"I'm not as humourless as my music!" Steven Wilson announces comedians as support acts for upcoming London Palladium shows
Stewart Lee, Al Murray, Clinton Baptiste and Frank Skinner will all support Steven Wilson on different nights
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Actual space scientists and Prog Magazine discuss prog, space and the new Steven Wilson album
Alexander Milas and Mark McCaughrean from Space Rocks, Prog Editor Jerry Ewing and solar scientist Miho Janvier discuss prog, space and The Overview.
Horslips five-disc BBC recordings set to be released in May
Horslips At The BBC features four CDs and a DVD containing BBC TV footage, live material and rare archival footage
Steven Wilson's The Overview at No. 1 in the midweek chart
Steven Wilson will make a series of record store signings this week in Nottingham, Bristol, Southampton, Brighton and London
Mastodon are looking for their next guitar player – and they have a very specific list of requirements
Longtime guitarist Brent Hinds left the sludge/prog metal favourites earlier this month
Katatonia and guitarist Anders Nyström go their separate ways
Katatonia have just announced a European tour for November and December
Fruupp vocalist, flautist and bassist Peter Farrelly has died, aged 76
Peter Farrelly fronted Northern Ireland proggers Fruupp throughout their six-year tenure in the 1970s
"It's got the filthiest tenor saxophone solo ever." Blur guitarist Graham Coxon reveals the prog rock song that changed his life
Blur guitarist Graham Coxon was a progressive rock fan as a teenager, and one song in particular captured his imagination
"Instrumental music is an expression that words can never capture." Former Tangerine Dream member Peter Baumann to release first new solo album for nine years
Former Tangerine Dream keyboardist Peter Baumann will release new album Nightfall in May
Rush got emails "from all kinds of drummers" minutes after the death of Neil Peart
Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson recalls being sickened by tasteless messages from people who wanted to audition for Peart's seat
Are Radiohead getting ready to do something big in 2025? A new business linked to the band members' names suggests so
Radiohead uncover 1995 footage for release of The Bends – and appear to be gearing up for something in 2025
The Pineapple Thief and TesseracT to headline this year's Be Prog! My Friend festival in Barcelona
Be Prog ! My Friend takes place on September 27 and 28 and will also feature The Dear Hunter, Threshold, Von Hertzen Brothers and more...
Bryan Ferry and performance artist Amelia Barratt share new video for title track of upcoming art rock album Loose Talk
Roxy Music's Bryan Ferry creates music for another artist's words for the very first time with Amelia Barratt for Loose Talk
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“We embrace the spirit of early 70s prog as being the way that you should always approach music." Mastodon and their prog epic Crack The Skye
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Long before he started playing bass, but after discovering Wishbone Ash and Curved Air, he was introduced to the pioneering power trio’s 1971 album by a future bandmate
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"Amid the sepulchral gloom there are moments of real beauty”: Roger Water’s TDSOTM Redux box set
The former Pink Floyd leader’s take on their 1973 signature album includes superior version of his moody reimagining.
Rush’s R50 is a luxurious celebration with an emotional punch at the end
Multi-format box set cherrypicks at least one track from every studio and live album of the Canadian giants’ career
Wardruna just led a Nordic ritual in London’s most beautiful venue, and I’ve never seen anything like it before
Supported by cellist extraordinaire Jo Quail, the shaman dazzle with their powerful voices and mystical production
“Its ripples today dominate modern music”: Kraftwerk’s 50th anniversary edition of Autobahn
The less-is-more electronic music milestone returns with Ralf Hutter Atmos remix
“Nothing overshadows the concept… it’s very prog indeed”: Steven Wilson’s The Overview
With the occasional nod to his greatest achievements, his exploration of the cosmos is at times a challenging, daunting experience – but it’s rewarding
"Urgency still surrounds the band”: Jethro Tull’s Curious Ruminant
Their 24th album echoes the renewed vigour of The Zealot Gene and RökFlöte, but takes a different path
"Verifies the theory that Big Big Train are a band for whom eloquent inspiration and a prolific brilliance comes naturally." Big Big Train's English Electric Part 2
Not yet ratedBig Big Train's companion to 2012's English Electric Part One arrives right on time…
The Complete Godley & Creme is a trip into a subversive, mischievous world of erratic genius
11-disc set gathers what the perverse polymath pair did after 10cc – which was basically anything they wanted to do
Opeth bring a career-spanning setlist, staggering visuals and more than a little self-confidence to sell-out London show
Rejuvenated after latest album The Last Will And Testament, the prog/death metal masters honour both sides of their sound with cinematic accoutrements
“Blistering with blazing technicality”: Jinjer’s Duél is not for the faint-hearted
Prog metal touches and djent influences shine through the barely-checked aggression on Ukrainians’ fifth album
John Lodge’s Love Conquers All EP will pleasantly trigger Moody Blues fans
Yes’ Jon Davison is among the guests as bassist/singer limbers up for a return to the road after suffering a stroke
