Cruise to the Edge Announces 2015 Line-Up

The wait is over. Cruise to the Edge announced the first bands to be booked for their third outing. The Norwegian Pearl will set sail on November 15 for a four day cruise with progressive music, meet & greets and some island hoping.

Departing from Miami, Florida, the first stop will be Key West, also in Florida, then will visit a pristine Private Island in the Bahamas.

This year you will also be invited to a complimentary Pre-Cruise Concert & Party (November 14) featuring a special Progressive Artist to be announced.

The first batch of artists announced to join the cruise are:

Yes (UK)
Allan Holdsworth (UK)
Caravan (UK)
Bigelf (US)
Anathema (UK)
Banned from Utopia (US)
Messenger (UK)
Lifesigns (UK)
IO-Earth (UK)
Airbag (Norway)
Nektar (UK)
and
Jolly (US)

Second set of artists announced to join (UPDATE: October 20, 2014):
Barracuda Triangle (Sweden)
Moon Safari (Sweden)
Änglagård (Sweden)
Premiata Forneria Marconi (PFM) (Italy)

For more info on how and where to book your cruise:
http://cruisetotheedge.com

Lifesigns Turn to PledgeMusic to Fund Live DVD

British prog band Lifesigns needs you to help them record a live DVD this autumn. Pledge with them and be a part of making this come true.

Band members John Young, Nick Beggs, and Martin Beedle have turned to PledgeMusic because, as they say "it makes a connection between fan and band, you can actually say you helped someone record an album, or fund a tour or pay for a music DVD!"

Over three nights in or near London Lifesigns is going to record a live DVD before a very select audience of specially invited fans.

Read all about how you can make this happen here: http://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/lifesignsdvd

The Listeners Have Chosen, Part 2

The follow-up to last week's post, continuing the Listeners' Countdown of Top 20 CDs of 2013. Here are numbers 10 to 1. Any surprises? If so, please comment!

10		The Greatest Show on Earth Airbag (Norway)
9		Le Sacre du Travail The Tangent(United Kingdom)
8		Himjlabacken, Volume 1 Moon Safari (Sweden)
7 (Tie)		Dimentionaut Sound of Contact (United Kingdom)
7 (Tie)		English Electric Full Power Big Big Train (United Kingdom)
6		Lifesigns Lifesigns (United Kingdom)
5		The Mountain Haken (United Kingdom)
4		Shrine of New Generation Slaves Riverside (Poland)
3		Brief Nocturnes and Dreamless Sleep Spock's Beard (United States)
2		The Theory of Everything Ayreon (Netherlands)
1		The Raven That Refused to Sing (And Other Stories) Steven Wilson (United Kingdom)