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Soft Machine will release new studio album, Thirteen, in March

The new Soft Machine album, Thirteen, features a posthumous cameo from founding member Daveid Allen, recorded before he died

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“He couldn’t stand up so I hit him over the head with my bass. He fell to the floor. I ran away… I didn’t know if he was still alive”: The bassist who survived Fairport Convention, Jethro Tull and believing he’d murdered his bandmate on stage

Veteran admits he sailed close to the wind as he taught prog giants to drink – but he learned how much it means to play live with a band

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“Holds its own against its more famous predecessor – a worthy reminder of Jon Hiseman’s considerable talents”: Colosseum’s Live 05

Selection from three European shows pays tribute to late bandleader the way he would have wanted – live and loud

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“I saw us in a direct line from big band or modern jazz – but with complex interactive rock rhythms plus improvised solos”: Five Colosseum songs that prove the jazz-rock pioneers’ pedigree

Initially active for only three years, they secured their reputation with a series of impressively pogressive releases that, it’s said, popularised the entire genre

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“I believe Tommy had lots of songs which were exactly what the band needed. And his style was more akin to Ritchie’s than mine”: Clem Clempson on the return of Colosseum, jamming with Jack Bruce, and that time he auditioned for Deep Purple

Clempson looks back on an epic career that has seen him replace Peter Frampton in Humble Pie, nearly replace Ritchie Blackmore, and tells us he's having more fun than ever with Colosseum

Guitar World

“A tad dated today – but there’s no denying the compositional prowess”: Greenslade’s Large Afternoon returns in an expanded edition

Fruits of their short-lived new-millennium reunion provides nostalgia and commentary, with live tracks containing more meat and punch

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"We wrote a song based on a riff I had. The idea was to be Mahavishnu Orchestra with vocals": After Deep Purple decided not to hire him after Ritchie Blackmore's departure, Clem Clempson almost formed a wild supergroup with Glenn Hughes and David Bowie

The Colosseum and Humble Pie guitarist was in with a shot at joining the band –but says Tommy Bolin got the gig for one specific reason

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“I didn’t have anything against guitars – I just had this idea in my head of two keyboard players using an array of instruments. Everyone said, ‘It’ll never work.’ Well, they were wrong”: The short life and lasting times of Greenslade

They were forced into an untimely demise after just three years. But the unique bond of two synth geniuses left a catalogue that justifies their reputation as a “thinking man’s band”

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TV tonight: Mel Giedroyc and Martin Clunes embark on a literary journey through Dorset

The two friends take off Meryl Streep and read Thomas Hardy. Plus, more blood and gore at the Colosseum. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

Cornerstone asked the people what they wanted, the people spoke, and the result is the Colosseum – a twofer drive pedal inspired by the Klon and Blues Breaker

The public gets what the public wants; two mythical drives across two swappable channels, looper connections, 1N34A Germanium diodes, the whole nine yards

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Adele kicks off long-awaited Las Vegas residency as fans hail 'best show ever'

Adele took centre stage for the first time at The Colosseum theatre at Caesars Palace hotel last night as fans finally got to see her in action following a 10-month delay

Daily Mirror

Barbara Thompson obituary

Formidably talented saxophonist at the heart of many jazz line-ups who blazed a trail for female instrumentalists

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