Latest articles by Lin Bensley
Spooky Tooth’s Ceremony did more for prog than anyone realised at the time (bar the French)
Their 1970 collaboration with avant-garde composer Pierre Henry bombed almost everywhere, but pioneered an approach that later became its own sub-genre
“This is just another single from one of the countless groups who have come to London in the vain hope of making good”: When the roots of King Crimson were planted by Giles, Giles & Fripp
In 1968, three eccentric friends put together a collection of songs bursting with complex arrangements and village-green whimsy… was it the very birth of prog?
Shagged-out chic and avant-garde pop: How Godley & Creme became Britain's weirdest popstars
Cannibalism, concept albums with Peter Cook and reinventing the pop video: What Godley & Creme did after 10cc.
“When they make documentaries about the 70s, they talk about glam and prog rock. 10cc weren't either so we don’t get a mention..." The rise and fall of 10cc's original line-up
Four great musicians and songwriters, known for their pioneering studio techniques, 10cc ruled the charts and straddled a line between prog and pop. But was their genre-defying talent their undoing?
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