Latest articles by Jo Kendall
We take a look through Penny Smith's record collection
From dragging a guitar around the pubs of Rutland to having her ears blown off by Muse, this broadcaster is the folk, opera and world music fan who’s really put in the Solid Air miles
Paul Hardcastle discusses his prog heroes Hawkwind
Paul Hardcastle: A boy racer goes in search of space, finds Hawkwind and becomes the synth-pop king of the 80s…
Syd Barrett - A Celebration review - Corn Exchange, Cambridge
Not yet ratedA tribute to Pink Floyd's late, ex-frontman in Cambridge
The best new prog albums you can buy this month
Not yet ratedJo Kendall on the latest releases from Wolf People, Jean-Michel Jarre, Shaman Elephant, James McArthur and Mike Keneally
Strange days: Meet SURVIVE, the composers behind the Stranger Things soundtrack
Simultaneously taking the synth into the future and back to the 80s, Texan band S U R V I V E are the composers of the soundtrack for hit Netflix show Stranger Things
The Kate Inside: Kate Bush photographed by Guido Harari 1982-1993 book review
Not yet ratedA decade of Kate Bush, wrapped in an enormous deluxe package.
The Story Behind 21st Century Schizoid Man by King Crimson
An extraordinary track that “fitted with nastiness of the human condition and war and stuff”, the opener of King Crimson groundbreaking debut album sounds like nothing before or since
Al Murray To Join Suns Of The Tundra On Stage This Week
Band to play Antarctic concept album in full, plus 1919 film screening
Caught By The River Thames Festival live review - London
Not yet ratedProg and psych-pop stars grace the first Caught By The River Thames weekender
Youth - Sketch, Drugs & Rock’n’Roll DVD review
Not yet ratedFrom Killing Joke to The Endless River, with cosmic hilarity in-between, Youth tells it like it is
King Crimson live review - Waterside Theatre, Aylesbury
Not yet ratedKing Crimson return to the UK for three nights only
Mogwai celebrate their seminal Young Team album at the John Peel Archive
"Peel's influence goes deep," says Mogwai co-founder Stuart Braithwaite
Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson: The Blues Roots Of A Prog Hero
He’s known as the wild-eyed, flute-playing leader of progressive luminaries Jethro Tull. But Ian Anderson started out with rock’n’roll, the blues and the John Evan Band.
The best new prog albums you can buy this month
Not yet ratedJo Kendall on the latest releases from Rick Wakeman, Rob Reed, Ryley Walker, Thank You Scientist and Karmakanic
Magnus Öström live review - Ronnie Scott's, London
Not yet ratedFormer e.s.t member Magnus Öström impresses the audience at Ronnie Scott's
Colin Hanks - All Things Must Pass: The Rise & Fall Of Tower Records DVD review
Celebrating a wild and well-loved institution.
Prog and Psych: A Kind of Love-In
The mutual, and ongoing, entwinement of prog and psychedelia.
Stone Free Preview – Sir Henry At Rawlinson End
Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band man Vivian Stanshall's eccentric hero lives again... at the O2
Stone Free preview: Rick Wakeman
Prog’s caped crusader Rick Wakeman debuts a bigger, bolder King Arthur score at the 02 – but not on ice. Yet.
First look: Punk 1976-78 at the British Library
Punk 1976-78 is part of Punk London, a celebration of 40 years of anarchy in the nation’s Capital. We got a sneak preview
Wire - Nocturnal Koreans Album Review
Not yet ratedNight time’s the right time for the post-punk legends’ extra bits.
