The lady remembers

John Lennon called them “sons of The Beatles”. Axl Rose said there was nothing like them. But how did a trio of Brummies create the progressive orchestral pop rock band who eventually became a global phenomenon following 1975’s breakthrough album Face The Music ?

Stockholm instrumentalists Gösta Berlings Saga are back and celebrating 25 years of heady musical adventures with their seventh album, Forever Now . Driven by a thrill-seeking wanderlust to explore new sounds and the desire to remain recognisable, the band tell Prog they’re always searching for something new, even if they’re not actually sure what that is.

Strawbs lodestar and constant Dave Cousins left us on July 13.

RIDE ON TIME BLACK BOX (DECONSTRUCTION) Was anyone, in the final months of 1989, really fooled by the full-throated vocals coming out of the mouth of Katrin Quinol when Black Box performed this huge h

I blame my ‘groupie’ tendencies on my mother, who was so upset by Elvis’ death that we had to come home from holiday a week early. As a seven-year-old, it was disappointing to say the least, but by th

Alexander Larman on Theatre FOR ROCK FANS ...