Articles by: Ben Myers

There Goes My Hero: The Gallows Pole writer Ben Myers on Joey Ramone, the ultimate punk

By Ben Myers published 1 June 23

Novelist Ben Myers (The Gallows Pole/The Offing) salutes Joey Ramone, the king of the underdogs

Public Image Ltd's Metal Box: "The entire concept was progressive"

By Ben Myers published 14 November 22

How Public Image Ltd shifted from post-punk to a more progressive sound on 1979's Metal Box

The Who's Quadrophenia: It's prog Jim, but not as we know it...

By Ben Myers last updated 14 September 22

"We're closer to prog rock than, say, Led Zeppelin," Pete Townshend once said. Ben Myers reckons he was spot on when it comes to Quadrophenia

Funkadelic - Maggot Brain: it's up there with any traditional prog release

By Ben Myers last updated 22 July 22

Funkadelic's Maggot Brain has a solo that sounds like Rick Wakeman being dumped in the ghetto at midnight and told to play for this life!

10 of the greatest uses of bagpipes in rock'n'roll history

By Ben Myers published 10 March 22

Some people love bagpipes, some people don't, but no one can deny the part they've played in painting rock'n'roll's magnificent tapestry

Why The Clash's debut album is no classic

By Ben Myers published 8 April 20

It's gone down in history as a classic, but The Clash's self-tiled debut album offered a thrilling but limited blueprint for the future

Did The Stranglers go prog on Black And White?

By Ben Myers last updated 22 January 20

They certainly did, argues Prog writer Ben Myers...

Wolf People at The Trades Club, Hebden Bridge - live review

By Ben Myers published 24 May 17

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Psychedelic Brits wow at a very unlikely venue

Simon Reynolds - Shock & Awe: Glam Rock And Its Legacy book cover

Simon Reynolds - Shock & Awe: Glam Rock And Its Legacy book review

By Ben Myers published 26 September 16

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Wonderfully weighty study of all that glittered – and no small debt to prog from Simon Reynolds

Jesse Hughes from Eagles Of The Death Metal performs at 2016 Lollapalooza at Autodromo de Interlagos on March 12, 2016 in Sao Paulo, Brazil

Opinion: Maybe it's time for Jesse Hughes to take a break

By Ben Myers published 23 May 16

The Eagles Of Death Metal frontman should stop using the media as therapy following the Bataclan attacks

The Futureheads album artwork for The Futureheads

It's Prog Jim: The Futureheads

By Ben Myers published 6 May 16

The Futureheads (679 Recordings/Warners, 2004)

It's Prog Jim But Not As We Know It

By Ben Myers published 16 November 15

Prog Jim issue 61.

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard: Paper Mâché Dream Balloon

By Ben Myers published 13 November 15

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Fantastic pastoral folk from the Aussie alchemists.

Teeth Of The Sea: Highly Deadly Black Tarantula

By Ben Myers published 13 November 15

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Fourth album of dark electro and post-rock brilliance.

Leatherface: Remembering Dickie Hammond, 1965-2015

By Ben Myers published 9 November 15

The Wearside punk guitarist was just 50 years old

It's Prog Jim But Not As We Know It

By Ben Myers published 12 October 15

PUBLIC IMAGE LTD, Metal Box (Virgin, 1979)

No Devotion: Permanence

By Ben Myers published 24 September 15

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The former Lostprophets exceed expectations with an inventive pop-noir comeback

Julian Cope: World Shut Your Mouth/Fried

By Ben Myers published 4 September 15

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The first two solo albums from the Lord Droolian of Avebury.

It's Prog Jim But Not As We Know It: Zolar X

By Ben Myers published 31 July 15

Zolar X: Timeless (Pyramid, 1982)

IT'S PROG JIM BUT NOT AS WE KNOW IT

By Ben Myers published 17 April 15

Jane's Addiction: Nothing’s Shocking (Warners, 1988)

It's Prog Jim But Not As We Know It

By Ben Myers published 6 March 15

GOTYE: MAKING MIRRORS (ELEVEN, 2011)

Stealing Sheep Live At Hebden Bridge

By Ben Myers published 6 March 15

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All eyes are on Heavenly Recordings-signed trio.

Idlewild: Everything Ever Written

By Ben Myers published 10 February 15

The Edinburgh-based bards of alt-rock return in fine style

Mark Lanegan, Live in Hebden Bridge

By Ben Myers published 26 January 15

New label signing helps Heavenly Records celebrate 25 years in business

Review: Enter Shikari – The Mindsweep

By Ben Myers published 16 January 15

St Albans’ genre-melding alchemists hit a career high