Interviews

How Elton John and Dave Grohl helped Alice In Chains heal from the loss of Layne Stayley

By Joe Daly published 18 December 25

With Dave Grohl lending his studio and Elton John playing piano on the album's most emotional track, this was a truly special comeback

“My first boyfriend introduced me to The Wall. It was the only interesting thing about him”: Joanne Harris’ prog stars

By Jo Kendall published 17 December 25

She explains why prog makes her think of Barnsley, lists some of her favourite records and recalls taking her daughter to a Genesis tribute show only to hear her say: “Ah yes, Mastodon!”

The story of the Dinosaur Jr. classic recorded on the verge of implosion

By Rob Hughes published 17 December 25

Dinosaur Jr. frontman J Mascis and bassist Lou Barlow recall the tribulations of third album Bug and the classic Freak Scene

The story of the seventies classic "inspired" by John Lee Hooker that paid for the drummer's Lamborghini

By Henry Yates published 16 December 25

"Of course Slow Ride is about sex,” says Foghat drummer Roger Earl. "All rock'n'roll songs are about sex, aren’t they?"

“I said we shouldn’t do Another Brick In The Wall at the school fête”: Slow Horses showrunner Will Smith’s record collection

By Jo Kendall published 14 December 25

Stand-up, actor, novelist and producer Will Smith on how much Marillion means to him, the four lines of Jon Anderson lyrics that bring him to tears, his favourite Vangelis soundtrack and his claim that Dire Straits are a prog band

Drama, violence and Jim Carrey: the story of Cannibal Corpse's Hammer Smashed Face

By Matt Mills published 11 December 25

How death metal provocateurs Cannibal Corpse wrote the song that made them infamous

Jimmy Barnes picks six songs that changed his career

By Malcolm Dome published 8 December 25

Aussie legend and Cold Chisel frontman Jimmy Barnes talks about the six tracks that shaped his life as a musician

Devin Townsend discusses his prog world (while he’s hiding from his dogs)

By Dom Lawson published 3 December 25

Stick-collecting Canadian who preferred Motorhead to Marillion says Captain Beefheart didn’t know he was nuts, the Interstellar soundtrack floored him, and the Wildhearts are prog

"I found myself at 52, going through my third divorce and fourth financial collapse – from ‘I’m a millionaire’ to ‘I live in my car.'" J.K. Simmons, Ozzy Osbourne, Limp Bizkit and the adult industry: the wild and unpredictable career of Evan Seinfeld

By Paul Travers published 22 November 25

From shivving Oscar winners to being mates with Ozzy Osbourne, Biohazard's frontman shares the lessons he's learned