Latest articles by Mark Blake
The 10 Best Blue Oyster Cult songs that aren't (Don't Fear) The Reaper
Enter a clandestine world of S&M-loving siblings, invading extra-terrestrials and naked motorcycle gangs, as we explore 10 of Blue Oyster Cult's underrated best
The Life Of Brian: Faux Prog Hero Brian Pern Dissected
Meet the brains behind The Life Of Rock With Brian Pern, the best music ‘mockumentary’ since This Is Spinal Tap, a love letter to prog’s greatest characters, and the only place you’ll ever see
Rick Wakeman: "I was going to die unless I stopped smoking and drinking…"
Turning down Bowie to join Yes, heart attacks at 25, preposterous concept albums… it's been a long, colourful career for the caped keysman.
AC/DC: The Final Salute – Highway To Hell
Mixing their huge riffs with tunes the devil would sell his soul for, the band set off down the Highway To Hell, and onto the road to global stardom.
Heavy Load: Rick Nielsen
The Cheap Trick guitarist Rick Nielsen on being arrested, getting “paddled” at school and playing with Lennon.
Phil Collins: from Genesis to resurrection
Phil Collins is one of rock’s most successful musicians – and one of the most divisive. In this epic interview from 2016, he looks at what went wrong and how he put it right
Brand X: Dodging bullets, Daz rock and knitting with Robert Plant
With Brand X, Phil Collins got to indulge his jazz-fusion passions, making crazy music during “a crazy time” while Genesis' future was in doubt.
5 Life Lessons Learned Hanging Around With The Who
Includes: learning to drive in a van full of smoke bombs, and how to handle Steve McQueen’s killer alsatian
The Prog Interview – Ian Anderson
The Prog Interview is just that: every issue we get inside the minds of the biggest names in music. This month, it’s flute-toting Ian Anderson…
66 from '66 – The Rolling Stones
Aftermath (Decca, April 15 1966), Paint It Black (Decca single, May 6 1966)
2015 – The Burning Questions: Why did Jeff Lynne think ELO were over?
Sick of touring, Lynne wondered if ELO still had an audience. After Hyde Park 2014, a renewed creation is ready to hit the stage.
Q&A: Tony Banks
Genesis’s keyboard player on classical composing, being married to Mike Rutherford and wearing a snorkel on stage.
Chris Squire: 10 Of The Best
As a tribute to prog's founding father Chris Squire, we look at his finest musical moments
"I wanted to record Topographic Oceans in this beautiful bluebell wood in Berkshire." Inside the mind of Jon Anderson
Back in 2014, when the Anderson Ponty Band were about to release their Better Late Than Never album, Prog sat down with Jon Anderson to find out what makes him tick
First Look: 10cc Live At The Royal Albert Hall
Not yet ratedThe art-rock masters indulge themselves with Sheet Music and a bevy of hits at the RAH.
Live: The Who
Not yet ratedFirst show of their world tour and a rare off-night from Britain’s premier hooligan rockers.
10cc: "I love all our albums, but that one has the edge"
Graham Gouldman of 10cc celebrates the enduring legacy of Sheet Music
Aubrey Powell: A Design For Life
As one half of visionary British design team Hipgnosis, Aubrey ‘Po’ Powell changed the face of the album sleeve. Here he digs deep into his archive...
10 classic Queen live performances
Queen are one the greatest live bands ever. Here are ten of their greatest live performances captured on film
