Latest Prog News
Pelagic Records have announced the first wave of bands for the 2026 edition of Pelagic Fest
Pelagic Fest will be taking over Maastricht next August for another weekend of wonders
Big Big Train announce new Woodcut – The Making And The Meaning book
Prog rock septet Big Big Train will release their new album, the conceptual Woodcut, in February
"We didn’t have an idea between us." Pink Floyd's Nick Mason on the making of Wish You Were Here
"We weren’t four lovable mop tops anymore"
King Crimson affiliates BEAT announce one-off London show for June
Adrian Belew, Danny Carey, Tony Levin and Steve Vai will play their first UK show as BEAT in June
"A diverse, daring and deeply emotional lineup!" Soen and The Ocean announced as headliners for next year's Be Prog! My Friend
Be Prog! My Friend takes place on September 27 and 28 and will also feature The Dear Hunter, Einar Solberg, Green Carnation, Agent Fresco, Rendezvous Point and more...
People are pretending to be Alan Parsons and he's not happy about it
Alan Parsons is merely the latest victim of an artist impersonation scam
Toto, Christopher Cross and The Romantics announce mammoth North American tour
Your opportunity to ride like the wind while blessing the rains down in Africa
Latest Prog Features
The Dutch quartet inspired by just five minutes of Soft Machine music to make an iconic debut album
Their 1970 debut album, deliberately featuring no guitars at all, was inspired by the Canterbury band’s approach and Frank Zappa’s public persona – and it attained iconic status
“It was my first studio job. I wiped a Robert Fripp guitar section”: World-class producer’s shaky start
After the baptism of fire that was King Crimson’s Lizard, he worked on Tangerine Dream’s Rubycon, Frank Zappa’s Joe’s Garage and dozens of Van Morrison records
In 1962 a band decided to play as badly as possible until someone noticed. It worked.
They blended prog, art-rock, visual theatre, Dadaism and music hall – and never pretended to do any of it well
“I’m giving the finger to those who say an album shouldn’t be more than 40 minutes”: Is this Lunatic Soul’s final bow?
After releasing The World Under Unsun, he’s defiantly making himself listen to more records and read more books. He ponders how much change is to come, and how much time he has left for it
Remembering Rick Davies, from tramping around Germany to leading Supertramp around the world
Former colleagues recall the life and times of a driven but introverted musician who endured tough challenges to see his lifelong vision achieved – and updated his joke book while he did it
Mega new prog you must hear from Big Big Train, Karnivool, Textures, Les Penning & Robert Reed and more in Prog's brand new Tracks Of The Week
Cool new proggy sounds from Earthside, Hällas, Jagged City and more in this week's Tracks Of The Week
How Coheed And Cambria turned a tumultuous break-up into landmark prog metal song Welcome Home
Thanks to its venomous lyrics and hard, screeching riff, Welcome Home became a Platinum-selling breakthrough moment
“When he gave the family car back, his dad sold it as ‘formerly driven by Frank Zappa’”
He developed his own form of expression at 9 years old, taught himself to compose music at 11, and hated the Summer Of Love, drugs and lack of effort. Here’s why there’s no such thing as an ex-Zappa fan
Latest Prog Reviews
“Often too leaden to float, but the future is visible”: Nektar’s deluxe edition of A Tab In The Ocean
1972 album, which saw them edging away from psychedelia back to standard rock, returns with live treats that hint at what was to come
“At one point it feels like they’re going to take off”: Tangerine Dream’s Rubycon box set
5-disc collection marks eighth album’s 50th anniversary, complete with two entire concert recordings and bonus Steven Wilson mixes
“The tracks lend themselves well to reimagining”: Matt Berry’s Heard Noises box set
Even though the original album arrived earlier in 2025, this is a strong offering for diehard fans
“Hidden gem in their sometimes bewildering catalogue”: Yes’ Fly From Here – Return Trip glows in reissue
Trevor Horn and Geoff Downes’ contributions add futurism to the band’s classic mysticism, as heard better than ever in souped-up mixes
Unofficial Peter Hammill biography Rock And Role is perfect companion to recent box set
500-page exploration includes input from its subject along with new interviews with music and business colleagues, and an ex
Jethro Tull’s Aqualung Live demonstrates its power 20 years on
First time on vinyl for 2005’s live take on a bona fide prog classic
