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“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

Prog's 50 best albums of the year 2025
By Jerry Ewing, Dave Everley, Julian Marszalek, Phil Weller published
The prog genre has enjoyed an incredible year in 2025. Here are our top 50 albums of the past 12 months – did your favourite make the cut?

Debate: What’s the best prog album of 2025?
By Martin Kielty published
Steven Wilson, Dream Theater, Solstice, Cardiacs and IQ have delivered strong records this year. But what’s your number-one choice?

10 Cardiacs albums to listen to and one to avoid
By Dom Lawson published
Cardiacs are easy to hate, with music that's unfathomable at times, but for fans of the weird and wonderful there's nothing else like them

Cardiacs announce live dates in support of new album LSD for March 2026
By Jerry Ewing published
Art rockers Cardiacs released LSD, their first new studio album for 26 years in September

“Brought back to life with tremendous care”: Cardiacs’ On Land And In The Sea
By Dom Lawson published
The late, great Tim Smith’s prog-punk magnum opus returns on vinyl for the first time since 2007

Cardiacs announce that their final album, LSD, will be released in September
By Jerry Ewing published
The late Cardiacs frontman Tim Smith's final album has been completed by his brother Jim, Kavus Torabi, Mike Vennart and more...

Tim Smith’s Cardiacs story will end with long-awaited final album LSD
By Rob Hughes published
Members of the band who influenced Steven WIlson, Radiohead, Opeth, Andy Partridge and more explain what they did and why it mattered
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