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 ***

DIN33-DERVISH BY MARKUS REUTER AND IAN BODDY: Release dat is September 15th 2009. Having first worked together on the enigmatic ambience of Distant Rituals (1999) and the melodic complexities of Pure (2003), Dervish is Markus Reuter & Ian Boddy's most challenging studio collaboration to date. Recorded in England and Austria, the album contains a guest appearance by King Crimson's drumming and electronics wizard, Pat Mastelotto. Inspired in part by the musical theories of 20th Century composer Olivier Messiaen, there's a terse angularity to the compositions whose unexpected textures feature the appearances of a string quartet and a recorder player.

MOSTLY AUTUMN / PASS THE CLOCK: To mark 10 years of Mostly Autumn, the band have put together a 3 disc album which is a stunning representation of their work over this time. Re-mastered songs were presented in a package which contains 3 discs for 3 different moods. For more information and to purchase your copy visit: www.mostlyautumnrecords.com.

SONATA ARCTICA RETURNS TO NORTH AMERICA: The band announced the tour dates earlier last week. They will be touring North America this Fall (September / October '09) as direct support to British epic power metallers Dragonforce.

JUDY DYBLE NEW ALBUM UK RELEASE DATE ANNOUNCED: Judy Dyble's long awaited new album has an official UK release date finally: August 10. You can pre-order an autographed copy before the release date. First 500 CD's will be signed and numbered by Judy herself. You can find the link to pre-order on her myspace page.

NEW GEOFF TATE INTERVIEW: The interview was done by Aefa of the German Empire and it is now posted to the band's myspace blog.

GUITARIST WILLIE OTERI RELEASES NEW PROJECT WD-41: Guitarist/Improvisation Artist/Producer Willie Oteri known for his work with King Crimson, Frank Zappa and Peter Gabriel alumni has teamed with Austin Trumpeter Dave Laczko (Fearless Jazz Duo, Barons of Rhythm, KAZI radio) on a new project called WD-41, an improvisational, experimental duo creating loops and filtering rhythms from dueling Lexicon LXP-5 delays all recorded live to two tracks on a minidisc recorder. The group's self-titled debut is available at CD Baby and can be streamed on the following band sites: http://www.reverbnation.com/wd41 and http://www.myspace.com/wd41music.

MIKE KENEALLY & BRYAN BELLER IN YOUR HOUSE: Mike Keneally and Bryan Beller are getting ready to book house concert dates in the month of August within the continental US. If you would like to have them at your house please visit keneally.com to get all the information you need.

POWERHOUSE BASSISTS BRYAN BELLER, DOUG JOHNS, SEAN O’BRYAN SMITH AND ROY VOGT BRING “THE LOW SHOW II” TO NASHVILLE: Bassists/bandleaders Bryan Beller (Steve Vai, Dethklok), Doug Johns (Buddy Miles), Sean O’Bryan Smith (Billy Ray Cyrus, Rebecca St. James) and Roy Vogt (Dickey Betts, Jerry Reed) will band together to present Nashville’s second installment of The Low Show on the Friday night of this year’s Nashville NAMM show, July 17, at The Rutledge from 7:30 to 11:00pm The Low Show is a continuing concept in which a collective of the industry’s leading bassists present their own bands and material to both low-end enthusiasts and instrumental music lovers alike, with each artist’s unique contribution resulting in a complete night of bass-focused musical entertainment not to be missed. The event will be open to the public, with an $10 cover charge and special $8 price for NAMM badgeholders. For more info visit Bryan Beller's website at: bryanbeller.com

PORCUPINE TREE ADD MORE GERMAN SHOWS: The band added 4 new dates to their German shows. Priority tickets will go on sale on June 6th and the general sale will start on the 11th. For more info visit http://www.burningshed.com/store/porcupinetree/product/298/1394/.

NO-SOUND... A SENSE OF LOST NEW CD: Nosound will return later this year with their new album, "A Sense Of Loss". Giancarlo Erra has put a video teaser for the album online at http://www.asenseofloss.com. A Sense Of Loss is scheduled to be released on October 12th on Kscope. From the teaser you'll see and hear a few bits of music and from recent recording sessions for the new album, moving from what the band did in the past 'towards alternative, post rock songs territories'...

ANGLAGAARD WORKING ON A NEW ALBUM: News from Mattias Olsson's blog: "Änglagård have been working on some new recordings. It has been a very long journey and the whole band has been involved in various stages. Naturally never at the same time thanks to modern technology. Ideas are brewing and stirring. Alar Suurna ( probably the best mixer in Sweden) will be cleaning up and disciplining the sounds in its final stages."

BELA FLECK PLAYS BANJO ON "THE GRAVEYARD AUDIOBOOK": When author Neil Gaiman decided he wanted the audio to open with a recording of Danse Macabre being played by a banjo, Bela Fleck was the first name to come to his mind. You can hear the samples HERE.

BELA FLECK INTERVIEW ON NPR: The World Cafe will be broadcasting an interview with FLECK on Thursday, June 4, 2009. National Public Radio’s World Cafe with host David Dye can be heard on nearly 200 stations nationwide. Fans can find their local station by scrolling to the bottom & choosing their state under "Find a Program Broadcast Time" at the following link: http://www.npr.org/templates/stations/schedule/?prgId=39.

MARILLION WILL BE BACK IN THE STUDIO SOON: Marillion will be back in the studio soon for an acoustic album. Pete Trewavas says: "We are all looking forward to getting the chance to rework some of our favourite songs from the last few albums. We have some great songs to choose from and I, for one, am very excited about the whole prospect of this album. It will be great for us to break the songs down and use the acoustic format in creative and unusual ways. It's going to be so much fun and we won't have the pressure to come up with new songs."

BILL BRUFORD AND PROG: Bill is featured in the latest edition of Classic Rock Presents Prog magazine. The four page article has Bill musing upon his career and progressive rock. You can read an extract from the magazine over on Bills's Website.

MEMORIES OF MACHINES BY TIM BOWNESS AND GIANCARLO ERRA: Memories Of Machines is the name of the new project formed by Tim Bowness (No-Man) and Giancarlo Erra (Nosound). Involving contributions from Peter Hammill (Van Der Graaf Generator), Colin Edwin (Porcupine Tree), Jim Matheos (OSI/Fates Warning) and members of the No-Man and Nosound bands, the debut album (likely to be called Warm Winter) was recorded over a three year period in New York, Rome, Småland (Sweden) and Norwich (UK). The album is almost complete, just to finish a few things on mixes and recordings. There is no record label or official release date yet.

NEW MARS VOLTA WEBSITE: As you may well know the Mars Volta has a new album coming out on June 23rd. This CD will be called "OCTAHEDRON". The band has recently launched a website for this upcoming release: www.intotheoctahedron.com.

PORCUPINE TREE JOINS ROADRUNNER FAMILY: Roadrunner Records have announced that they've signed Porcupine Tree to all of their territories outside of Japan. The new album will be released in early fall of 2009. It will feature a 50 minute song, of course this will not be the only song on the CD, there will be other short songs as well.