Editor In Chief at ‘Now Spinning Magazine’ @nowspinninguk - ‘Music is the healer and the doctor’ Music, Art, Wellbeing
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Steven Wilson joins me for an exclusive conversation following The Overview winning Now Spinning Magazine’s Album of the Year vote — and Phil’s Editor’s Choice.
Steven discusses how he writes with both stereo and immersive formats in mind, why spatial audio matters, and what fans can expect from his two special Royal Albert Hall shows featuring orchestra and choir. They also explore Steven’s philosophy around “imperfection” in recordings, why limitations can create magic, and how classic production techniques still shape his approach today.
A major focus of the conversation is Headphone Dust — Steven’s new high-resolution platform designed to preserve immersive audio beyond the limitations of physical formats, and to bridge the gap between low-res streaming and limited deluxe editions.
The discussion also touches on “prog vs progressive,” generational listening habits, and whether we’re living in a golden age of sound quality — but a fragile age of musical value. Thank you - Phil
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#Halloween countdown continues with this ghostly story youtu.be/e5_ChGAEbPU?is=SQZo…
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whos listening to #halloween Playlist for Blackmores Night to get in the mood? open.spotify.com/playlist/53…
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#halloween countdown begins ! counting down our favorite photos and songs for spooky season
Tony Iommi From The Dark: Is This What Black Sabbath Fans Needed?
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#halloween countdown time. sharing our favorite Halloween photos and songs for spooky season.
Ritchie Blackmore Reveals the Guitarists and Music He Listens to Today
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#halloween countdown begins!
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"it's exceptionally good" - Marianne Segal's LP 'The Gathering' reviewed in the new issue of PROG by Grant Moon.
Full details inc how to order direct from Fruits de Mer Records fruitsdemerrecords.com/gathe…
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Tony’s new album From The Dark, his first in 21 years, is released next week.
In addition to this, recently we asked our mailing list subscribers to share their very own Sabbath memories with us and the response has simply been phenomenal. It was an almost impossible task choosing our favourites but we managed to pick five and these winners will each receive a signed World Alone 7”.
The winning submissions will be included in next week’s newsletter so stay tuned or sign up, if you haven’t already.
Thanks again to everyone who submitted their incredible stories and pictures. We’re not finished with them just yet. There’s still one very special surprise to come...
Ritchie Blackmore - In His Own Words - Interview
Phil Aston - “The performance felt extraordinarily human and emotional to people watching around the world. What was it like for you to be back on stage with Ian and the band, and afterwards to spend time together backstage?
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New Arrival - Judas Priest : Sad Wings of Destiny vinyl
2026 remastered vinyl - sounds fabulous!
Full review on the way
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A little GIBR'ISH, a lot of rock ’n’ roll! Huge thanks to
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for the coverage of the Ian Gillan 'Talking Gibrish Tour' 2027! The word is spreading, the excitement is building & we’re just getting started… See you out there! 🔗 myglobalmind.com/2026/10/15/…
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I am loving this album by Peter Hammill - Tears in Time.
Also enjoying The Visionary Songs of Peter Hammill and Van der Graaf Generator.
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Six decades of rock ’n’ roll, a lifetime of stories & Ian Gillan is still turning it up to 11!
Great to see the Deep Purple legend featured in CLOUD magazine ahead of his Talking Gib’rish tour. From rock ’n’ roll history to tales never before told...It's been one hell of a ride!
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Dave Hill from Slade joins me for the first part of a warm, funny and wide-ranging Now Spinning Magazine interview.
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Ritchie Blackmore: In His Own Words – Episode Three. What happened after Ritchie Blackmore walked off stage following his first performance with Deep Purple in more than three decades? youtu.be/wYesPpZSRAI
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Ritchie Blackmore will appear on Planet Rock first time ever this weekend to reflect on Rainbow's earth-shattering 'Rising' album on its 50th anniversary year.
The Deep Purple and Rainbow guitar titan features on The Longer Player w Mark Jeeves on Sunday 11th Oct from 5 to 6pm.
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The Doubts, the Family and the Journey Back to Deep Purple.
Ritchie Blackmore: In His Own Words – Episode 2 | I Nearly Changed My Mind
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