The newest album from Bangtower,  this continues the fusion rock explorations of the act. 

There is a dense, lush texture to a lot of this music. It's quite trippy.

This is a new reissue of an album from Tim Blake. Blake is best known for his work in Gong and Hawkwind, but he also built a name for himself with a series of keyboard albums.

You probably remember Blues Image from their hit "Ride Captain Ride." There is a brand new version of that tune here.

This is quite an intriguing set. It has a lot of modern, crunchy, crazed prog rock in the mix.

Fans of Captain Beyond (like myself) have had to live with the fact there were only three albums released.

This new album from Cheer-Accident is hard to pin down in terms of style. I guess "experimental music" works well.

The latest album from Cinema, this is a strong release. It's instrumental set.

I haven't followed the career of Stanley Clarke like I should have. I had his self-titled album on vinyl when I was in my teens.

I doubt you've ever heard a progressive rock album quite like this one. And, yes, I will clearly say that it's prog rock.

Here's what I can tell you about this band. You can't go wrong with their music.

Perhaps this doesn't really fit under progressive rock. It has a lot in common with bands ranging from The Cure to Depeche Mode.

The mix of sounds here might not land under progressive rock to your senses. However, it's got a healthy helping of space rock in the mix along with psychedelia.

This is an intriguing album. It's very effective and accessible.

This is quite an intriguing set. It is more electronic than anything else, but it manages to seriously rock at times.

This new EP feels like something that would have been right at home in the 1970s. It's closely tied to the rock of that era, and particularly the AOR prog stuff. 

This act occupies an intriguing territory between space rock, folk prog and symphonic prog.

This is the new album from these guys. They are an incredibly creative act.

This isn't the tightest fit under progressive rock, but it works in that category.

I like and respect this kind of electronic music a lot. We generally land it under the "progressive rock" heading.

This cut is nearly ten minutes in length.

This new EP from King Crimson is intriguing. It's bookended by their take on a David Bowie classic (the full version and a single edit). 

This is an intriguing set of instrumental music. Perhaps it fits better under the non-prog heading as pure jazz.

This is a particularly strong album. It can be tough to pull off an instrumental disc that never really falters or feels redundant, but that's just what we have here.

Sacha Mullin is a Chicago based musician. In addition to other work, he's been part of the band Cheer-Accident.

Long before Kurt Cobain and company formed a band called "Nirvana," there was a British act releasing music under that name.

Here's a history lesson for you. Would you be shocked to learn that Kurt Cobain and his crew were not the first band to release albums under the name "Nirvana?"

I generally land this kind of electronic music under progressive rock. It's not rock music.

This was to be Patto's fourth album. The thing is, it was never actually released.

I hadn't heard of this act until recently, but in the course of the last couple months I've reviewed a number of their discs, this one included. This act is often considered a jazz prog band.

This new set is a three-disc release (two CDs and one DVD). The first CD is a remastered version of the Anthony Phillips Slow Dance album.

Salim Ghazi Saeedi is a musician who originally hailed from Iran, but is now relocated to Australia.

The music on this disc is freaky stuff. It really does a great job of occupying the space between psychedelia and proto-prog.

This vinyl double album is dedicated to the late great Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister. Don't expect music that sounds like Lemmy here, though.

Since I reviewed the brand new masterpiece from Styx in this issue, it seemed appropriate to go back to the beginning for a companion review. 

I know that Styx fans have fallen into two camps, the DeYoung people who claim that this version of Styx isn't really Styx and those  who support this lineup.

These guys are getting called a prog rock band. I'm not convinced of that designation.

This project is the new thing from Greg Lounsberry. He's a busy guy who has been the main man behind projects from Laserdogs to October Tree and more.

While not everything here lands under progressive rock, there is a lot of prog in this set. There is also a lot of artsy soundtrack music that fits under the prog banner.

This is an intriguing project. Violents is Jeremy Larson.

These guys really manage to pull a classic hard rock sound into a metal styled territory.

There are a lot of Black Sabbath compilation discs out there these days. This was the original.

Let's get one thing out of the way right off the bat here: not all of this is heavy metal. I'd say that the bulk of the second disc fits that category.

This is the new band fronted by Heavy Pettin's drummer Gary Moat. These guys are very much old school hard rock, but I'd say there is enough metal in the mix to keep it real.

I suppose "modern roots music" would be a good description of this album. It's based on blues, country, folk and rock styles.

This live show from Commander Cody is a fun one for sure. His blend of old time country music, rockabilly and jazz is entertaining.

There is a type of punk rock that's based around horror music, with groups like The Cramps as practitioners.

This set is a bit hard to pin down.

I suppose the best description of this five song EP would be "pop music." Every song here is accessible and mainstream.

Jackson Howard seems to be billed as an alternative rocker. That fits to some degree.

This new reissue finds Glenn Hughes well into his funk period on the first disc, and in disco-land on the second. Personally, I think the main album is more effective.

The first thing that must be addressed is the "bootleg" in the title of this set. These recordings obviously started literally as bootlegs.

When these guys are best, it's when they embrace their punk, rough around the edges sound.

This album is classy and classic. The sound is built on blues and rock and Americana.

The title to this album is a clever nod to Bobby Kimball's history. Kimball first rose to wide attention as the original lead singer in Toto.

Corky Laing was an original member of Mountain. As is so common these days, there have been several versions of the band carrying on their music and traditions.

The opening song here is a single from Jackie Lee from the 1960s. The rest of the music includes the original album along with some other tracks that she did for different projects.

This is the debut EP from Samantha Leon. It's an intriguing set of music. .

Julia McDonald is talented. There is nothing in this set that I would call "weak."

I like Chris Murphy. I've reviewed a number of his albums in the past. I like this set, too, but not as much.

If you are a fan of the electronic based 80s music, you will love this. This is really a retro piece of nostalgia.

There are definitely people who like odd music. I'm talking about stuff that is often off-key or oddly timed.

It takes a special set of skills to create music that feels modern and yet faithful to the old musical styles at the same time.

This live album from the new incarnation of Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow is a solid set. It's also the companion to the video I reviewed in the last issue of Music Street Journal.

Once upon a time Ritchie Blackmore was known as the guitarist for Deep Purple. Eventually he left that band and formed Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow. 

I've seen Jeff Ray described as a country artist. There are a couple songs here that land under country.

There is a modern pop rock vibe to this music for sure. The thing is, it's also well rooted in the music of the 1970s.

This new CD (as the title suggests) includes a number of previously released tunes with new mixes.

This is the second album from this duo (Phil Barry and Sarah Fuerst) showcases a great modern folk style. There are part of this that call to mind Simon and Garfunkel to me.

I reviewed another of these compilations in the last issue of Music Street Journal. Here we've got a collection of old school music that was released on Sun Records.

I've never heard of the show for which the music here serves as a soundtrack. That doesn't prevent me from appreciating the music, and I really do.

This collection features a number of punk rock and other styled acts that were featured at Max's Kansas City in the mid 70s.

Mushroom Records formed in 1970 and released a dazzling variety of music over the course of three years. This new compilation gathers a lot of music from that period onto the first CD here.

This soundtrack has been out of print since 1968. It's now been remastered and reissued on this CD release.

In some ways blues music and punk rock have a lot in common. Both are limited musical styles by definition.

This band was formed by Italian hardcore musician Lorenzo Canevacci. While they are punk rock in a lot of ways, they are not hardcore and are not limited by the punk label.

Al Green got his start as a soul singer. He had quite a career of it, too.

Don't expect to find long concert clips here. Instead, we get a collection of single song pieces. This footage had been sitting unreleased for years until it was recently discovered.

This DVD set was originally aired on VH-1 as a serie,s but I’m glad they put it out for purchase because I doubt this will ever be replayed.  

This was the Who's triumphant return to the Isle of Wight Festival. Their last appearance had been in 1970.

Interview with Dazed Marrow from 2017

Interview with Ivory Tower Project from 2017