Latest about Focus
The prog stars who influenced a comedy musician’s career – and made him become a milkman for a while
Graham Fellows, creator of Jilted John and John Shuttleworth, started out with ELP before finding Yes, Focus, The Enid and Pink Floyd (although he has no time for The Dark Side Of The Moon)
Rick Wakeman, Steve Hackett, Asia, Caravan, Focus and more lined up for huge new prog cruise taking place this summer
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
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
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.
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
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
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
“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
