'Modern prog' outfit Synaesthesia have signed with GEP to release their debut album.

IQ have confirmed that their annual 'legendary Christmas bash' will again be held at the O2 Academy Islington on 21st December

The eagerly awaited second part of ‘English Electric’ by Big Big Train is available now from the GEP site at the special price of £8.

Work continues on the writing for the new IQ album, with working titles such as ‘Godbucket’, ‘Titsticks’ and ‘El Bastardo’ being bandied about by, er, the band.

The combined GEP/IQ newsletter has been completely redesigned and is now in html format.