I’ve been a fan of Styx for much longer than I have not been a fan of Styx (as I indicated in my interview with Styx’s Lawrence Gowan last week). So, I was more than excited that my 8 year old son would get to join me to see Styx as his first rock and … Continue reading
Styx is a band that will forever be in my musical DNA. Styx’s Greatest Hits was one of the first albums I bought with my own money. The first song my brothers and I learned after I got my drumset at age 11 was “Suite Madame Blue” from their 1975 album Equinox. I’ve heard Pieces … Continue reading
Moron Police’s latest album, A Boat on the Sea, completely took me by surprise. The band consists of Sondre Skollevoll (vocals, guitars, keys, percussion), Lars Bjørknes (keys, pianos, organ, percussion), Thore Omeland Petterson (drums), and Christian Fredrik Steen (bass). I was already a huge fan of Major Parkinson, so it was a surprise to see … Continue reading
If you like what you hear, please subscribe to Proglodytes Radio Podcast through iTunes or your favorite podcast app. If you can, please leave a review. Also, feel free to stick around at Proglodytes.com for reviews, interviews, and features. If you’re an avid fan of modern progressive rock, you’ve likely heard the musical contributions Charlie … Continue reading
Philidelphia-based duo Rise Twain is composed of Brett William Kull (producer, audio engineer, and member of Echolyn, Grey Eye Glances, and Francis Dunnery’s New Progressives) and J.D. Beck (The Scenic Route, Beck-Fields, author & playwright). Kull and Beck described the songwriting on this album as serendipitous, and they have discussed in numerous interviews the relative ease by which … Continue reading
Review by Joe Dorsey I struggle to think of too many I know who are both 1. Aware of Tool, and 2. Blasé of Tool. Many people aware of the band, spanning across groups of other musicians, diehard fans, and casual listeners have a strong opinion of them. At the extreme ends of the spectrum, … Continue reading
If It’s Real, the debut album from duo project Zonder/Wehrkamp was released earlier this year on May 23. This album is the result of several years worth of collaborations between drummer Mark Zonder (Fates Warning, Warlord) and multi-instrumentalist Gary Wehrkamp (Shadow Gallery, numerous collaborations). Mark is one of my all-time favorite drummers, and I’ve been … Continue reading
