Signals with Scott McArthur

22/12/2025

Sad to hear of the passing of Chris. Loved him back in the day.

21/12/2025

This years Prog Readers Poll
Is live.

It’s been a great year for the music we love.

Personally I’d love to see contemporary prog music move up the rankings a bit more. Retro prog is great, new bands are the future.

My votes went for the likes of Sleep Token, Ihlo, Hats Off Gentlemen It's Adequate, Coheed and Cambria.

I will be featuring the poll on this weeks Signals with Scott McArthur

It's that time of year again! So then, Prog readers, who progged your world in 2025?

21/12/2025

Jesh.

Complex character for sure; Ronnie can write and boy can he sing.

Incredible

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21/12/2025

We miss you Chris.

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21/12/2025

For me this is the greatest album ever made. It’s number 1!!

Pink Floyd’s Wish You Were Here takes home this year’s Official Christmas Number 1 album.

18/12/2025

An AAA cutting about the day when Tom Russell bumped into Magnum guitarist Tony following their fantastic performance at Reading in 1983.

AAA Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/access-all-areas-the-tom-russell-tapes/id1811347636

Access All Areas - The Tom Russell Tapes Classic Rock Magazine

18/12/2025

This weeks Signals with Scott McArthur was a music only show. I had recorded a little blurb at the start but it seems to have been lost in the ether!

Some great music from old and new progressive artists.

with Scott McArthur

18/12/2025

One of the many brilliant metal tracks of the year. Mood changes, cinematic, heavy grooves, drama and rocket sauce!

Superb!!

In my top 10 tracks of the year.

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16/12/2025

Just finished the next episode of Access All Areas - The Tom Russell Tapes that features 2 interviews with the madmen that form Airbourne.

Absolutely hilarious recordings that anyone into music will enjoy!

The show also features Tom’s moustash, Christopher Lee and Andy doing an Australian accent.

Not to be missed!

Episode 8 with Airbourne will be available on Friday evening

Next up we will feature Tom’s interview with a Shinedown from back in 2019.

16/12/2025

The latest episode of Access All Areas - The Tom Russell Tapes is live.

In this podcast we listen and reflect on an interview Tom did with the one and only Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath fame.

Interview also includes memories and chat about The Shadows, Ronnie James Dio, Airbourne and Ozzy Osbourne

Next episode will feature, Airbourne.

Cheers, Tom Russell 'Godfather of Rock', Andy Muir and me.

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Podcast Episode · Access All Areas (The Tom Russell Tapes) · 16/12/2025 · 54m

15/12/2025

So a prog album has been voted best of 2025 by Classic Rock Magazine

Not one for me this effort from, Steven Wilson. Love his earlier work but not so keen on his pop falsetto period.

“The Overview” is better than his last couple of efforts but lacks a hook or atmospheric moment that makes it in any way memorable.

It takes all sorts and it’s all subjective I suppose.

I’m off to listen to Motorpsycho….

The full Top 50 is now online

13/12/2025

As regular listeners to Signals with Scott McArthur I’m dead chuffed to have been invited to take my radio show to Rock.Scot radio.

Test transmissions are now available to listen to here: https://rock.caledoniatx.uk/

The full schedule is set for launch in the new year.