Wednesday, September 28 2011
Grace Under Pressure: An Interview with Steven Wilson
The Porcupine Tree frontman reveals why he's jazzed about his unconventional new solo album.
Tuesday, August 2 2011
Gardens & Villa: Gardens & Villa
With production assistance from label mate Richard Swift, this Santa Barbara quintet turns in an exciting debut.
Monday, May 23 2011
The 25 Best Progressive Rock Songs of All Time
Put as simply -- and starkly -- as possible, many beautiful babies were thrown out with the bath water by hidebound critics who were content to sniffingly dismiss the more ambitious (pretentious!) works that certain bands were putting out as a matter of course in the early-to-mid-‘70s.
Friday, May 13 2011
King Crimson: In the Wake of Poseidon (40th Anniversary Series)
In the Wake of Poseidon is dated only in the sense that it sounds like it was made in 1970, and 1970 was a very nice year indeed for the making of albums.
Friday, February 4 2011
Trey Gunn: I’ll Tell What I Saw
The hired Gunn of prog rock's current generation collects the highlights of his work in and around his own solo career. Prepare to show some respect, if you're not already completely dazzled.
Tuesday, October 12 2010
Steven Wilson: The Gentleman Doth Protest Too Much (Part Two—The Fury)
Would Steven Wilson really want to roll the dice and insert himself back in a time when the prospects were a hell of a lot less salubrious for unorthodox and unsigned bands? Today, there are illimitable sources of opinion, and taste making is as democratic as it’s ever been, in part because of the abundance of voices and agency.
Thursday, August 19 2010
Hey Gibson, Let’s Talk Guitar Albums: An Alternative Top 10
When it comes to matters of taste and ranking (a particularly combustible combination), there is no pleasing everyone. In fact, there is no pleasing anyone, since the list makers themselves are invariably disappointed or frustrated. And yet...
Thursday, May 20 2010
Trey Gunn / Marco Minnemann: Modulator
If you're up for the challenge, Gunn, Minnemann, and Modulator offer a headphone-absorbing headfuck that only gets better the closer you listen.
Thursday, November 19 2009
Letting the Freaks and Geeks Into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
A growing list of bands unpopular with critics, but genre-defining nevertheless, is impatiently awaiting their admittance into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Monday, March 2 2009
Best of the Test (vol.1): Bowie, Magazine, King Crimson, Orange Juice
A look at some of the most memorable performances from the BBC’s Old Grey Whistle Test television program.
