Latest articles by Julian Marszalek
“It’s 5 days since they released new music – was starting to think we’d never hear from them again”: King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard’s 24 albums in 11 years? It’s like taking out the trash
Stu Mackenzie, leader of the Australian sextet behind a total of 27 studio records to date, finds the fun in a massive back-catalogue, and lives by the advice his mother-in-law gave him
Paul Gilbert on the genius of Allan Holdsworth, and the one song that proves it
The former Mr Big guitarist and solo artist discovered his prog hero via Eddie Van Halen – and even tried to play like him for a while
Before Crowded House, before their new-wave hits, Split Enz were unabashedly prog
New Zealanders’ 1975 debut album Mental Notes has been unfairly forgotten in the light of the creators’ later successes
Why Steven Wilson launched his own digital music platform
He hopes to overcome the limitations of physical media and streaming, and wants other artists to join him
The “moving” Paul McCartney documentary that shows the failures between the triumphs
Paul McCartney: Man On The Run spotlights the trials and triumphs of the post-Beatles 70s
“I didn’t realise just how prog Genesis were”: When Rivers Meet’s Aaron Bond came late to the prog party
Blues guitarist discusses his passion for Phil Collins and co’s latterday work
“The email said, ‘John is looking for you.’ I thought I was in trouble!” How John Cale voiced a song for Cate Le Bon
Michelangelo Dying, which she says is more of an exorcism than an album, was nearly released without Cale performing on the track Ride, because she was too afraid to ask him
Perturbator aka James Kent on why Vangelis’ music endures
French electronic composer discovered Greek genius through the Blade Runner soundtrack, and began to incorporate similar ideas in his own work – even if he didn’t have the technology to do it
Prog's 50 best albums of the year 2025
The prog genre has enjoyed an incredible year in 2025. Here are our top 50 albums of the past 12 months – did your favourite make the cut?
Every album by The Cramps ranked from worst to best
Celebrating the finest in American trash and kitsch culture, The Cramps played rock’n’roll at its delinquent, B-movie best
Jo Quail’s music education was free. She believes yours should be too
Virtuoso on pushing her boundaries with latest album Notan and upcoming companion Ianus, and how she acts on her belief that music training is a right, not a privilege
The story of David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust and the moments that made him a star
Band members, friends and associates tell the story of The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars
Paradise Lost’s Gregor Mackintosh escaped genre restrictions and embraced Dead Can Dance
Guitarist says British-Australian outfit are “truly progressive” and confirms their darkest album is his favourite
The Utopia Strong’s Doperider is an epic psychonaut’s journey
Unlikely supergroup’s third album moves away from Krautrock to explore new territories
This 1995 album contains hip hop, dub, soul, industrial and ambient music. And it’s very, very prog
Its creator had already done groundbreaking trip hop work before discovering a teenage vocalist who gave form to deeply personal reflections on the tensions of the time
“She went out and bought the entire catalogue!" Rush inspired Britrock band’s collective moment
Guitarist had always loved the Canadian trio, but his colleagues had barely heard of them until one night on the road in 2010
Cluster’s noise terrorism revisited on Cluster II
Hans-Joachim Roedelius and Dieter Moebius’ pioneering electronic work receives a 21st-century sheen
The Pretenders’ James Walbourne on discovering Richard Thompson (his father-in-law)
Walbourne details the folk-prog veteran’s Robert Johnson-like magic, and draws a comparison with Chrissie Hynde
Dan Hawkins hates how The Darkness treated Ian Anderson
Guitarist says one of the worst days of his life came when a song featuring the Jethro Tull leader was dropped from their 2012 comeback album
Brian Eno and Beatie Wolfe’s Luminal and Lateral are a double victory
Stunning collaboration yields two albums that are different – while also, somehow, the same
What’s left for The Mighty Hawkwind to achieve? They have a few ideas
56 years and 37 studio albums in, Dave Brock’s band remain determined to push boundaries, harnessing new tech and new ideas while staying true to their focus on powerpacked live performances
Why Split Dogs could be the new/old sound of punk to come
Punk’n’rollers Split Dogs bust out of their West Country origins to show that they’re best in breed
“His carefree aesthetic is wonderfully captured’”: Kevin Ayers’ Shooting At The Moon
Canterbury icon’s erratic second album, on vinyl for the first time, shines with the contributions of Mike Oldfield and Lol Coxhill
“Such a foundational thing”: Drive-By Truckers’ Patterson Hood hails The Edgar Winter Group
1973 hit single was a key moment in the singer-guitarist’s musical history
"If we’d kept things together and stopped arguing, we could have all been multi-millionaires!" The story of Hawkwind's most prog-friendly album, Warrior On The Edge Of Time
Bruised and battle-weary after a punishing live schedule, in 1975 Hawkwind weren’t in the best place ahead of recording their fifth studio LP. But what emerged was a stunning tour de force of science fantasy-inspired progressive space rock
