Hope it will be a good one, for all of you!
We had a pretty nice private party at my house, the usual, listening to music (Opeth won our annual 'Best Album'-prize for their fantastic 'Pale Communion', unanimous votes!), and emptied some nice Pommery Champagne bottles between our neighbours and ourselves at 24:00, courtesy from Birdman's boss ( ( Read more... )

What can I say... as it was announced that this 15th edition would also be the LAST of the lovely ProgFarm-Festival, there was this little dispute happening among the ProgDork Squad (Birdman, DeHuiz et moi, this time around) whether we'd be joining in on a genuine party, or perhaps some kind of a 'funeral'-meeting this time around...


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Well, where's to begin. This is my first attempt to ever combine two concerts in one review. At least both of them by the same artist, heh.

Both shows being magnificent, but somehow, a mite different in the 'afterthoughts'-factor. So here we go - bear with me!

Steven Wilson, aka Mr. SWWhat more can be said about the guy that I've been following ( Read more... )

There are just a few things certain in life. Death. The Tax Collector. and... of course, the lovely Anathema-lads and ladette, coming along to grace us with their presence, at least once a year. Over here in The Netherlands that is, as once again, the US fans found themselves not so lucky again, this year ( Read more... )

Well, where's to start?
I was very excited about this concert, mostly because of my opinion on Blackfield's latest "Welcome To My DNA" having evolved from 'garbage' -> 'acceptable' -> 'pretty neat'-> 'okay!' -> 'ehm, pretty GOOD' -> to ... 'gorgeous, lovely, uhm, FANTASTIC!'
There's this old rule among music lovers that at times, that album that ( Read more... )

Nope, the Endless String of Concerts plaguing enchanting me for the past couple of weeks still hasn't yet come to an end...

How nice to see two very decent Dutch progrock bands - Frysian Neo-proggers Leap Day and Utrecht's Silhouette - make it to the stage, very close to my home! An opportunity any nearby ProgDork should not allow him/herself to ( Read more... )

Well, Autumn has come, and with that... a very long list of bands hitting the halls, clubs and basements over here to show off their art. The upcoming-concert list of interesting bands is so very long that I might even feel forced to cut a few, as Cash isn't Infinite, and nor is my stamina to sit, stand & party through all of them... Autumn 2010 ( Read more... )

My review on Anathema's Latest Masterpiece.

( And it might well end up as being my Album of the Year. )

I'll try and keep 'em coming for tonight. Bear with me. I'm still behind quite some bit.

I know, I'm just TERRIBLE, but I just can't help but completely crumble at the sight of this particular piccie:


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Yes, I am behind with my reviews - once again.
What should I say, "Too Many Notes", or, "Stop, You're Going Too Fast!"?
Both Classic Quotes from a certain Classic Movie apply here very well indeed.

Just a mere two days after that fantastic string of Riverside & The Pineapple Thief concerts, I got tipped by C. about a nice little underground ( Read more... )