Latest articles by Sid Smith
Ian Anderson on Jethro Tull and the importance of looking forward
Still creating new music and performing live as he nears 70, Ian Anderson is an artist who always looks forward, rather than living on past glories. Prog pins the frontman down for a chat
Weather Report - Tale Spinnin' and Return To Forever - Musicmagic album reviews
Not yet ratedSACD reissues for both ends of the jazz-rock spectrum.
Mahavishnu Orchestra - Apocalypse album review
Not yet ratedMcLaughlin’s orchestral manoeuvres score a hit
Wingfield Reuter Stavi Sirkis - The Stone House album review
Not yet ratedImprov encounters of the profound kind
Reflections In Cosmo - Reflections In Cosmo album review
Not yet ratedMotorpsycho side-project create a big bang.
Buck Curran - Immortal Light album review
Not yet ratedPsych folk masterpiece shines bright.
Greg Lake: From the beginning to the end
Following his untimely death, Prog looks back on Greg Lake’s life and career, mourning the passing of the man and celebrating the music he left behind
Bert Jansch - Living In The Shadows album review
Not yet ratedCelebrating the Pentangle guitarist’s 90s renaissance
Richard Palmer-James - Takeaway album review
Not yet ratedKing Crimson lyricist’s soft-rock debut
Chivo Funge And The Extensions - Blind Energy album review
Not yet ratedSnoozy jazz rock construction fails to build
Dungen - Haxan album review
Not yet ratedThe Swedish psychsters return with a bewitching soundtrack
The best jazz prog you can buy this month
Not yet ratedSid Smith rounds up the best releases from prog’s jazzier reaches
Carl Palmer Remembers Band Mate Greg Lake
"We were all peas in a pod and that’s what made it as big as it was..."
Remembering Greg Lake
Sid Smith pays tribute to the late Greg Lake, who died yesterday aged 69.
Steve Hillage: 'Being part of Gong was both exhilarating and exasperating'
As well as his extensive solo career, Steve Hillage has been involved with Gong, Khan and System 7, worked as a producer, and bagged himself a Prog Award. We chat with him below
Why Paul Kanter and Grace Slick are prog, just not as we know it
Part of the It's Prog, Jim, But Not As We Know It series - this month, Jefferson Airplane San Franciscans Paul Kanter and Grace Slick
Pink Floyd The Early Years 1965 – 1972 – album review
Not yet ratedCareful with that bank balance, Eugene
Jody Grind - One Step On / Far Canal album review
Not yet ratedUnsung British underground organ trio sees light of day
Judge Smith: Inside the mind of the man who named Van der Graaf Generator
He’s probably best known in the prog world as the man who gave VdGG their name, but there’s plenty more to Judge Smith, from solo albums to stage musicals and more...
9.30 Fly - 9.30 Fly: It's Prog Jim But Not As We Know It
How prog was 9.30 Fly's one and only album?
The Top 10 Best King Crimson 1970s Songs
In an epic decade for prog, King Crimson made great strides with some of their best ever songs
Electri_city: The Düsseldorf School Of Electronic Music - Rudi Esch book review
Not yet ratedMachine music with a human touch.
