My Record Collection: Michael Legge, the Smiths fan who LOVES Marillion… By Jo Kendall The London-based Northern Irish stand-up and Vitriola music podcast co-conspirator tells it like it is.
Big Big Train - Folklore Album Review By Jo Kendall Not yet rated The ninth album from the acclaimed pastoral prog group Big Big Train takes a whimsical new route in storytelling. It’s folk, Jim, but not as we know it…
My Record Collection: Writer and Broadcaster David Hepworth Digs Out His Vinyl By Jo Kendall Throwing open an attic of treasures, the writer, broadcaster and former Whistle Test presenter David Hepworth remembers hyperventilating over The Beatles, am-dram prog lighting.
How Kitten Pyramid became a family affair By Jo Kendall Kitten Pyramid captured our imaginations with their brilliant mix of prog composition, comedy singalongs and biographical psychology. Two years later, has the structure collapsed?
Public Service Broadcasting Live In London By Jo Kendall Not yet rated Unique setting for space-loving duo's arty sounds.
My Record Collection: Rick Armstrong talks Marillion, Rush and Camel By Jo Kendall Son of space pioneer Neil Armstrong, the ‘hobby guitarist’ and Marillion supporter runs down his own musical explorations…
My Record Collection: Dr Stuart Clark By Jo Kendall Renowned astronomer, author and Guardian blogger has combed time, space and several guitar shops for a galaxy of progressive music delights.
66 from '66 – The Kinks By Jo Kendall Dedicated Follower Of Fashion (Pye single, February 2 1966), Face To Face (Pye, October 28 1966)
Biffy Clyro start 2016 with a bang By Jo Kendall Not yet rated Ayrshire’s favourite sons debut new material at Hogmanay party
Effa Lente: The Effa Lente Configuration: Parts 1-4 By Jo Kendall Not yet rated Dublin multi-instrumentalist constructs his own cinema show.
My Record Collection: Steve Oram By Jo Kendall With his Fripp-enhanced dialogue-free avant-garde horror flick Aaaaaaaah! just hitting our home screens, it’s a perfect time for a Sightseers’ tour of the actor-director’s sonic stimuli…
2015 – The Burning Questions: Is This Kate Bush As Never Seen Before? By Jo Kendall It’s the book that fans have waited 30 years for. Elder sibling John Carder Bush takes us Inside The Rainbow…
2015 - The Burning Questions: Is Clive James an unlikely rock star? By Jo Kendall How the erudite Aussie is living out his rock’n’roll lyric-writing fantasies.
2015 – The Burning Questions: How Did The Pope Make A Prog Album? By Jo Kendall Move over, Ghost. The Pope’s put out a Wake Up! call with his progressive posse.
The Fierce And The Dead: Four Go Wild In The Country By Jo Kendall As they celebrate five years of explosive showmanship and a new EP, Magnet, we find them hitting the small festival scene, starting with farm-based noisefest ArcTanGent…
STEVEN WILSON: LIVE AT THE RAH (PART 2) By Jo Kendall Not yet rated The second night of Steven Wilson's two-part London extravaganza.
My Record Collection: Mark Buckingham By Jo Kendall The Wombles! Hanging out with IQ! Being Peter Gabriel’s stunt double! The Fables, Hellblazer and Miracleman comic artist has quite a story to tell…
TR+ Extended Interview – Welcome Back: The Zombies By Jo Kendall Rod Argent loves performing, but don’t expect Eminem to get up and get down with them. Then again….
The 45s that turned Clapton sideman Andy Fairweather Low on to blues By Jo Kendall How the Amen Corner soul boy turned Roger Waters’ right hand was bent and shaped into a blues fan – thanks to a road trip with Eric Clapton.
My Record Collection: Noel Fielding By Jo Kendall Never mind the Buzzcocks, most days the Luxury Comedy and The Mighty Boosh chap has Frank Zappa, Hawkwind, Primus and hoovering up after Pond on his wandering minstrel mind.
My Prog Hero: Woody Woodgate By Jo Kendall The Madness drummer goes one step beyond over the mighty Steve Hillage.
Koritni: The Night Goes On For Days By Jo Kendall Aussie quintet’s sense of humour misfires on album number four.
Psych Special: The Bevis Frond By Jo Kendall Meet Nick Saloman - the man who has kept the freak flag flying for the last 30 years
