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The time Johnny Rotten tried to join Krautrock pioneers Can: “He was phoning and leaving messages at night. And I had to tell him, ‘It’s too late’”
By Dave Everley Published
John Lydon hated Pink Floyd – but he loved Can so much he wanted to join them

The Wakemans, uncensored, grace the cover of the new issue of Prog, on sale now!
By Jerry Ewing Published
Plus Hackett & Rothery, Gentle Giant, Haken, Lonely Robot, Ozric Tentacles, Irmin Schmidt, Long Earth, North Sea Echoes, Tom Penaguin and more...

Twelve incredible live performances just uploaded to the internet
By Fraser Lewry Published
The internet is a goldmine, part 54568964

Radiohead, Primal Scream influencers found new singer on the street, after the last one went mad on stage
By Rob Hughes Published
The late Holger Czukay discusses the importance of Can's groundbreaking second album Tago Mago

“Somebody threw a toilet roll at Peter Gabriel. He threw it back and it landed just below me. I had that bog roll on my windowsill for years!” Marc Riley’s prog world
By Rob Hughes Published
Turned on by Genesis, Beefheart, Zappa and Can, the former member of The Fall and The Creepers continues to smuggle prog into his radio shows

Radiohead, Yes, Can and Peter Gabriel are in Rock Hall boss Jason Hanley’s record collection
By Jo Kendall Published
The Hall of Fame’s director of education wore out his first copy of 90125, was blown away by OK Computer, devoured So and went on to discover Coheed And Cambria

Krautrock icons Can and their brief interlude as British pop stars
By Malcolm Dome Published
Their one-off exploration of disco-pop, I Want More, featured lyrics written by a roadie and gave them a Top 30 hit in the UK. They took the short-term clamour in their stride

Why Can’s Irmin Schmidt calls Soon Over Babaluma “the last of our best albums”
By Chris Wheatley Published
50 years after the release of Soon Over Babaluma, the founding keyboardist reflects on what he calls “the last of our best albums”
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