Purple Flower Progressive Hour Music Only Try Out Show!

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Not the regular Purple Flower show you’re used to, but one containing only music (and me, waffling some weird things in between the tracks). Continue reading

My regular Sunday blog post… On a Monday? (… Why not?)

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Hey hey hey! It’s a Monday! Yes, you probably thought “Iris, where is your regular Sunday blog post?”… Well, here it is! News about Neil Mahony, Ed & Iris Discuss show, Prog Suicide Awareness Week, and more! Continue reading

ANNOUNCEMENT: Purple Flower Progressive Hour Special Show! Interview with Neil Mahony (Mahoney, ex-Amplifier)

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This Sunday (20 March) you will hear the interview I had with Neil Mahony (MAHONEY, ex-Amplifier) a couple of weeks ago. It’s one of the most interesting interviews I’ve ever done, you really don’t want to miss this!

Tune in at http://www.houseofprog.com/ and join us in chat! You can make your own House of Prog account or use your Facebook/Twitter account to join the chatroom!

Show starts 4 PM EDT – 9 PM CET

More information here:

https://www.facebook.com/events/1005502209498121/
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So this is March 2016… (And we lost another great artist again)

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UPDATE! It seems that someone (person/artist/band) shared this post today (March 15th) on Facebook (I think) because I get a lot of views on this post, which is amazing! Sadly I don’t know who shared it so I would like to know who referred you to this post today. I would like to thank that person personally, and also YOU of course for reading this post! If you have time, please let me know who referred you to this post by posting a comment in the comment section or by sending me an email (grendelhq[at]gmail.com). 🙂 Thank you very much!

UPDATE 2! It looks like hundreds of people are reading this post but sadly nobody has answered my question in update 1. I would love to know who (could be anyone or anything) shared this post on March 15th so I can thank that person personally. Thank you! 🙂

Yes, it’s time for my latest Sunday blog post! Too bad I have to start this blog post with some sad news… Continue reading

Personal Playlist by Iris (10 March 2016)

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Yes, why not? I listen to a lot of new music, old music, weird music… Any kind of music! I discover a lot of new music thanks to the albums I get from Background Magazine/artists & bands to review, but sometimes I make time to explore both new and old music by myself. Here’s a selection of what I’m listening to recently… Continue reading

MUST HAVE ALBUM: Mahoney – You Are The Big Bang (EP) (2016)

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The debut EP from former Amplifier bassist and ‘riffmeister extraordinaire’ Neil Mahony (Mahoney)… And what a debut it is! Continue reading

So this is February 2016… (And a lot happened so far)

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Wow! This is a very strange month so far. A lot has happened… A lot of good things, but sadly also bad things…  Continue reading