This week, Hoggy and Dave are joined by Joshua Batten to discuss the passing of David Longdon and Adele vs Spotify. Then we get stuck into our Top 10s of 2021 before Hoggy signs off as a permanent co-host.

News

David Longdon

Spotify pulls shuffle button

The End of King Crimson?

The Nine Eight Podcast Top 10 of 2021 playlist

Album Reviews

For Dave: French prog band Weidorje, self titled EP: https://music.youtube.com/channel/UC2qiTS_WdjIuuvV2eD4fm2w

Fog Hoggy - Tacoma Narrows Bridge Disaster - The World Inside

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This week, Dave and Hoggy sit down to discuss AstroWorld. Lots has been said, written and discussed but there's much that hasn't been said. Topics include smurfs, the history of moshing and lessons learned from the rock/metal community. (Sound quality is a bit ropey on this one as well, it was recorded live in the same room)

Worst Year Ever AstroWorld episode

Episode 8 - The Nine Eight Podcast with timestamp

2001 Big Day Out

Episode 6 - The Nine Eight Podcast on Lockout Laws

Episode 22 - The Nine Eight Podcast on Fyre Festival

Going Off Track with Randy Blythe

Postscript - we didn't cover this in the episode but since we recorded it, security guards have spoken about the lack of training; link to a Rolling Stone article

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This week, Dale Prinsee from Caligula's Horse returns to The Nine Eight Podcast to chat with Dave about Uncaged Festival, AI in music, Caligula's Horse and a whole lot more.

Caligula's Horse

Uncaged Festival

Marillion crowdfunding insurance

Frost - Milliontown

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This week, Hoggy and Dave discuss new music from Marillion, Porcupine Tree and SEIMS. There's also an update right at the end of the podcast so stick around for that. (We apologize for the quality of the sound on this podcast - Hoggy was recording on the road using a backup device and the quality isn't great)

Follow-Up

Talking Into Infinity podcast

News

New Porcupine Tree single - Harridan:

New Hashshashin single - Bless Sequence:

The Omnific competition:

SEIMS - Four

Album Reviews

For the First Time by Black Country, New Road:

In Humanity - Anyone

French prog band Weidorje, self titled EP:

[Tacoma Narrows Bridge Disaster - The World Inside)

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This week, Dave and Hoggy discuss an interview with John Myung, delays in record production, new music from Tears for Fears, a new Rick Wakeman club...and then go track by track on the hotly anticipated brand new Dream Theater record: A View From The Top of the World

Follow-Up

News

Caped Crusader Collector Club

Radical Research - Episode 58

Album Reviews

For Hoggy last time - A Dying Planet’s When the Skies are Grey

For Dave this time - For the First Time by Black Country, New Road

For Hoggy this time - In Humanity by Anyone

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This week, Dave sits down with founding member of Dream Theater and bass playing extraordinaire, John Myung

Special Guest: John Myung.

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This week, Hoggy and Dave muse over how the scene has changed in the last few years, and discuss (among other things) the new Dream Theater single, Invisible Monster.

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Follow-Up

Tina Arena defending the arts

News

Invisible Monster music video

Geddy Lee writing a memoir

Geddy and Alex talking about "The Bag"

Octarine Sky

Alex Canion, new EP Birthmark, self released out October 25. Lead off single, Sorrowtar

Uncaged Festival

FD Signifier on Kanye West

Art as Catharis - Colonial Musical Education

Follow-Out

Interview with Daniel Nesci on The Nine Eight Podcast

Album Reviews

For Hoggy this week: Apocalypse and Chill by Delain

For Dave - Kate Pass - Kohesia

For Hoggy - A Dying Planet’s When the Skies are Grey

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This week, Dave and Hoggy dive into our first impressions of the new Dream Theater album, our nickname for the new Marillion album title, a new Neal Morse project and then go track by track on the new Leprous record, Aphelion.

Follow-Up

Dream Theater Interview from DTHQ Part 1

Pre order the new Marillion album, An Hour Before It's Dark

News

D'Virgilio, Morse & Jennings new project

New Teramaze single - Modern Living Space

Mark Hoskins from Karnivool on the podcast

Contest to incentivise vaccination

Leprous - Aphelion

Album Reviews

For Dave last week: Church Group self titled record

For Hoggy last week: Michael Lapaj - Are You There

For Dave this week: Nat Birchall - Ancient Africa

For Hoggy this week: Apocalypse and Chill by Delain

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This week, we discuss new albums from Marillion, Dream Theater, Devin Townsend, Ross Jennings, SEIMS and the Daniel Wiggins Group. Side diversions into discussions about the effects of Brexit on band breakups, lockdowns, and the presence of the Bill Bruford back catalogue on streaming services.

Follow-Up

Daniel Wiggins Guitar Playthrough

News

Pre order new Marillion album

Toska splits up

Pre order new Devin Townsend record

Making of The Puzzle documentary, Part 1

Devin Townsend discussing The Puzzle on his podcast

Dave interviewing Ro and Jake about their collaboration EP

New Ross Jennings song, Violet

Bill Bruford solo work available on streaming

New SEIMS song, Elegance Over Confidence

New Dream Theater song, The Alien

The Alien lyrics

Dave and Hoggy talk about The Astonishing

Album Reviews

For Dave last week: Slowly Rolling Camera - Where the Streets Lead

For Hoggy last week: Castanarc - The Sea of Broken Vows

For Dave this week: Church Group self titled record

For Hoggy this week: Michael Lapaj - Are You There

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This week, Dave sits down with Ro of I Built The Sky and Jake Howsam Lowe (Plini, Helix Nebula) to discuss their new collaboration, Coalesce, available to pre-order from Bandcamp. This chat covers writing during lockdown, the creative process and the inevitable discussion of guitar gear when three guitarists get together for a chat

Pre-order Coalesce

Aristides Instruments

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