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

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Not yet ratedCareer-best solo album from the ex-Frost*/Darwin’s Radio man.

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Not yet ratedTokyo atmos-rockers on imperious form on their 11th album.

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A collaboration between Cult guitarist Billy Duffy and The Alarm frontman Mike Peters, Coloursøund is a labour of love rather than a ‘supergroup’

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Not yet ratedUnlucky 13? No chance. Classic prog’s modern-day flag bearers have survived a career-threatening crisis to deliver one of their finest albums yet.

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Frost*’s Jem Godfrey explains why he wanted to work with Dec Burke on 2008's Experiments In Mass Appeal

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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

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Paul Gilbert – shredder supreme, solo star, Mr Big founder and rabid Sinatra and Van Halen fan – picks 10 records that changed his life

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Not yet ratedVirtual baton in hand, the former Twelfth Nighter revisits the past.

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Not yet ratedOne 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…

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With electric guitars largely banished from the recording sessions, Stone Temple Pilots crafted Perdida, a light-touch album that could be among their best

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Want to catch up on some reading? Here are 12 of the best books about progressive music

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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

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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

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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

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Not yet ratedJohn Mitchell comes back down to earth, and feels the gravity…

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Bush frontman Gavin Rossdale on the paparazzi, fighting Keanu Reeves, and getting angry on new album The Kingdom

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Not yet ratedMarillion’s 1983 debut goes deluxe, with added excellent docco.

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The magazine mogul, Whistle Test presenter and Live Aid helmer ushers us into his attic to dust off some of his favourite vintage vinyl.

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Not yet ratedSid Smith's timely update of the definitive King Crimson chronicle...

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Not yet ratedIn two deluxe editions, this Marillion 1995 gem sees the light of day once more

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Back in 2011 Grant Moon chatted with Steven Wilson about his then new album Grace For Drowning...

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Shred King Paul Gilbert on big hair, learning from Joe Satriani, and his inner melodic generator

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Not yet ratedStudio ace Alan Parsons has been tempted back into recording a new album, after 15 years away. Can he weave his sonic magic once more?
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