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Porcupine Tree to re-release Recordings

Recordings was released in 2001, not long after Lightbulb Sun.  It was limited to 20,000 copies and sold out as the band became more popular.  Mostly composed of outtakes from the Lightbulb Sun and Stupid Dream recording sessions, Recordings became the favorite of some fans.  And single copies have been sold for hundreds of dollars [...]

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Wilson Ackerfeldt Collaboration

discussed in this Steven Wilson interview

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The Pineapple Thief - Nothing at Best

I’ve been following these guys for their past few releases.  And the new one, Someone Here is Missing, is just around the corner.

A new video from this upcoming release is available today!  go here: Nothing At Best

And the album mini site can be accessed here: Someone Here is Missing

I saw Bruce and the band open [...]

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Anathema - new album - finally -

Anathema announces their first studio album of new material since 2003 (A Natural Disaster-a gem if you haven’t heard it).  Mixed by Porcupine Tree’s Steven Wilson, We’re here because we’re here represents the continuing maturation of Anathema as a progressive rock band. 

Anathema began their career as a “doom metal” band and have, over the [...]

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Where I end and you begin

A year ago (longer?) I caught a performance of Radiohead on a TV show called From the Basement.  Its an amazing performance (in HD and all) but, alas, my Tivo died and I lost the recording.  Well, a portion is available on their website From the Basement

 

 

From the Basement an incredible show if its available in [...]

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Opeth 20th Anniversary Tour – Thoughts from NYC

I attended the recent Opeth show in NYC at Terminal 5. This was one of the stops in this limited tour to commemorate their twentieth anniversary – six exclusive shows across the globe. Tour stops included Stockholm; Essen, Germany; Paris; London; New York; and Los Angeles.

 

 

Opeth performed two sets and played for just short of [...]

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kscope's New Monthly Podcast

Steven Wilson and kscope have introduced me to a lot of music over the years.  So, why not a podcast?  This one is worth a listen as it’s accomplished via an introductory (and closing) interview with Steven.  Lots of interesting commentary including status of the Insurgentes movie.  Also, a couple of nice songs from North [...]

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Nosound

Ambient, progressive, post rock.  One can put a lot of labels on this Italian band.  I simply like it.  At times I hear Eno, Floyd, 801, and others.  But progress the time chart to 2010 and you have their latest album A Sense of Loss.  And despite the mellow nature of this music I suggest [...]

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See The Incident, live in a town near you

Porcupine Tree will return to North America in April for the second leg of the Incident tour, concentrating on many cities that were not included on the first leg.

Of course, I will make the 3 hour trek to Charlotte. It’s odd there is nothing on the west coast (sorry John) but perhaps that’s where [...]

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New Steven Wilson song

Over the years Steven has released what is known as “Cover Version”. To date five have been released (known as CVI, CVII, CVIII, CVIV, CVV). Each Cover Version includes a cover of another artist’s song plus an original Steven Wilson song. The covers have included the likes of Alanis Morisette (Thank You) and The Cure [...]

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