What better way to start 2026 is watching this movie again.

Album of the year goes to an incredible band from Montreal called The Damn Truth and their third sole self-titled album. Think The Raspberries mixed in with The Babys, followed by Janis Joplin, the NWOBHM (New Wave of British Heavy Metal) movement, ZZ Top, and Boston rolled into one.

Martin Levac is the world's foremost interpreter of the music of Phil Collins and late-'70s/early-'90s Genesis. His tribute gigs are established as an international standard, attended by more than 250,000 people to date. Learn about his remarkable life and career: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FoqU...

As a tribute to the boundary-breaking drummer, percussionist and composer Marilyn Mazur who recently passed, I've posted my previously-unseen 70-minute 2023 video interview with her. We discuss her bands Shamania & Future Song, her work w/Miles Davis & Jan Garbarek, & more: youtu.be/5uJjLtUu_A0?...

Belated Birthday presents

Jake Paul fucked around and found out.

Christmas is only a week away!

To the Orange Fruit Cake, are you really that fucking stupid?

RIP Rob Reiner

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Will someone tell me after the final world premiere from The Game Awards this year, what the fuck is Highguard? What in god's green earth is that? That is an odd fucking title. No little sneak peek of Judas, no announcement of BioShock, no Titanfall 3? But High-fucking-guard? What the fuck is this?

Supergirl trailer looked rad

It's publication day for Rock and Role: The Visionary Songs of Peter Hammill and Van der Graaf Generator "Banks tackles Hammill's canon with an energetic, imaginative style... an assiduously researched story" MOJO "An authoritative exploration... highly accessible critiques" PROG www.rockandrole.net

And coming in January, a remastered 50th anniversary edition of the original Michael Moorcock & The Deep Fix album, The New Worlds Fair! Includes a 2,000 word essay by me 😉 Details and pre-order it here: www.thinklikeakey.com/release/5596...

Review | Kakihara - Love Songs Part 2 by @garydavidson.bsky.social "One of the hardest working metallic hardcore bands in the UK add to their flawless catalogue with this intensive and immense EP." echoesanddust.com/2025/12/kaki...

Review | dälek and Charles Hayward - HAYWARDxDÄLEK by @teamhorse.bsky.social "In terms of atmospherics and sonic experimentation, this album is a startling and inventive collaboration from two creative forces." echoesanddust.com/2025/12/dale... @relapserecords.bsky.social

Interview | Stefan De Graef from Psychonaut Gavin Brown caught up with Stefan De Graef from Belgian psychedelic post-metal trio Psychonaut to get an insight into their new record as well as discussing the band recent live shows, and much more. echoesanddust.com/2025/12/stef...

And the no. 1 reissue goes to...........................................................

My reissues of the year for 2025

Nearing the home stretch

Fancy a #KingCrimson Christmas? Your wish is granted if you join me, @sidsmith.bsky.social & @mikebarnesjourno.bsky.social on December 7 at 1pm at The Water Rats in King's Cross for a Lizard Listening Party! Tickets and deets here: www.tickettailor.com/events/themo... #70sProg #MusicSly #70sprogrock

Watching the next three episodes

Watching this now

RIP Jimmy Cliff

This was me after hearing excerpts of Allison Mack's appearance on Michael Rosenbaum's podcast Inside of You. www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLhz...

buff.ly/5kBXyj3 @progstormfestival.bsky.social returns after a hugely successful first edition, and we at The Progspace are excited to share the first 2026 announcement as exclusive media partners. @anabstractillusion.bsky.social will make their North American premiere at ProgStorm on August 22!

'KPop Demon Hunters 2' is planned to release on Netflix in 2029

One of the best episodes of Batman: The Animated Series ever, "Beware The Gray Ghost" debuted on this day (Nov. 4) in 1992. Featuring a truly heartfelt performance by Adam West, Batman teams with The Gray Ghost, his childhood hero, in this tearjerker of a tale. #BatmanTAS #Batman

Rewatching this again. Great documentary

Watching this. Every year for Halloween

Great to see my review from @echoesanddust.bsky.social being mentioned in Gazpacho new album from Kscope.

Out now: King Crimson’s In The Wake Of Poseidon and Lizard. Both feature new stereo and Atmos mixes by Steven Wilson and new Elemental mixes by David Singleton. I’m pleased to have provided the 2000-word essays accompanying these transitional releases from the mighty Crim.

📷 Dispatch is OUT NOW on Steam and PS5! Clock in and manage your team of ex-villains in our superhero workplace comedy where choices matter.

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Due to overwhelming demand, Rush has added 17 more dates to their 2026 "Fifty Something" tour, bringing the total to 40 shows! www.rushisaband.com/blog/2025/10...

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RIP Space Ace. Say what you want about KISS, but they were the comic-book superhero group that came out of nowhere with mixtures of Hard Rock, blended in with Glam, and pure theatrics, explosives, and mind-blowing sounds. Alive, say what you want, you can't deny the power and the beauty behind it.

RIP Space Ace. Thanks for the memories. While I wasn't the massive KISS fan, he was a true force. I always prefer from KISS to Love Gun, their golden-era. And then, there were three. Peter, Gene, and Paul. Say what you want about them, the four were dynamic in the '70s.

My favorite episode

Today would've been my Mom's 78th Birthday. Happy heavenly Birthday Mom, see you on the other side.

“All those pathetically eager acid freaks who thought they could buy Peace and Understanding for three bucks a hit. But their loss and failure is ours too.” ― Hunter S. Thompson, Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas

My take on the new drummer for Rush named Anika Nilles. I welcome it. Yes, it won't be the same without the Professor in the realm, but it is a way for them to honor their friend, their brother, and the man who brought power and energy on those albums that we grew up on.

Review | The Utopia Strong - Doperider by @zmnathanson.bsky.social "You feel as if you’re inside this surreal western, revealing the past and the present unfolding in front of your very eyes with electronic and ambient arrangements." echoesanddust.com/2025/10/the-... @rocketrecordings.bsky.social

After watching Superman. I give it a 7 to 8 out of 10. It's an okay movie, not perfect, but okay, it dragged a bit. But it's not bad. If you enjoyed it, that's wonderful, and I hope you had a great time. And yes, Krypto steals the show. I've always been a DC guy and will be until the day I die.

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Review | Faust - Faust (2025 Reissue) by @zivljub1.bsky.social "50+ years after its original release back in 1971, it still sounds as timeless as it did then, with the new remaster extracting some additional nuances that might've been missed the 1st time around." echoesanddust.com/2025/10/faus...

Hear electro-chamber music by AVAWAVES when we dig into their latest album, Heartbeat tonight on Echoes from PRX. wp.me/p4ZE0X-x4O