“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
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Five bands you must not miss at this weekend's Pelagic Records Festival
Pelagic Festival runs from August 24-25 at Maastricht's Muziekgieterij
What Gentle Giant liked and didn't like about 1975 album Free Hand
The reissue, complete with Steven Wilson remixes, was the band’s chance to look back on what the band had liked about 1975 release, and what they hadn’t
Bryan Adams looks back on the miraculous creation of his breakthrough album
Having paid his dues – and then some – 1984 found Bryan Adams entering a creative purple patch, writing a timeless hit of the future seemingly every single day
Blues Pills have finally made exactly the album they wanted
Ten years, four albums and some huge changes on from their breakout debut, Blues Pills have ditched the self-imposed constraints
Glam icon Suzi Quatro is not resting on her laurels
Suzi Quatro on paving the way for other women in rock, social media, age and working hard
Every Alien film ranked from worst to best
From Ridley Scott's original masterpiece to newest offering Alien: Romulus, we rate the entire franchise so far
When Von Hertzen Brothers began their ascent out of Finland with Stars Aligned
Already huge in their home country, fourth album Stars Aligned was their chance to sell their brand of prog – inspired by Queen and Pink Floyd, among others – to the wider world
The fret-meltin' shred guitar albums you should definitely listen to
Amp-humpin’, high-octane instrumentalists! Is it music made by guitarists for guitarists? Not always!
Meet Big Special, the Black Country duo blending the blues, hip-hop and rock with beautiful fury
With Free "a huge influence" and pithy lyrics, Big Special might soon live up to their name
Nathaniel Rateliff on hanging around with Robert Plant and getting high with Willie Nelson
Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats might not be party animals any more, but there's no shortage of energy when it comes to their music
"Nobody wants a reggae or a hip-hop record from us": How Blackberry Smoke keep moving forwards
Still dealing with the sad loss of their drummer, southern rockers Blackberry Smoke are gearing up for a European tour
“Craziness is something holy”: The prog credentials of pioneering producer Conny Plank
He helped create krautrock before his influence stretched round the progressive world via his belief that “craziness is something holy”
Best Pro-Ject turntables 2024: Winning record players from the inimitable Austrian powerhouse
Pro-Ject’s reputation for high-quality turntables precedes itself. This handful represents some of the best of the bunch
“It really is down to Nik Turner’s habits… I wish it wasn’t”: How Hawkwind got their name
It’s not inspired by a Michael Moorcock story or an ancient Japanese proverb – It’s just about spitting, farting and behaving like animals
The song Ronnie James Dio called one of the "proudest things he'd ever done"
Begun by Dio when he was fronting Black Sabbath, it transformed his career and became one of the classic metal tracks of the 80s
Black Smoke Trigger come from a small city in New Zealand but their ambition is global
With A-list album production and a Bruce Dickinson tour behind them, Black Smoke Trigger aren't settling for anything
A tribute to Phil Lynott, by the guitarists who played alongside him
Phil Lynott's bandmates share their memories of their late, lamented, but inimitable frontman Philip Lynott
Every Eminem album ranked from worst to best
We rank Eminem's catalogue, from overlooked debut Infinite to most recent opus, The Death Of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce)
