Roadrunner - Blabbermouth — Prog-rock fans are in for a treat on next February's Cruise To The Edge music vacation: iconic drummer and former member of DREAM THEATER, Mike Portnoy will — for the first time ever — perform the band's "12 Step Suite" in its entirety ... more info

Guardian Music — Notes & Queries is a series where readers answer other readers' questions, on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific concepts. Add your question or answer belowHawkwind had only one hit single, in 1972, but are still go... more info

Guardian Music — RR regular Mnemonic gives her pick from last week's topic: what are the best songs about the sky?Bonnie Pink – Perfect Sky. Sweet and simple J-pop. Thanks to Sakura for the translation of the lyrics: "Looking up at the heavens, I make a mermaid jum... more info

Impose Magazine — If there were a Holy Trinity of living minimalist composers, it would be made up of Philip Glass, Terry Riley, and Steve Reich. The first two have flirted with the mainstream (Pete Townshend citing Riley's A Rainbow in Curved Air as an influence on s... more info

Altsounds — Following the launch of the UK's new prestige rock festival, in 2010, High Voltage returns in 2011 with exclusive performances from headliners Judas Priest and Dream Theater, UK festival exclusives from Black Country Communion, Jethro Tull, Queen... more info

Guardian Music — From Tasers to choc cake – what every time-traveller should carry; Argus – Wishbone Ash's finest hour; The mighty atomsWhat one object should time-travellers take with them to prehistoric times to amaze, pacify or otherwise control any "humans" ... more info

Impose Magazine — I first realized that Dan Bejar was trying to expand his sound and really push himself into new territory at about the 1:15 mark of the self-titled song on the Bay of Pigs EP that came out two years ago. For a few seconds there’s something that res... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Mister Moods said... BRAND NEW MOODS presents: - O'Leary/Wollensen/Saft "The Synth Show" While the three players of THE SYNTH SHOW are definitely jazz players, they're not averse to acknowledging their non-jazz inspirations. In the 1970s, before synt... more info

Totally Fuzzy — strahinja said... MARK WIRTZ – A Teenage Opera (1967) JOHN LEE HOOKER & MILES DAVIS – The Hot Spot (1990) CURVED AIR – Phantasmagoria Various Artists – Warchild Help! A Day In The Life (2005) SANTO & JOHNNY – Santo & Johnny (1960) BRIAN HYL... more info

All About Jazz — After a thrilling performance at this year's Isle of Wight Festival, the legendary progressive rock band Curved Air's re-union Tour continues with 6 more U.K concerts in October, an Italian mini tour in mid November and Japanese dates in Jan 2009. Cu... more info