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FOURTH DOCTOR WHO SERIES GUIDE DUE FOR PUBLICATION IN MARCH: THE DAVID TENNANT YEARS
These popular guides are not called “The Only Doctor Who Guide You’ll Ever Need from Now until the End of Time” for no reason. “The...
Mar 253 min read
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WHY THE BEATLES?
A good question! And one I have tried my best to answer in a complete re-write of my book "Within You, Without You". It is entitled - you...
Mar 241 min read
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FOURTH DOCTOR WHO SERIES GUIDE DUE FOR PUBLICATION IN MARCH: THE DAVID TENNANT YEARS
These popular guides are not called “The Only Doctor Who Guide You’ll Ever Need from Now until the End of Time” for no reason. “The...
Feb 243 min read
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CHESS by STEFAN ZWEIG reviewed by Benedict
(Apart from music which is its main focus, this site also reviews books and films. If we read something we’d like to share with others,...
Jan 282 min read
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WIFEDOM: MRS ORWELL’S INVISIBLE LIFE by ANNA FUNDER (Penguin Books, 2023)
If you can get past the layout of a book that runs to 400 pages but really doesn’t need to, with its small italicised print playing...
Jan 211 min read
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NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS
Firstly, we want to express our appreciation for all those who have contributed material for review and who have visited the site in...
Jan 111 min read
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NOSTALGIA TRIP #2 – i/e – THE MAGAZINE OF PROGRESSIVE AND ELECTRONIC MUSIC
To be honest I don’t know what happened to i/e. I am looking at the second edition from winter, 1992 and find advertisements for the...
Jan 111 min read
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ACID DRAGON: THE LATEST ISSUE
The magazine starts as always with Thierry’s candid editorial on the state of music and the world. Reading through the magazine there is...
Jan 111 min read
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INTERVIEW WITH DON FALCONE (2025)
PHIL : First of all, Don, thanks for the files of the book and the music. Our paths have crossed before in my incarnation as a music...
Jan 1011 min read
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DON FALCONE – ONE OF THE SPIRITS BURNING – A MUSICAL MEMOIR (Stairway Press) (2025)
Our paths have crossed before during my time as a reviewer. Michael Moorcock writes the foreword for this 514-page tome (with CD – see...
Jan 103 min read
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NOSTALGIA TRIP #1 – THE LASER’S EDGE Prog magazine (FALL 1997)
Thanks to Thierry Sportouche, the editor of ACID DRAGON for sending me copies of extinct prog magazines, including the above. I don’t...
Jan 62 min read
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PETE SINFIELD – UNDER THE SKY – A COLLECTION OF LYRICS AND POEMS (1974/ 2024)
The article in PROG magazine reminded me of my signed copy of the above-named book. Richard Williams, writing in Melody Maker, said of...
Jan 62 min read
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A HAPPY CHRISTMAS to all our Friends, Readers, Musicians, Labels
and everyone who has contributed to making our website such a labour of love this year. Seasons greetings from Phil and Benedict.
Dec 24, 20241 min read
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SHOSTAKOVICH: A CODED LIFE IN MUSIC by BRIAN MORTON (Haus Publishing) (2021) (part two)
Brian Morton quotes Shostakovich himself when the great composer says, “It saddens me that people don’t always understand what it ( his...
Nov 28, 20242 min read
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SHOSTAKOVICH: A CODED LIFE IN MUSIC by BRIAN MORTON (Haus Publishing) (2021) (part one)
I don’t often write about classical music; the life of Shostakovich is an exceptional case though, especially with a book so titled, for...
Nov 28, 20241 min read
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DOCTOR WHO EPISODE GUIDE: THE WILLIAM HARTNELL YEARS (Amazon Book)
It’s coming up for Christmas again, so what better time to give any Doctor Who fan you know a nice gift of the ultimate guide to the...
Nov 15, 20241 min read
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THE GREAT ROCK BIBLE by MARTIN C. STRONG: “As easy as ABC”
Still available at 50% discount introductory price through RED PLANET BOOKS. After reading the helpful guide at the beginning of the...
Aug 30, 20241 min read
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LIST OF BOOKS NOW AVAILABLE THROUGH LINKS ON THIS WEBSITE – Click on PROJECTS to find out more.
DOCTOR WHO SERIES GUIDES: THE WILLIAM HARTNELL YEARS (2022) THE JON PERTWEE YEARS (2023) THE SYLVESTER McCOY YEARS (2024) In preparation:...
Aug 30, 20241 min read
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THE GREAT ROCK BIBLE – SYD BARRETT
Opening a very early page in Martin C Strong’s ultimate music discography (1920- 1976), I came across SYD BARRETT. Being in a psychedelic...
Jul 14, 20241 min read
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ACID DRAGON #86 out now!
I know I am biased but the latest Acid Dragon was a cover-to-cover read for me. It starts with Thierry’s usual insightful editorial:...
Jul 14, 20241 min read
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