Progressive rock with a nineteenth-century flavour. (PhD Victorian piano music.)
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I'm delighted to announce the release of a new track today.
The Old Coaching Inn is the first track in a suite of five. The tracks are going to be released individually. Please drop by and take a listen.
open.spotify.com/track/4Dkmt…
#Victorian-themed #progrock
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I've donated a signed guitar to help raise funds for the restoration of Olympic Studios in London, where I recorded three of my albums.
The guitar is now available in the Olympic Sound Studios fundraising auction.
You can find out more here:
olympicsoundstudios.indy.auc…
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Fragile Artwork Recovered After More Than 50 Years!
Legendary artist Roger Dean's original artwork for iconic album 'Fragile' is to be offered at Auction.
Read the full story and view the auction at: yesworld.com/2026/11/fragile…
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MACHINES: A HISTORY OF ELECTRONIC MUSIC - OUT NOW!
I'm delighted to share that my new book is out now in the UK and Australia, with more countries to follow.
A journey through the instruments, sounds and stories that shaped electronic music.
Order now: lnk.to/MachinesJean-MichelJa…
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Invented in 1761 by Benjamin Franklin, the glass armonica was so eerie people thought it could drive you mad, yet Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart turned it into hauntingly beautiful music.
A Tapestry of Tales by Looking-Glass Lantern ::: Reviews share.google/A65ZayICFNxQu6N…
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Oxford Street, London, around 1895.
A wonderful Francis Frith photograph showing John Lewis & Company on the left. John Lewis had opened a tiny draper's here in 1864, selling silks, woollens and haberdashery.
By the 1890s it had swallowed up neighbouring premises and grown into a fully fledged Victorian department store. complete with showrooms and even a restaurant.
And all this was around 14 years before Selfridges opened on Oxford Street in 1909.
Look at the horse-drawn traffic, not a motor car in sight!
#VictorianLondon #1890s #SocialHistory
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“A homeless man died of hunger but there was food at his funeral.”
- Oscar Wilde
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A blind street violinist and his faithful little dog, photographed outside Crowder’s Music Hall in Greenwich, c1882.
Crowder’s had opened in 1871, offering Victorian audiences music, burlesque and other entertainment. Remarkably, the site is still used for entertainment today, it became the Greenwich Theatre.
The little dog appears to have a collection cup attached while his owner plays, as curious children stop to watch.
#VictorianLondon #Greenwich #SocialHistory
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Birds can literally see the Earth’s magnetic field thanks to specialized light-sensitive proteins in their eyes.
Migratory birds possess one of nature’s most remarkable superpowers: the ability to navigate thousands of miles with incredible precision. At the center of this ability is a protein called Cry4 (cryptochrome 4), found in the retinas of their eyes.
When blue light enters the bird’s eye, it triggers a quantum reaction in the Cry4 proteins known as the radical pair mechanism. This ultra-sensitive process responds to the orientation and strength of the Earth’s magnetic field, essentially turning the bird’s visual system into a biological compass.
Scientists believe birds don’t just sense magnetism — they may actually see it. The quantum fluctuations likely appear as subtle visual patterns, shadows, or color gradients overlaid on their normal vision, much like an augmented reality heads-up display.
This extraordinary adaptation allows migratory birds to cross oceans, deserts, and mountain ranges with pinpoint accuracy, relying on the strange rules of quantum mechanics to guide them on their epic journeys.
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This cabman is driving a two-wheel Hansom cab, the 19th-century equivalent of a taxi. In 1877 there were around 4,000 in London, plus 4,000 four-wheel Clarence cabs and over 10,000 drivers. In 1874 the Cab Drivers' Society was formed, joining the Trades Union Congress the following year. "Despite the traditional hoarse voice, rough appearance, and quarrelsome tone," said Adolphe Smith, "cab-drivers are as a rule reliable and honest men"
Photo: John Thomson ~ Street Life in London
#1870s #VictorianLondon
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The podcast for last nights (18 Oct) PROG MILL on Progzilla Radio is now online for you to listen to anytime you like. 2 hrs of superb melodic progressive rock + our fun proggy quiz which is all about bands who played this weekends Summers End festival. progzilla.com/the-prog-mill-… – at Holcombe, England
Big thank you to @shaunontheair !! He just played the new LGL track Poets and Reasoners in its entirety on #progzilla radio!
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Tonight the mighty #shaunontheair plays 'Poets and Reasoners' - the fifth and final track of the Suite Victorienne from LGL.
On tonights PROG MILL 10pm UK 2100UTC progzilla.com +Alexa: VIII Strada, El Infinito Melodico, Flight 76, Chercan, Green Desert Tree, The Magpie Arc, Giant Sky, Emily Francis Trio, Echorec, Johan Steensland, Comedy of Errors, Looking Glass Lantern,The Mousetrap Factory
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A wonderful photo of Victorian street life, a baked potato seller in 1892, photographed by Edgar Scamell.
The elaborate wheeled oven kept the potatoes piping hot, providing cheap, filling food for people on the move. On bitter winter days, a hot potato could even double as a hand warmer before you ate it!
Colourised by LjLcolours
#Victorian #SocialHistory #StreetLife #1890s
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Victorian House Styles
The Nouveau Riche and Elite
built massive Queen Anne and Second Empire mansions featuring 14-foot ceilings, up to 30+ rooms, and dedicated servants' quarters. These homes served as extravagant summer estates or major urban statements.
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The cross-section of an upper-class Victorian townhouse.
The morning room vs the parlour
In a grand Victorian townhouse, the bright morning room served as a casual, sunlit family space for writing letters and managing household affairs, while the opulent parlour was a formal, street-facing showroom designed to impress guests during afternoon visits. Together, they balanced private family comfort with public etiquette.
