12 of the best books about prog for you to read By Grant Moon, Sid Smith, David West, Mike Barnes, Natasha Scharf, Rachel Mann, Joe Banks, Chris Roberts Want to catch up on some reading? Here are 12 of the best books about progressive music
The making of King Crimson's Starless And Bible Black By Sid Smith King Crimson's 1974 album Starless And Bible Black was one of the finest live albums of all time – and one nobody knew was actually live
Anthony Phillips recalls his time in Genesis By Sid Smith Back in 2011 Prog first put Genesis on the cover. These were Phillips' recollections...
Andy Mackay on Roxy Music and his proggy new solo album By Sid Smith The Roxy Music saxophonist reflects back on an eclectic career...
With a bit of help from Robert Fripp, Daryl Hall once went prog! By Sid Smith But the record company were less than happy with 1980's Sacred Songs...
King Crimson: How we made In The Court Of The Crimson King By Sid Smith Recorded in just 10 days in 1969, King Crimson’s iconic In The Court Of The Crimson King has been called “the true point at which progressive rock was born”. We look at the making of a landmark album
Jon Hiseman Remembered By Sid Smith Sid Smith pays tribute to the late Colosseum drummer who died earlier today...
You by my side: Nick Beggs pays tribute to Chris Squire By Sid Smith Nick Beggs, bassist with Steven Wilson, talks about the impact Chris Squire had on his playing and reflects on the work of the man he called his friend
Tanochrome - A Map In Fragments album review By Sid Smith Not yet rated Colourful pop prog debut, featuring the prolific Charlie Cawood
Billy Cobham - Crosswinds album review By Sid Smith Not yet rated Superior grooves on storming second solo album
Jethro Tull - Heavy Horses album review By Sid Smith Not yet rated 40 years of ploughing their own furrow
Gong Expresso - Decadence album review By Sid Smith Not yet rated Bass is the place on Gong men’s reunion
Spirit - Time Circle / It Shall Be - The Ode & Epic Recordings album reviews By Sid Smith Not yet rated Unpigeonholeable West Coast pioneers revisited
Elephant9 - Greatest Show On Earth album review By Sid Smith Not yet rated Scorching set evokes prog’s keyboard legends
Kino - Radio Voltaire album review By Sid Smith Not yet rated Lonely Robot’s John Mitchell, Marillion’s Pete Trewavas and It Bites’ John Beck: a sleeping supergroup emerges from a 13-year hibernation. Where’s the dial headed?
Roxy Music – Roxy Music - Super Deluxe Edition review By Sid Smith Not yet rated Roxy debut re-made and re-modelled.
Roy Harper – Come Out Fighting Ghenghis Smith/HQ/Bullinamingvase reissue review By Sid Smith Not yet rated Vinyl reissues from the archives of brilliance.
Susanna – Go Dig My Grave album review By Sid Smith Not yet rated Folk, skiffle... and Joy Division, reworked by the Norwegian jazz doyenne.
Dave Cousins talks us through the first Strawbs album in eight years By Sid Smith New album The Ferryman’s Curse is Strawbs‘ first new music in eight years. Dave Cousins talks health hold-ups, geographical inspiration and the importance of looking both backward and forward
Soft Machine - Seven album review By Sid Smith Not yet rated Seventh heaven vinyl for Soft Machine fans
The Alan Parsons Project - Eye In The Sky 35th Anniversary Box Set review By Sid Smith Not yet rated Older, wiser and expanded
Colin Harper - Echoes From Then: Glimpses Of John McLaughlin 1959-75 book review By Sid Smith Not yet rated Words of fire
Godspeed You! Black Emperor at The Boiler Shop, Newcastle - live review By Sid Smith Not yet rated Canadians Godspeed You! Black Emperor bring their immersive show to Newcastle
