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Prog is a British magazine dedicated to progressive rock music, published by Future. The magazine, which is edited by Jerry Ewing,[1] was launched in March 2009 as a spin-off from Classic Rock and covers both past and present artists. Other current staff are Hannah May Kilroy (Deputy Editor), Russell Fairbrother (Art Editor), Natasha Scharf (News Editor), and Jo Kendall (Album Reviews Editor).
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Talitha Rise's track 'Twisted Tree' features on German 'At Sea Compilations' Snowflakes compilation. November 2018 Brighton Komedia Talitha Rise and The Abandoned Orchestra Headliner photos up in After Dark. June's edition of PROG Magazine reviews 'An Abandoned Orchid House'.
History and profile[edit]
Prog is published by Future, who are also responsible for its 'sister' publications Classic Rock and Metal Hammer.[2]
Prog was published nine times per year until 2012 when its frequency was switched to ten times a year.[3]
According to The Guardian in 2010, the magazine was selling 22,000 copies an issue, half the circulation of the NME.[4] Journalist and broadcaster Gavin Esler described it in 2014 as 'one of the few music magazines I can think of whose circulation is healthy'.[5]
On 19 December 2016, TeamRock called in the administrators with the loss of 70 jobs, after experiencing financial difficulties.[6] TeamRock's stable of titles including Classic Rock, Metal Hammer, and Prog, temporarily suspended publication.
On 8 January 2017, Prog, along with sister magazines Classic Rock and Metal Hammer, were bought by previous owners Future for £800,000.[7]
On 27 March 2018, the family of Future's UK consumer music magazines including Prog re-branded and became covered under the umbrella title of Louder (also known as Louder Sound), with loudersound.com serving as the main online portal for the publications.[8]
Progressive Music Awards[edit]
Prog magazine was also behind the annual Progressive Music Awards that was established in 2012.[9]
2012 winners[edit]
The 2012 Progressive Music Award winners in full:[10]
- New Blood: TesseracT
- Live Event: Anathema
- Grand Design: Pink Floyd's Immersion Reissues
- Anthem: Squackett's 'A Life Within A Day'
- Album of the Year: Rush's Clockwork Angels
- Visionary: Peter Hammill
- Lifetime Achievement: Genesis
- Virtuoso: Carl Palmer
- Guiding Light: Steven Wilson
- Prog God: Rick Wakeman
2013 winners[edit]
Winners[11]
- Limeling: Sound of Contact
- Breakthrough: Big Big Train
- Anthem: Von Hertzen Brothers, Flowers and Rust
- Event: Steve Hackett, Genesis Revisited at Hammersmith Apollo
- Band of the Year: Marillion
- Album: Steven Wilson, The Raven That Refused to Sing (And Other Stories)
- Grand Design: Family Box Set
- Virtuoso: Mike Portnoy
- Visionary: Steve Hillage
- Guiding Light: Thomas Waber, founder of InsideOut
- Lifetime Achievement: Dave Brock
- Prog God: Ian Anderson
2014 winners[edit]
The 2014 Progressive Music Award winners in full:[12]
- Limelight: Messenger
- Live Event: Rick Wakeman - Journey to the Centre of the Earth 40th Anniversary Tour
- Breakthrough: Syd Arthur
- Anthem: Anathema - Anathema
- The Storm Thorgerson Grand Design: Fish - A Feast of Consequences
- Album of the Year: Transatlantic - Kaleidoscope
- Band of the Year: Dream Theater
- Outer Limits: Uriah Heep
- Virtuoso: Arjen Anthony Lucassen
- Guiding Light: Sonja Kristina
- Visionary: Robert John Godfrey
- Lifetime Achievement: Andrew Latimer
- Prog God: Peter Gabriel
2015 winners[edit]
The 2015 Progressive Music Award winners in full:[13]
- Limelight (for up-and-coming bands): Heights
- Live event: Marillion Weekends
- Vanguard (for acts who deserve wider recognition): Purson
- Anthem: Public Service Broadcasting - Gagarin
- The Storm Thorgerson grand design (box set design): Steven Wilson - Hand. Cannot. Erase.
- Album of the year: Steven Wilson - Hand. Cannot. Erase.
- Band of the year: Opeth
- Commercial breakthrough: Steven Wilson
- Outer Limits: Roy Wood
- Virtuoso: Danny Thompson
- Guiding light: Roger Dean
- Visionary: Bill Nelson
- Lifetime achievement: Gentle Giant
- Prog God: Tony Banks
2016 winners[edit]
The 2016 Progressive Music Award winners in full:[14]
- Limelight (for up-and-coming bands): The Anchoress
- Live event: Big Big Train Weekends
- Vanguard (for acts who deserve wider recognition): The Mute Gods
- Anthem: Riverside - Towards The Blue Horizon
- The Storm Thorgerson grand design : Anthony Phillips - Esoteric Reissue Series
- Album of the year: iamthemorning - Lighthouse
- Band of the year: Big Big Train
- Outer Limits: Buggles
- Virtuoso: Jakko Jakszyk
- Guiding light: Andy Summers
- Visionary: Jon Hiseman
- Lifetime achievement: Van der Graaf Generator
- Prog God: Jon Anderson
2017 winners[edit]
The 2017 Progressive Music Award winners in full:[15]
- Limelight - Beatrix Players
- Video of the Year - King Crimson - Heroes
- Event of the Year - Be Prog! My Friend
- Reissue of the Year - Steve Hillage - Searching For The Spark
- Album Cover of the Year - Tim Bowness - Lost In The Ghost Light
- Album of the Year - Anathema - The Optimist
- International Band of the Year - Opeth
- UK Band of the Year - Marillion
- Outer Limits - Mark King
- Outstanding Musical Achievement - John Miles
- Chris Squire Virtuoso - Steve Hackett
- Visionary - Voivod
- Industry VIP - Max Hole
- Lifetime Achievement - Eddie Jobson
- Prog God - Carl Palmer
2018 Winners[edit]
The 2018 Progressive Music Award winners in full:[16]
- Limelight: Midas Fall
- Video of the Year: Orphaned Land – Like Orpheus
- Event of the Year: Space Rocks
- Reissue of the Year: Alan Parsons Project – Eye In The Sky 35th Anniversary Box Set
- Album Cover of the Year: Big Big Train –The Second Brightest Star
- International Band/Artist of the Year: Premiata Forneria Marconi (PFM)
- Album of the Year: To The Bone
- UK Band/Artist of the Year: Steven Wilson
- Outer Limits: Claudia Brücken
- Outstanding Contribution: Gary Brooker
- The Chris Squire Virtuoso: Phil Manzanera
- Visionary: John Lees
- Industry VIP: Kilimanjaro Live
- Lifetime Achievement: Caravan
- Prog God: Steve Howe
References[edit]
- ^'The Top 5 Tony Banks Moments as Chosen by Prog Editor Jerry Ewing'. TeamRock. 7 September 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
- ^William Turvill. 'TeamRock unveils online paywall for titles including Classic Rock, Metal Hammer and Prog'. Press Gazette. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
- ^'Prog relaunches and increases frequency'. InPublishing. 28 March 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
- ^Alexis Petridis (22 July 2010). 'Go back to go forward: the resurgence of prog rock'. The Guardian. London. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- ^Andrew Dickson (20 August 2014). 'Gavin Esler: Why I love prog rock'. The Guardian. London. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- ^'Jobs lost as rock music media firm Team Rock collapses'. BBC Business. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
- ^'No need to fret: Metal Hammer magazine saved from closure'. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
- ^Scott Munro. 'TeamRock rebrands to become Louder'. Loudersound.com. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
- ^Adam Sherwin (25 June 2015). 'Pink Floyd, Kate Bush, Public Service Broadcasting all nominated for Progressive Music Awards 2015'. The Independent. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
- ^Tim Masters (6 September 2012). 'Genesis honoured at Progressive Music awards'. BBC News. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
- ^'Progressive Music Awards 2013'. Orange Amps. 5 September 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- ^Tim Masters (12 September 2014). 'Peter Gabriel honoured at Prog music awards'. BBC News. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- ^'Singer Steven Wilson crowned prog rock king'. BBC News. 4 September 2015. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
- ^'Progressive Music Awards 2016 – The Winners'. PlanetMosh. 3 September 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- ^'Marillion, Anathema, Steve Hackett among Progressive Music Award winners'. teamrock.com. 14 September 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
- ^'Steven Wilson, Steve Howe 2018 Progressive Music Award Winners'. www.udiscovermusic.com. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
External links[edit]
Retrieved from 'https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Prog_(magazine)&oldid=911503301'
Gandalf's Fist Live at Great Yarmouth, December 2013 | |
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Origin | Maryport, England |
Genres | Progressive rock, progressive folk, folk rock |
Years active | 2005–present |
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Gandalf's Fist is a British band originally from Maryport, Cumbria. The band operates and records their own material from their headquarters currently located in South Norfolk.[1] Their music is influenced by 1970s progressive/psychedelic rock. The group formed in 2005, and built their reputation through various airplay by national radio (Planet Rock Radio, Teamrock Radio) with the help of several interviews in the 'Classic Rock presents Prog'-Magazine,[2][3] they cemented their reputation by playing at the 'Second Stage' of Planet Rockstock in Great Yarmouth in December 2013,[4] despite being a 'initially studio only' project.[1] They were featured in the TOP20 of Geoff Barton's 2013 Critic's choice in PROG Magazine Issue #41.[5]
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History[edit]
Formed at a nightclub in 2005 when a mutual friend invented a silly band name to try to impress a girl,[6] Gandalf's Fist began as the creative collaboration of multi-instrumentalist Dean Marsh and lyricist-vocalist Luke Severn. Meeting at university and becoming good friends, the duo spent the subsequent two years releasing experimental instrumental tracks. The origins of their music were influenced by the golden era of progressive rock in the 1970s and traditional English folk music.[1]
After their LPs Road to Darkness and From a Point of Existence were favorably reviewed by G. W. Hill at Music Street Journal[7] for their mix of neo-prog, folk and hard rock, they recruited German drummer Stefan Hepe to work on their fourth full release, listing him in the liner notes as one of the 'Additional Wanderers Intercepting the Signal'.[8]Gandalf's Fist released the subsequent LP A Day in the Life of a Universal Wanderer in September 2013, being the last release by the band under the US label Musik&Film[9] and received widespread coverage from progressive rock journalists (Classic Rock Magazine,[10]Prog Magazine,[5][11]Powerplay Magazine,[12]Fireworks Magazine[13]).
After accepting the offer to play at the 'Second Stage' at Planet Radio 'Planet Rockstock' in Great Yarmouth, Gandalf's Fist promoted guest musician drummer Stefan Hepe and touring bassist Christopher Ewen, making them full members.
As a four-piece, the band wrote new material for their fifth full-length release called A Forest of Fey,[14] which features Troy Donockley, John Mitchell, Dave Oberlé and Clive Nolan as guest musicians.[15] It was released on 20 October 2014. A Forest Of Fey received critical acclaim from music critics. The Classic Rock Magazine UK ranked the album #3 of 'Best Prog Albums in 2014'[16] and called it '[...] the Fist's finest achievement to date', rating it with 8/10 points.[17]
During the first half of 2015, the band released two EPs at once: an unplugged album containing songs of their career so far,[18] and a 'best of' compilation, giving the opportunity to check out a song from every studio album released so far. Three songs were completely re-recorded or mixed, and the album is available as 'name your price' via their Bandcamp page.
In November 2015, the band announced work on their sixth album,[19] stating it will again be a concept album planned to be released in 2016. It will be a three-CD album called The Clockwork Fable[20] and will feature the voice talents of Mark Benton, Zach Galligan, Bill Fellows, Paul Kavanagh, Paul Barnhill and Tim Munro, amongst others.[21] They also announced, that Blaze Bayley, Arjen Lucassen, Dave Oberlé (Gryphon) and Matt Stevens (The Fierce and the Dead) are contributing to the new album.[22]
After releasing The Clockwork Fable on 1 May 2016 and receiving much praise for it,[23][24] they headlined the second stage in March 2017 at the HRH Prog Volume V Festival in Pwllheli[25][26] with the help of female vocalist Keri Farish and keyboarder Ben Bell (Fusion Orchestra 2, Patchwork Cacophony).
Their videoclip for the song 'Shadowborn' (from The Clockwork Fable) was nominated for the Prog Magazine Awards 2017 in the category 'Video Of The Year'.[27]
After some very successful collaborations with Farish and Bell, the band promoted them to full members in November 2017; they made their debut with the 2017 Christmas single Winter's Mourning,[28] which has been released in early December 2017.
In November 2018 the band had another appearance at the HRH Prog Volume VII Festival in Pwllheli,[29][30] headlining the second stage once again.
On 1 July 2019, the band released the album 'The Clockwork Prologue', a prequel of their 2016 3-CD album 'The Clockwork Fable'. The 2-CD album is a mix of unused songs from 'The Clockwork Fable' and new material and features the actors Mark Benton, Bill Fellows, Paul Kavanagh and Tim Munro in the narrative scenes between the songs; a concept that has already been used for 'The Clockwork Fable'.[31]
Personnel[edit]
Members[edit]
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Discography[edit]
Studio[edit]
- The Master and the Monkey (2010)
- Road to Darkness (2011), Special Edition (2018)
- From a Point of Existence (2012)
- A Day in the Life of a Universal Wanderer (2013), Special Edition (2017)
- A Forest Of Fey (2014)
- The Clockwork Fable (2016)
- The Clockwork Prologue (2019)
EPs and singles[edit]
- Songs From The Solway EP (2011)
- The Wizard's Study EP (2011)
- There and back again EP (2012)
- Winter is coming EP (2012)
- The Wizard's Study II: Balrog Boogaloo EP (2013)
- Songs From A Winter Forest EP (2013)
- Live From A Post-Apocalyptic Powercut EP (2015, Unplugged)
- Uprooted (2015, Best-of Compilation)
- Winter's Mourning (2017, Christmas Single)
References[edit]
- ^ abc'Gandalf's Fist Biography', Official Website
- ^'Full-page interview: Gandalf's Fist', Prog Magazine #28, p. 23
- ^'Two-page interview: Hail the Fist!', Prog Magazine #43, p. 94
- ^'Planet Rockstock 2013 at Songkick'. songkick.com. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
- ^ ab'2013 PROG Critics' Top 20', Prog Magazine #41, p. 85
- ^Gandalf's Fist. 'Gandalf's Fist Bio (Official Website)'. gandalfsfist.com. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
- ^'Gandalf's Fist at Music Street Journal'. Musicstreetjournal.com. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
- ^Gandalf's Fist. 'Album 'A Day in the Life of a Universal Wanderer' (Official Website)'. gandalfsfist.com. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
- ^'Gandalf's Fist releases Album from 'Outside the solar system' with Musik and Film records'. musikandfilm.com. 16 September 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
- ^'Classic Rock FEB 2014'.
- ^'Prog Magazine #42'.
- ^'Powerplay Magazine #161'.
- ^'Fireworks Magazine #62'.
- ^ abcdefProgarchives. 'GANDALF'S FIST - A Forest of Fey (2014)'. progarchives.com. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ abcdefMartin Kielty (12 August 2014). 'Teamrock News: Donockley, Nolan, Stevens and Mitchell guest with Gandalf's Fist'. teamrock.com. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^'Rank #3 in Classic Rock Magazine's TOP 2014 Prog Albums'.
- ^'ClassicRockMag 8outof10'.
- ^Scott Munro (19 May 2015). 'Teamrock News: Gandalf's Fist to launch acoustic EP'. teamrock.com. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
- ^Martin Kielty (14 November 2015). 'Teamrock News: Gandalf's Fist tease 6th album'. teamrock.com. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
- ^Scott Munro (11 January 2016). 'Teamrock News: Gandalf's Fist announce triple album'. teamrock.com. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
- ^Martin Kielty (15 February 2016). 'Teamrock News: Gandalf's Fist name Clockwork Fable actors'. teamrock.com. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
- ^ abcdeMartin Kielty (21 March 2016). 'Teamrock News: Gandalf's Fist reveal The Clockwork Fable guest list'. teamrock.com. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
- ^Hutchinson, Martin. 'Review – Gandalf's Fist – The Clockwork Fable – by Progradar'. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
- ^Barton, Geoff. 'Prog Round-Up July 2016'. Issue 224 - July 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
- ^'Live: HRH Prog V'. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
- ^'Hawkwind top acts for HRH Prog'. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
- ^Ewing, Jerry. 'The Progressive Music Awards Are Back!'. Newspost. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
- ^Munro, Scott. 'Gandalf's Fist reveal new lineup and announce Christmas single'. Newspost. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
- ^'Genre Giants and Talent Aplenty Announced for HRH Prog VII'. Facebook Announcement. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
- ^'HRH Prog VII Line-up Saturday'. Website. Archived from the original on 29 March 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- ^'Gandalf's Fist announce double album The Clockwork Prologue'. Website. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
External links[edit]
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