Latest articles by Rob Hughes
A beginner's guide to the Dave Matthews Band in 10 songs
Fresh from their induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, we look at the Dave Matthews Band's finest moments
The Jesus Lizard are back and they're just as surreal as ever
The Jesus Lizard are back with a bang, referencing their past, building on it and retaining their sense of humour
Maria McKee on the new Lone Justice album and the reunion that isn't
Almost 40 years after the band called it a day, Viva Lone Justice is just around the corner
Kavus Torabi’s new solo album brought him back from insanity in an almost religious way
The Banishing is the triumphant result of Gong and Utopia Strong member’s mental battle, loss of his family, support from his friends and a “heroic dose of magic mushrooms”
"The sun will rise and fall, and BB King will play the blues": The incredible life of BB King
BB King was the greatest bluesman the world has ever seen. We look back at his life, with a little help from his friends
The series of incidents that led to Jakszyk, Fripp & Collins’ A Scarcity Of Miracles
The reunion of two bandmates who’d fallen out badly in the 70s, combined with the energy of a lifelong fan, resulted in a stunning album that assembled the leading lights of Crimson’s final era
A beginner's guide to Taj Mahal in 10 essential videos
Highlights from the career of the man formerly known as Henry Saint Clair Fredericks
How Mikael Åkerfeldt’s policy of not taking advice led Opeth to Pale Communion
Inspired by sharing records with Steven Wilson, he took a more melodic approach, added a vague title that just sounded cool, and forged them into a “journey through life that starts pretty good and ends shit”
Jean-Michel Jarre, the creation of Oxygène and its 40-year journey to completion
A story of challenges, limitations, the completion of its 40-year journey and working with Stockhausen – who “considered himself to be made of sound”
“It’s always out of reach but fun trying to get there”: Tears For Fears’ mystical purpose
A King Crimson show in 1981 kickstarted the duo’s partnership, powered by all kinds of prog and never completely destroyed by their battles
The Paul Weller albums you should definitely listen to
From punk beginnings to Britpop and avant-rock, the Woking Wonder has a thousand things he wants to say to you – and these are his best albums
Album Of The Week Club review: Captain Beyond by Captain Beyond
Legend tells us that Captain Beyond were pioneers of stoner rock, a supergroup who should have been super-massive
Why the mysterious Nordic Giants nearly unmasked for Prog, but changed their minds
Change is in the air after perplexing pair drew a line under their past with Origins anthology, and began work on their heaviest and proggiest album to date
Marcus King reflects on working with Rick Rubin, vulnerability, mental health and love and loss
"I feel really lucky to be given the opportunity to be truly emotive each night with people who are equally as excited to be there as I am" - Marcus King
The story of Moby Grape: chaos and courtrooms, acid trips and white witches
Moby Grape had it all, and were poised to be the next truly great band. Then came the rip-offs, the drugs, the madness, and the loss of everything
The Black Keys albums you should definitely listen to
Taking the blues as their starting point and then giving it a twist, the Black Keys have created an energetic new strand of an old genre
"It's the worst album in the history of mankind": This is the soundtrack of Al Jourgensen's life
Ministry linchpin Al Jourgensen picks his records, artists and gigs of lasting significance, and reveals what happened when GG Allin threw up on him in an elevator in New York
In 1977 , Kiss were on top of the world – and Paul Stanley was loving every second of it
Andy Warhol, Studio 54, Madison Square Garden and two albums – this is what it was like being in Kiss in 1977
Three years ago Shane Smith & The Saints almost called it quits: Now they've sold out Red Rocks
When the going got real tough the Texans kept going. Now they're reaping the rewards
“Songs given a greater dynamic range”: Nordic Giants revisit their past on Origins
Post-rock duo Rôka and Löki reshape their earliest tracks ahead of all-new album’s arrival
How John Wetton tribute inspired Geoff Downes’ new Asia line-up
US tour with Focus, Martin Turner and Curved Air presents possibility of completing songs left unfinished after original singer’s death
How The Damned took four days and lots of cider to kickstart a revolution
The Sex Pistols may have got all the headlines and The Clash the critical acclaim, but The Damned trumped them all
The Captain Beefheart albums you should definitely listen to
Captain Beefheart was an eccentric but hugely influential artist tortured by his failure to break into the mainstream. These are his best albums
