My New Blog

1. Video of the Week is a beaut from Tiger Moth Tales ahead of the new album release next month

2. Music news page updated with TMT pre-order details, new album from Ozric Tentacles, and the next Pendragon VIP Weekend

3. An updated review of Leo Carnicella's wonderful 2022 release, Super-Sargasso Sea

4. A brand new album review, The Swan Chorus from Liverpool, and their Achilles and the Difference Machine. Definitely one for lovers of classic progressive rock and those of you who are not altogether convinced that Phil Collins is responsible for the degradation of the entire western world

As ever, please do enjoy.

The Video of the Week is a single from the forthcoming album by the exceptional Beatrix Players.

The Music News Page has been updated with news of the new album by D'Virgilio, Morse & Jennings, the new Dim Gray lineup, a new album by the wonderful Judie Tzuke, The Watch Plays Genesis in Llandrindod Wells, and I am extremely happy and proud to give you all news of the new project involving Thomas Szirmay, aka The Prog Rogue, entitled Enigmatic Sound Machines - damned good electronica it is - there is a video on the page for you to watch.

And if that wasn't enough, we also present a brand new album review. Classic progressive rock from Yorkshire outfit Materialeyes - Inside Out is a classy album, and a video and track are embedded in the review to prove it!

All can be viewed by going onto my homepage and clicking on the relevant links.

Enjoy!

Thanks, Thomas - naturally, this will be used in the review! 

The band release 8mm in October, and I am really looking forward to it.

There is also a new ale of the week, and to see this (and it is a fun one), you need to click on my News link at the top of the page now.

All on the homepage at www.lazland.org your go to culture site!

Oh, tomorrow, hopefully the Nine Skies album review will be uploaded!

Tonight, there are updates on said ale, Video of the Week is Supernational from the forthcoming Built for the Future album, 2084:Heretic, which is a fine work getting both a review and, indeed, an exclusive interview on the website very shortly.

The Music News page has been updated with stuff about Veruno Prog Rock Festival, Nine Skies pre-order, Built for the Future, Walled Garden Festival cancellation, and a live chat with Clive Nolan & Laura Piazzai of Imaginaerium.

Finally, a book review, The Sanctuary by Andrew Hunter Murray, an interesting novel.

I have tons of music in the queue, and reviews will steadily be uploaded over the course of the next couple of weeks.

For all this, simply go to my homepage at www.lazland.org and click away at the appropriate buttons & links.

Enjoy.

Thanks, Steve. Yes, I am proud of that interview. The detail that was provided was stunning and you get a huge warmth towards both Nick and Rachel reading it. Hopefully, there will be a couple more major interviews before the end of the year.

I forgot to post last week that I have revamped the website a wee bit, taking off much of the personal bloggy stuff - the popularity of my site has, gratifyingly, grown well beyond my expectations, and this, of course, is almost wholly down to the music side of it. Therefore, I have introduced a "news" section with "music news" updated weekly - the first update is available now.

Lastly, the Video of the Week is my little tribute to Sinead O'Connor - her Blood of Eden duet with Peter Gabriel. Put aside the tabloid gossip, and simply listen to two beautiful people.

As ever, all you have to do is go on down to www.lazland.org  your cultural fix!!

Thanks, Chris. Yes, fascinating to read Nick on streaming. The present Hollywood writer and actor strike is based on the same premise, that the streaming giants take all the profit whilst leaving bugger all for the creator. In culture as in so many other matters, corporate capitalism as a business model is broken and something new is required.