Latest articles by Daryl Easlea
Genesis co-founder’s ‘hobby band’ Mike + The Mechanics had no grand plan – but made an impact anyway
One reviewer claimed it made Yes and Pink Floyd redundant, but was their last album with Steve Hackett also their final truly progressive work?
Pop and prog tracks are presented in a dreamlike state in the follow-up to his 80s collection
One of the quietest ‘quiet ones’ in music released just two solo albums and one collaboration, preferring to go sailing instead – and it’s unlikely there’s more to be found
Extended third LP, their first with Steve Howe, illustrates the amazing connection between musicians at the top of their game
Three tracks left off Wind & Wuthering gave Genesis their first Top 20 hit
Memoir offers eyewitness view as Curved Air and Soft Machine members lived through a changing of the musical guard
Known as ‘the man who invented the 80s,’ producer and musician Trevor Horn always enjoyed sneaking prog into the mainstream
From hating their name to challenging 15,000 people to a fight, the Shulman brothers’ battle for success left them badly bruised after four albums
J Willgoose Esq, with assistance from the BBC Concert Orchestra and Michael Sheen, deliver a powerful case in support of the UK’s real-life public service broadcaster
It's the reunion prog fans probably want more than any other. It happened just once. In 1982. And this is the story...
Buoyant but anti-carnivorous third album for Burton-based art-pop proggers.
With new drummer Phil Collins and guitarist Steve Hackett bolstering their ranks, Genesis pushed the boat out with album No. 3
In November 2014, with the band seemingly lying dormant, Pink Floyd surprised everyone by releasing a final album
From underground clubs to sold-out stadiums, Pink Floyd's path through rock has been revolutionary and stunningly successful. Here are their 50 best songs
Pink Floyd's Animals was released in 1977, but its themes continue to strike a chord in the modern day
A maverick filmmaker, a band reaching the peak of their powers, an iconic venue steeped in history, and a singing Afghan Hound: this is the inside story of Pink Floyd’s Live At Pompeii
The last album Roger Waters made with Pink Floyd was set against the backdrop of the Falklands Conflict, with the band's own break-up on the horizon
We look inside the newly-released bumper Pink Floyd The Early Years 1965-1972 box set
Kate Bush's first No.1 album, Never For Ever marked the start of her new creative era. From Fairlights and broken crockery, to her first co-production credit, we look back on the visionary vocalist’s groundbreaking third album
Gold standard art-pop.
Triumphant return for reconfigured 80s art-pop outfit.
Enigmatic Texans Midlake return from the wild on their latest album
