On the way home from the Edinburgh fringe, I decided to do a Monty Python and go for something completely different. It was then that I...

This CD arrived unexpectedly through the door – ah, it was like the old days! We keep hearing about enterprise, but isn’t it about time...

Due to the disappointing sales of my first book “Within In, You Without You” an examination of British music and culture, I decided to...

STEVEN WILSON – THE HARMONY CODEX and XTC – THE BIG EXPRESS; FRANK ZAPPA – OVER-NITE SENSATION (50th anniversary) How he finds the time...

Following the review of Hiro Kawahara/ Heretic’s “Complete Works”, Hiro has contacted us to say this has now been digitally released by...

Much acclamation preceded the 2005 Martin Scorcese produced ‘Arena’ programme. Unfortunately, the eagerly awaited documentary failed to...

Kafka’s work has always presented something of an enigma to me, although I am clearly influenced by it as many other writers are. ‘The...

AN OUTSIDER In an excellent article in ‘Guitar’ magazine defines an outsider: An outsider “suggests persons who are ‘out there’, whether...

A 3 LP Zappa official release is out, praised by Discogs buyers as revealing Zappa on top form on the complete last show of his 1980...

From the ‘informal’ concert at the Newport Festival on 24th July, 2022, CD and 2 LP sets are now appearing in record stores. It’s by all...

HERETIC is the brainchild of Kyoto synth/ keyboard player HIRO KAWAHARA. Working in a different way from the famous electronic musician...

The perfect subject matter for DISS, combining film and music! Having composed the music for the 2017 independent British horror film...

What? 1982 in 2023? Yes, this is a new record from the Jazz-funk meisters. I found it a pleasant listen and I thought that ‘1982’ is a...

AROUND EUROPE IN 80 PROGRESSIVE ROCK GROUPS The projected book is progressing well with most of the groups listed below already...

Of course, I read all the hype in the newspapers about a new Blur album, and people’s recollections of the phoney Blur v Oasis war which...

XTC’s “The Big Express” (1984) gets the STEVEN WILSON makeover, a 2-disc affair with booklet with a poster signed by Colin Moulding (22nd...

It’s strange how it takes someone to depart this mortal coil before you discover just what you’ve missed. And now I am wondering how I...

Tim Hunter is part of Silver Hunter, a collaboration with Thierry Sportouche, singer with Silver Dragon etcetera and editor of ‘Acid...