In 2009, Norwegian Progressive Rock icons, Airbag, blitzed onto the scene with their ambitious and cinematic debut record, Identity. The album, which is receiving a reissue from Norwegian Based Prog label, Karisma Records, would go on to help them secure a passionate and loyal fanbase reaching all across the globe. Identity acts as a bridge between the real world and a sparse fantasy dreamland for the listener to be alone on their own planet with the music that surrounds them

A couple of weeks ago, I had the opportunity to talk to two members of the most influential Norwegian Progressive Rock band, Ruphus. Guitarist Kjell Larsen and Bassist Asle Nilsen were kind enough to speak to me about their music and what life looks like for them, forty years after the band disbanded. We talked about their final album, Manmade, which just received a reissue thanks to the guys over at Karisma records, a Norwegian music label that specializes in progressive mus

Some of the most formative moments of my musical taste have come by way of playing sport video games when I was younger. I still play some of these songs and listen to them on repeat to this day. I would spend hours playing games like FIFA and Madden, not because I loved the gameplay, but because I was so entranced by the musical selections in these menus. The music I enjoy now is very much informed by my love of the tracks that graced these games in the mid 2000’s and the ea