This week, Hoggy and Dave cover their Top 5 albums and shows for the year 2018, and chat about what's coming up in 2019

Spotify settles $1.6 billion lawsuit: https://www.loudersound.com/news/spotify-settle-dollar16-billion-legal-case-over-songwriters-credits?fbclid=IwAR26sClehJNkrenAqvGP0QkCoITA3Ch9o9SC6Z0qbueH5yLWO-qlWMVcRuY

Neil Peart has retired from drumming: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/rush-geddy-lee-neil-peart-retired-drumming-771054/

Photographer banned from shooting Arch Enemy: https://petapixel.com/2018/12/26/how-i-got-banned-from-photographing-the-band-arch-enemy/

The Ocean are touring a Progfest sideshow - coming to Perth and Auckland with Toehider: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/the-ocean-perth-progfest-2019-sideshow-tickets-52088921366

Buy Progfest Tickets here: http://www.wildthingpresents.com/tour/pf19

New Steve Hackett single: https://open.spotify.com/album/0Drccjma3eKpGqb4IaCYvy

Music video for Steve Hackett's Under the Eye of the Sun: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGt0GXb4PTg

Steve Hackett talking about his second single, Underground Railroad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7Cu4a5z1W4

Fan Top 5:

Southern Empire - Civilisation: https://open.spotify.com/album/0pAL8vc6E8NpJo6ACQeRa1

Riverside - Wasteland: https://open.spotify.com/album/2x2TYXmboFBDvZnSPK15B2

Mystery - Lies and Butterflies: https://open.spotify.com/album/0wZS2UwLHCFR2zW9HK7Rtu

The Pineapple Thief - Dissolution: https://open.spotify.com/album/5mKAoSFsmgLBjBZofrqkd3

Damanek - In Flight: https://open.spotify.com/user/siddharthfla/playlist/68RbDYVrjjyPOMsZAcL2Nq

Dave Top 5:

A Perfect Circle - Eat the Elephant: ttps://open.spotify.com/album/3Jr1RhAyndBxtyi8rJs3Op

Joe Bonamassa - Redemption: https://open.spotify.com/album/0zECNNqjvGbVj11ifJpZMf

Hidden Citizens - Celestine: https://open.spotify.com/album/7CohFRMmjkWkgav0hhNH5J

Lux Terminus - The Courage to Be: https://open.spotify.com/album/6G03yX7xUZssICD4XJVYLm

Riverside - Wasteland: https://open.spotify.com/album/2x2TYXmboFBDvZnSPK15B2

Hoggy Top 5:

Haken - Vector: https://open.spotify.com/album/1PhYHO7Pva9e1YQY5GQ8zx

David Cross and David Jackson - Another Day: https://open.spotify.com/user/1166928054/playlist/5vN1cIgxGuNK9ay86dzJMn

Lux Terminus - The Courage to Be: https://open.spotify.com/album/6G03yX7xUZssICD4XJVYLm

Tangled Thoughts of Leaving - No Tether: https://open.spotify.com/album/20cvWEWD8J4PVQhc6Do6ON

Riverside - Wasteland: https://open.spotify.com/album/2x2TYXmboFBDvZnSPK15B2

Honorable Mentions:

Alice in Chains - Rainier Fog: https://open.spotify.com/album/4AAPRl8BKlsIVC5aeedlBv

Kino - Radio Voltaire: https://open.spotify.com/album/4Mnz7gyNTMFq6qcoXjTswk

BirdPen - There's Something Wrong With Everything: https://open.spotify.com/album/0j0igKxrxWInuFy28rNxB7

Coheed and Cambria - Vaxis - Act 1: The Unheavenly Creatures: https://open.spotify.com/album/1oNdkq1GHOhPuqRxzajDVe?autoplay=true&v=L

How are the charts calculated? - https://www.dittomusic.com/blog/how-are-the-music-charts-calculated

Why Mainstream Music Sucked in 2018 - https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/mainstream-rock-sucked-2018-770721/

r/postrock - Albums of 2018: https://www.reddit.com/r/postrock/wiki/albums/2018

Rammstein World Tour - http://en.rammsteinworld.com/live/dates

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