Latest articles by Jo Kendall
Siobhan Fahey’s lifelong passion for prog is only hinted at in Bananarama’s name
A Frank Zappa show bored her to sleep, but the Shakespeare’s Sister masterming has remained in love with Roxy Music, Hawkwind and Syd Barrett
"Driving in the middle of the night in North Ontario, someone flags us down. At that same moment, I smell smoke": Six things you didn't know about The Damn Truth
They were saved by the rock community, they’re produced by Bob Rock and dug by Billy Gibbons. They're Canadian rockers The Damn Truth
Paul Hardcastle admits he once used Hawkwind titles for his own songs
The multi-instrumentalist synth pop icon recalls trying and failing to play Silver Machine on a music store synth, years before he impressed Lemmy by asking about Orgone Accumulator
Rather than look backwards with Rush, Alex Lifeson is building a bright future with Envy Of None
Second time’s a charm for Rush’s Alex Lifeson as he returns with a new album alongside his collaborators in Envy Of None
Ice-T on Ozzy, Lemmy, songs to get women pregnant and the music he loves most
Body Count singer and rapper Ice-T picks the records and artists he loves, and names the singer who almost guarantees pregnancy
New Order’s Peter Hook hails Groundhogs’ Split
Long before he started playing bass, but after discovering Wishbone Ash and Curved Air, he was introduced to the pioneering power trio’s 1971 album by a future bandmate
Andy Fairweather Low’s wild tales of Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Roger Waters and Tom Jones
From Hendrix’s backing vocalist to George Harrison and Roger Waters’ right hand man, Andy Fairweather Low is one of rock’s secret MVPs
“ELO, Judas Priest, my dad’s piano playing – that’s prog!” Pat Cash’s record collection
Travelling the world with his Walkman, the young Australian moved on from his family’s opera and folk to Rush, Steven Wilson, Brian Eno, Francis Dunnery and Anathema, and adopted his chequered headband in honour of Cheap Trick
“I’d get up in the morning, practise scales at my piano, go off dancing, and then in the evening I’d come back and play the piano all night.” The story of Kate Bush's debut album The Kick Inside
The story of how 19-year-old Kate Bush became one of the world's biggest music phenomenons, with a little help from David Gilmour and Emily Brontë
"A towering two-hour concept work on a Norse saga scale." Motorpsycho and Ståle Storlokken's The Death Defying Unicorn is a "battered, barnacled beauty."
Norwegian prog trio hook up with Elephant9 keyboard player for epic saga
”I wish I was as creative as him”: If a Skindred show slumps, Phil Collins saves the day
Welsh metal band’s drummer Arya Goggin hails the Genesis icon and reveals some of his secrets
Why Captain Beefheart is The Primevals frontman Michael Rooney’s prog hero
Scottish singer met Don Van Vliet a number of times, and the eccentric American’s influence extended through his own career
Ice-T on Law & Order, not blowing up the planet, and breathing new life into a Pink Floyd classic
A quiet word with Body Count's Ice-T
“As smart and surprising as Cardiacs themselves”: A Big Book And A Band And A Whole World Window
The idiosyncratic English art-rockers’ history is detailed in a pleasingly DIY limited-edition chunky read.
Mick Rock’s simple friendship with Syd Barrett, and other psychedelic adventures
Often called ‘the man who shot the 70s,’ the photographer experienced unforgettable moments with Pink Floyd, Kevin Ayers, Arthur Brown, Genesis and more
Cracking prog, Gromit! Aardman movies were made to soundtrack of Jeff Wayne, Focus, Goldfrapp
“We had a clunky old vinyl player and people would bring in odd records…” Minds open to limitless music helped build a legacy leading up to Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
“The Doctor Who theme was a fraction of what she could do”: Caroline Catz on Delia Derbyshire
Doc Martin and DCI Banks star’s record collection also features krautrock, space rock, acid folk, Canterbury and metal music
Joan Armatrading on her new music, riding with Leslie West and walking with Nelson Mandela
Singer-songwriter Joan Armatrading talks about inspirations, what her famous key was about, her popularity with freedom fighters and more
The 50 Best Rock Albums of 2024
A-listers, established artists, up-and-comers, previously unknowns and more
“Everyone was talking about going electric like Dylan”: Maddy Prior’s tales of Steeleye Span
From breaking out of local clubs to touring with Jethro Tull and attracting guest spots from David Bowie and Peter Sellers, the leading light of British folk looks back – and forward
Rosalie Cunningam’s To Shoot Another Day is her confident album yet – and full of fun
Former Purson leader’s third solo album is far more self-assured than her first two outings, with a loose concept that lets her imagination run wild
"An extra layer of atmosphere and weight”: The Fierce And The Dead Live At Ramsgate
Psych-prog-stoners at their best on seaside rendezvous stage
We asked Ice-T about the US election and he gave us one of the most thoughtful takes we've seen so far
The Body Count leader and Law & Order: SVU star sounds off on Trump, Harris, partisan politics, local government and weed
“I came down absolutely not knowing what to expect – and I came out a different person”: Robert Trujillo took profound inspiration from Steven Wilson, and believes Metallica would feel the same
The infectiously groovy Metallica bass player RobTrujillo was floored when he discovered Steven Wilson
