorer"

TEE is a five piece flute front progressive rock band from Tokyo, Japan. Their so-called 'European' sound is unique considering their far-east origin. The imaginative tunes with complex ensembles and rhythms will definitely catch the attention of prog lovers all over the world. Their sound will remind you bands like Camel, King Crimson, Asia Minor or even Frank Zappa on some parts. The band was formed in 2004 when... more

Kevin BARTLETT

You may not know his name but you have definitely heard his music more than once or twice in your life. Maybe on HBO, or on MTV, or on VH1, Comedy Central, Discovery Channel. Doesn't ring the bell? How about American Idol Rewind, or Dr. 90210? We had interviewed Kevin Bartlett a couple of years ago when his second solo album GLOW IN THE DARK was released. Bartlett has been quiet since that time but but he has been secretly brewing new projects. A few months ago he had put a new song...more

Peter Hammill, founding member of Van Der Graaf Generator, released his 28th solo album " nearly 3 months ago. He recently got back home from a short tour covering North America, Canada and Italy. In the 70's when bands like...more

FRIGHT PIG Barque At The Lune *** REVERSAL OF GRAVITY Scuba Gear ***

VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR NEW RELEASE + JAPANESE RELEASE BACK CATALOGUE: You can now pre-order the long-awaited Voiceprint release of the (trio) VdGG Paradiso concert from 2007. This comes in two forms: either as a DVD or an audio-only double CD and you can order now at: SOFASOUND.COM. Once you are there, you will see they've got hold of a small number of the Japanese "LP sleeve" versions of the remastered Charisma/Virgin catalogue, both of VdGG and Peter Hammill solo stuff and they're selling them on a first come first served basis at the special price of £10.00 ( + p&p).

PORCUPINE TREE "INCIDENT" ORDERING THE SPECIAL EDITION OUTSIDE OF MAIN MARKETS : If you would like to order a copy of the special edition of the Incident, but don't see your country listed in the drop-down menu of the Rhino pre-order page, you need to send an email to porcupinetree@warnermusic.com including your address. They will get back to you with shipping information.

PORCUPINE TREE NEW RELEASE: Porcupine Tree are happy to announce the forthcoming release of their tenth studio album "The Incident". The record is set to be released via Roadrunner Records worldwide on 21st September, as a double CD.

SPOCKS BEARD PRE-ORDERS: The band self-releasing their upcoming album. They say: "There have been a lot of great suggestions relating to this topic by the members of our forum, and the one that made a lot of sense to us was to take pre-orders for our not-yet-recorded CD similar to the approach that Marillion has taken in the past.". For more information, visit http://www.spockbeard.com.

POCUPINE TREE'S STEVEN WILSON RE-MIXING KING CRIMSON: Steven said "...to be able to actually go inside the music and hear how it was all put together was both an honour and an instruction. What made it even more enlightening was to have Robert Fripp in the room while I was doing it, recounting (mostly unrepeatable!) anecdotes about the recording process and the people who played on the records. Some of these memories still made it painful for him to hear the music, and often at the end of a session both of us left my small studio drained - he from reliving the music and the struggles involved in creating it, and me from wanting to do the legacy justice. The job at hand was to create 5.1 surround sound mixes, make new stereo mixes where appropriate, and to mix any out-takes and unreleased material I found on the reels...."

JUDY DYBLE NEW RELEASE "TALKING WITH STRANGERS": Ex-Fairport Convention singer Judy Dyble released her 4 th solo album on Aug 10th. If you are not residing in the UK, you can purchase this online at BURNINGSHED.COM. The album features guest appearances from Robert Fripp, Ian McDonald, Simon Nicol, Tim Bowness, Alistair Murphy. Bowness and Murphy co-wrote and prodused the album with her. Visit Judy's website for the latest at JUDYDYBLE.COM.

PROG-POWER SCANDINAVIE CANCELLED: Prog Power Scandinavia announced on their myspace blog the cancellation of the upcoming event. "...We have booked a more than solid roster with Pretty Maids and Candlemass as headliners; along with names such as Mercenary, Freak Kitchen, Manticora and Textures on the bill. All of these bands have established popularity in Denmark and should easily attract the Danish metal audience to our festival. We have confirmed sponsorship/endorsement deals with a.o. Marshall, Musikpartner, Jack Daniels, Jägermeister, Cult Energy Drinks, Carlsberg and Coca Cola. We’ve have media support in the form of Metalized Magazine and Denmark’s largest newspaper BT. We have had the collected Danish internet based metal media supporting us with banner advertisement, etc. And we’ve also had a lot of international promotion on metal sites in France, Romania, Bulgaria, Russia, USA, Germany and Sweden... as of today we have sold a very limited amount of tickets to the festival, which is simply not enough to come close to breaking even on expenses."

BILLY SHERWOOD ANNOUNCES "HEADSETS 2" RELEASE DATE: Jim Ladd and Billy Sherwood "Headsets Chapter 2: Sides" will be released August 19TH. Sherwood will be joining Jim Ladd live on KLOS 95.5 FM Los Angeles on the release date to discuss the new record and also play a few tracks from the CD. KLOS streams live on the internet at this address: http://www.955klos.com/article.asp?id=625820 Jim's "Headsets" radio show begins at 12:00 {Midnight Pacific Standard Time} to 1:00 AM. Grab a pair of headsets... and tune in! The CD will only be available forpurchase at: WWW.JIMLADDHEADSETS.COM.