Latest articles by Rob Hughes
The story of The Doors’ Waiting For The Sun, the album that set Jim Morrison on the path to destruction
Three albums in and Jim Morrison was heading down a dark path
PFM on brushes with royalty, spaghetti with Aerosmith, and how to annoy America
Premiata Forneria Marconi, aka PFM, remain one of the great trailblazers of European prog rock
The cult of Keith Richards: guitar hero, blues scholar, rebel, survivor, self-parody, genius
How Keith Richards influenced several generations of rock’n’rollers – for better or worse
How Andy Summers and Robert Fripp collaborated with remarkable ease in the 80s
When the Police and King Crimson men got together, the result was two well-received albums and a stack of forgotten material – finally released – that they can’t believe wasn’t used in the 80s
The Beach Boys albums you should listen to, and one to avoid
Bolstered by the genius songwriting and production of Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys' best albums contain some of the greatest music you’ll ever hear
Robby Krieger and John Densmore remember life with Jim Morrison and tell the story of The Doors
Sixty years after The Doors took audiences on a destination-unknown thrill ride, Robby Krieger and John Densmore tell the band's wild story
“Robert Fripp always has an excuse not to play”: Toyah Willcox is more than Mrs King Crimson
From post-punk icon and award-winning female solo artist to becoming regarded as just the prog mastermind’s wife, her rebellious creative energy is fired by Roxy Music, Devo, The Tubes and all things off the wall
The Pretenders albums you should listen to... and one to avoid
Navigating a path through classic pop, soul, garage-rock and rock’n’roll, Chrissie Hynde steered the Pretenders to major success - and these are their best albums
Steven Wilson on being a control freak, the wonder of space, Porcupine Tree and more
Steven Wilson's new album The Overview promises to take listeners "on an incredible journey from Earth to the other side of the universe"
Tim Smith’s Cardiacs story will end with long-awaited final album LSD
Members of the band who influenced Steven WIlson, Radiohead, Opeth, Andy Partridge and more explain what they did and why it mattered
The epic life and career of John Paul Jones, the heartbeat of Led Zeppelin and so much more
Crack session musician, in-demand producer, one quarter of the world’s biggest rock band – ex-Led Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones has done it all
The Moody Blues albums you should definitely listen to, and one to avoid
Originally just another R&B band, the Moody Blues would create one of the sounds of the late 60s/early 70s as psychedelic and progressive rock pioneers
Tony Levin on the differences between Peter Gabriel and Robert Fripp
Veteran bassist Tony Levin, who met Peter Gabriel and Robert Fripp on the same day in 1976, compares and contrasts the two band leaders
Matt Berry on whether he prefers making music to comedy
Matt Berry’s Heard Noises coincided with the end of What We Do In The Shadows and his 50th birthday – making it the most confessional album of his career
The Kinks guitarist Dave Davies’ wild tales of Jimi Hendrix, John Lennon, Led Zeppelin and more
Partying with Keith Moon, jamming with Jerry Lee Lewis, getting into a ménage à trois with Brian Jones – Dave Davies has done it all
When the music's over - the story of The Doors' strange afterlife
The death of talismanic frontman Jim Morrison in 1971 looked like it marked the end of the road for The Doors. But his bandmates had other ideas
The heroes and villains of the Black Sabbath journey
Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler reflect on some good, bad and ugly encounters
From microbiologist to musician - the unlikely rise of Stephen Wilson Jr
Inspired by his late father, songwriter-for-hire Stephen Wilson Jr is now telling his stories with his own voice
The song that transformed Dire Straits' fortunes and set them on the path to global fame
Inspired by watching a hopeless jazz combo play in a deserted pub, Sultans Of Swing sent Dire Straits on a journey to superstardom
How Them Crooked Vultures became modern rock’s greatest one-and-done supergroup
What happened when Dave Grohl, Josh Homme and John Paul Jones teamed up in Them Crooked Vu.tures
Jazz, socialism and an absurdist slant: Robert Wyatt on his improvised life
Fuelled by jazz, socialism and an absurdist slant on the world around him, the retired Canterbury icon’s instincts served him well during a remarkable career
Maxine Peake’s prog adventures with Aphrodite’s Child, Gong, Hawkwind and mushrooms
The award-winning Shameless, Silk and The Village actress finds inspiration in the genre’s theatrics – and explains why she feels it’s a summertime experience
How Jethro Tull conquered America in the 70s and became rock’s unlikeliest superstars
They ended the 1960s opening for Led Zeppelin in the US and ended the 70s headlining multiple nights at Madison Square Garden
“It might inspire people to create movies”: John Carpenter’s second career in prog
The cult movie director started composing his own soundtracks out of necessity. Eventually he returned to his first love of music to create the Lost Themes album series, and began touring too
The amazing things Phil Manzanera discovered when he looked into his past
After writing a memoir, the guitarist has done the musical equivalent with an 11-disc box set exploring his five-decade career. He explains how he landed his dream gig, how Robert Fripp beat him to a tonal ambition, and why, in a way, Roxy is still active
