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Jul 1, 20241 min read
THE GREAT ROCK BIBLE IS HERE!
MARTIN C STRONG has sent a picture of the finished book so I can confirm that the long-awaited successor to his popular Great Rock...
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Jul 1, 20242 min read
CHRIS SEARLE – TALKING THE GROOVE: JAZZ WORDS FROM THE MORNING STAR (Jazz in Britain -Bandcamp) (2024)
I wasn’t sent this for review, but decided to buy it myself as I had enjoyed Chris Searle’s “Forward Groove” book (2008) so much. This...
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Apr 23, 20242 min read
KEVIN ROWLAND – THE PROGRESSIVE UNDERGROUND (Volumes 4 & 5) (Gonzo Books)
Moving further on with Kev’s musicology artifacts from a period when CDs were falling through doors left, right and centre and prog and...
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Apr 9, 20241 min read
THE LONG-AWAITED GREAT ROCK BIBLE by MARTIN C STRONG: UPDATE
The publication date has been delayed slightly, but expected in April, 2024. Even more time to pre-order and SAVE £25 OFF THE RRP at The...
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Mar 21, 20244 min read
INTERVIEW WITH MARTIN C STRONG, AUTHOR OF “THE GREAT ROCK BIBLE”
DISS: Why after a succession of “Rock” (and other) “Great Discography books did you decide to embark on The Great Rock Bible? Martin:...
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Mar 20, 20241 min read
MARTIN C STRONG's epic book THE GREAT ROCK BIBLE is out now!
A reminder after my last post that 'The Old Testament' is now available at a discount of 25% off RRP if bought through the Red Planet...
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Mar 20, 20241 min read
3rd Book in Doctor Who series now out
The third book in Benedict's Doctor Who series is now out. It is about the Sylvester McCoy Years and follows the successful first two...
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Mar 20, 20241 min read
NOSTGALIA TRIP #1: REMEMBERING ZIGZAG MAGAZINE – AUGUST, 1976
Now we’re going back a bit. What a cover! PETE FRAME, the famous Rock family tree guy is on the editorial board and does the layout. The...
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Mar 12, 20241 min read
THE LONG-AWAITED GREAT ROCK BIBLE by MARTIN C STRONG: DUE FOR PUBLICATION on 28TH MARCH, 2024.
SAVE £25 OFF THE RRP BY ORDERING AT https://redplanetmusicbooks.com/products/copy-of-the-great-rock-bible-old-testament-1920-1976...
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Mar 4, 20241 min read
STEVE ROSEN's BOOK ABOUT EDDIE VAN HALEN
Music journalist and Guitar World magazine correspondent STEVEN ROSEN's book about his long friendship with EDDIE VAN HALEN has been...
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Jan 30, 20241 min read
NEW ACID DRAGON OUT NOW!
Issue #85 has interviews with AIRBRIDGE, KARMAMOI and NINE SKIES, a feature on HERETIC AND YES’s “Heaven and Earth”, “The Quest” and...
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Dec 2, 20232 min read
PROG MAGAZINE – YES’s 90125 goes under the microscope.
I would never have believed that Progressive Rock as a musical genre would ever have its own magazine during the late 70s and into the...
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Oct 9, 202315 min read
DISSTORY: FRANK ZAPPA AND THE MOTHERS OF INVENTION PART THREE
Please read in conjunction with the first two parts on this website. ABSOLUTELY FREE “MGM refused to print Frank Zappa’s ‘libretto’ on...
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Oct 9, 202311 min read
EXCUSE ME WHILE I TOUCH THE SKY: THE STORY OF JIMI HENDRIX part two
Please read in conjunction with JIMI HENDRIX part one, originally intended as part of an unpublished book to follow up “Within You,...
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Oct 9, 20239 min read
BILLIE HOLIDAY (part two)
Please read in conjunction with BILLIE HOLIDAY PART ONE on this website. This is part of a projected follow-up book to ‘Within You,...
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Sep 27, 202316 min read
FRANK ZAPPA AND THE MOTHERS OF INVENTION (PART TWO)
Everything you ever wanted to know about “FREAK OUT!” …and some! THE LEADER FRANK Vincent ZAPPA (1940- 1993) BORN Baltimore, Maryland,...
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Sep 1, 20235 min read
FRANZ KAFKA : THE ENIGMA OF HIS UNFINISHED BOOK
Kafka’s work has always presented something of an enigma to me, although I am clearly influenced by it as many other writers are. ‘The...
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Aug 23, 20231 min read
AROUND EUROPE IN 80 EUROPEAN PROGRESSIVE ROCK BOOKS LATEST
It is with great disappointment that we are not able to print paper copies of this proposed book. Samples of the book have been published...
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Aug 9, 20231 min read
AROUND EUROPE IN 80 PROGRESSIVE ROCK GROUPS
AROUND EUROPE IN 80 PROGRESSIVE ROCK GROUPS The projected book is progressing well with most of the groups listed below already...
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Jul 31, 20235 min read
ANOTHER EXCERPT FROM AROUND EUROPE IN 80 PROGRESSIVE BANDS
Please note that, while we have a few pre-orders we are still short of the number we would need to justify the production of a physical...
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