In a break from the European Perspective 250s, this week’s show is given over entirely to cover versions – some prog, and some not so prog! This is the first of two cover versions specials, with the other being published next week. Thanks to Yvette Williams Elliott, Jordan Brown, Jeramy Essary, Jon Hunt, Rick Easton, [...]

In this Midsummer’s Eve episode of The European Perspective: Johan Mårtensson, our most loyal Swedish listener, chooses his Top Ten progressive music releases since 2000 for TEP250 Martin’s Progradar’s Picks feature starfish64, Southern Empire, Kalman Filter and sort of from the archives, Midge Ure New releases from Strangefish, The Sea Within and The C:Live Collective, [...]

In this episode of The European Perspective: A TEP250 Top Ten from one of the show’s longest-standing supporters, songwriter, musician and wit extraordinaire, Simon Godfrey. We also spin a few tunes from Simon’s extensive back catalogue, and chat about Shineback and Valdez A blast from the past with a big chunk of Chris Squire’s classic [...]

In this episode: Martin Hutchinson of Progradar joins me for the whole show to talk about his Top 20 albums since 2000 for TEP250. This is a very prog show indeed. No, seriously. None more prog. Transatlantic – All Of The Above (30:59) from SMPTe, 2000 Martin Orford – The Time and the Season (10:46) [...]

In this week’s European Perspective: Leon Camfield‘s Top Ten for the TEP250. For anyone who doesn’t know him, Leon is a talented multi-instrumentalist and singer (best known in the prog community as drummer with Tinyfish) and a previous guest presenter on this very podcast. Progradar’s Picks, featuring Gazpacho, Midas Fall, The Fretless and from the [...]

In this week’s European Perspective: A fond farewell to The Dividing Line Broadcast Network, our home since 2008. Another Top Ten for the TEP250, this time from one of our longest-standing and most loyal listeners, Cosmin Sirbu, maybe our only Romanian listener(?) Progradar’s Picks, featuring The Aaron Clift Experiment, Talitha Rise, The Slyde and from [...]

Hello everyone! As many of you are already aware, The Dividing Line Broadcast Network, home to The European Perspective since its inception in 2008, will cease operations from the end of April 2018. I’d like to take this opportunity to thank Shawn Bishop and the other wonderful broadcasters on DLBN for all the encouragement and [...]

This week’s show is a continuation of the 250th show celebrations, featuring a Top Ten of albums since 2000 from Daniel Zambas, keyboard player and guitarist with Manchester-based band We Are Kin. As you’d expect from a gentleman of eclectic tastes like Dan, it’s a pretty interesting bunch! Add Progradar’s Picks, a clutch of new [...]