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Rick Wakeman, Steve Hackett, Asia, Caravan, Focus and more lined up for huge new prog cruise taking place this summer
By Jerry Ewing published
Prog-friendly venue Trading Boundaries announces a new prog cruise venture up and down the Rhine for July

Jan Akkerman celebrates four decades of My Focus – Live Under The Rainbow
By Stephen Dalton published
Celebrating its 40th anniversary, Freddie's solo debut remains flawed but sporadically glorious.

How yodelling Dutch prog weirdos Focus made the strangest hit single of 1973
By Dave Ling published
It featured the greatest yodelling since The Sound Of Music

Simple ideas and happy accidents took a Dutch band to the pinnacle of prog. And yodelling.
By Dom Lawson published
Master craftsmen’s 1971 release was a unique fusion of ingenuity, passion and febrile chemistry – plus some tension – and they never looked back

"I play these songs because my soul and heart are in there..." Former Focus guitarist Jan Akkerman will release a new live album in December
By Jerry Ewing published
Jan Akkerman also announces live dates for the Netherlands in December and Norway in June

Focus guitarist Menno Gootjes on his prog life: Frank Zappa, Opeth, Genesis… Kiss
By Grant Moon published
He discovered Canterbury bands in his teens before moving on to Frank Zappa, Opeth, Genesis, obscure Dutch trio Three Dwarves Make War – oh, and Kiss

Cracking prog, Gromit! Aardman movies were made to soundtrack of Jeff Wayne, Focus, Goldfrapp
By Jo Kendall published
“We had a clunky old vinyl player and people would bring in odd records…” Minds open to limitless music helped build a legacy leading up to Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

The heavenly harmony of the spheres: A beginner's guide to the Mellotron in six essential songs
By Paul Henderson published
The official sound of prog, made in Birmingham
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