Latest articles by Stephen Humphries
How Steven Wilson’s desire to believe in ghosts inspired his last fully prog album
2013’s The Raven That Refused To Sing (And Other Stories) was a collection of ghost stories in the tradition of Edgar Allan Poe, MR James and spooky 70s kids’ TV. He explained each track in his own words
“We’re prog rock without the solos”: Experimental sounds, non-linear arrangements and big, conceptual ideas would seem to prove Guy Garvey is right about his band Elbow
Loved by many in the prog community – less so among purists – the lead singer talks about his love of the genre and where his band fit in
"The Bigelf DNA is stronger than you think." How Mike Portnoy helped resurrect Bigelf with Into The Maelstrom
After a six-year absence, Bigelf are back with an album that showcases their muscular new sound. In a career dogged by tragedy and setbacks, the future’s finally looking bright for Damon Fox and co…
“Hearing that incredible orchestration and hearing Peter Gabriel really belting out my lyrics… that was an ambition I didn’t know I had”: How ex Genesis singer helped Elbow frontman’s family through parents’ divorce
Gabriel's So album will always have a special place in the Garvey world
“I was looking for a new cliff to dive off to stimulate my creativity…That’s what I’ve done my entire life”: Why Francis Dunnery quit It Bites three times, and where it's taken him
A never-ending need to progress has seen him tour with Robert Plant, challenge gun-toting hip-hoppers, emulate Peter Gabriel and bring his late brother’s album back to life
"It’s my songs with the sound and vision of Steven Wilson”. Aviv Geffen on the making of Blackfield IV
Despite announcing he was stepping back, Steven Wilson was alongside Aviv Geffen for 2013's fourth Blackfield album, along with some new faces too!
“He’s making different chords underneath all this music… and singing a middle harmony at the same time!” Joe Bonamassa’s love for Chris Squire
A blues guitar icon calling a prog bassist his hero? It’s unusual, but it’s not unheard of
The story of Steven WIlson's The Raven That Refused To Sing (And Other Stories)
Released in 2013, Steven Wilson's third solo album The Raven That Refused To Sing (And Other Stories), an album of ghost stories, continued his upward trajectory
Elbow: "we're prog rock without the solos"
Loved by many in the prog community, less so among purists, Guy Garvey talks about his love of prog and where Elbow fit in
Prog rock expert David Weigel takes us through his record collection
The politics reporter for The Washington Post and author of The Show That Never Ends: The Rise And Fall Of Prog Rock recalls getting turned on to Yes and getting turned down by Robert Fripp
Could Bent Knee's fourth album be the one to break them into the big time?
Boston’s Bent Knee are hoping album four will be the change needed to let them quit those day jobs. Prog talks to the six-piece about keeping their sense of humour, hard work and "wild boys"
Anderson Rabin Wakeman, live in Massachusetts
Not yet ratedThe former Yes men reunite for an evening of classic hits
John Wesley - a way you’ll never be album review
Not yet ratedFormer Portcupine Tree sideman John Wesley flares up on hard rock opus.
Toni Childs' The Woman's Boat - it's prog, Jim, but not as we know it
Just how prog was Toni Childs' 1994 album?
Burnt Belief - Emergent album review
Not yet ratedA special relationship between UK and USA musicians in Burnt Belief
Yes live review - Massachusetts
Not yet ratedYes prove they're still roadworthy as Asia's Jay Schellen is the latest addition to their ever-changing line-up
The Pineapple Thief - Your Wilderness album review
Not yet ratedThieves steal Gavin Harrison for return-to-prog record.
Everything you need to know about Cuneiform Records
Just what is the experimental music label Cuneiform all about?
Roach motels and Bill Bruford: Welcome to Bent Knee's crazy world
Boston-based sextet Bent Knee may not have set out to be strictly prog, but the Berklee College alumni have a fan in Bill Bruford and make an adventurous and unusual potion of sounds - whether
From 80s music to jungle life, welcome to the world of Shearwater
When he’s not researching feathered creatures in far-off jungles, Jonathan Meiburg fronts folky psych rockers Shearwater. And their ninth album is out now...
Perfect Beings Discover Themselves On Their Second Album
Perfect Beings were created by chance after a long road paved with writing pop songs and sleeping in sailboats. But now, the Prog Award-nominated five-piece have found their feet...
Live: Robert Plant & The Sensational Space Shifters
Not yet ratedVeteran wows with Zeppelin and his roar.
