Vangelis Papathanassiou dead at 79
Greek composer and musician Vangelis, best known for Chariots Of Fire and Blade Runner, has passed away
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Jon Gomm shares poignant video for Song For A Rainy Day in memory of lost friend
Fans can get the chance to win their own private Jon Gomm concert too
God of Hellfire Arthur Brown announces live dates for May and June
Arthur Brown will release a brand new album, Long Long Road, on his 80th birthday in June
Held By Trees announce first ever live dates for October
Prog/post-rock outfit Held By Trees released their self-titled debut album last year
Celestial Son dial up the electronica in new video for Fakir
Danish electronic progressive rock trio Celestial Son will release third album Planetaria later this year
Coheed And Cambria share new video for Comatose
US prog rockers Coheed And Cambria will release new concept album Vaxis II: A Window Of The Waking Mind later this month
MoonJune Records announces first ever music festival
The First International MoonJune Music Festival will take place in Jajce, Bosnia and Herzegovina in June
Genesis, Rush, Wakeman, Oldfield white label discs up for charity auction
A host of prog goodies up for auction at this year's White Label Auction in Aid of The BRIT Trust
Sun's Signature release video for mesmeric Underwater featuring Steve Hackett
Sun's Signature, featuring Cocteau Twins' Elizabeth Fraser, will release self-titled EP in June
New Fates Warning biography to be published
Destination Onward – The Story of Fates Warning will be published in July
James LaBrie releases new video for gentle ballad Am I Right
Dream Theater frontman James LaBrie will release new solo album Beautiful Shade Of Grey in May
Affirm release new album One More Moment
Affirm, featuring ex-members of Mabel Greer's Toyshop, have just released their new album One More Moment
Toyah and Robert Fripp play Garbage in energetic weekly broadcast
Toyah has been painted in gold leaf for this week's performance of Garbage's I Think I'm Paranoid
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Have you spotted the hidden Marillion easter egg in new Gary Oldman spy thriller Slow Horses?
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Throw in British op-art, Balinese art, Czech nouveau art and the cinematic visions of Stanley Kubrick, and you've got yourself a classic
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An exploration of the puzzling, mould-breaking, occasionally very noisy and often terrifying world of King Crimson
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On 2014's Up, the ever-innovative Stanley Clarke nodded to his past while continuing to explore the outer reaches of bass, in another love letter to the instrument
The story of Sky, the least rock’n’roll band of all time
A unique insight into the short career of Sky, a band of musos more interested in their chops than chopping out lines
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In London in 2011, for one night only, David Gilmour and Roger Waters put their differences aside and created history
Watch David Bowie react as his 1970 Space Oddity award performance is sabotaged by an orchestra
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The Pineapple Thief - Give It Back: "sounding refreshed"
Not yet ratedGavin Harrison puts his stamp on PT’s early catalogue.
Pure Reason Revolution - Above Cirrus: "a multi-faceted beast"
Not yet ratedArt-rockers set their sights high on second post-comeback album
Roger Chapman - Moth To A Flame – The Recordings 1979-1981: "a worthy package"
Not yet ratedA worthy package from the Family man’s solo catalogue.
Nektar - ...Sounds Like This: "An excellent work of excavation..."
Not yet ratedExpanded and remastered edition of Nektar’s transitional third.
Jade Warrior - Reissues: "these albums remain an idiosyncratic delight..."
Not yet ratedTwo of a unique kind from one of prog’s most brilliant oddities.
Spiritualized - Everything Was Beautiful: "adventurous and mind-bending"
Not yet ratedBritish psych veterans overdose on the overblown.
Psychedelic Porn Crumpets - Night Gnomes: "their best yet!"
Not yet ratedAustralian space cadets are back with their best album yet.
Midlake - For The Sake Of Bethel Woods: "Nursery Cryme-era Genesis meets Crosby, Stills & Nash"
Not yet ratedEnigmatic Texans Midlake return from the wild on their latest album
Loop - Sonancy: "a seamless alliance of intensified sonics"
Not yet ratedCroydon’s loudest export return in triumph
Jenny Hval - Classic Objects: "casts a potent spell"
Not yet ratedNorwegian storyteller weaves another dreamlike web
Marillion - An Hour Before It's Dark: "grabs the listener by the lapels"
Not yet ratedThe clock is running down on us all; Marillion are counting the seconds on their lushly pre-apocalyptic new album
