
Grant Moon
A music journalist for over 20 years, Grant writes regularly for titles including Prog, Classic Rock and Total Guitar, and his CV also includes stints as a radio producer/presenter and podcast host. His first book, 'Big Big Train - Between The Lines', is out now through Kingmaker Publishing.
Latest articles by Grant Moon

“They gave me the confidence to try anything in Diamond Head”: Brian Tatler’s prog passion is Gentle Giant (and Muse and It Bites)
By Grant Moon published
Veteran NWOHBM guitarist draws a line from jazz-fuelled experimentalists to the world’s heaviest bands

"Not many bands have played Summer’s End, ArcTanGent and with Hawkwind!" Welcome to the world of The Fierce And The Dead
By Grant Moon published
Rushden quartet The Fierce And The Dead are prog's unlikely heroes, whose brilliant 2018 album The Euphoric drew from a diverse selection of influences

"The new drugs are working better than anyone could have hoped for": The Alarm's Mike Peters is feeling good, thanks for asking
By Grant Moon published
The Alarm's Mike Peters on when the drugs do and don’t work, thinking he might never sing again, the new album, and the state of rock

“A reunion is something I'm absolutely resistant to”: how Yes weathered a decade of turmoil to return with their finest album in years
By Grant Moon published
Yes men Steve Howe and Jon Davison look back at the band’s turbulent recent history – and what the future may hold

The 50 greatest Guns N’ Roses songs ever, and the stories behind them
By Dave Everley published
Guns N' Roses changed the shape of rock'n'roll when they emerged in the mid-eighties. Here's a half-century of their very best, and the stories behind them.

Yes guitarist Steve Howe on a potential reunion with Jon Anderson: “I love Jon – but the only terms I work on is that I’m happy”
By Classic Rock published
Yes’ Steve Howe addresses ex-bandmates, potential reunions and that turbulent Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame appearance in the brand new issue of Classic Rock

Rodrigo y Gabriela and the long journey towards the transcendent bliss of nondualism
By Grant Moon published
With a new album that’s their heaviest, rockiest yet, Rodrigo y Gabriela are boldly taking metal and rock to where no one has so successfully taken it before

Crown Lands: the duo ushering prog’s illustrious past into a magisterial future
By Grant Moon published
Canadian hopefuls Crown Lands on the "mathiness" of modern prog, world building, indigenous rights, and sounding a LOT like Rush

Abstract Divinities: Charlie Cawood's solo adventure
By Grant Moon published
The Knifeworld, Mediaeval Baebes and Anathema musician Charlie Cawood discusses his first solo album The Divine Abstract

"It's not telling a story, there’s no concept or anything." Mike Oldfield and the strange miracle of Tubular Bells
By Grant Moon published
In 1972 a rejected demo finds its way into the hands of a young maverick label boss. The eventual result is a commercial and cultural phenomenon: Mike Oldfield’s Tubular Bells

Steve Vai's Vai/Gash is a joyful throwback to simpler times
By Grant Moon published
Vai/Gash is an unearthed, back-to-basics collection from guitar star Steve Vai and his late friend, singer Johnny ‘Gash’ Sombrotto

Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson: the soundtrack of my life
By Grant Moon published
Jethro Tull founder and frontman Ian Anderson picks his records, artists and gigs of lasting significance, and reveals the Tull song he considers "a stinker" and "a real turkey"

Mike Portnoy says Transatlantic's new live releases will be their last
By Grant Moon published
Mike Portnoy confirms the supergroup’s new live record marks 'the end of an era'

Meet Kira Mac, your new favourite providers of glossy, modern-day riff-rock
By Grant Moon published
Rising stars Kira Mac are doing it by themselves, but will give credit where's credit's due: "I don’t care what anyone says - Chad Kroeger's got the magic"

A tribute to late Big Big Train singer David Longdon
By Grant Moon published
Prog pays tribute to the late Big Big Train frontman who touched so many lives, through his music and his warm and engaging personality

How the Bellamy Brothers' happiest hit produced the wealthiest roadie ever
By Grant Moon last updated
Neil Diamond's guitar tech Larry E. Williams wasn't a songwriter by trade, but then he came up Let Your Love Flow, an upbeat tune that sold millions

The making of The Flower Kings Desolation Rose
By Grant Moon published
The second album from the Swedish prog collective following a five year hiatus in the 00s found them in continuing to blossom

David Longdon's Door One: a poignant reminder of a great talent in full, unfettered flight
By Grant Moon published
Door One is a sophisticated, beautifully realised posthumous solo album from Big Big Train frontman David Longdon

David Longdon – Door One: "a truly mesmerising posthumous release"
By Grant Moon published
Not yet ratedThe late Big Big Train singer and multi-instrumentalist David Longdon's posthumous solo album stands as a beautifully crafted, bittersweet reminder of one of modern prog’s great talents

Steve Howe pays tribute to late son Virgil on lovingly rendered Lunar Mist
By Grant Moon published
Lunar Mist finds Yes guitarist Steve Howe presenting a fresh set of instrumentals written by his late son Virgil

Marillion - Holidays In Eden (deluxe reissue): "Steve Hogarth's charismatic presence is palpable"
By Grant Moon published
Not yet ratedMarillion's Holidays In Eden gets a deluxe reissue and its songs have certainly worn well

The Glorious Sons: bringing rock’n’roll back to now
By Grant Moon last updated
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

Tim Bowness: "I don’t envy any musician starting off in 2022"
By Grant Moon published
Tim Bowness, one half of No-Man, on his new album’s guests, his mixer pal Steven Wilson, and what’s happening with their band
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