Latest articles by Jo Kendall
"I’d seen this wild-eyed, crazy-haired guy and my parents were horrified!" Marc Almond's lifelong passion for Jethro Tull and Ian Anderson
Soft Cell singer cherishes memory of performing Thick As A Brick with the man who wrote it
“Ray visited him just before he died and apologised for putting him at the centre of the story”: It took five decades for the Kinks’ Arthur to come of age
The 1969 empire-themed concept album, a commercial flop at the time, is perfectly suited to the current political climate
Les Claypool on Pink Floyd, working with superstar offspring, and "one of the stupidest things I ever decided to do"
After a gap of two decades, Primus mainman Les Claypool has reactivated one of his many other projects, the Pink Floyd-friendly Fearless Flying Frog Brigade
"I'm not hiding behind wizards, mountains, goblins and fire" - meet vintage rockers Sweat
Sweat are a Swiss-American quartet whose cathartic debut album Who Do They Think They Are? is packed with the sounds of the 70s and 80s
"The song virtually played itself" - the Steely Dan classic starring Jimmy Page’s favourite guitar solo
From 1972’s debut Steely Dan album Can’t Buy A Thrill, Reelin’ In The Years accidentally benefitted from an engineer who neglected to run the tape
Steve Harley: The soundtrack of my life
Singer and songwriter Steve Harley picks his records, artists and gigs of lasting significance, and reveals the song that reminds him of his first love, Glenda White from Wickford
Jello Biafra: "Hawkwind's Space Ritual is my Ground Zero!"
The former Dead Kennedy's frontman Jello Biafra is a big fan of space rockers Hawkwind
How a psychotic reaction inspired The Groundhogs' revolutionary classic Split
In 1971 The Groundhogs released Split, a savage, four-part suite titled documenting a traumatic brush with drugs experienced by frontman Tony McPhee
Robert Fripp: How I met Toyah and why I love her
King Crimson founder Robert Fripp reveals the secrets of his long marriage to actress, musician and Sunday Lunch viral video partner Toyah Willcox
Kelly Jay was on the cover of Rush's Moving Pictures: he never listened to it
Kelly Jay was the frontman of Canadian rock band Crowbar. Before his death in 2019, he told us about his appearance on the cover of Moving Pictures
Brant Bjork: "Kyuss was very dysfunctional, but that’s what made the music"
Desert rock pioneer Brant Bjork talks new music, old bands, and how his sons might carry the torch
Pattie Boyd: My Life in 10 Songs
As the inspiration behind two classic love songs – George Harrison's Something and Eric Clapton's Layla – Pattie Boyd might just be rock's ultimate muse
Meet Birth, the San Diego quartet delivering premium 70s prog for modern ears
Birth's debut album Born is an intoxicating, thrillingly convincing return to the sound of the original prog masters
What happened when Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf discovered psychedelia
In the late 1960s Muddy Waters and Howlin’ Wolf turned to the psychedelic rock world in a bid to revitalise their careers. It was a huge gamble. But would it pay off?
Enslaved's Ivar Bjørnson shares his recipe for In The Crust Of The Crimson Pizza Pie!
Supper's ready with Enslaved's Ivar Bjørnson and his recipe for a very proggy pizza
10 stunning highlights from Pink Floyd's Their Mortal Remains exhibition
Pink Floyd's mammoth Their Mortal Remains exhibition opens this Saturday at London's historic Victoria and Albert Museum.... but we've already sneaked in and poked around
"I’ve waved the flag in Metallica for Steven Wilson" – Rob Trujillo raves about Porcupine Tree's founder
The infectiously groovy Metallica bass player RobTrujillo was floored when he discovered Steven Wilson
Interview: Siobhan Fahey on her love of Pink Floyd
Shakespeare's Sister and Bananarama star Siobhan Fahey says a schoolgirl crush kickstarted a life-long love of the UK prog giants
My Record Collection: Dr Stuart Clark
Renowned astronomer, author and Guardian blogger has combed time, space and several guitar shops for a galaxy of progressive music delights.
Doctor Who script editor Andrew Cartmel lets us rummage through his record collection
The Vinyl Detective Andrew Cartmel takes us through his favourite Pink Floyd, ELP, Jethro Tull, Zappa and Kate Bush records
Why I ❤️ Uriah Heep, by A-ha's Morten Harket
"Uriah Heep became the most important thing in my life," reveals A-ha frontman Morten Harket
The story of Motorpsycho's The All Is One
Motorpsycho's 2020 album The All Is One completed the band's trilogy of albums, that also includes The Tower and The Crucible
Maddy Prior: "We toured with Tull in front of 18,000 people. I was terrified!"
The Steeleye Span frontwoman reflects on a life in music from the folk clubs of St Albans to working with David Bowie
