How Dec Burke brought his "powerhouse of a voice" to Frost*s Experiments In Mass Appeal By Grant Moon Frost*’s Jem Godfrey explains why he wanted to work with Dec Burke on 2008's Experiments In Mass Appeal
Why I ❤️ Rush's A Farewell To Kings, by Manic Street Preachers bassist Nicky Wire By Grant Moon Manics bassist Nicky Wire was so taken with A Farewell To Kings, the 1977 album Rush recorded in Wales, that he bought the desk they recorded it on
The 10 albums that changed Paul Gilbert's life By Grant Moon Paul Gilbert – shredder supreme, solo star, Mr Big founder and rabid Sinatra and Van Halen fan – picks 10 records that changed his life
Clive Mitten - Suite Cryptique: Recomposing Twelfth Night review By Grant Moon Not yet rated Virtual baton in hand, the former Twelfth Nighter revisits the past.
Transatlantic - The Absolute Universe review By Grant Moon Not yet rated One record, twice the fun? All-star prog maximalists prove there might be too much of a good thing with twin versions of their fifth album…
Life with Stone Temple Pilots and the subtle art of melancholy By Grant Moon With electric guitars largely banished from the recording sessions, Stone Temple Pilots crafted Perdida, a light-touch album that could be among their best
The inside story of Joe Bonamassa's Abbey Road adventure By Grant Moon Fired up by the idea of making a blues-rock album in the city where many of his heroes did in the 60s, Joe Bonamassa beetled into Abbey Road to record Royal Tea with a little help from his friends
A tribute to the explosive genius of Eddie Van Halen By Grant Moon Like Hendrix a decade earlier, Eddie Van Halen revolutionised the guitar. We salute the late, great six-string icon who changed rock’n’roll forever
The story behind the song: Budgie's Breadfan By Grant Moon A song about people who love money (not loaves) that came out of an ear-bleeding jam session, Breadfan became Budgie’s anthem and a fan favourite. Metallica thought it was pretty good too
Joe Satriani interview: the soundtrack of my life By Grant Moon Guitar superstar Joe Satriani on the first gig he played, the most underrated band ever, and why you should give Greta Van Fleet a break
Slash's 10 best guitar solos, from Guns N' Roses to Velvet Revolver and beyond By Grant Moon In an age where the guitar hero is somewhat diminished, no one is more heroic than Guns N' Roses man Slash - and these are his best solos
Lonely Robot - Feelings Are Good Review By Grant Moon Not yet rated John Mitchell comes back down to earth, and feels the gravity…
Gavin Rossdale: "Our reviews improved once we stopped selling records" By Grant Moon Bush frontman Gavin Rossdale on the paparazzi, fighting Keanu Reeves, and getting angry on new album The Kingdom
Joe Satriani: a guide to his best albums By Grant Moon Joe Satriani’s spectacular albums have dazzled and inspired for the best part of four decades, and these are the best of the bunch
Mike Oldfield on Tubular Bells: "There’s been nothing like it, before or since.” By Grant Moon Mike Oldfield looks back over his debut 1973 album and the massive impact Tubular Bells has had
Marillion Script For A Jester's Tear review By Grant Moon Not yet rated Marillion’s 1983 debut goes deluxe, with added excellent docco.
12 of the best books about prog for you to read By Grant Moon, Sid Smith, David West, Mike Barnes, Natasha Scharf, Rachel Mann, Joe Banks, Chris Roberts Want to catch up on some reading? Here are 12 of the best books about progressive music
The 40 greatest Yes songs ever By Jerry Ewing, Grant Moon, Chris Roberts, Johnny Sharp, David West In Prog Magazine's biggest ever reader vote, you chose your favourite ever Yes songs
The Glorious Sons: bringing rock’n’roll back to now By Grant Moon Blue-collar poets and shitkicking rockers for the new age, Canada’s the Glorious Sons are on anthemic form with their album A War On Everything
King Crimson - In The Court Of King Crimson: An Observation Over Fifty Years review By Grant Moon Not yet rated Sid Smith's timely update of the definitive King Crimson chronicle...
Marillion - Afraid Of Sunlight Deluxe Edition review By Grant Moon Not yet rated In two deluxe editions, this Marillion 1995 gem sees the light of day once more
Steven Wilson on Grace For Drowning By Grant Moon Back in 2011 Grant Moon chatted with Steven Wilson about his then new album Grace For Drowning...
Paul Gilbert interview: I’m happy that anybody’s paying attention By Grant Moon Shred King Paul Gilbert on big hair, learning from Joe Satriani, and his inner melodic generator
Alan Parsons: The Secret album review By Grant Moon Not yet rated Studio ace Alan Parsons has been tempted back into recording a new album, after 15 years away. Can he weave his sonic magic once more?
10 of the best rock bands from Wales By Grant Moon Proving there's more to Welsh music than Tom Jones, Shirley Bassey and male voice choirs, it's 10 of the best rock bands from Wales
